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Roles and Responsibilities of Cataloging Managers: An Updated Study of Job Advertisements

Description: Article based on a research study to determine employers' current expectations of cataloging managers in academic libraries. A second purpose was to examine how these expectations have changed since 2008. Through deductive thematic content analysis and a univariate approach, researchers identified new trends in cataloging manager job requirements, including additional technology responsibilities and a growing emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
Date: January 21, 2022
Creator: Brannon, Sian; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries

Want to be a Cataloging Manager?

Description: Presentation sharing research on job advertisements for cataloging manager positions in academic libraries from 2015 through 2020. The presenters discuss how required and preferred qualifications have evolved over time. Recommendations for writing job advertisements to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion are provided. It was presented virtually for the ALA Core Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group (RPLTS) Core IG Week program, on March 9, 2022.
Date: March 9, 2022
Creator: Brannon, Sian; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries

Assessing an Academic Library Mentoring Program

Description: Considering the importance of mentoring not only for early career librarians but for librarians throughout their career, this presentation provides insights about the University of North Texas Libraries' mentoring program goals and detail analysis of assessment and evaluation methods.
Date: August 2, 2019
Creator: Harker, Karen; Keshmiripour, Setareh; McIntosh, Marcia; O'Toole, Erin & Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries

Assessment of a Faculty Mentoring Program Using Validated Instruments

Description: This presentation focuses on the faculty mentoring program for librarians at the University of North Texas. They used validated instruments to ensure the quality of the program. It was presented at the Texas Association for Higher Education Assessment Conference in 2019.
Date: October 2, 2019
Creator: Harker, Karen; Keshmiripour, Setareh; McIntosh, Marcia; O'Toole, Erin & Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries

Assessing a Professional Development Program for Academic Librarians

Description: This presentation describes how measures of need, participation, satisfaction, and impact are used to assess many aspects of a professional development program in a large academic library. It was presented at the Mountain Plains Library Association Conference of 2019 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Date: October 31, 2019
Creator: Harker, Karen; O'Toole, Erin & Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Mixed-Methods Assessment of a Mentoring Program

Description: This article describes how a large academic library's continuous cycle of mixed-methods assessment contributes to the success of their mentoring program. Assessment instruments include the Mentoring Competencies Assessment, the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, a satisfaction survey and a focus group.
Date: September 16, 2019
Creator: Harker, Karen; O'Toole, Erin; Keshmiripour, Setareh; McIntosh, Marcia & Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Revving Up for Research Mentoring Program: Final Report

Description: This report documents the Revving up for Research project funded through the 2016 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the Revving up for Research project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Harker, Karen; Sassen, Catherine; O'Toole, Erin; Thomsett-Scott, Beth & Hamner, Jesse
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Creating a Sustainable Professional Development Program

Description: Article describing a professional development program for academic librarians at a large research university that has been operating continuously for eight years. Multiple components of the program and their related practices and procedures contribute to its longevity and continuing relevance for librarians.
Date: December 8, 2022
Creator: O'Toole, Erin; Sassen, Catherine; Willis, Shannon; Guerrero, Steven & Berg, Jeremy
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Video Game Equipment Loss and Durability in a Circulating Academic Collection

Description: This article reviewed twelve years of circulation data related to loss and damage of video game equipment, specifically consoles, game controllers, and gaming peripherals such as steering wheels, virtual reality headsets, and joysticks in an academic library collection.
Date: September 24, 2023
Creator: Robson, Diane; Bryant, Sarah & Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Advances in academic video game collections

Description: This article discusses how the UNT Media Library developed a video game collection to support student retention, student recreation, and classroom instruction. The article also will explain how the Library successfully met challenges involved in collection development, related technology, space needs, and the challenges it sees ahead.
Date: August 29, 2020
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine & Rodriguez, Allyson
Partner: UNT Libraries

Cataloging for Makerspaces

Description: This poster shares how makerspace items are cataloged by UNT Libraries and how they benefit the library. It was presented at the Mountain Plains Library Association 2019 Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Date: October 31, 2019
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries

Cataloging for Makerspaces

Description: Poster on cataloging items for makerspaces. Makerspace items may be difficult for library users to find if they are not fully cataloged. Cataloging not only facilitates discovery but also provides information needed to track usage, create programming, generate recommendations, and support collection development. Attend this poster presentation for an overview of descriptive and subject cataloging for makerspace items. It was presented at the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTCL) 2021 confe… more
Date: July 23, 2021
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Cataloging for Makerspaces

Description: Although many school libraries include makerspaces, their catalogs do not always provide information about makerspace resources. Cataloging these resources can benefit school library users and staff in several ways. This article argues that how cataloging increases the visibility of the makerspace collection not only by making the items accessible for catalog users, but also facilitating browsing by collocating similar resources.
Date: 2019
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries

Step Up Your Game with Genre Terms for Tabletop Games

Description: This poster introduces the controlled vocabulary of genre terms used by the UNT Libraries to enhance user access to a large collection of tabletop games. It was presented at the Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC) 2020 conference which was held virtually.
Date: October 13, 2020
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games

Description: Collections of three-dimensional materials may not be discoverable to library users if they lack adequate metadata. Discovery of these collections may be enhanced through the application of relevant cataloging standards and con-trolled vocabularies. This paper outlines how librarians at the University of North Texas Libraries used these strategies to increase access to a large collection of tabletop games.
Date: July 2019
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine; Thomale, Jason & Yanowski, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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