Curriculum Vitae
Marcia A. Mardis
GENERAL INFORMATION
Preferred Address: 1902 Harriet Drive
Tallahassee FL 32303
Preferred Phone: 734-***-****;
Preferred Fax: 800-***-****
E-Mail Address: aboy0v@r.postjobfree.com
Web Site: http://slis.fsu.edu/faculty_staff/Directory/profile.php?id=158
Professional Preparation
2003-2005 Doctor of Education, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. Major:
Educational Administration and Leadership. Minor: Educational Technology.
Dissertation: The relationship between school libraries and science
achievement in Michigan middle schools. Dissertation supervisor: C.M.
Achilles.
1990-1992 Master s of Information and Library Science, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor. Major: Library and Information Science. School Libraries.
1986-1990 Bachelor s of Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Major: History,
Classical Studies. Graduated cum laude.
Professional Credential
1992-2014Michigan Professional Teacher Certification, K-12, History and School
Library Media. Certification Number CC-XXT880302065.
Professional Experience
2009-presentAssistant Professor School of Library and Information Studies, College of
Communication & Information, Florida State University.
Responsible for service, teaching and research relating to library studies and school
libraries.
2005-2008Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Studies, Wayne
State University.
Responsible for service, teaching and research relating to library studies and school
libraries.
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2003-2008Research Investigator School of Information, University of Michigan.
Responsible for service, teaching and research relating to library studies and school
librari es.
1999-2005Senior LecturerDepartment of Teacher Education, Eastern Michigan
University.
Responsible for teaching relating to teacher education, education administration, and
research
methods.
1998-2005Advanced Networking Researcher Merit Network, Inc., University of
Michigan.
Responsible for research relating to digital libraries and broadband networking.
1994-1998Director of Media Services, Associate Principal, and Director of Debate, The
Keystone School of San Antonio.
Responsible for administering K-12 school library program, overseeing student conduct,
and
teaching and coaching debate students.
Prior to 1994, I was also a school librarian at two schools in Michigan.
Visiting Professorship9/2008-12/2008Visiting Professor, College of Education, University of Alberta at
Edmonton,
Canada. Responsible for revising school library preparation curriculum and
lecturing on school library topics.
Fellowships
Elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Educational Leadership (IEL) in 1992.
Elected as a Doctoral Fellow of the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat in 2002.
Honors and Awards
Distinguished Service Award, American Association of School Librarians (2010)
President s Citation for Outstanding Achievement in School Library Leadership, Michigan
Association of Media in Education (2008)
Takeshi Murofushi Research Award (2008)
Library Journal Mover and Shaker (2008)
Beta Phi Mu Dissertation Scholarship Award (2006)
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Research Award (2006)
Margaret Hayes Grazier Award for Service to the School Library Media Profession (2004)
Membership in Professional Organizations
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
American Education Research Association (AERA)
American Library Association (ALA)
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)
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Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
International Association of School Librarians (IASL)
TEACHING
Courses Taught
EDLD 518: Technology for School Administrators (Fall 2000- Winter 2004)
EDMT 618: Internet Applications for Educators (Fall 2002-Winter 2004)
EDMT 680: Web Design for Educators (Fall 2003)
EDPS 687: Qualitative and Interpretive Research (Fall 2003-Winter 2004)
LIS 5512: The Collection Program in School Libraries (Spring 2009-Spring 2011)
LIS 5916: Juvenile Science Collections (Summer 2010)
LIS 6909: Surveying School Library Use of Digital Objects (Spring 2010)
LIS 6911: Characterizing Conference Papers (Summer 2009)
LISP 7310: Management of School Library Media Programs (Fall 2005-Winter 2008)
LISP 7560: Seminar in Children s and Young Adults Media (Fall 2005)
LISP 7680: Practicum in School Library Media (Fall 2005-Winter 2008)
SI 551: Digital Library Seminar (Fall 2005, Winter 2007)
SI 624: Media for Children and Young Adults (Winter 2008-Fall 2008)
Chair of Doctoral Dissertation Supervisory Committees
Aaron Elkins, Doctoral student (2012).
Janice Newsum, Doctoral student (2010).
Member of Doctoral Dissertation Supervisory Committees
Melissa Johnston, Doctoral candidate. (2011).
Sheila Baker, Doctoral student. (2012).
SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Refereed Journal Articles
I designed, conducted, analyzed data for the study and authored the research report.
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Mardis, M.A. & Everhart, N. (in press). Digital textbooks in Florida: Extending the
school
librarians reach. Teacher Librarian 38.
