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Ms. Carol N. Hargis

Associate Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - PS - Undergraduate Engagement and Research

Email: Carol.Hargis@unt.edu

Education

  • MS, University of North Texas, 2012
    Major: Library Science
    Specialization: Instruction and Assessment
  • BS, University of North Texas, 2008
    Major: Criminal Justice
    Specialization: Science

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Associate Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2021 - Present).
  • Assistant Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2016 - 2021).
  • Administrative Specialist IV, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2014 - 2016).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Certificate Submission- Anti-Bias & Cultural Awareness Program Fall 2020, University of North Texas. (2020 - Present).
  • Diversity and Inclusion Certificate, University of North Texas. (2020 - 2020).
  • Certificate of Completion for the Ref. Analytics Training Tutorial/Assessment, University of North Texas. (2020).
  • Tutorial/Assessment: Ref. Analytics Training, University of North Texas. (2020).
  • Insights, Insights Program. (2019).
  • Family Educational Rights and Privacy (FERPA) Training, University of North Texas. (2019).
  • Information Literacy for First Year University Students, Texas Library Association. (2018 - 2018).
  • Preventing Sexual Misconduct (Title IX), University of North Texas. (2016).
  • Supervisory building Blocks Certificate, UNT System Human Resources. (2016).
  • IRB Certification, The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research.. (2015).
  • Security Awareness Training Certificate, ITSS Information Security, UNT System. (2015).

Professional Memberships

  • American Library Association, Committee Member. (August 26, 2019 - Present).
  • Texas Library Association. (May 2013 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, Dealing with Upset, Angry, and Abusive Customers, UNT Libraries. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 30, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Microcredentials Training, Digital Strategies and Innovation. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 27, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Leading a Difficult Conversation by Staff Senate, Staff Senate. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (July 24, 2024).
  • Workshop, Developing Broader Impacts for HIS & MSI Universities 2.0, Research and Innovation. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (June 20, 2024 - June 21, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Mental Health First Aid training, Presented by Phyllis Finley and Denton County MHMR. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (June 6, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Increasing Understanding of the challenges that Neurodiverse people and people with disabilities may have in accessing our spaces, services and resources, Training from Engage. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (May 14, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, , Page Up Training Faculty Recruitment, UNT Human Resources. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (May 1, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Navigating Insights for Research Data, Find Funding Opportunities – Pivot Overview, Research & Innovation. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (April 30, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Research Strategies for Designing Impactful Projects, Library Assessment Committee FY2023-2024. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 28, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Developing Broader Impacts for HIS, Clifton Strengths & Us (Libraries). Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 21, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Council on Undergraduate Research, CUR.org. Denton,TX,United States of America. (July 14, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Charleston in Between: The Future of Scholarly Communication in a ChatGPT World, Charleston Library Conference. Denton,TX,United States of America. (April 4, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, 2023 IDEA Equity and Diversity Conference, Diversity Inclusion@unt.edu. Denton,TX,United States of America. (March 23, 2023).
  • Workshop, ABCA Requirements Completion, UNT CLEAR. Denton,TX,United States of America. (January 12, 2023).
  • Workshop, Teaching with Tech, University of North Texas. Denton,TX,United States of America. (October 26, 2022).
  • Workshop, Inclusive Discussions for the Online Classroom: Faculty Lunch Learn, DSI CLEAR. Denton,TX,United States of America. (October 7, 2022).
  • Workshop, Staff Senate Lunch n' Learn: SW Airlines Partnership Benefits, University of North Texas. Denton,TX,United States of America. (September 23, 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, 2022 UNT Equity & Diversity Conference, Fidelity Investments. Denton,TX,United States of America. (March 4, 2022).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Harker, K.R., Rowe, J.L., Hargis, C.N. (2024). Predicting Student Success with and without Library Instruction. International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries. (14) 334-347. Oxford, Emerald Group. https://libraryperformance.org/15th-international-conference/

    • Infographic Handout

  • Henson, B., Hardin, G., Hardin, C., Harker, K., Richardson, J. (2019). Information Literacy & Student Learning Outcomes Infographic Handout. Other. Where Does Information Literacy Fit? Mapping the Core. Association of College and Research Libraries/ American Library Association. https://sandbox.acrl.org/library-collection/information-literacy-student-learning-outcomes-infographics

    • Infographic Poster

  • Henson, B., Hardin, G., Hargis, C., Harker, K., Richardson, J. (2019). Information Literacy & Student Learning Outcomes Infographic Poster. Other. Where Does Information Literacy Fit? Mapping the Core. Association of College and Research Libraries/ American Library Association. https://sandbox.acrl.org/library-collection/information-literacy-student-learning-outcomes-infographics

