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Selecting and Assessing Practicum Students

This presentation discusses selecting and assessing practicum students, the goals and competencies, learning objectives, and gives examples of necessary skills.

Date: May 27, 2011

Creator: Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

Elements of a Succession Plan

Poster presented at the 2011 ALA Learning Roundtable Conference. This poster presents information about succession plans. It covers succession plan strategies, competencies for key positions, candidates' skills, and development plans.

Date: 2011

Creator: Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries

Fieldwork Requirements from the Site Supervisors' Perspective

Poster presented at the 2012 ALISE Annual Conference. This poster discusses public library fieldwork from the site supervisor's point of view and practices and interactions of the site supervisor.

Date: January 2012

Creator: Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries

Professional Learning Communities & Personal Learning Networks in Information Science

This presentation is part of a Doctoral Student Special Interest Group (SIG) panel discussion group from the 2012 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Doctoral students discuss various ways to keep up with changes in information science and technology through developing professional learning communities.

Date: January 2012

Creator: Hill, Valerie; Bartoletti, Robin; Helge, Kris & Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT College of Information

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UNT Libraries Strategic Plan 2011-2015: A Plan to Advance the Strategic Research Value of the University of North Texas Libraries

This report discusses the five-year strategic plan for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries to reach its goal of becoming a top tier research library by 2015. It includes an analysis of the status of the UNT Libraries in relation to the university campus strategic plan and to peer institutions. In addition, it provides an outline of the specific goals and targets adopted to reach top tier status, organized into five categories: Creative Partnerships, Innovative Services, Scholarly Ou… more

Date: October 2011

Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Belden, Dreanna; Brannon, Sian; Jackson, Scott; Parks, Sue et al.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries

Student-Centered Value Research: Assessment activities of the UNT Libraries

This presentation discusses student-centered value research and the assessment activities of the UNT Libraries. The UNT Libraries value research initiatives provide a means of measuring the Libraries' contribution to UNT's strategic goals.

Date: May 2, 2013

Creator: Brannon, Sian & Murray, Kathleen R.

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

Textbooks Weighing You Down? Check out our E-Readers [Poster]

This poster discusses a grant project for purchasing e-book readers as a way of circulating textbooks to college students at the University of North Texas. The poster includes text, a timeline, graphs, photos of marketing materials, and sample survey questions from the project.

Date: June 30, 2013

Creator: Brannon, Sian & Sears, Suzanne

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Hidden Collections Redux: Summer 2013

This report is offers an update on the hidden collections at the UNT Libraries. Its purpose is to serve as a true representation of the collections in the UNT Libraries with little or no access.

Date: 2013

Creator: Brannon, Sian; Parks, Sue; Phillips, Mark Edward & Sears, Suzanne

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries

Keeping Human Resources Happy: The Use of Rubrics in Evaluations During Hiring and Performance Evaluations

Presentation for the inaugural Library Human Resources Management Association Conference. The authors discuss keeping human resources happy with the use of rubrics in evaluations during hiring and performance evaluations.

Date: October 7, 2013

Creator: Brannon, Sian & Leuzinger, Julie

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

Keeping it Fair: Using Rubrics in Hiring and Evaluations

Presentation for a webinar offered by the American Library Association (ALA) Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA). This presentation discusses using rubrics in hiring and evaluations to keep things fair.

Date: April 23, 2014

Creator: Brannon, Sian & Leuzinger, Julie

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Textbooks Weighing you Down? Check out our E-Readers

Article discussing a project by the UNT Libraries to purchase e-book readers for students purchasing digital textbooks.

Date: June 13, 2014

Creator: Brannon, Sian & Sears, Suzanne

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Keeping Human Resources happy: Improving hiring processes through the use of rubrics

Article on keeping human resources happy and improving hiring processes through the use of rubrics.

Date: November 2014

Creator: Brannon, Sian & Leuzinger, Julie

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries

Serenity Now! Overcoming the Fear of Negative Evaluation

Presentation for the 2014 Texas Library Association (TLA) Supervisor's, Managers, and Administrators Round Table (SMART) Summit. This presentation discusses overcoming the fear of negative evaluations.

Date: October 24, 2014

Creator: Brannon, Sian; Leuzinger, Julie & Crawford, Laurel

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

Serenity Now! Overcoming the Fear of Negative Evaluation

Poster presentation for the Texas Library Association Annual Conference. This poster discusses overcoming the fear of negative evaluation.

Date: April 2015

Creator: Leuzinger, Julie; Crawford, Laurel & Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Fear of Negative Evaluation: Differences amongst librarians

Article on the fear of negative evaluation and differences amongst librarians.

Date: May 2015

Creator: Crawford, Laurel; Leuzinger, Julie; Brannon, Sian & Hamner, Jesse

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Scholarly Communication Transformation Initiative Planning Document

Report created for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries outlining plans for the Scholarly Communication Transformation Initiative.

Date: January 20, 2015

Creator: Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Phillips, Mark Edward & Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries

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BARC Tips for Tiny Libraries

Report providing tips for small libraries to get started using Biblionix Automated Retrospective Conversion's (BARC's) "Apollo" integrated library system.

Date: July 3, 2015

Creator: Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Evaluating the University of North Texas' Digital Collections and Institutional Repository: An Exploratory Assessment of Stakeholder Perceptions and Use

This article discusses an exploratory assessment evaluating the University of North Texas' digital collections and institutional repository.

Date: September 8, 2015

Creator: Waugh, Laura; Hamner, Jesse; Klein, Janette & Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries

Extending the TAM2 Model: Card Swiping and Academic Librarians

Presentation discusses use of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and its extended modified TAM2 Model to examine pre- and post-implementation factors in adopting card swiping for libraries.

Date: March 11, 2016

Creator: Smith, Susan & Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Demographic Trends of College Students Today & Tomorrow: How Do We Entice Them to Use the Academic Library?

This article discusses how libraries can use demographic trends to tailor library services to future populations.

Date: November 4, 2011

Creator: Bloechle, Marie & Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Paper

Partner: UNT Libraries

The Whole Picture - One Library's Assessment Activities

This presentation provides an overview of UNT's assessment activities in preparation for a new library strategic plan and campus SACS reaccreditation.

Date: October 21, 2014

Creator: Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Presentation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Assessment in Fieldwork Courses: What Are We Rating?

This article uses inductive content analysis to assess fieldwork evaluations in library school coursework.

Date: October 2014

Creator: Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries

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UNT Libraries Strategic Plan 2015-2018: A Plan to Continue Advancing the Research Value of the University of North Texas Libraries

This document summarizes key strategic priorities for the UNT Libraries in the 2015 - 2018 period, and will inform planning activities during this time. This document lays out the primary directions that the UNT Libraries will undertake during four years. It builds on previous work and accomplishments, and serves as a transition guide for moving beyond the 2011-2015 strategic plan.

Date: 2015

Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Belden, Dreanna; Brannon, Sian; Jackson, Scott; Parks, Sue et al.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries

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HAM: A Hybrid Aquisitions Model for Public Libraries

This book chapter discusses how to operationalize acquisitions through a discussion of various models of acquisitions, encompassing budgeting, working with vendors, selection, ordering, receiving, processing, and overall administration of the process.

Date: 2014

Creator: Brannon, Sian

Item Type: Book Chapter

Partner: UNT Libraries