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Martin at 18:27, 16 March 2026

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	[[File:Hartmann-Halbert.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|Hartmann Interview]]		[[File:Hartmann-Halbert.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|Hartmann Interview]]
	* [https://youtu.be/9OwbKSU07o0?t=7110 Video interview on the Thom Hartmann Show]		* [https://youtu.be/9OwbKSU07o0?t=7110 Video interview on the Thom Hartmann Show]
	* [https://archive.kpft.org/mp3/kpft_260309_190000vwr.mp3] Radio interview on KPFT]		* [https://archive.kpft.org/mp3/kpft_260309_190000vwr.mp3 Radio interview on KPFT]

	== Selected Accomplishments ==		== Selected Accomplishments ==

Martin at 18:27, 16 March 2026

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	===Author Interviews on the Books===		===Author Interviews on the Books===
	[[File:Hartmann-Halbert.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|Hartmann Interview]]		[[File:Hartmann-Halbert.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|Hartmann Interview]]
	* [https://youtu.be/9OwbKSU07o0?t=7110 ~~Martin Halbert interviewed about the Sojourner Saga books~~ on the Thom Hartmann Show]		* [https://youtu.be/9OwbKSU07o0?t=7110 Video interview on the Thom Hartmann Show]
			* [https://archive.kpft.org/mp3/kpft_260309_190000vwr.mp3] Radio interview on KPFT]

	== Selected Accomplishments ==		== Selected Accomplishments ==

Martin: /* Digital Library Innovator and now Science Fiction Author */

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Digital Library Innovator and now Science Fiction Author

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	Dr. Martin Halbert is a pioneering leader in digital preservation and research services with three decades of experience including serving as Dean of Libraries at two major research universities, principal investigation duties on the seminal ''National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program'' (NDIIPP) and the ''Transatlantic Slave Trade Database'' projects, and former science advisor for Public Access of the U.S. National Science Foundation. His experiences as an information scientist and librarian have informed his perspectives as an expert in preserving access to public records and scientific research.		Dr. Martin Halbert is a pioneering leader in digital preservation and research services with three decades of experience including serving as Dean of Libraries at two major research universities, principal investigation duties on the seminal ''National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program'' (NDIIPP) and the ''Transatlantic Slave Trade Database'' projects, and former science advisor for Public Access of the U.S. National Science Foundation. His experiences as an information scientist and librarian have informed his perspectives as an expert in preserving access to public records and scientific research.

	Drawing on this background in leading and fostering public access to critically important cultural and historical information, Dr. Halbert has now written the first two books of the ''Sojourner Saga'', a new series of science fiction novels that explore the ultimate price of information control and the fragility of civilization in a vast galactic setting of human, alien, and cybernetic societies. These novels, [https://www.amazon.com/Helmsman-Book-One-Sojourner-Saga/dp/1970664002/ ''Helmsman (Book One)''], and [https://www.amazon.com/Pilgrim-Book-Two-Sojourner-Saga/dp/1970664010/ ''Pilgrim (Book Two)''] ~~will~~ both be published in February 2026 by Eposian Publishing, an innovative new press focusing on new approaches to narrative. For more information about the novels see the [https://sojourner.eposian.com/ Sojourner Wiki].		Drawing on this background in leading and fostering public access to critically important cultural and historical information, Dr. Halbert has now written the first two books of the ''Sojourner Saga'', a new series of science fiction novels that explore the ultimate price of information control and the fragility of civilization in a vast galactic setting of human, alien, and cybernetic societies. These novels, [https://www.amazon.com/Helmsman-Book-One-Sojourner-Saga/dp/1970664002/ ''Helmsman (Book One)''], and [https://www.amazon.com/Pilgrim-Book-Two-Sojourner-Saga/dp/1970664010/ ''Pilgrim (Book Two)''] were both published in February 2026 by Eposian Publishing, an innovative new press focusing on new approaches to narrative. For more information about the novels see the [https://sojourner.eposian.com/ Sojourner Wiki].

