Kevin J. Yanowski
University of North Texas
Library - CM - Cataloging & Metadata Services
(940) 565-3563
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Education

MS, University of North Texas, 2013.
Major: Information Science
BA, University of North Texas, 2010.
Major: English
BA, University of North Texas, 2010.
Major: History

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Administrative Coordinator II, University of North Texas. (2015 – 2015).
Administrative Specialist IV, University of North Texas. (2013 – 2015).
Administrative Specialist II, University of North Texas. (2010 – 2013).
Professional
Associate Librarian, University of North Texas. (2020 – Present).
Assistant Librarian, University of North Texas. (2015 – 2020).

Licensures and Certifications

Mental Health First-Aid, University of North Texas. (2020 – Present).

Blue Zone Ambassador, University of North Texas, Office of Faculty Success. (2019 – Present).

Music Cataloging Institute Graduate, UNT Music Library. (2018 – Present).

Supervisory Building Blocks, University of North Texas, Human Resources. (2017 – Present).

Digital Content Management, University of North Texas, College of Information. (2013 – Present).

Professional Memberships

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. (2020 – Present).

American Library Association. (2013 – Present).

The League of Awesome Librarians. (2019 – 2022).

Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. (2016 – 2020).

Association of College and Research Libraries. (2016 – 2020).

Games and Gaming Round Table. (2016 – 2020).

Library and Information Technology Association. (2016 – 2020).

Texas Library Association. (2013 – 2020).

Development Activities Attended

Conference Attendance,"Fall 2023 Membership Meeting," Coalition for Networked Information, Washington, DC, United States of America. (December 11, 2023 – December 12, 2023).

Workshop,"Innovative Load Profile Training," Innovative Interfaces Inc., Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 7, 2022 – November 10, 2022).

Continuing Education Program,"Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians," Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, United States of America. (July 24, 2022 – July 29, 2022).

Continuing Education Program,"Inclusion, Equity, and Community Building," UNT Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 2021 – November 2021).

Workshop,"Sierra SQL Training - Advanced," Innovative Interfaces Inc., United States of America. (September 2021).

Workshop,"Sierra SQL Training - Basic," Innovative Interfaces Inc., United States of America. (September 2021).

Conference Attendance,"Realizing Resistance Episode II," Digital Frontiers, United States of America. (May 2021).

Workshop,"People Styles," UNT System, Organizational Development and Engagement, United States of America. (April 2021).

Conference Attendance,"2021 Equity & Diversity Conference," UNT Division of Inclusion, Equity, Diversity, and Access, United States of America. (March 2021).

Conference Attendance,"The Library Collective Annual Gathering," The Library Collective, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America. (March 2020).

Conference Attendance,"2020 Equity and Diversity Conference," UNT Division of Institutional Equity & Diversity, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 2020).

Workshop,"The Art of Hosting, Advanced Practice," UNT Office of the Provost, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (January 2020).

Workshop,"The Art of Hosting," UNT Office of the Provost, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (August 2019).

Conference Attendance,"The Library Collective Annual Gathering," The Library Collective, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America. (March 2019).

Continuing Education Program,"Research Interest Group," UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 2015 – December 2018).

Continuing Education Program,"Music Cataloging Institute," University of North Texas Libraries, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (July 2018 – August 2018).

Workshop,"Engagement for Supervisors," University of North Texas Human Resources, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (March 2018).

Conference Attendance,"Equity and Diversity Conference," UNT Division of Insitutional Equity and Diversity, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 2018).

Conference Attendance,"The Library Collective Annual Gathering," The Library Collective, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America. (February 2018).

Seminar,"NACO, Authority Control, and Identity Management: Evolving Strategies for a Changing Name Authorities Landscape," ALCTS, United States of America. (December 2017).

Workshop,"Canvas Training," UNT CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (December 2017).

Workshop,"Motivating and Engaging Employees (Lynda.com)," University of North Texas Libraries, United States of America. (November 2017 – December 2017).

Workshop,"Strengths Finder 2.0," University of North Texas Libraries, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (July 2017).

Conference Attendance,"ALA Annual 2017," The American Library Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (June 2017).

Conference Attendance,"Texas Conference on Institutional Repositories," Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America. (June 2, 2017).

Conference Attendance,"UNT Open Access Symposium," University of North Texas Libraries, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (May 2017).

Conference Attendance,"LACUNY Institute," The Library Association of the City University of New York, New York City, New York, United States of America. (May 19, 2017).

Workshop,"Communication Styles," UNT System Human Resources, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 2017).

Workshop,"Open Refine Tutorial," Digital Scholarship Workgroup (UNT Libraries), Denton, Texas, United States of America. (January 2017).

Continuing Education Program,"Supervisory Building Blocks," UNT System Human Resources, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 2015 – January 2017).

Seminar,"Intellectual Property at UNT," University of North Texas Library, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 2016).