I performed the primary authoring on the manuscript.
Mardis, M.A. and Dickinson, G. (2009). Far away, so close: Preservice school library
media
specialist' perceptions of AASL's Standards for the 21st Century Learner. School Library
Media Research, 12. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmrcontents/volume1
2/contents.cfm
I collected data from half of the study participants and primary authored the manuscript
Mardis, M.A. (2009). Viewing Michigan s digital future: Results of a survey of educators
use of
digital video in the United States. Learning, Media, and Technology Education
Communication & Information, 34(3), pp. 243 257.
I designed, conducted, analyzed data for the study and authored the research report.
Mardis, M.A. (2009). Classroom information needs: Analysis of search logs from a digital
library for educators. D-Lib (15), January/February 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january09/mardis/01mardis.html
I designed, conducted, analyzed data for the study and authored the research report.
#Hoffman, E.S. & Mardis, M.A. (2008). Leadership, collaboration, and support: Results
from A
S. (2007). Collections and connections: Science content in
Michigan middle school libraries. School Library Media Research, 10. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmrcontents/volume1
0/mardis_collectionandcollaboration.cfm
#Mardis, M.A. School libraries and science achievement: A view from Michigan s middle
schools. (2007). School Library Media Research, 10. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmrcontents/volume1
Refereed Proceedings
http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/CIS/epubs/CSTL/Science_achievement_and_sc
hool_library_media_programs.pdf
Education of teacher-librarians in the 21st century: The University of Alberta new Master
of Education program. The Medium. Retrieved from
http://www.ssla.ca/medium_articles/submissions/pdf/winter2009_pdf/Educationforteache
rlibrariansin21stcentury_universityofalberta_winter09.pdf
I was the secondary writer of the manuscript.
#Mardis, M.A. (2008). What can teacher-librarians do to promote their work and the school
library media program? It's a matter of hearts and minds. Teacher Librarian, 36
pixel:
Digital textbooks and Florida schools (Whitepaper). Tallahassee, FL: The Florida State
University PALM Center. Retrieved from
http://palmcenter.fsu.edu/documents/digitaltextbooks_whitepaper.pdf
I designed the outline, coordinated literature review, wrote sections, and edited the
manuscript.
Everhart, N., Mardis, M.A., Johnston, M., and Smith, D. (2009). From district to desktop:
The
importance of broadband to Florida schools (Whitepaper of the PALM Center).
Tallahassee, FL: The Florida State University.
I designed the outline, coordinated literature review, wrote sections, and edited the
manuscript.
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#Dickinson, G., Barnett, C., Mardis, M.A., Stripling, B., Hainer, G., & Johnston, M.A.
(2007).
Standards for the 21st Century student learner. Chicago: American Library Association.
Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_
Learning_Standards_2007.pdf
#Mardis, M.A., Kleinheksel, C., and Lumpkins, R. (2006). Guidelines for Michigan school
library media programs: 2006 Revision. Lansing, MI: Library of Michigan. Retrieved
from
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal/lm_MISLMPguidesrevfinal2_266519_7.pdf
#Mardis, M.A. (2005). NANOG 2001-2004: An analysis of quantitative meeting survey data.
Program evaluation commissioned by the National Association of Network Operators
Group (NANOG). Retrieved from http://www.nanog.org/analysis0305.pdf
#Mardis, M.A. (2003). The Improving Literacy through School Libraries program of No Child
Left Behind: Writing a winning grant proposal (ERIC Clearinghouse on Information &
Technology Digest EDO-IR-2003-06). Retrieved from
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED48256
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#Mardis, M.A. (2001). Uncovering the hidden Web I: Finding what the search engines don t
(ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology Digest EDO-IR-2001-02) Retrieved
from
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED45686
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#Mardis, M.A. (2001). Uncovering the hidden Web II: Resources for the classroom. (ERIC
Clearinghouse on Information & Technology Digest EDO-IR-2001-03). Retrieved from
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED45686
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#Mardis, M.A., Hoffman, E.S. & Hunter, B. (2001). Whitepaper: K-12 considerations for a
digital library. Retrieved from http://www.teacherlib.org/k12
Refereed Papers at Conferences
Educators
(MORE, formerly Michigan Teacher Network). Michigian eLibrary, Michigan
Department of Education. Web site: http://more.mel.org
Computer Software Development
Mardis, M.A. & McLaughlin, C. (2010). COinS meta-data CWIS export plug-in [Computer
software]. Tallahassee, FL: The Florida State University. Retrieved from
http://dl2sl.org/resources/download/ExportPlus.zip
Mardis, M.A. & McLaughlin, C. (2010). Web2MARC [Computer software]. Tallahassee, FL:
The Florida State University. Retrieved from http://dl2sl.org/web2marc
Contracts and Grants
Contracts and Grants Funded
Lang, L., Mardis, M.A., & Razzouk, R. iCPALMS: A Portal for Standards-based Instruction.