	===Author Interviews on the Books===		===Author Interviews on the Books===

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Author Interviews on the Books

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	[[File:Hartmann-Halbert.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|Hartmann Interview]]		[[File:Hartmann-Halbert.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|Hartmann Interview]]
	* [https://youtu.be/9OwbKSU07o0?t=7110 Martin Halbert ~~interview~~ about the books on the Thom Hartmann Show]		* [https://youtu.be/9OwbKSU07o0?t=7110 Martin Halbert interviewed about the Sojourner Saga books on the Thom Hartmann Show]

	== Selected Accomplishments ==		== Selected Accomplishments ==

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	===Champion for Public Access to Information===		===Champion for Public Access to Information===
			[[File:FAIROS.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|FAIROS]]
	Dr. Halbert has long championed the right of the public to retain control and access to publicly funded information. He served at the U.S. National Science Foundation as Science Advisor for Public Access from 2020-2024, leading the creation of research funding opportunities such as the [https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/fairos-findable-accessible-interoperable-reusable-open-science/nsf22-553 FAIROS RCN program] and [https://players.brightcove.net/679256133001/NkgrDczuol_default/index.html?videoId=6328903468112 public access awareness building presentations]. Dr. Halbert created the long-running [https://openaccess.unt.edu/symposia.html UNT Annual Open Access Symposia series], and hosted it from its inception in 2010 until 2017, fostering national-level conversations on both practical barriers and innovative solutions to advance Open Access. The core conflict of the first two books in the Sojourner Saga concern the resistance by a small group of protagonists versus galactic tyrants who hoard knowledge.		Dr. Halbert has long championed the right of the public to retain control and access to publicly funded information. He served at the U.S. National Science Foundation as Science Advisor for Public Access from 2020-2024, leading the creation of research funding opportunities such as the [https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/fairos-findable-accessible-interoperable-reusable-open-science/nsf22-553 FAIROS RCN program] and [https://players.brightcove.net/679256133001/NkgrDczuol_default/index.html?videoId=6328903468112 public access awareness building presentations]. Dr. Halbert created the long-running [https://openaccess.unt.edu/symposia.html UNT Annual Open Access Symposia series], and hosted it from its inception in 2010 until 2017, fostering national-level conversations on both practical barriers and innovative solutions to advance Open Access. The core conflict of the first two books in the Sojourner Saga concern the resistance by a small group of protagonists versus galactic tyrants who hoard knowledge.

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	===Digital Preservation Pioneer===		===Digital Preservation Pioneer===
			[[File:NDIIPP.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|NDIIPP]]
	As the leader of one of the six foundational projects comprising the [https://www.digitalpreservation.gov/about/background.html U.S. National Digital Information Preservation Program (NDIIPP)] from 2004-2009, Dr. Halbert was a [https://www.digitalpreservation.gov/series/pioneers/halbert.html pioneer of digital preservation strategies] at the national level. Digital information loss is a pervasive problem in preserving cultural and historical information for humankind in the future. The central protagonists of the Sojourner Saga are members of an interstellar monastic order called Sojourners who are dedicated to preserving and sharing information for devastated human societies called the Bereft.		As the leader of one of the six foundational projects comprising the [https://www.digitalpreservation.gov/about/background.html U.S. National Digital Information Preservation Program (NDIIPP)] from 2004-2009, Dr. Halbert was a [https://www.digitalpreservation.gov/series/pioneers/halbert.html pioneer of digital preservation strategies] at the national level. Digital information loss is a pervasive problem in preserving cultural and historical information for humankind in the future. The central protagonists of the Sojourner Saga are members of an interstellar monastic order called Sojourners who are dedicated to preserving and sharing information for devastated human societies called the Bereft.

Martin at 01:56, 1 March 2026

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	~~[[File:MH1.JPG\|thumb\|256px\|Martin Halbert]]~~
	== Digital Library Innovator and now Science Fiction Author ==		== Digital Library Innovator and now Science Fiction Author ==
			[[File:MH3.JPG\|thumb\|256px\|Martin Halbert]]
	Dr. Martin Halbert is a pioneering leader in digital preservation and research services with three decades of experience including serving as Dean of Libraries at two major research universities, principal investigation duties on the seminal ''National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program'' (NDIIPP) and the ''Transatlantic Slave Trade Database'' projects, and former science advisor for Public Access of the U.S. National Science Foundation. His experiences as an information scientist and librarian have informed his perspectives as an expert in preserving access to public records and scientific research.		Dr. Martin Halbert is a pioneering leader in digital preservation and research services with three decades of experience including serving as Dean of Libraries at two major research universities, principal investigation duties on the seminal ''National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program'' (NDIIPP) and the ''Transatlantic Slave Trade Database'' projects, and former science advisor for Public Access of the U.S. National Science Foundation. His experiences as an information scientist and librarian have informed his perspectives as an expert in preserving access to public records and scientific research.

