Martha Plettner

Library Director

E-Mail: martha@aaun.edu.ng , marthaspeirs@gmail.com

Educational Background:

MA: English and Comparative Literature American University in Cairo
MLS: Library and Information Sciences Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Boston, MA, USA
MEd: Education, University of Massachusetts, USA

Martha Plettner is an expert in establishing and upgrading libraries, research facilities, and technology in international institutions and settings. She specializes in implementing on-line and automated systems as well as training and expanding staff. She has been an advisor and consultant to international committees dedicated to retrieving and conserving African and refugee history.

Previous Posts:

Head of Library, United Arab Emirates Federation Library, Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Director, Library Technology Services, and Coordinator of Cataloging- Senior Librarian, American University in Cairo, Egypt
System Bibliographic Database Manager, Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing, Inc., Hyannis, MA, USA
Assistant Director, African and Caribbean Imprint Library Services, Falmouth, MA, USA

Selected Papers:

“The Way Forward via The Famished Road”. Paper presented at the African Literature Association Conference, Accra, Ghana. May 20, 2006.
“Resource Sharing in the Digital Age”. Nigeria Libray Association Conference Proceedings, Abuja, Nigeria .June 20, 2006.
“Arabic Name Authority Files in the Online Environment: Options and Implications,” MELCOM Proceedings, May 2002. International Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control. 32 (2003): 2: p 23-26. http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00004899/
“Crossing the Digital Divide: Strategies and Implications,” Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Research Conference, Impact ofInformation Technology on Education and Research. Cairo: The American University in Cairo, 2001. http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00005046/
“Rebirth and Coming-of-Age: Thresholds in Time, Space and Awareness,” African Literature Conference, Alexandria, Egypt, 2003.
“The Use of the FMO Portal as a Resource for Legal Information.” The Seminar on Refugees for Judges from Arab League States, Cairo, 10-14 January 2003.

Research Interests:

Virtual Libraries and Databases
African Theses and Dissertations On-line
Portals as Sources of Efficacy
Comparative literature and languages

Selected Affiliations:

American Library Association
African Studies Association
ALVIN—African Virtual Library and Information Network
Nigerian Library Association

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