Marcus Spann Email & Phone Number

United States

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Developed and maintained a working relationship with inter-departmental faculty, staff and learners at LSU.
• Provided library application support to both faculty and learners at the Colleges of Engineering and Computer Science.
• Conducted comprehensive database searches for LSU faculty and staff using Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, and ScienceDirect.
• Provided citation management, literature search, and library resources consultations to LSU faculty, staff and learners.
• Collaborated with the Office of Research and Economic Development to formulate data management plans in data storage, indexing and repository.
• Created discipline specific LibGuides to support the education and research in Engineering and Computer Science.

Houston, Texas

• Developed and maintained a working interactive and symbiotic relationship with faculty, learners and staff within the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world.
• Participated as sole librarian liaison for faculty and learners for the University of Texas School of Nursing, Prairie View A&M University School of Nursing, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health.
• Developed and implemented classes and workshops in systematic review, citation management, and database searching.
• Supported literature searches and systematic reviews among health science discipline faculty and learners using PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and other databases.
• Conducted personalized and customized literature search consultations to both health science faculty and learners.
• Provided on-call reference services for member-affiliated institutions within the Texas Medical Center system.

Houston, Texas

• Developed and fostered relationships with state public health departments, state public health associations, libraries, and schools of public health to identify and improve health disparities.
• Supervised, instructed and provided technical support for the National Library of Medicine’s ILL service DOCLINE within Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico (South Central Region/SCR).
• Liaison to the state of Arkansas for NLM and NN/LM-SCR resources including but not limited to Pillbox, MedlinePlus and Medline.
• Collaborated, presented and promoted NLM and NN/LM-SCR resources and programs to libraries and public health workforces on community health-related topics such as health literacy and disaster awareness.
• Compiled original content produced for the NN/LM-SCR region such as “Grants and Proposal Writing” and “From Problem to Prevention: Evidence-Based Public Health”, distributed in adherence to Section 508.
• Coordinated and assisted with grants and sub-awards within the SCR. o Facilitated peer reviews of applicants in the NN/LM-SCR. o Compiled quarterly and annual reports as required by the National Library of Medicine. o.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Assisted in providing materials for senior patrons covering 34 locations
• Assisted seniors in the selection and location of library materials
• Prepared materials for shelving and, as needed shelves materials
• Assisted librarians in the planning and presentation of library programming
• Charged and discharged books, renewed books, and registered new patrons using the library’s automated circulation system.
• Maintained daily/monthly records and statistics of library usage

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Assisted librarians in the planning and presentation of library programs for patrons of all ages
• Conducted weekly computer classes for patrons
• Charged and discharged books, renewed books, and registered new patrons using the library’s automated circulation system
• Maintained opening and closing & daily/monthly records and statistics of library usage

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Assisted patrons in the selection and location of library materials including readers advisory
• Assisted librarians in the planning and presentation of library programs for patrons of all ages
• Conducted bi-monthly computer classes for patrons
• Maintained opening and closing & daily/monthly records and statistics of library usage

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Sold home and bath products for a large retail chain by analyzing customers’ needs.
• Implemented corporate marketing strategies to promote products
• Developed and maintained excellent customer service relations

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Sorted and returned books and magazines to proper locations; shelved books; refilled pamphlets
• Assisted with library personnel with routine jobs of the library; helped patrons find books and copier machine
• Organized shelves of assigned section and replaced books in proper order under prescribed system

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlis), Library And Information Science

Activities and Societies: SCC/MLA American Library Association Louisiana Library Association Association of Bookmobile and Outreach.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science