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Brandon Martin

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Brandon Martin

martin70@nsuok.edu

  • Instru Library Svc/Librarian
    Broken Arrow Library

Office Location

  • Broken Arrow
    Broken Arrow Library 133
    (918) 449-6450

Bio

Brandon was born and raised in Broken Arrow, OK and has lived there his entire life. He graduated with a BA in Music & Minor in Economics from the University of Oklahoma in 2010 and an MS in Library Media & Information Technology from Northeastern State University in 2013.

While working on his graduate degree, Brandon was a student employee at NSU in both the ITS and Library departments. After graduating, he began working at NSU Libraries full-time on October 1, 2013. Currently, Brandon is responsible for all technology support at the Broken Arrow campus, acts as Resource Sharing Coordinator for all campuses, and assists with configuration and management of all library software. He also plays a pivotal role in collaborating with the Webmaster to maintain and update library webpages. He has published two articles about NSU's migration from ILLiad to Tipasa and presented numerous times at various international OCLC conferences & events. He also serves on the OCLC WMS Leadership Team for North America, 2020-2021.

Education:

  • MS, Library Media & Information Technology, Northeastern State University, 2013
  • BA, Musical Arts, University of Oklahoma, 2010
Brandon's interests include interlibrary loan/resource sharing, library management systems, library software migration/transition, library automation, and library analytics & reporting.
Brandon's interests include interlibrary loan/resource sharing, library management systems, library software migration/transition, library automation, and library analytics & reporting.

Intellectual Content:

  • Setting Sail for Tipasa: Preparing for an Interlibrary Loan System Transition (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Discovery, Published, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2019
  • A Journeys End: A Retrospective Analysis of a Tipasa Migration with an Assessment of Patron Experience (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Discovery, Published, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2020

Presentations:

  • Get to Know Your Colleagues: How Interdepartmental Collaboration Can Improve Patron Access & Experience - Other - Webinar - Online - March 2021
  • Going "All In": Leveraging the Full Power of Tipasa with Other OCLC Products - 2019 WMS Global Community + User Group Meeting - Dublin, OH - October 2019
  • ILLiad to Tipasa Changeover - NOT Lost in Transition: Resource Sharing in Changing Times Virtual Workshop - New York, US - September 2020
  • Say Yes to the Request: Managing e-resource terms with WorldShare License Manager and Tipasa integrations - Other - Webinar - Broken Arrow, OK - February 2020
  • Taking Control of Your Collection: Using Digby & WMS Reports to Clean Up Your Stuff - 2019 WMS Global Community + User Group Meeting - Dublin, OH - October 2019
  • WMS Community Roundtable: 4 libraries share how they use the Digby mobile app - Other - Webinar - Broken Arrow, OK - February 2019
  • Stronger Together: Integrating Tipasa with Alma, WMS, and RapidILL - Resource Sharing Conference - San Antonio, TX - March 2020
  • WorldCat Discovery Search Box Customizations - Other - Webinar - Broken Arrow, OK - October 2020
  • The New Model Library presented by OCLC Research and the WMS Community Leadership team - Other - Webinar - Online - June 2021