Funded by the National Science Foundation. (2010-2013). ($2,500,000).
Everhart, N. & Mardis, M.A. Successfully teaching educators about primary sources
(project
evaluation contract). (2010-2012). ($10,000).
Newsum, J. & Mardis, M.A. Are boys radically changing? A fresh exploration of boys
Internet
use in public libraries. Funded by the Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant,
American Library Association. (2010-2011). ($1000).
Newsum, J. & Mardis, M.A. Science in the city: A mixed-method cooperative inquiry into
boosting STEM achievement in the Houston Intermediate School District. Funded by the
Heinemann Raintree Research Grant, American Library Association. (2010-2011).
($2500).
Mardis, M.A. Digital Library to school library (DL2SL): A Strategy for open content
integration
in schools. Funded by Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). (2009-2012).
($309,344).
Mardis, M.A. Further Study of the Transition from Teacher to Media Specialist. Funded by
Florida State University. (2009-2010). ($17,000).
Everhart, N. and Mardis, M.A. Project Leadership in Action (LIA). Funded by IMLS. (2008-
2011). ($754,755).
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Mardis, M.A. Digital video use in Michigan schools. REMC Association of Michigan (2008).
Total award: ($5625).
Mardis, M.A. Collection strategies and metadata evaluation in a digital library for
educators.
Library of Michigan (2007). ($5000)
Mardis, M.A. Using technologies beyond PCs to cultivate digital fluency in school library
media
education. Wayne State University (2006). ($5000).
Mardis, M.A. From one-to-one to one-to-many: A study of the relationship between the
practicum and the transition from teacher to school library media specialist. Association
of Library and Information Science Educators (2006). ($5000).
Mardis, M.A., Hoffman, E.S., & Canigilia, J. DLConnect: Connecting underserved teachers
and
students with NSDL learning resources and tools. Funded by the National Science
Foundation (2004-2010). ($749,651).
Mardis, M.A. Infusing science and math into middle school library media centers.
Institute for
Museum and Library Services (2004). ($5000)
Hoffman, E.S., Mardis, M.A. & Falk, J.K. Infusing NSDL in middle schools: Obstacles and
strategies. National Science Foundation (2003-2007). Total award $449,832.
Mardis, M.A. & Fox, L. Viewing the future: Aligning Internet2 wideo to K-12 curriculum.
National Science Foundation (2002-2005). ($908,841).
Hanley, G., Muramatsu, B., & Mardis, M.A. The NSDL Collaboration Finder: Connecting
projects for effective and efficient NSDL development. National Science Foundation
(2002-2005). ($352,224).
Hoffman, E.S., Mardis, M.A., & Yee, S. TeacherLIB--Digital community and collections for
science and mathematics teacher education. National Science Foundation (2000-2004).
($997,990).
Contracts and Grants Pending
Small, R., Everhart, N., Todd, R., Mardis, M.A., & Arnone, M.P. (2011). VALUE: Validating
and assessing libraries using evidence. Submitted to Institute of Museum and Library
Services.
Contracts and Grants Denied
Mardis, M.A., Riccardi, G., and Lightle, K. (2009). Beyond bamboo and biodiesel:
Promoting
ecological literacy and environmental stewardship in K-8 classrooms. Submitted to the
National Science Foundation.
Mardis, M.A. (2008). School and digital libraries linked (SDL2): A strategy for lasting K-
12
open content implementation. Submitted to the National Science Foundation.
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Mardis, M. (2008). Truly outside the box: Revitalizing school libraries with open content
for
STEM teaching and learning. Submitted to the Institute for Museum and Library
Services.
Recker, M., Dorward, J., Mardis, M.A. & Perrault, A.M. (2008). Cyberconnect: Extending a
technology-based professional development model to support cyber-enabled STEM
educators. Submitted to the National Science Foundation.
Mardis, M.A. & Hoffman, E.S. (2007). Beyond access: Investigating and addressing digital
divides' effects on NSDL in K-12 schools. Submitted to the National Science Foundation.
