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Douglas Burns

Assistant Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Libraries

Email: Douglas.Burns2@unt.edu

Education

  • MBA, University of North Texas, 2018
    Major: Organizational Behavior
  • MS, University of Texas at Dallas, 2012
    Major: Geographic Information Sciences
  • Certificate, University of Texas - Dallas, 2011
    Major: Geospatial Intelligence
  • BA, Trinity University, 2010
    Major: History; English Literature

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Electronic Resources Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2018 - Present).
  • Research Data & GIS Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2017 - 2018).
  • GIS Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2015 - 2017).

    • Professional

  • Sr GIS Technician, HDR. HDR. (2011 - 2015).

Licensures and Certifications

  • IRB Certification, UNT. (2016 - 2016).
  • FERPA Certification, UNT. (2015 - 2015).

Development Activities

  • Self-Study Program, Six Sigma - Green Belt, University of North Texas. United States of America. (September 2018).
  • Workshop, Higher Ed Finance, University of North Texas - System HR. United States of America. (August 2018 - August 2018).
  • Conference Attendance, Data Analytics Summit, UNT College of Engineering. United States of America. (May 4, 2018 - May 4, 2018).
  • Workshop, Software Carpentry, Software Carpentry. United States of America. (March 14, 2018 - March 15, 2018).
  • Workshop, Foundations of Supervision, University of North Texas - System HR. United States of America. (November 6, 2017 - November 6, 2017).
  • Self-Study Program, Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Six Sigma. United States of America. (August 1, 2017 - August 15, 2017).
  • Self-Study Program, Python for Everybody Specialization, Coursera. United States of America. (April 2016 - April 2017).
  • Seminar, Programming for Humanists, Texas A&M University. United States of America. (August 2016 - December 2016).
  • Workshop, Software Carpentry, Software Carpentry. United States of America. (August 23, 2016 - August 24, 2016).
  • Workshop, FAA Section 107 (UAV) training, Wright Aerospace Technologies. United States of America. (August 6, 2016 - August 7, 2016).
  • Workshop, Leadership Seminar, Cross Timbers Library Consortium. United States of America. (July 21, 2016 - July 21, 2016).
  • Conference Attendance, Esri UC, Esri. San Diego,California,United States of America. (June 25, 2016 - June 29, 2016).
  • Workshop, Memorandum of Understanding Workshop: Creating a Process for Successful Digital Collaboration, UT-Arlington. United States of America. (May 24, 2016 - May 24, 2016).
  • Workshop, Effective Teaching Presentation, Career Development Workgroup (UNT). United States of America. (May 16, 2016 - May 16, 2016).
  • Workshop, Open Data Day, UNT Libraries. United States of America. (March 5, 2016 - March 5, 2016).
  • Workshop, PI Roles / Responsibilities Post-Award, Office of Grants (UNT). United States of America. (January 25, 2016 - January 25, 2016).
  • Other, ADA Implementation for Public Transit, Denton County Transit Authority. United States of America. (December 9, 2015 - December 9, 2015).
  • Workshop, Student Employment CWS Policy, Human Resources (UNT). United States of America. (December 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015).
  • Conference Attendance, Esri UC, Esri. San Diego,California,United States of America. (July 18, 2015 - July 23, 2015).
  • Workshop, Hype of Swipe, UNT Libraries. United States of America. (July 15, 2015 - July 15, 2015).
  • Tutorial, Location Advantage, Esri. United States of America. (May 1, 2015 - June 15, 2015).
  • Workshop, EGRT Training, City of Euless, TX. United States of America. (March 20, 2015 - March 20, 2015).
  • Tutorial, IS00700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction, FEMA. United States of America. (March 18, 2015 - March 18, 2015).
  • Tutorial, IS-00100.b Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS-100), FEMA. United States of America. (March 17, 2015 - March 17, 2015).
  • Tutorial, IS00103 Geospatial Information System Specialist (GISP), FEMA. United States of America. (March 17, 2015 - March 17, 2015).
  • Tutorial, Using ArcGIS Online, Esri Virtual Campus. United States of America. (December 2014 - December 2014).
  • Workshop, GNSS Training, South Central Arc Users Group. United States of America. (March 2014 - March 2014).
  • Workshop, Python for Beginners, South Central Arc Users Group. United States of America. (March 2014 - March 2014).
  • Workshop, Trimble Positions (GPS) Training, South Central Arc Users Group. United States of America. (March 2014 - March 2014).
  • Tutorial, Creating 3D Data Using ArcGIS 10.x, Esri Virtual Campus. United States of America. (August 14, 2012 - August 14, 2012).
  • Tutorial, Python Scripting for Map Automation, Esri Virtual Campus. United States of America. (December 23, 2011 - December 23, 2011).

Teaching

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Continuing Education, 20 participants. (October 25, 2018 - October 26, 2018).
  • Workshop, UNT Libraries and Denton Public Library, 20 participants. (November 2016 - November 2016).
  • Workshop, UNT Libraries, 20 participants. (May 2016 - August 2016).
  • Workshop, UNT Libraries and Denton Public Library, 20 participants. (May 2016 - May 2016).
  • Workshop, UNT Libraries and Denton Public Library, 20 participants. (November 2015 - November 2015).
  • Workshop, UNT Libraries and Denton Public Library, 20 participants. (May 2015 - May 2015).

