My long form CV

1. Jason Bengtson, MLIS, MA
1516 Bonnie Brae St #1
Houston, TX 77006
www.jasonbengtson.com
j.bengtsonunm@gmail.com
TEL 505 4597359 BUSINESS E-MAIL jason.bengtson@library.tmc.edu
Work Experience
INNOVATION ARCHITECT, THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER LIBRARY HOUS-
TON, TX 2015-PRESENT
Primary responsibilities include: Generating and championing innovative
projects to promote and further the mission of the library. Working with
stakeholders and collaborators to create user-centered solutions for problem
areas for the library and the medical center. Working to improve processes and
Information Science tools to elevate services and improve the user experience.
Investigating and researching cutting edge approaches to Information Science.
Building unique software solutions using a wide variety of coding languages,
libraries, and paradigms. I am particularly interested in projects involving a
Responsive Web Design user interface, and data-driven design.
HEAD OF LIBRARY COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, UNIVER-
SITY OF OKLAHOMA ROBERT M BIRD HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY OK-
LAHOMA CITY, OK 2013-2015
Primary responsibilities included: Management and oversight of the Computing
Department, including the Non-Print Media subdivision (currently two direct
reports), acting as primary on-site web developer and web coder (using HTML,
CSS, Javascript, jQuery, XML, XSLT, PHP, ColdFusion, MySQL and other
technologies as needed), interfacing with vendors of the library’s digital systems,
oversight of the local network and digital security efforts, oversight of the
library’s developing digital data management and digitization efforts, overall
project manager and data wrangler for the library's migration from Sirsi
Symphony to Ex Libris Alma, creation of semantic metadata for library website,
investigation of technology solutions both upon my own initiative and at the
behest of the library Director, and oversight of the maintenance of the library’s
technology infrastructure.
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LIBRARIAN, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY AND INFORMATICS CENTER ALBU-
QUERQUE, NM 2011-2013

2. Primary responsibilities included: investigating emerging technologies and novel
technological approaches for use in accomplishing the mission of the library;
authoring and maintenance of the library’s mobile site; changes to and
maintenance of the library side of the conventional website; development of web
based applications using HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, XML and other
technologies as needed; development of training materials in the areas of
technology and general reference; conducting literature searches, one-on-one
consultations, and teaching classes as required; serving as primary Envoy to
two Health Science Center departments and secondary Envoy to an additional
three departments; lead libguides facilitator, with associated responsibilities
which include teaching libguides classes for both library employees and non-
library University employees, designing custom libguides solutions, and
customizing all aspects of the desktop and mobile libguides interface as
needed; general reference and desk duties; tutoring Evidence Based Medicine
blocks as needed; partial responsibilities for outreach programs; service on a
variety of Medical Library Association, University, and library committees as
needed; and supervision of the library and associated facilities on Saturdays.
INFORMATION SERVICES LIBRARIAN, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY AND INFORMATICS CENTER ALBU-
QUERQUE, NM 2010-2011
Primary responsibilities included: direct supervision of three staff members and
indirect supervision of a fourth; scheduling of events in Domenici Center as the
backup to the library’s normal scheduler; oversight of all aspects of the refer-
ence desk, including the setting of procedures and the designing and facilitation
of a multi-part training program; assisting in issues of physical security; con-
ducting literature searches, one-on-one consultations, and teaching classes as
required; general reference and desk duties; service on a variety of library com-
mittees as required; and supervision of the library and associated facilities on
Saturdays.
DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES, KAPLAN UNIVERSITY CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA 2008-2010
Primary responsibilities included: managing all aspects of the library of a small,
proprietary education school; managing one part-time employee and a rotating
staff of work-study students; production of training materials on library re-
sources and information literacy; creation of information literacy curriculum; pre-
sentations to classes on library skills and information literacy issues; cataloging;
collection development under unpredictable budgetary conditions; advocating
for library issues to the local administration and larger corporation; conducting
admissions tests; overseeing the transition from the Athena ILS to the Library
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3. World ILS including personally conducting the associated record migration;
oversight of the library’s InterLibrary Loan program; interfacing with local li-
braries on behalf of the University; creation of a library website and an online
catalog; one-on-one consultations with students and faculty members needing
reference assistance; and assisting students with developing their paper writing
and bibliographic skills.
Education
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM — MA in English Language and
Literature, 2013
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — MA in Library and Information Science, 2008
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — BA in English, 2006
General Technology Proficiencies
HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, associated Javascript libraries, PHP, MySQL, Cold-
Fusion, JSON, XML, and XSLT. I am experienced in applying semantic markup
to web pages. I am comfortable in the Windows, OSX, iOS, Android, and Linux
environments. I have significant experience with the Cascade Server, MODX,
WordPress and Libguides content management tools, along with some limited
Drupal experience. I have experience with Python and some limited Java experi-
ence. I am an experienced developer with a variety of frameworks, including the
jQuery family, Bootstrap, and AngularJS. I have a proven track record of quickly
developing additional knowledge for technology projects as needed.