Other,"NACO Training," Program for Cooperative Cataloging, Richardson, Texas, United States of America. (August 2016).

Workshop,"Software Carpentry," University of North Texas Library, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (August 2016).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Annual Conference," American Library Association, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (June 2016).

Workshop,"Engaging Learning: A significant mind shift!," University of North Texas Library, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (May 2016).

Seminar,"Productive Writing Strategies: How to Make the Most of Your Writing," UNT Office of Faculty Development, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (January 2016).

Seminar,"Work Life Balance," UNT Office of Faculty Success, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (January 2016).

Awards and Honors

Supervisor of the Year, University of North Texas Libraries. (2023 – Present).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Blog Post
Yanowski, K., Wolf, S., Evans, K. (2021). LCSH change at the UNT Library. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity/odlos-blog/subject-headings-UNT-libraries
Handout
Robson, D. S., Yanowski, K. J., Sassen, C. J. (2018). LCSH for Makerspace Items. Cataloging for Makerspaces. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Digital Library. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1132761/
Robson, D., Yanowski, K. J., Sassen, C. J. (2017). Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game. Enhancing Discovery of Tabletop Games. Denton, TX: University of North Texas. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967162/
Journal Article
Brannon, S., Sassen, C., Yanowski, K. (2022). Roles and Responsibilities of Cataloging Managers: An Updated Study of Job Advertisements. Technical Services Quarterly. 39(1), . London: Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2021.2011144
Robson, D. S., Sassen, C. J., Thomale, J. J., Yanowski, K. J. (2019). Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games. Library Resources & Technical Services. 63(3), . Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/lrts.63n3.199
Robson, D. S., Sassen, C. J., Yanowski, K. J. (2019). Cataloging for Makerspaces. School Library Connection. Cataloging for Makerspaces. (March 2019), . Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited - ABC-CLIO. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1533635/
Brannon, S. D., Yanowski, K. J., Evans, T., Leuzinger, J. A. (2019). Managing Sudden Loss. Journal of Library Administration. 59(1), . London: Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2018.1549413
Research Report
Brannon, S. D., Sassen, C. J., Yanowski, K. J. (2022). Cataloging Managers – What do they do exactly?. Hiring Librarians Blog. https://hiringlibrarians.com/2022/10/03/researchers-corner-cataloging-managers-what-do-they-do-exactly/
Yanowski, K. J., Sittel, N. R., Monterroso, B. (2017). Using Technology to Enhance Discovery, Access, and Use: Final Report. Dean's Innovation Grant - Using Technology to Enhance Discovery, Access, and Use. Denton, TX: University of North Texas. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1020989/
Standard
Robson, D., Yanowski, K. J., Sassen, C. J. (2020). Genre Terms for Tabletop Games. Enhancing Discovery of Tabletop Games. Denton, TX: University of North Texas. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc826647/
Yanowski, K. J., Robson, D. S., Sassen, C. J. (2018). Genre Terms for Makerspaces. Cataloging for Makerspaces. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Digital Library. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1132759/

Presentations Given

Asynchronous Goosechase Game

Yanowski, K. (Author & Presenter), Barber, E. (Author & Presenter), The Connection 2021, Librarians for the Win!, The Library Collective, Online, United States of America. (2021 – 2021).

Demonstration

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Faculty Information System Training, FIS Training for Librarians, University of North Texas Library, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2016).

Invited Talk

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Amigos Library Services Conference, Organizing a Successful Workload Analysis Project, Amigos Library Services, Online, United States of America. (2024).

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sigma Tau Delta Meeting, Non-Traditional Careers for English Majors, Sigma Tau Delta, Online, United States of America. (2023).

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Monthly Management Meetup, Leading Peers, United States of America. (2023).

Live trivia event

Yanowski, K. (Author & Presenter), Barber, E. (Author & Presenter), The Connection 2021, Librarians for the Win!, The Library Collective, Online, United States of America. (2021).

Oral Presentation

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, Organizing a Successful Workload Analysis Project, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, online, United States of America. (2023).

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Conference on Academic Library Management, Multi-Directional Leadership, Conference on Academic Library Management, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Core Interest Group Week, Organizing a Successful Workload Analysis Project, Core Division of the American Library Association, online, United States of America. (2023).

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Spencer, M. E. (Author & Presenter), Library School Didn't Prepare Me For., Library School Didn't Prepare Me For Leadership & Supervising, League of Awesome Librarians, Online, United States of America. (2022).

Condrey, C. (Author & Presenter), Dooley, Y. D. (Author & Presenter), Wolf, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. (Author & Presenter), 2022 UNT Equity & Diversity Conference, EDI in Organizations: A Libraries' Perspective, UNT Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access, Online, United States of America. (2022).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. (Author & Presenter), Core Interest Group Week, Want to be a Cataloging Manager?, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, Online, United States of America. (2022).