Awards and Honors

  • Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics Scholarship, Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism (UNT). (April 20, 2018).
  • The George and Ruth Christy Award, UNT Libraries. (May 31, 2017).
  • Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics Scholarship, Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism (UNT). (April 21, 2017).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Burns, D., Brannon, S.D. (2018). Getting Started with Organizational Design at Your Library. Library Leadership & Management. 33 (1)

    • Material Regarding New Courses/Curricula

  • Burns, D., Levy, J. (2015). GIS and Academic Librarianship. 10 (1) BRASS. http://www.ala.org/rusa/sites/ala.org.rusa/files/content/sections/brass/Publications/Acad_BRASS/2015_spring_burns_levy.pdf

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Crawford, L.S. (Author & Presenter), Rodriguez, A.E. (Author), Burns, D. (Author), Electronic Resources & Libraries, Trials & Tribulations: Effective Management of Electronic Resource Trials, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2019).
  • Burns, D. (Author & Presenter), Beyond the Numbers, Importance of GIS Repositories, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Burns, D. (Panelist), Weimer, K. (Moderator), Ricker, K. (Panelist), Smith, C. (Panelist), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Envisioning a Geospatial Data Portal and Curation Network, Texas Digital Library, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Burns, D. (Presenter), Rodriguez, A. (Presenter), Open Access Symposium, GIS Trends in Open Access, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Burns, D. (Presenter), Mangum, J. (Presenter), Southwest Division of the American Association of Geographers, Geographic Applications of the Portal to Texas History, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Burns, D. (Presenter), Keralis, S. (Presenter), Digital Frontiers, Beyond the Map: Visualizing the Nineteenth-Century American Children’s Book Trade Directory, UNT Libraries, Richardson, TX, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Burns, D. (Moderator), Open Access Symposium, Regional and Local Data, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Burns, D. (Panelist), Transforming an Academic Library from a Traditional Service Model to a Community Partner, Texas Library Association, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Burns, D. (Panelist), Transforming an Academic Library from a Traditional Service Model to a Community Partner, Oklahoma Library Association, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).

Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits

  • Curatorial Work. Burns, D., "Mean Green Mapped", United States of America. (May 2015 - December 2015).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "Faculty Success Newsletter," (December 6, 2017).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Andrews, P. (Principal), McIntosh, M.C. (Co-Principal), Burns, D. (Supporting), "Digital Humanities Summer Institute Tuition," sponsored by Office for Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Co-Principal), Rowe, J.L. (Co-Principal), Burns, D. (Co-Principal), "Nonprofit Capacity Building," sponsored by Texas State Library & Archives Commission, State, $38107.39 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), Way, J.E. (Co-Principal), Baxter, D.A. (Supporting), Barham, R. (Supporting), Andrews, P. (Supporting), Burns, D. (Supporting), Treat, L. (Supporting), Smith, S. (Supporting), Henson, B. (Supporting), "Faculty Mentoring Grant: Critical Digital Pedagogy," sponsored by Vice Provost for Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Supporting), Burns, D. (Principal), "Mean Green Mapped," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (2015 - 2016).

    • Grant - Service

  • Burns, D.C. (Co-Principal), Rowe, J.L. (Co-Principal), Sittel, N.R. (Principal), "Nonprofit Capacity Building," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commiss, ST, Funded. (2016 - 2017).

Service

University Service

  • Co-Director, Library Assembly. (October 2018 - Present).
  • Member, Student Conduct Board. (September 2018 - Present).
  • Other (Senator), Faculty Senate. (September 2018 - August 2021).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee: Head of Library Research Support Services. (2017 - 2018).
  • Member, Digital Frontiers. (June 2015 - May 2018).
  • Member, Digital Scholarship Workgroup. (April 2015 - May 2018).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee: Business Information Liaison. (2016 - 2017).
  • Committee Chair, PAC Re-evaluation Committee. (November 2016 - May 2017).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee: Electronic Resources Librarian. (2015 - 2016).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee: Strategic Collections Librarian. (2015 - 2016).
  • Member, Library Assembly. (2015 - 2016).

Public Service

  • Other (Volunteer), Boys and Girls Club of America. Dallas, Texas. (June 11, 2018 - June 11, 2018).
  • Member, United Way Denton County. (June 2016 - August 2017).
  • Member, Denton Hunger Coalition. (April 2015 - August 2017).
  • Member, Texas Emergency GIS Response Team. Garland, Texas. (August 30, 2017 - August 30, 2017).
  • Member, Texas Health Resources - Denton. (May 2015 - May 2016).
  • Other (Consultant), Seniors in Motion. Denton, Texas. (August 2015 - September 2015).
  • Other (Judge), Technology Student Association. Grapevine, Texas. (June 2015 - June 2015).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Public Services Quarterly. (January 1, 2017 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Digital Frontiers. (August 2017 - September 2017).
  • Track Organizer, Open Access Symposium. Frisco, Texas. (May 2017 - May 2017).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Digital Frontiers. (August 2016 - September 2016).