Selected Web Apps Created
• Native Health Database Search Upgrade- An overhaul of the Native Health
Database search code to provide complex boolean searching, improved search logic
between discrete search fields, wildcard search, and fuzzy logic search enabled via
the Solr search engine.
• La Puerta Search Tool- This client-side tool functions as an easy to use, "front end"
search mechanism for free databases of interest to health care practitioners. The app
remembers searches and has a built in, first time, instructional function. Built as part
of an initial study, this tool has been rolled out for related projects.
• Graphical Search Interface- An interactive Venn diagram that acts as the front end
for a database search.
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4. • HSLIC Digital Scavenger Hunt- An interactive scavenger hunt featuring short
instructional movies and other animations.
• RMB Library Student Employee Who’s Who?- A database driven app which allows
authorized Robert M Bird employees to add and edit student employee records in a
MySQL database. The records contain photos (added via drag and drop and auto-
sized within the app) which can be viewed by all employees as a cover flow gallery.
Mobile friendly.
• Zombie Emergency!- An educational game built entirely from client-side web code,
Zombie Emergency! is designed to teach visitors at outreach venues better source
authority judgement. A sophisticated app that offers gameplay that "is never the same
twice" due to extensive pseudo-random number generation. The app features a
smooth, intuitive user interface.
• EZProxy Announcement Tool- A utility which automatically populates content and
settings from a libguide into the library EZProxy login page as an announcement.
Utilizes a PHP “screen-scraping” utility to extract the input data.
• ProxyGENIUS- An ongoing build of a database driven app which parses EZProxy
logs in coordination with additional data sources in order to create and visualize a
statistically rich MySQL database detailing patron activity and demographics. This
build has involved construction of advanced data pattern matching algorithms in
order to effectively parse difficult to reconcile data sources.
Publications
Articles
Bengtson, Jason. “Why I Can’t Love the Homemade Semantic Web.” B Sides
Jan (2010) : n. pag. Web.
Bengtson, Jason. “ScienceDirect Through SciVerse: A New Way To Approach
Elsevier.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly 30.1 (2011) : 42-49. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. “How Tech Projects Fail: Learning Lessons for the Future.”
Journal of Hospital Librarianship 11.2 (2011) : 188-194. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. “AI in the ER: What Is Watson and What Does It Mean for
Medical Librarianship?” Journal of Hospital Librarianship 11.3 (2011) : 289-
293. Print.
Eldredge, Jonathan, Sarah Morley, Ingrid Hendrix, Richard Carr, and Jason
Bengtson. “Library and Informatics Skills Competencies Statements from
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5. Major Health Professional Associations” Medical Reference Services Quar-
terly 31.1 (2012) : 34-44. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. “Preparing for the Age of the Digital Palimpsest.” Library Hi
Tech 30.3 (2012) : 513-522. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. “The Art of Redirection: One Library's Experiences and Statis-
tical Results from the Deployment of Mobile Redirect Script.” Journal of
Hospital Librarianship 12.3 (2012) : 191-198. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. “Scaling Into the Future with Smart Links.” Journal of Hospital
Librarianship 12.4 (2012) : 378-383. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. "Imagining Emergent Metadata, Realizing the Emergent Web."
Journal of Library Metadata 12.4 (2012) : 345-361. Print.
Bengtson, Jason, and Brian Bunnett. “Across the Table: Competing Perspec-
tives for Managing Technology in a Library Setting.” Journal of Library
Administration 52.8 (2012) : 699-715. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. “What is HTML5 and What Do You Need To Know About It?”
Journal of Hospital Librarianship 13.4 (2013) : 392-398. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. "It's All About the Ecosystems (or, why Apple isn't in competi-
tion with Microsoft anymore)." Informed Librarian Online Oct (2014) : n.
pag. Web.
Bengtson, Jason. "Seven Things Every Information Professional Needs to Know
About Consumer Technologies." Journal of Hospital Librarianship 14.4
(2014) : 395-401. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. "The Semantic Revolution." Journal of Electronic Resources in
Medical Libraries 15.1 (2015) : 72-82. Print.
Bengtson, Jason. “Quantum Technology and the Medical Librarian." Journal of
Hospital Librarianship 15.3 (2015) : 326-333. Print.
Conferences and Presentations
“Preparing for the Age of the Digital Palimpsest.” Paper presented at the South
Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Conference entitled “Info on
the Geux”. 14-19 October 2011, Baton Rouge Capitol Center Hotel.
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6. “The Evolution of the Web: from Static to Semantic in Three Big Steps.” Virtual
Lunch presented to the Rio Grande Chapter of the Special Library Association.
22 February 2012.
“Imagining Emergent Metadata, Realizing the Emergent Web.” Paper presented
at the Library Technology Conference. 14-15 March 2012, Macalester College,
St. Paul, MN.
“The Art of Redirection: Putting Mobile Devices Where You Want Them.” Instruc-
tional session at the Library Technology Conference. 14-15 March 2012,
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN.
“The Evolution of the Web: from Static to Semantic in Three Big Steps.” Web-
cast presented to the North Carolina Chapter of the Special Library Association.
