Robert S. Martin
- B.A., history, Rice University, 1971
- M.L.S., library and information sciences, North Texas State
University, 1979
- Ph.D., library and information sciences, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988
Dr. Martin retired as a professor and the Lillian Bradshaw
Endowed Chair in the School of Library and Information Studies at
Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. He has authored,
co-authored, or edited seven books and numerous articles, including
"Maps of Texas and the Southwest, 1513-1900" and "Scholarly
Communication in an Electronic Environment: Issues for Research
Libraries." Dr. Martin has served as director and librarian of the
Texas State Library and Archives Commission in Austin, Texas, and
director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services in
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Martin was appointed to the 26-member advisory council of
the National Endowment for the Humanities for a six-year term that
ended in January 2012. He has served on the Literacy Committee and
was vice hair of the Education Committee of the U.S. Commission on
UNESCO. Dr. Martin has previously served on the External Advisory
Board of Rice University's Humanities Research Center.