Martin Brennan
Scholarly Communication Education Librarian
City of Rochester, New York, United States
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Top SchoolMartin Brennan is a scholarly communication education librarian with nearly 30 years in academic libraries and 12 years focused on scholarly communication work at UCLA, where he directs the FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute. He blends deep expertise in open scholarship advocacy, copyright management, and curricular planning with hands-on experience supporting faculty and campus-wide outreach. His background in medical education, evidence-based medicine, and outcomes assessment informs a pragmatic approach to training and policy development. Based in Rochester, NY, he brings a track record of leading collaborative, interdisciplinary initiatives and scaling educational programs across diverse institutional contexts. An uncommon strength is his combination of frontline public-service experience and formal training in copyright leadership, which helps bridge legal, pedagogical, and scholarly needs.
11 years of coding experience
MLS, Librarianship, MLS, Librarianship at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCertificate, Copyright Management and Leadership, Certificate, Copyright Management and Leadership at Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland University CollegeGithub contributions (5)
Biological-Microsystems-Laboratory/3d-printed-oxygen-control-insert
May 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:1 release, 8 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 11 months
Biological-Microsystems-Laboratory/stern-volmer
Jan 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:55 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 3 months
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