10 July 2012.
"Digital Scavenger Hunt." Tech Expo presented at the South Central Chapter of
the Medical Library Association Conference entitled "Rave on the Caprock". 13-
17 October 2012, Overton Conference Center, Lubbock, TX.
"Smart Links." Tech Expo presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical
Library Association Conference entitled "Rave on the Caprock". 13-17 October
2012, Overton Conference Center, Lubbock, TX.
"Are We Poised For a Digital Biblioclasm?" Round table moderated at the South
Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Conference entitled "Rave on
the Caprock". 13-17 October 2012, Overton Conference Center, Lubbock, TX.
"Exploring Digital, Asynchronous Modes of Instruction." Oral presentation at the
8th Annual Success in the Classroom Conference entitled "Sharing Practices
that Work". 20 February 2013, UNM Student Union Building, Albuquerque, NM.
“Basic Elements of Responsive Web Design.” Instructional session at the Library
Technology Conference. 20-21 March 2013, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN.
"The Zen of Information Science: Building the Future in a Health Sciences Envi-
ronment." Invited webcast presented to Medical and Scientific Libraries of Long
Island. 4 October 2013, Molloy College, Long Island, NY.
"Semantic Medline: A Novel Approach for Hypothesis Generation and Creativity
Enhancement." Tech Expo co-presented at the South Central Chapter of the
Medical Library Association Conference entitled "Cowboys, Culture, and
Change". 26-30 October 2013, Fort Worth Hilton, Fort Worth, TX.
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7. "Better Living Through XML." Tech Expo presented at the South Central Chapter
of the Medical Library Association Conference entitled "Cowboys, Culture, and
Change". 26-30 October 2013, Fort Worth Hilton, Fort Worth, TX.
"Building La Puerta." Tech Expo presented at the South Central Chapter of the
Medical Library Association Conference entitled "Cowboys, Culture, and
Change". 26-30 October 2013, Fort Worth Hilton, Fort Worth, TX.
"Internet Privacy." Round Table co-moderated at the South Central Chapter of
the Medical Library Association Conference entitled "Cowboys, Culture, and
Change". 26-30 October 2013, Fort Worth Hilton, Fort Worth, TX.
"Can Semantic MEDLINE Improve Upon the Homemade Semantic Web?." Pa-
per co-presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Associa-
tion Conference entitled "Cowboys, Culture, and Change". 26-30 October 2013,
Fort Worth Hilton, Fort Worth, TX.
"Technology and Personal Learning Networks." Presentation to the 2014 Bienni-
al Meeting of the Oklahoma Alliance for Continuing Medical Education. 28
March 2014, Integris Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK.
"Stat Talk: Information Security for Librarians." Paper co-presented to the 2014
Medical Library Association Quint Chapter Meeting. 15 October 2014, Denver
Technology Center, Denver, CO.
"Zombie Emergency!: A Tool To Increase Engagement With Health Information
Sources Through Gamification." Trends in Technology Panel presented to the
2014 Medical Library Association Quint Chapter Meeting. 16 October 2014,
Denver Technology Center, Denver, CO.
"Applying Gamification to the Teaching of Source Authority Issues." Presentation
to the 2015 Academic Tech Expo. 9 Jan 2015, University of Oklahoma, Okla-
homa City, OK.
“Zombie Emergency: A Tool For Gamification and Promotion.” Presentation to
the 2015 Medical Library Association Conference Top Tech Trends Panel (invited
expert). 19 May 2015, Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX.
Awards and Honors
2011—article “How Tech Projects Fail: Learning Lessons for the Future.” select-
ed as featured content in "The Informed Librarian Online".
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8. 2009—Elected President of the Linn County Library Consortium
Grants and External Funding
2013—awarded SCAMeL library exchange grant along with colleagues from two
other institutions.
2014—authored Zombie Emergency! game portion of the successful NN/LM
outreach grant
Service
2015—Member of the MLA Notes editor search committee.
2010-2015—Co-editor of the Technology column of the Journal of Hospital Li-
brarianship.
2011-2014— Technology Advisory Committee member, South Central Region,
National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
2012-present— Government Relations Committee member, South Central
Chapter, Medical Library Association.
2011— Web Design Team member, Rio Grande Chapter, Special Library Associ-
ation.
2010-2011— Program Committee member, South Central Chapter, Medical Li-
brary Association.
2009—President of the Linn County Library Consortium
Memberships
Member of the Association for Information Science and Technology.
Member of the Medical Library Association.
References
Owen Ellard, MLS, MA, ABD
Chief Operating Officer and Associate Director, NN/LM SCR, Houston Academy
of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library. oellard@library.tmc.edu
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9. Jon Goodell, MA, AHIP
Associate Director, Regional Medical Libraries, National Network of Libraries of
Medicine/South Central Region. (713) 799-7803. jon.goodell@library.tmc.edu
Elizabeth Jones, MLIS
Head of Serial Services, University of Oklahoma Robert M Bird Library. (405)
271-2285. elizabeth-jones@ouhsc.edu
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