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Chassidy A. Miles

Assistant Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - SL - Media 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 Technology 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

  • Women Who Code. (2024 - Present).
  • American Association of Engineering Educators. (2023 - Present).
  • User Experience Professionals Association. (2021 - 2023).
  • Innovative Users Group. (2020 - 2022).
  • Society of Southwest Archivists. (2019 - 2021).
  • Texas Library Association. (2016 - 2021).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, Evidence Synthesis Institute, Institute of Museum and Library Services. United States of America. (March 5, 2024 - March 8, 2024).
  • Tutorial, University Accreditation Improve System Training, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 5, 2023 - October 5, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, American Library Association Conference, University of North Texas. Chicago (attended virtually),Illinois ,United States of America. (June 24, 2023 - June 26, 2023).
  • Seminar, The Impact of ChatGPT on Library Services, University of North Texas. Virtual,United States of America. (June 6, 2023 - June 6, 2023).
  • Continuing Education Program, New Supervisors Orientation, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (March 24, 2023 - May 24, 2023).
  • 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, UNT Equity & Diversity Conference, University of North Texas. Denton ,Texas,United States of America. (March 23, 2023 - March 23, 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, Community of Respect, University of North Texas. Denton ,Texas ,United States of America. (January 27, 2023 - January 27, 2023).
  • Seminar, Inclusive Classroom Practices, University of North Texas. United States of America. (November 11, 2022 - November 11, 2022).
  • Workshop, Project-Based Learning, University of North Texas. United States of America. (October 26, 2022 - October 26, 2022).
  • Tutorial, Power BI: Dashboards for Beginners, LinkedIn Learning. United States of America. (June 28, 2022 - June 28, 2022).
  • Workshop, Approaches to Implementing DEI in STEM Spaces, University of North Texas. United States of America. (April 7, 2022 - April 7, 2022).
  • Workshop, Design Thinking: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Ideate Labs. United States of America. (February 18, 2022 - February 18, 2022).
  • Workshop, Figma Design Training, Ideate Labs. United States of America. (February 17, 2022 - February 17, 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, Women in Design Conference, Ideate Labs. United States of America. (January 28, 2022 - January 28, 2022).
  • Tutorial, Insight 2.0 New User Training, University of North Texas. United States of America. (November 30, 2021 - November 30, 2021).
  • Workshop, Writing a Successful Conference Proposal with Hannah Rempel, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (November 9, 2021 - November 9, 2021).
  • Seminar, Meeting New Expectations and Expanding Library Reach, ProQuest. United States of America. (October 7, 2021 - October 7, 2021).
  • Continuing Education Program, Metadata and Description for Digital Special Collections, Library Juice Academy. United States of America. (September 6, 2021 - October 3, 2021).
  • Conference Attendance, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative. United States of America. (July 23, 2021 - July 23, 2021).
  • Seminar, How to Interview Effectively, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (July 6, 2021 - July 6, 2021).
  • Workshop, Make Your Hiring Process Accessible, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (June 15, 2021 - June 15, 2021).
  • Seminar, LIS Publishing Panel, ALA Library Research Round Table. United States of America. (June 4, 2021 - June 4, 2021).
  • Workshop, Data Visualization, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (April 20, 2021 - April 20, 2021).
  • Conference Attendance, Innovative Users Group Conference, Innovative. United States of America. (March 22, 2021 - March 25, 2021).
  • Seminar, Framing the Research Question, American Library Association. United States of America. (March 5, 2021 - March 5, 2021).
  • Seminar, From Story to Research: Storying Human Experience Narratives, Institute for Research Design in Librarianship. United States of America. (February 4, 2021 - February 4, 2021).
  • Tutorial, LibGuide Accessibility, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (December 10, 2020 - December 10, 2020).
  • Seminar, Know & Go: Wikidata and Libraries, The University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (November 9, 2020 - November 9, 2020).
  • Seminar, Strategies for Effective Online Presentations, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (September 30, 2020 - September 30, 2020).
  • Seminar, Skillful Collaboration, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (August 7, 2020 - August 7, 2020).
  • Workshop, Peer Review Workshop, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (July 22, 2020 - July 22, 2020).
  • Seminar, Write Effective Survey Questions to Get Useful Data, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (June 18, 2020 - June 18, 2020).
  • Seminar, Brand Touchpoints: All the Stuff & All the Staff, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (May 28, 2020 - May 28, 2020).
  • Seminar, Design Tips and Tricks for Presentations and Posters, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (May 12, 2020 - May 12, 2020).
  • Conference Attendance, ALCTS Exchange Conference 2020, American Library Association. United States of America. (May 4, 2020 - May 8, 2020).
  • Workshop, Software Carpentry Instructor Training, The Carpentries. United States of America. (April 23, 2020 - April 24, 2020).
  • Conference Attendance, Designing for Digital Conference 2020, Designing for Digital. Austin ,Texas,United States of America. (March 9, 2020 - March 11, 2020).
  • Workshop, AtKisson Training Group LLC & UNT Grantsmanship Workshop, University of North Texas; AtKisson Training Group. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 27, 2020 - February 27, 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).
  • Seminar, Disability Awareness, University of North Libraries. Denton ,Texas,United States of America. (December 5, 2019 - December 5, 2019).
  • Workshop, Grant Writing, University of North Texas Libraries. Denton ,Texas,United States of America. (December 2, 2019 - December 2, 2019).
  • Workshop, UNT Software Carpentry (R), The Carpentries; University of North Texas Libraries. Denton ,Texas,United States of America. (November 11, 2019 - November 12, 2019).
  • Workshop, Time Management and Academic Perfectionism, University of North Libraries. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 19, 2019 - September 19, 2019).

Teaching

Non-Credit Instruction

  • 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 (Lesson: A Computational Approach), Software Carpentry, (March 10, 2021 - March 10, 2021).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    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. (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).

    • 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), 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 - 2023).
  • 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, Strategic Directions Taskforce - People and Processes. (September 2023 - Present).
  • Co-Chair, UNT Libraries Assessment Committee. (September 2023 - Present).
  • Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), Pre-Occupational Therapy Club. (August 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, UNT Libraries Assessment Committee. (July 2021 - Present).
  • 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).

Professional Service

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