Samuel R. Putnam (he/him) is the Director of the Bern Dibner Library for Science and Technology at New York University. His research focuses on how technology influences library patrons and the libraries’ role in situating and potentially mitigating that influence. He received his B.A. in History from the University of Florida and M.L.I.S. from Florida State University. He is currently an MA candidate in Sociology of Education at New York University. He was previously an Engineering Librarian at the University of Florida.