    • Journal Article

  • Harker, K.R., Hargis, C.N., Rowe, J.L. (2024). Predicting Student Success With and Without Library Instruction Using Supervised Machine Learning Methods. Performance Measurement and Metrics. 25 (2) 77-90. Leeds, Emerald Group. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PMM-12-2023-0047/full/html
  • Rowe, J.L., Leuzinger, J., Hargis, C., Harker, K. (2021). The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four Year Study. College & Research Libraries. 82 (1) https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/24750/32573
  • Hargis, C.N., Keshmiripour, S., Venner, M.A. (2019). Effectively moving up the management chain. 2019 (April)

    • Position Paper

  • Roy, M.M., Hargis, C.N., Venner, M.A. (2022). There and back again: The impact of COVID on public services in an academic library. Informed Librarian Online. Infosources Publishing.

    • Technical Report

  • Hardin, G., Hargis, C.N., Henson, B. (2017). Information Fluency Initiative: Curriculum Mapping Group Procedures and Timeline Report. 21. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703586/

Presentations Given

    Demonstration

  • Hargis, C.N. (Presenter), A day in the life, the subject librarian edition, Library Research Instruction, UNT Libraries, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).

    • Invited Talk

  • Hargis, C.N. (Panelist), Virtual Panel for All Schools Day, Academic Research Instruction Librarian, Information Science Student Association (LISSA), Virtual, United States of America. (2022).
  • Hardin, G. (Author & Presenter), Hargis, C. (Author & Presenter), Henson, B. (Author), Texas Library Association 2020 Annual Conference CANCELLED, Where Does Information Literacy Fit? Curriculum Mapping Core Courses to the ACRL Framework, Texas Library Association, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Hardin, G.G. (Author & Presenter), Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), 6th World Conference on Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education, Curriculum Development and Curriculum Mapping, Eurasia Conferences, WCAHSSE-Amsterdam-2024, Netherlands. (2024 - 2024).
  • Harker, K.R. (Author & Presenter), Rowe, J.L. (Author & Presenter), Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC), Predicting Student Success with and without Library Instruction: Using Supervised Machine Learning Methods, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC), Online, United States of America. (2023).
  • Harker, K.R. (Author & Presenter), Rowe, J.L. (Author), Hargis, C.N. (Author), LibPMC: The 15th International Conference on Libraries and Performance Measurement, Predicting Student Success with and without Library Instruction, Library Performance Metrics and Measurement, Oxford, UK, United Kingdom. (2023).
  • Rowe, J. (Presenter), Hargis, C. (Presenter), Leuzinger, J. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four Year Study, Dallas, Texas, United States of America. (2018).
  • Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, UNT’s Combined Service Desk, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, Commerce, TX, United States of America. (2015).

    • Other

  • Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), Venner, M.A. (Author & Presenter), 11th Annual Outcomes and Assessment Conference, Promoting Positive Changes with Assessment in a Public Services Setting, North Texas Community College Consortium, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2016).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Hargis, C.N. (Panelist), UNT Careers in the Humanities, Humanities and Instruction Librarian panelist, UNT Division of Student Affairs, Willis Library, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Hardin, G. (Author & Presenter), Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), Henson, B. (Author & Presenter), 2021 Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative - CSSC Conference, Where Does Information Literacy Fit? Mapping the Core, Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative (CSSC2021), United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Hardin, G. (Author & Presenter), Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), Henson, B. (Author & Presenter), 2021 Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy (GICOIL), Where Does Information Literacy Fit? Mapping the Core, Georgia Southern University, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Hardin, G. (Author & Presenter), Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), Henson, B. (Author & Presenter), 2021 Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment (GEPA), Embracing the Best Emerging Practices for Quality and Equity, Where Does Information Literacy Fit? Mapping the Core, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Hardin, G. (Author & Presenter), Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), Henson, B.E. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) 2019 Conference, Where Does Information Literacy Fit? Mapping the Core, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC), Texas Woman's University - Denton, TX, United States of America. (2019).

    • Poster

  • Hargis, C. (Presenter), Rowe, J. (Presenter), Leuzinger, J. (Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four Year Study, poster presentation, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2018).
  • Hargis, C.N., 2015 Student Portraits Symposium @ UNT, Public Services librarian’s contribution to both professor’s and student’s success at University of North Texas, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2015).

