Chad P. Mairn
S t. P e t e r s b u r g, F L 3 3 7 1 3
mairn.chad@spcollege.edu
(727) 394-6917
Education:
1999 – 2001, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Master of Arts, Library and Information Science
Graduated magna cum laude
1997 – 1999, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Bachelor of Arts, Humanities
Graduated cum laude
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1994 – 1997, St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, FL
Associate in Arts, General Education
Graduated magna cum laude
Professional Experience:
2004 – Present, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL
Information Services Librarian
Director of Innovation Lab
- Support the community college philosophy through commitment to success of students with diverse goals, backgrounds and learning styles.
- Received multiple grants totaling close to $23,000 for work ranging from e-book reader/tablet studies and Innovation Lab creation to entrepreneurial crowdsourcing and various immersive reality technologies.
- Liaison with SPC IT department and FALSC to implement/maintain OpenAthens to gain seamless access to library resources, and Electronic Resource Management liaison.
- Organized Maker Boot Camp summer workshops on 3D design/printing, robotics, circuitry, music technology, video game design, virtual reality, and more emerging technologies to over one hundred middle school children.
- Faculty liaison between Fine Arts, Humanities, and Music Industry and Recording Arts departments.
- Provide clear, accurate, and focused classroom/individual instruction to students and faculty.
2011 – 2016, Novare Library Services, St. Petersburg, FL
Chief Technology Officer
- Oversee development of new technologies and services.
- Research and report on emerging technologies to ensure that Novare Library Services can provide the best possible IT development and training for libraries and businesses.
- Web and Mobile Web Development
- Provide training on a variety of emerging technologies.
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2001 – 2004, Gulfport Public Library, Gulfport, FL
Reference / Systems Librarian
- Administered computer systems including repairs/upgrades/acquisitions/networking.
- Ask-a-Librarian digital reference site coordinator.
- Received a $25,000 grant to create a mobile technology lab.
- Acquisitioned electronic databases and serial publications.
- Performed basic computer and Internet instruction for library patrons and staff.
- Web Design and PC Reservation manager.
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2000 – 2001, Bill Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA.
Library Liaison Internship
- Liaison between Bill Gates Foundation and various Florida Library Systems.
- Trained library staff on Windows NT and other computer software applications.
- Extensive computer hardware and software troubleshooting and maintenance experience.
- Knowledge of HTML, Web/Graphic Design, Windows operating systems.
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1998, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Junior Fellowship
- Aided the Library of Congress’ Archiving Division in inventorying, chronicling and making available previously unexplored materials for scholars, Leonard Bernstein Collection.
- Verbally presented archival materials to music division staff including the Librarian of Congress.
- Created a field report in HTML for an undergraduate field study at USF.
1997 – 2000, Pinellas Park Public Library, Pinellas Park, FL.
Library Clerk
- Shelved books according the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
- Assisted library staff and patrons by providing standard library reference services.
- Provided computer/Internet and audio/visual support for library patrons and staff.
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Teaching Courses (for credit):
LIS 1002: Electronic Research Strategies for College Students
LIS 1002 Honors: Advanced Electronic Research Strategies for College Students
LIS 2004: Introduction to Internet Research
CGS 1070: Basic Computer and Information Literacy
OST 1793: Internet Orientation.
Committee Work:
- US Ignite Smart Gigabyte Communities, 2019 – current
- Online Learning and Services (OLS) Advisory, 2019 - current
- Discovery Interface Work Group (Sierra ILS, now Alma/Primo VE), 2019- 2021
- Synapse Summit AR/VR Hub organizer/presenter, 2017 – current
- Curriculum Builder Options Task Force, 2020 - current
- San Jose State University’s School of Information Technology Program Advisory Committee, 2019 - current.
