Elaine Bergman is the Social Welfare, Gerontology, and Reference bibliographer, and has been a full-time librarian at the Dewey Library since March 2008. Ms. Bergman previously worked at Dewey part-time basis from 2004-2008, and also worked at the Main Library on the uptown campus from 2001-2004.

At the Dewey Library, Ms. Bergman is responsible for maintaining the Social Welfare, Gerontology and Reference collections. She coordinates the Dewey Library Blog, teaches bibliographic instruction sessions, and provides DIALOG searches by appointment for faculty, staff and students. In 2009-2010, Ms. Bergman serves on the Board of Directors of the Academic and Special Libraries Section of the New York Library Association. She is the incoming President for the Upstate New York Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, and also the Blog Coordinator for the Social Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association.

Prior to her full time position with the University, Ms. Bergman worked as a part time solo Librarian at the Healthcare Association of New York State. She has also served as adjunct faculty to the Information Studies Department, teaching IST 639, Online Information Retrieval. She has also worked at the Springfield City Library in Springfield, MA, the Lucy Scribner Library at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, and here in Albany at the New York State Senate. She received her M.L.S. from the University at Albany in 1997, and a B.A. in History from SUNY College at Oswego in 1990.