Mark D. Puterbaugh

Academic Librarian

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6371-5439

Mark Puterbaugh currently works as a Reference Librarian at the Paul Robeson Library, Rutgers University- Camden, New Jersey. His previous experience in higher education was serving as the Information Services Librarian at Eastern University and as Office Systems Administrator at the University of Pennsylvania. He has researched the use of a variety of technologies to enhance instruction in higher education. These technologies include the use of the web, virtual social worlds, social media, and digital badges.

Early work at the University of Pennsylvania brought some of the very first web-based instructional materials to the School of Dental Medicine. Online courseware supported classwork in pathology, histology and board reviews.

In addition to his work as the library system administrator and webmaster, Mark's work at Eastern University saw the development of a virtual social world to support information literacy for nursing students, an online library research course for graduate business students and information literacy tutorials for incoming freshmen.

Professional Experience

Reference Librarian

Rutgers University - Camden, NJ

2016 - Present

Virtual Reference via Springshare's LibChat.
Staffing the Paul Robeson Library's physical Reference Desk assisting faculty, staff, students and the public with their information needs.

Information Services Librarian

Eastern University - St. Davids, PA

1998 – 2015

Managed staff and patron access to the TLC library information system.
Managed remote access services to library research databases via EZ-Proxy.
Administrator for
- CrossRef
- ProQuest ETD System
- Open ETD service.
- Open Education Service - Digital Badges at Eastern University.
Project Manager for the migration of university libraries to The Library Corporation's LS2PAC.
System Administrator for SIRSI/Dynix UNIX based library system.
Library webmaster and site administrator.
Served as liaison to all automation and database vendors.
Supported library desktop computer systems.
Designed and implemented online bibliographic instructional course-ware supporting information literacy.
Taught bibliographic and database instruction with a focus on Nursing and Health Sciences.
Created and taught on-line introduction to business research for graduate and professional students.
Identified potential government and private funding resources for special projects.
Purposed mechanisms and identified emerging technologies to improve library services.
Staffed the physical reference desk in scheduled rotation
Staffed virtual reference desk via Google Chat.
Supervised interns and research assistants

Adjunct Faculty

Peirce College - Philadelphia, PA

Taught introductory information literacy courses.

Senior Coordinator Educational Resources / Office Systems Administrator

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine - Philadelphia. PA

1991 - 1998

Involved at all levels of dental informatics.
Manager of the Computing Learning Lab and Educational Resources.
Webmaster for school’s website and its virtual learning space.
- Administrator for web-based dental education classrooms.
- Administrator and designer for online faculty evaluations.
Created and taught selective courses on computing topics.
Network Administrator for UNIX, Apple and Windows/NT systems.
Supported all desktop computing.
Liaison to the university network and computer services.
Project Manager for the refurbishing of the computer learning lab.
Supervised professional and student staff.

Education

Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA

Master of Science in Information Studies (1997)

Trinity Lutheran Seminary - Columbus, OH

Master of Arts in Theology (1980)

University of Valley Forge - Phoenixville, PA

Bachelor of Science in Bible/Biblical Studies (1977)

Professional Service

Editorial reviewer, Nurse Education Today, 2010 –2015
Web Administrator for the Medical Library Association’s Philadelphia Regional Chapter, 2011-2015.
Chair for the Philadelphia Area (SIRSI/Dynix) Unicorn Users Group, 2000 - 2003.
Web Administrator for Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC), 2000 - 2001.

Grants and Awards

Technology Improvement Award from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, The Mobile Instruction and Design Lab, June 2012.
Small Projects Award, Evaluating the Costs of Electronic Textbooks and Readers, from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, December 2010.
Small Projects Award from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, June 2008.
Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship Award from the Medical Library Association, Evaluate a Virtual 3-D Environment as a Tool to Enhance Student Nursing and Facilitate Access to Nursing, Medical and Healthcare Information, May 2008.

Presentations

Accepted Presentation: Connecting the Past to Present Research: Putting Public Domain Texts to Work, IFLA WLIC 2020, in Dublin, Ireland, August 2020.
Connecting Digital Badges with Information Literacy, Digital Badges @ Eastern University, The TCLC Educational Development Committee Fall Program 2015, St. Davids, PA, November 18, 2015.
The Mobile Instruction and Design Lab, Lunch with the RML Award Recipient Report, presented online with the NNLM/MAR, October 31, 2013.
Reaching China, presented at VUSTUFF IV Villanova University, Villanova, PA, October 17, 2013.
iPads, Androids and Kindles, Oh My!: An Introduction to Mobile Devices, TechTimes Online, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Middle Atlantic Region, March 20, 2013.
The Possibilities of Social Media to Promote International Collaboration, emtacl12 Conference, Trondheim, Norway, October 2, 2012.
The Virtual Learning Commons for Nurses: Using Second Life to Support Nursing Education, poster session presented at the MLA national conference, Washington, DC. March 25th, 2010.
A Survey of Nurses’ Attitudes toward Distance Learning and the Use of 3-D Immersive Learning Environments, poster session presented at MLA Tri-Chapter Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, October 6th, 2009.
Migrating to Athens, IP Independent Access to E-Resources, poster session presented at the PALINET07 Conference, Baltimore, MD, October 30th, 2007.
The Virtual Learning Commons: Moving Towards a ‘Grand Good Place’, presented at the Tri-State College Library Cooperative Spring Conference, American College, Bryn Mawr, PA, April 24th 2007
Building an Online Virtual Community at the 22nd Annual Computers in Libraries Conference, April 16th, 2007
An Introduction to Virtual Social Worlds for Temple University Library System, March 13th, 2007
VBI: A Virtual Social World for the ACRL Fall Virtual Institute, November 9th, 2006.
An Introduction to Virtual Social Worlds at the 12th Annual Technology and Learning Conference at Montgomery County Community College, October 6th, 2006
Libraries and Technology Collide: Simulation and Gaming at the Federal Library Information Center Committee presented at the Library of Congress, April 3rd, 2006.
Gaming and Libraries: Gaming Software for Virtual Reference presented at the 21st Annual Computers in Libraries Conference, Washington, DC, March 22nd, 2006.

Publications

Digital Badges and Library Instructional Programs: Academic Library Case Study , Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL), Volume 29, No. 4, November 2017.
Using Social Media to Promote International Collaboration, Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice (PaLRaP), Volume 1, No. 1, .April 2013
Thinking Small for Roaming Reference, NAHRS Newsletter, Volume 32, Issue 4, October 2012.
Nooks for Nursing Students Is the Kindle Dethroned?, NAHRS Newsletter, Volume 31, Issue 3, July 2011.
The Kindle E-reader in the Nursing Classroom, MLANews, Volume 52, Issue 6, June/July 2011.
Searching for Florence Nightingale, NAHRS Newsletter, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2011.
A Survey of Nurses’ Attitudes toward Distance Learning and the Use of 3-D Immersive Learning Environments, Journal of Electronic Resources for Medical Libraries, Volume 7 Issue 4 December 2010.
What's New in Library Products and Services, Louisiana Libraries 73 (4), 7, September 2010
Two Essential Free Apps for Apple Mobile Devices, NAHRS Newsletter, Volume 30, Issue 3, July 2010
The Virtual Learning Commons for Nurses: A Report on the 2008 Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship Project, MLANews, No. 418, August 2009.

Membership

Medical Library Association
MLA Philadelphia Regional Chapter of the Medical Library Association

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