- Research Approval Committee at SPC, 2019 - current
- SPC Online Revitalization Steering Committee, 2015 - current
- SPC Digital Asset Management Committee, 2015 - 2018
- FLVC User Interfaces Standing Committee, 2015 - 2018
- TBLC MakerFest Planning Committee, 2015 - 2019
- GulfCoast MakerCon Planning Committee, 2015 - 2017
- OverDrive Collection Development Committee, 2012 - current
- “Game of Books” Advisory Board (Invited by Aaron Stanton, CEO/Founder of Booklamp.org, purchased by Apple in 2014.) 2013 - 2014.
- Ask-a-Librarian Advisory Committee (including subcommittees: Academic Desk Task Force, Privacy and Retention Policy, Software Design, SMS (texting) functionality) 2011 - current
- FLVC Members Council on Library Services Standing Committee and Discovery Tool Task Force Member, 2013-2014
- Learning Management System Review Committee Member 2014-2015
- LIS 2004 Course Revision Committee 2009-2012
- Next Generation Integrated Library Systems (ILS) Evaluation Team, 2019/2020
- User Interfaces Standing Committee, 2014 - current
- SPC Instructional Technology Advisory Group, 2007-2009
- Information Resources Services Committee (CCLA), Chair 2010-2012
- Florida Discovery System Taskforce (2013)
- iSkills Assessment (St. Petersburg College) (2007)
- Instructional Technology Advisory Group (ITAG, St. Petersburg College) 2007-2009
- General Education Assessment (Computer and Information Literacy) (2005-2009)
- Tampa Bay Library Consortium Strategic Plan (2007-2010)
Book chapters:
Mairn, C. (2013) Practical Mobile Web Design. The handheld library: Mobile technology and the librarian, 85- 94.
Mairn, C. (2011). Acquiring, promoting, and using mobile-optimized library resources and services. E-Reference Context and Discoverability in Libraries: Issues and Concepts,178.
Select Articles:
Mairn, C. (2020). Introducing Immersive Technologies: Everything Is Our Computer Interface. Online Searcher, 44(3), 9–13.
Mairn, C., & Stein, J. (2018). St. Petersburg College’s Innovation Lab: How We Built a 3D Printer ... Almost. Computers in Libraries, 38(6), 28–32.
Mairn, C. (2018). Get Your Library’s Message Out There... Computers in Libraries, 38(7), 3.
Mairn, C. (2012). Three things you can do today to get your library ready for the mobile experience. The Reference Librarian, 53(3), 263. doi:10.1080/02763877.2012.678245
Mairn, C. (2010). Enhancing learning while creating a library presence in course management systems. Journal of Web Librarianship, 4(1), 55-61.
Mairn, C. (2005). Follow the St. Petersburg College Library as they enter the blogosphere. Community & Junior College Libraries, 13(3), 15-24.
doi:10.1300/J107v13n03-03
Awards:
League of Innovation Excellence Award: Innovative Use of Technology
Library of Congress Fellowship Program
Phi Kappa Phi
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
University of South Florida Arts & Sciences Honor Society.
Golden Key National Honor Society.
Select Presentations:
"Enhancing Learning with Virtual Reality." Instructional Design Network | FLVC, 2021
“Conversations About VR in VR.” Synapse Converge, 2020
“Experiencing Virtual Reality Inside Virtual Reality.” Synapse Summit, 2019.
“Our Immersive Future: Spatial Computing & Mixed Reality.” Internet Librarian, 2019.
“Introducing 3D Scanning, Holograms & More.” Computers in Libraries, 2018.
“Getting Started in Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR & VR)” Internet Librarian, 2017.
“Digital Transformation.” Library Technology Conference keynote, Saint Paul, MN. 2012.
“Introducing Android’s App Inventor.” Handheld Librarian Conference, 2011.Other presentations can be found at https://www.slideshare.net/chadmairn.
Additional Professional Activities
Presented work to Librarian of Congress
Judge for Congressional App Challenge (Charlie Crist) - 2021
Mentoring for Florida Department of State’s Sunshine State Library Leadership program.
Grant support and funding:
- Mobile Computer Lab, Gulfport Public Library, $25,000 (2003)