Martin at 01:55, 1 March 2026

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			[[File:MH1.JPG\|thumb\|256px\|Martin Halbert]]
	== Digital Library Innovator and now Science Fiction Author ==		== Digital Library Innovator and now Science Fiction Author ==
	~~[[File:MH1.JPG\|thumb\|256px\|Martin Halbert]]~~
	Dr. Martin Halbert is a pioneering leader in digital preservation and research services with three decades of experience including serving as Dean of Libraries at two major research universities, principal investigation duties on the seminal ''National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program'' (NDIIPP) and the ''Transatlantic Slave Trade Database'' projects, and former science advisor for Public Access of the U.S. National Science Foundation. His experiences as an information scientist and librarian have informed his perspectives as an expert in preserving access to public records and scientific research.		Dr. Martin Halbert is a pioneering leader in digital preservation and research services with three decades of experience including serving as Dean of Libraries at two major research universities, principal investigation duties on the seminal ''National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program'' (NDIIPP) and the ''Transatlantic Slave Trade Database'' projects, and former science advisor for Public Access of the U.S. National Science Foundation. His experiences as an information scientist and librarian have informed his perspectives as an expert in preserving access to public records and scientific research.

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	===Creating Digital Research Portals on the History of Slavery===		===Creating Digital Research Portals on the History of Slavery===
			[[File:SlaveVoyages.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|The Transatlantic Slave Trade DB]]
	As [https://apps.neh.gov/publicquery/AwardDetail.aspx?gn=PA-51985-06 co-principal investigator] for the original 2005-2010 project that created the widely used [https://www.slavevoyages.org/ Transatlantic Slave Trade Database portal], Dr. Halbert had direct experience in working with historians to create digital information services and resources that shine a light on the darkest human behaviors of the past. The database and portal are the primary information resource for scholars undertaking research concerning the history of slave trafficking between the new world and the old. In the Sojourner Saga, slavery in the future is more oppressive than ever with the aid of cybernetic control systems implanted in human minds.		As [https://apps.neh.gov/publicquery/AwardDetail.aspx?gn=PA-51985-06 co-principal investigator] for the original 2005-2010 project that created the widely used [https://www.slavevoyages.org/ Transatlantic Slave Trade Database portal], Dr. Halbert had direct experience in working with historians to create digital information services and resources that shine a light on the darkest human behaviors of the past. The database and portal are the primary information resource for scholars undertaking research concerning the history of slave trafficking between the new world and the old. In the Sojourner Saga, slavery in the future is more oppressive than ever with the aid of cybernetic control systems implanted in human minds.

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	==The Sojourner Saga==		==The Sojourner Saga==
	[[File:Three-Covers.jpg\|thumb\|First 3 Books in the Sojourner Saga]]		[[File:Three-Covers.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|First 3 Books in the Sojourner Saga]]
	The central question of the Sojourner Saga is: '''Can a naive but principled young information monk and his ragtag group of companions successfully oppose galactic tyranny by bringing freedom to bereft civilizations through access to knowledge?'''		The central question of the Sojourner Saga is: '''Can a naive but principled young information monk and his ragtag group of companions successfully oppose galactic tyranny by bringing freedom to bereft civilizations through access to knowledge?'''

Martin: /* Author Interviews on the Books */

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	[[File:Hartmann-Halbert.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|Hartmann Interview]]		[[File:Hartmann-Halbert.jpg\|thumb\|256px\|Hartmann Interview]]
	* [https://youtu.be/9OwbKSU07o0?t=7110 Martin Halbert interview on Thom Hartmann Show]		* [https://youtu.be/9OwbKSU07o0?t=7110 Martin Halbert interview about the books on the Thom Hartmann Show]

	== Selected Accomplishments ==		== Selected Accomplishments ==

Martin at 01:48, 1 March 2026

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	== Digital Library Innovator and now Science Fiction Author ==		== Digital Library Innovator and now Science Fiction Author ==
	[[File:MH1.JPG\|thumb\|Martin Halbert]]		[[File:MH1.JPG\|thumb\|256px\|Martin Halbert]]
	Dr. Martin Halbert is a pioneering leader in digital preservation and research services with three decades of experience including serving as Dean of Libraries at two major research universities, principal investigation duties on the seminal ''National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program'' (NDIIPP) and the ''Transatlantic Slave Trade Database'' projects, and former science advisor for Public Access of the U.S. National Science Foundation. His experiences as an information scientist and librarian have informed his perspectives as an expert in preserving access to public records and scientific research.		Dr. Martin Halbert is a pioneering leader in digital preservation and research services with three decades of experience including serving as Dean of Libraries at two major research universities, principal investigation duties on the seminal ''National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program'' (NDIIPP) and the ''Transatlantic Slave Trade Database'' projects, and former science advisor for Public Access of the U.S. National Science Foundation. His experiences as an information scientist and librarian have informed his perspectives as an expert in preserving access to public records and scientific research.