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Chassidy A. Miles

Assistant Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - PS - Sycamore Library

(940) 369-5270

Email: Chassidy.Miles@unt.edu

Education

  • MS, University of North Texas, 2017
    Major: Information Science
  • BS, University of North Texas, 2015
    Major: Information Science

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Engineering and Learning Technologies Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2022 - Present).
  • Coordinating Discovery Systems Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2019 - 2022).
  • Public Services Librarian, Denton Public Library. Denton Public Library. (2017 - 2019).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Software Carpentry Instructor Certification, The Carpentries. (2020 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • American Association of Engineering Educators. (2023 - 2025).
  • User Experience Professionals Association. (2021 - 2023).
  • Innovative Users Group. (2020 - 2022).
  • Society of Southwest Archivists. (2019 - 2021).
  • Texas Library Association. (2016 - 2021).

Development Activities

  • Conference Attendance, Association for Information and Technology 2025 Annual Meeting, Association for Information and Technology. United States of America. (December 11, 2025 - December 11, 2025).
  • Workshop, Faculty Grant Writing Workshop: Cultivating and Funding Your Research - AtKisson Training Group, University of North Texas. United States of America. (December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025).
  • Workshop, Beyond the Prompt: Fostering Digital Literacy and Critical Thinking for Students around AI, University of North Texas. United States of America. (November 18, 2025 - November 18, 2025).
  • Workshop, Civil Discourse, University of North Texas. United States of America. (November 4, 2025 - November 4, 2025).
  • Continuing Education Program, Rethinking Your Research Funding, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. United States of America. (October 6, 2025 - October 31, 2025).
  • Workshop, First-Hand Knowledge: Four Approaches to Experiential Information Literacy at Purdue, Ohio State University. United States of America. (July 21, 2025 - July 21, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, STEM Librarians South Conference, STEM Librarians South. United States of America. (July 17, 2025 - July 18, 2025).
  • Workshop, What They Don’t (Yet) Understand: Taking an Empathetic Approach to Student Research Challenges, Ohio State University. United States of America. (May 8, 2025 - May 8, 2025).
  • Workshop, Project-Based Learning Symposium, University of North Texas. United States of America. (May 2, 2025 - May 2, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, American Society of Engineering Educators Gulf-Southwest Conference, American Society of Engineering Educators. United States of America. (March 10, 2025 - March 11, 2025).
  • Seminar, The impact of AI in the classroom: Experiences and learning, American Library Association. United States of America. (March 6, 2025 - March 6, 2025).
  • Seminar, Beyond the Bachelor's Degree: Supporting First-Generation Students Through Graduate School and Beyond, Georgia Library Association. United States of America. (February 5, 2025 - February 5, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, STEM Librarians Collaborative, STEM Librarians Collaborative. United States of America. (November 20, 2024 - November 22, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, AI & Prompt Design, NISO. United States of America. (April 11, 2024 - May 23, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Conference on Academic Library Management, Institute of Museum and Library Services. United States of America. (May 14, 2024 - May 16, 2024).
  • Seminar, Engineering Technology Programs: Widening Pathways into the Profession, ASEE and Acuity Insights. United States of America. (April 23, 2024 - April 23, 2024).
  • Seminar, AI and Libraries II, Library 2.0. United States of America. (April 18, 2024 - April 18, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Evidence Synthesis Institute Conference, Institute of Museum and Library Services. United States of America. (April 16, 2024 - April 18, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Artificial Intelligence in Libraries, University of North Texas. United States of America. (March 27, 2024 - March 27, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Evidence Synthesis Institute, Institute of Museum and Library Services. United States of America. (March 5, 2024 - March 8, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Library 2.0's ChatGPT Bootcamp for Libraries and Librarians, University of North Texas. Virtual,United States of America. (April 14, 2023 - April 28, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, ASEE Gulf Southwest Section 2023 Annual Conference, University of North Texas. Denton ,Texasd,United States of America. (March 15, 2023 - March 17, 2023).
  • Workshop, Project-Based Learning, University of North Texas. United States of America. (October 26, 2022 - October 26, 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, Designing for Digital Conference 2020, Designing for Digital. Austin ,Texas,United States of America. (March 9, 2020 - March 11, 2020).
  • Workshop, UNT Software Carpentry (Python), The Carpentries; University of North Texas Libraries. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 4, 2020 - February 4, 2020).
  • Conference Attendance, Nielsen Norman Group UX Conference, University of North Texas. Austin,Texas,United States of America. (January 27, 2020 - January 29, 2020).
  • Workshop, UNT Software Carpentry (R), The Carpentries; University of North Texas Libraries. Denton ,Texas,United States of America. (November 11, 2019 - November 12, 2019).

