Martin, Jason
Personal Overview
Jason Martin is the dean of the Evans Library at Florida Tech. He holds an EdD in educational leadership from the University of Central Florida and an MLS and BA from the University of South Florida. Martin is the author of Library Leadership Your Way (2019) and the editor of Creating healthy library workplaces: Five factors that improve employee engagement and satisfaction (Firthcoming). He researches, publishes, and presents on leadership, organizational culture, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, productivity, and goal setting and achievement.
Educational Background
University of Central Florida, Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership, Higher Education Policy Studies, 2011
University of South Florida, Master of Arts, Library and Information Science, 2001
University of South Florida, Bachelor of Arts, History, 1998
Professional Experience
Florida Institute of Technology, August 2024-Present, Dean, Evans Library
Florida State University, Panama City, September 2023-July 2024, Director, Cook Library & Learning Center
Dunedin Fine Art Center, October 2022-August 2023, Adult Education Director
Middle Tennessee State University, July 2016-June 2021, Interim Dean, James E. Walker Library
Stetson University, July 2012-June 2016, Head of Public Services
University of Central Florida, October 2003-July 2012, Interim Director, Curriculum Materials Center
Louisiana State University, January 2002-October 2003, Assistant Librarian
Selected Publications
Books
Martin, J. (Editor) (Forthcoming). Creating healthy library workplaces: Five factors that improve employee engagement and satisfaction. New York: Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited.
Martin, J. (2019). Library leadership your way. Chicago: ALA Editions.
Refereed Articles
Martin, J. (2022). Martin Library Leadership survey: development, reliability and validation. Library Management, 43(3/4), 306-316.
Martin, J. (2020). Job satisfaction of professional librarians and library staff. Journal of Library Administration, 60(4), 365-382.
Martin, J. (2020). Workplace engagement of librarians and library staff. Journal of Library Administration, 60(1), 22-40.
Martin, J. (2019). The leadership/followership process: A new understanding of library. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 45(1), 15-21.
Martin, J. (2018). What do academic librarians value in a leader? Reflections on past positive library leaders and a consideration of future library leaders. College & Research Libraries, 79(6), 799-821.
Martin, J. (2017). Personal relationships and professional results: The positive impact of transformational leaders on academic librarians. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 43(2), 108-115.
Martin, J. (2016). Emotionally intelligent leadership at 30 Rock: What librarians can learn from a case study of comedy writers. Journal of Library Administration, 56(4), 345-358.
Martin, J. (2016). Perceptions of transformational leadership in academic libraries. Journal of Library Administration, 56(3), 266-284.
Martin, J. (2015). Transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership styles of academic library leaders: An exploratory examination of gender, experience, and institution type. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 15(2), 331-351.