Mark Joseph Blair (email) is the Music Librarian and Head of the Schneider Music Library. He offers reference assistance, teaches sessions on information literacy, and makes the library's collection development decisions.  He also maintains the library's website.

Before coming to Texas State in 2002, Mark served as Information Manager at cPubs (aka Computer Publications Unlimited), an Austin-based technical writing firm. He also volunteered at SafePlace, a center for the prevention of domestic violence and sexual abuse, establishing their counselor resource library.

He earned a Master's degree in musicology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997, specializing in the study of twentieth-century compositional techniques. Concurrently, he served as Staff Supervisor of the UT Fine Arts Library. This experience inspired him to enter UT's College of Library and Information Science, from which he earned a second Master's degree in 2000.

Mark's bachelor's degree (UT, 1993) is in music composition. Songwriting/recording remains his passion.