Teaching

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Other (Engineering Research Readiness Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students), University of North Texas Libraries, (September 2025 - April 2026).
  • Other (Chatbot Design Workshop), University of North Texas Libraries, (February 2024 - February 2024).
  • Other (Research Strategies for Designing Impactful Projects), Toulouse Graduate School, (February 2024 - February 2024).
  • Other (Data Visualization Workshop), University of North Texas Libraries, (November 2023 - November 2023).
  • Other (Qualitative Research Workshop), University of North Texas Libraries, (April 2023 - April 2023).
  • Other (Writing Technical Reports Workshop), University of North Texas Libraries, (April 2023 - April 2023).
  • Other (Guest Lecture - TECM 2700.304), (February 11, 2021 - 2022).
  • Other (A Computational Approach), Software Carpentry, (March 10, 2021 - March 10, 2021).

Awards and Honors

  • Star Performer Award - Branch Libraries, University of North Texas Libraries. (2025).
  • Star Performer Award - Branch Libraries, University of North Texas Libraries. (2024).
  • Star Performer Award - Media and Discovery Park Library, University of North Texas Libraries. (2024).
  • Star Performer Award - Strategic Directions Taskforce, University of North Texas Libraries. (2024).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Miles, C.A., Roy, M.M., Krahmer, A.J. Enhancing Engineering Education through Faculty-Library Collaboration. American Society of Engineering Education. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2437556/

    • White Paper

  • Tarver, H., Miles, C.A., Zipperer, R.A. (2021). Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data: White Paper. 42. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1871085/

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Miles, C.A. (Author & Presenter), STEM Librarians South Conference, Rethinking Library Services for Project-Based Learning in Engineering, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Miles, C. (Author & Presenter), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, What's Next? UX for Discovery Systems Beyond the Initial Launch, Texas Digital Library, United States of America. (2022).
  • Miles, C. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, Determining the Needs of Your Users Remotely, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

    • Paper

  • Miles, C.A. (Author & Presenter), ASEE-GSW Annual Conference, Enhancing Engineering Education through Faculty-Library Collaboration, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).

    • Poster

  • Harker, K.R. (Author & Presenter), Miles, C.A. (Author), Brannon, S.D. (Author), Library Assessment Conference, The Long and Winding Road of an Assessment Committee, United States of America. (2022).

    • Sharing Session

  • Harker, K.R. (Author & Presenter), Miles, C.A. (Discussant), Brannon, S.D. (Discussant), 2022 Library Assessment Conference, The Long and Winding Road of an Assessment Committee, Association of Research Libraries, Online, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Miles, C.A. (Principal), Rowe, J.L. (Supporting), Caldwell, D. (Supporting), "Engineering Research Readiness Program," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2025 - 2026).
  • Miles, C.A. (Principal), Roy, M.M. (Supporting), Krahmer, A.J. (Supporting), "Library Services and Software for Engineering Students and Faculty," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $2900 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Tarver, H. (Principal), Miles, C. (Supporting), Zipperer, R. (Supporting), "Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2020 - 2021).

Service

University Service

  • Member, Public Services Operational Taskforce - "Tell Our Story" Division Goal. (September 2025 - Present).
  • Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), Pre-Occupational Therapy Club. (August 2021 - Present).
  • Co-Chair, UNT Libraries Assessment Committee. (September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2025).
  • Committee Member, UNT Libraries Assessment Committee. (July 2021 - August 2025).
  • Member, Strategic Directions Taskforce - People and Processes. (September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024).
  • Committee Member, Preservation and Acquisitions Search Committee. (April 2023 - May 2023).
  • Committee Member, Division - Personnel Affairs Committee: Digital Libraries/External Relations. (April 2021 - May 2023).
  • Committee Member, Science Librarian Search Committee. (February 2022 - December 2022).
  • Committee Member, Head of Acquisitions and Selections Unit Search Committee. (August 2021 - December 2021).
  • Other (LibGuide Coordinator), UNT Libraries Mentoring Program Committee. (August 13, 2020 - November 2021).
  • Other (Instructor; Organizer; Attendee helper), Software Carpentry. (February 2020 - August 2021).
  • Committee Member, Digital Scholarship Committee. (October 2019 - August 2021).
  • Committee Member, Coordinator of Electronic Resources. (December 2019 - February 2019).

Professional Service

  • Member, American Society of Engineering Educators - Engineering Libraries Division. (2023 - 2025).
  • Other (Social Media Moderator), User Experience Professionals Association. (2021 - 2023).