    • Professional Meeting Contribution

  • Hardin, G. (Author & Presenter), Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), UNT Libraries Undergraduate Engagement & Research Department Summer Retreat, What does it mean to be an essential partner in supporting student success and research in a department supporting undergraduate students?, University of North Texas Libraries, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Hargis, C.N. (Author & Presenter), Chancellor's Values Blueprint Workshop, Chancellor's Values Blueprint Workshop, University of North Texas System, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

    • Sharing Session

  • Hardin, G.G. (Moderator), Hargis, C.N. (Panelist), Dooley, Y.D. (Panelist), Wolski, K.A. (Panelist), Spring Subject Librarian Meeting: Panel on Innovative Teaching Strategies, Innovative Teaching Strategies, UNT Libraries, Denton, United States of America. (2025).

Service

University Service

  • Co-Chair, Library Scholarship and Awards Committee. (January 17, 2025 - Present).
  • Other (Support with room reservation and attend), Sigma Tau Delta - English Honors Society. (December 5, 2024 - Present).
  • Program Coordinator, Living Banned Books' Authors. (September 23, 2024 - Present).
  • Other (Co-Advisor), USLAB Undergraduate Student Library Ambassador Board. (July 2024 - Present).
  • Faculty Mentor, Mentor. (April 25, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Public Services Division PAC. (February 22, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, GAP's Student Empowerment and Transformation. (November 11, 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, GAP's Goal Accessibility Checklists. (November 8, 2023 - Present).
  • Other (Outreach), Denton ISD Librarians. (October 20, 2023 - Present).
  • Program Organizer, UNT Food Pantry - Library participation. (June 1, 2023 - Present).
  • Program Coordinator, Banned Books Week Readout. (August 2016 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Library Scholarship and Awards Committee. (January 2016 - January 17, 2025).
  • Faculty Mentor (Helped student with research instruction experience), Practicum Student. (August 2024 - December 2024).
  • Committee Member, Professional Faculty Resource Group. (August 2020 - September 2024).
  • Committee Member, USLAB. (August 2021 - August 2024).
  • Guest Speaker, Careers in the Humanities Panel. (September 15, 2023 - April 18, 2024).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Senate - At-large Senator representing Instructors. (September 2020 - September 2023).
  • Committee Member, Academic Affairs Committee. (January 2019 - September 2023).
  • Committee Member, CLEAR Advisory Committee. (August 2021 - July 2023).
  • Committee Member, DSI CLEAR Faculty Advisory Committee. (August 2021 - July 2023).
  • Co-Chair, Faculty Senate - Academic Affairs Committee. (October 24, 2018 - July 2023).
  • Committee Member, LW-PAC. (June 1, 2022 - May 2023).
  • Chairperson, Community Service Committee. (July 2019 - December 2022).
  • Committee Member, Values Blueprint Workshop. (November 7, 2022 - November 8, 2022).
  • Attendee, Meeting, Library and Information Science Student Association LISSA. (October 11, 2022).
  • Committee Member, UNT State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC). (2016 - 2020).
  • Committee Member, We Care We Count. (January 2016 - 2020).
  • Committee Member, Academic Affairs Committee. (September 2017 - September 2020).
  • Committee Member, Library Assembly’s Community Service Committee. (January 2016 - August 14, 2019).
  • Other (Judge), Judge, Science and Learning and Why it Matters. (May 2019).
  • Other (Judge), Judge, 3MT Spring 2019. (April 2019).
  • Committee Member, Assessment Workgroup. (January 2015 - February 2017).
  • Other (Search Committee member or Administrative Support), Graduate Student Assistant - Search Committee Member. (January 2015 - 2016).

Public Service

  • Other (Organized, promoted, collected, and delivered donations), Denton Animal Shelter Drive. (July 2019 - Present).
  • Other (Organized, promoted, collected, and delivered donations), Denton County Friends of the Family - Adopt a Family. (July 2019 - Present).
  • Other (Organized, promoted, collected, and delivered donations), Denton County Friends of the Family - School Supply Drive. (July 2019 - Present).
  • Other (Volunteer), Flower Mound Public Library. Flower Mound, TX. (May 2012).
  • Other (Volunteer), Advocacy Center for Denton County. Lewisville, TX. (August 2007 - May 2008).
  • Other (Volunteer), Flower Mound Public Library. Flower Mound, TX. (January 2007 - February 2008).
  • Committee Member, Leadership Council, EP Rayzer Elementary School. Lantana, TX. (August 2006 - May 2007).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, ALA Jude for 2021 Letters About Literature. Double Oak, TX. (January 2022 - Present).
  • Committee Member, ALA Literature in English Committee. (August 26, 2019 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC). Texas. (January 2015 - 2021).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Digital Frontiers 2017 Conference. TX. (June 2017 - 2018).