SERVICE
Florida State University
College of Communication & Information
Committee Member, Doctoral team, (Spring 2009).
Planning Committee Member, South Florida Campus Initiative (2010-2011).
Faculty Advisor, Goldstein Library (2010-2011).
Information Institute.
Summer Research Fellow (2009).
Partnerships Advancing Library Media (PALM) Center
Associate Director, Partnerships Advancing Library Media (PALM) Center.
The Profession
Editorships
Mardis, M.A. & Everhart, N. (2010-2014). School Libraries Worldwide.
Guest Editing for Journals
Referee Board Chair (2006-2008). Media Spectrum.
Editorial Board Member, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, 2008-present.
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Editorial Board Member, School Library Media Research, 2008-2011.
Editorial Board Member, Journal for Qualitative Research in Education (JQRE), 2006-
present.
Editorial Board Member, School Libraries Worldwide, 2006-present.
Editorial Board Member, Teacher Librarian, 2006-present.
Editorial Board Member, Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP), 2006-
present.
Guest Reviewer for Refereed Journals
Reviewer for Grant Applications
(2010). American Association of School Librarians.
(2009-2011) Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural
Affairs of the US Department of State Fulbright Senior Specialist Program.
(2008-2010) Institute for Museum and Library Services.
(2005-2007). Library of Michigan.
(2003-2011). United States Department of Education.
(2002-2011). National Science Foundation.
Service to Professional Associations
Chair, Common Core Crosswalk Taskforce American Association of School Librarians (AASL),
2010.
Chair, National Accessioning Board (NAB), National Science Foundation (NSF) National
Science Digital Library (NSDL), 2010-2012.
Chair, Research Forum, 39th International Association of School Librarianship Annual
Conference incorporating the 14th International Forum on Research in School
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September 1 October, 2010, Brisbane QLD Australia.
Chair, Research Special Interest Group, IASL, 2007-2012.
Chair, Research & Statistics Committee, American Association of School Librarians (AASL),
2005-2011.
Chair, School Library Media Advisory Committee, Library of Michigan (2006-2008).
Chairperson, Research Forum, Programme Committee, International Association of School
Libraries (IASL) Conference (2008).
Co-Chairperson, Programme Committee, International Association of School Libraries (IASL)
Conference (2008).
Committee Co-Chairperson, School Library Special Interest Group, Association for Library
and
Information Science Education (ALISE) (2010-2011).
Committee Chairperson, Research Special Interest Group, International Association of
School
Librarians (2007-present).
Committee Chairperson, Community Services Standing Committee, National Science Digital
Library (2000-2004).
Committee Chairperson, Research Grant Award, American Association of School Librarians
(2010).
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Committee Chairperson, Research & Statistics Committee, American Association of School
Librarians (2007-2009, 2010-2011).
Committee Co-Chairperson, School Library Education Special Interest Group, International
Association of School Librarians (2007-2010).
Committee Member, Takeshi Murofushi Research Award, IASL (2010)
Conference Organizer, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI), DCMI. (2007), Referee
Committee Member (2007-2010).
Co-Director, Treasure Mountain Research Retreat XIV (2007).
Director of Collections, Michigan Online Resources for Educators (MORE), Library of
Michigan (1998-2008).
Member, Advisory Board, Association for Indiana Media Educators (AIME) Vision Summit
(2007).
Member, Advisory Board, School Library Achievement Study, Library of Michigan, 2002.
Member, Advisory Board, Content Clips Project (2008-2012).
Member, Advisory Board, Math Science Pathway Middle School Portal (2008-2012).
Member, Advisory Board, Project Tomorrow (2010-2013).
Member, Advisory Board, Students Using NSDL (SUN) Project, Syracuse University, 2003-
2007.
Member, Conference Committee, Australian School Library Association (ASLA) 2005, 2007,
2008.
Member, Education Advisory Committee, Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC),
2005-2008.
Member, Governance Board, Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM), 2003-2010.
st
Member, Standards for the 21 Century Student Learner Committee, American Association of
School Librarians (AASL), 2006-2007.
Peer Reviewer and Discussant, American Education Research Association (AERA), 2002-2011.
Research Session Facilitator, CISSL/ILILE Research Symposium, Kent State University,
Kent,
OH (2007).
Senior Specialist, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Bureau of Educational
and
Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, 2007-2013.
The Community
Service to the Community
Participating Faculty, Warrick Dunn Home Library Project (2010-2011).
Technical Workgroup Member, Improving Literacy through School Libraries program, U.S.
Department of Education (2007-2010).
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