Wolf, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. J. (Author), Berg, J. I. (Author & Presenter), USETDA 2019 Conference, Deciphering Signatures for Improved Discoverability of ETDs, United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America. (2019).

Robson, D. S. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Cataloging for Makerspaces, Texas Library Association, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2018).

Robson, D. S. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), American Library Association Annual Conference, Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game, American Library Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2017).

Wolf, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Texas Conference on Institutional Repositories, Deciphering Signatures for Improved Discoverability of ETDs, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America. (2017).

Poster

Brannon, S. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. (Author), CORE Forum - Postponed, Evolving Roles of Cataloging Department Heads, American Library Association, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. (2021).

Robson, D. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative 2021 Conference, Cataloging for Makerspaces, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, Online, United States of America. (2021).

Robson, D. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. (Author & Presenter), OLAC 2020 Virtual Conference, Step Up Your Game with Genre Terms for Tabletop Games​, OLAC, Online, United States of America. (2020).

Robson, D. S. (Author), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. J. (Author), Mountain Plains Library Association/New Mexico Library Association Joint Conference 2019, Cataloging for Makerspaces, Mountain Plains Library Association/New Mexico Library Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. (2019).

Robson, D. S. (Author), Yanowski, K. J. (Author), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, Enhancing the Discovery of Unique Collections, Texas Women's University, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2017).

Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. J. (Author), Robson, D. S. (Author), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Enhancing the Discovery of Unique Collections, Texas Library Association, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. (2017).

Wolf, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. J. (Author), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Chicken-scratch Decoded: Deciphering Professor Signatures for Improved Discoverability of Electronic These and Dissertations, Texas Library Association, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2016).

Sharing Session

Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Robson, D. S. (Author), Yanowski, K. J. (Author), American Library Association Annual Conference, Genre Terms for Makerspace Materials, ALA Games and Gaming Round Table, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. (2018).

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Robson, D. S. (Author), American Library Association Annual Conference, Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game, ALA Games and Gaming Round Table, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2017).

Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author), Robson, D. S. (Author), American Library Association Annual Conference, Developing Genre Headings for Tabletop Games, ALA Gaming Round Table, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (2016).

Webinar

Wolf, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Baron, A. W. (Author & Presenter), Berg, J. I. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author), Work Smarter, Not Harder: Innovating Technical Services Workflows, E-Resource Cataloging: Challenges and Solutions., Amigos Library Services, Online, United States of America. (2020).

Robson, D. S. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K. J. (Author & Presenter), Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), ALCTS Webinars, Just catalog it! Providing Access to Three-dimensional Materials, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, Online, United States of America. (2017).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Yanowski, K. J. (Principal), Sittel, N. R. (Supporting), Monterroso, B. (Supporting), "Dean's Innovation Grant - Using Technology to Enhance Discovery, Access, and Use," Sponsored by University of North Texas Libraries, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (June 2016 – August 2017).

Service

University Service

Member, COACHE Steering Committee. (2023 – Present).

Member, Ricco Ethics Awards Committee. (2023 – Present).

Member, SACS-COC Reaffirmation Committee. (2023 – Present).

Committee Member, Institutional Effectiveness Administrative Committee. (2022 – Present).

Member, Library Dean's Council. (2022 – Present).

Co-Chair, Cataloging Workgroup. (2021 – Present).

Other, Mentoring Program. (2020 – Present).

Member, Safety Coordinator. (2014 – Present).

Member, Search Committee, Coordinator of Music Rapid Cataloging. (2024).

Member, Library Administrative Council. (2023 – 2023).

Member, Library Administrative Team. (2023 – 2023).

Program Organizer, Special Libraries Retreat. (2023).

Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee. (2022 – 2023).

Member, Library Council on Diversity & Inclusion. (2021 – 2023).

Co-Chair, Head of Media search committee. (2022 – 2022).

Chairperson, Mentoring Committee. (2021 – 2022).

Program Organizer, Provost's Annual Dean's Retreat. (2021 – 2021).

Member, Cataloging Workgroup. (2020 – 2021).

Other, Collection Management Personnel Affairs Committee. (2020 – 2021).

Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee. (2020 – 2021).

Member, Collection Management Personnel Affairs Committee. (2019 – 2021).

Other, Faculty Information System Liaisons. (2016 – 2021).

Committee Member, Interview Committee - Director of UNT Parking and Transportation. (2020).

University Senate Service, Executive Committee Chair. (2019 – 2020).

University Senate Service, Faculty Senate Vice-Chair. (2019 – 2020).

Member, Community speaker selection committee. (2018 – 2020).

Member, Transportation Advisory Committee. (2018 – 2020).

University Senate Service, Committee on Committees, Member. (2017 – 2020).

University Senate Service, Executive Committee, Member. (2016 – 2020).

University Senate Service, Group II Senator. (2016 – 2020).

Member, Librarian Faculty Salary Study Task Force. (2018 – 2019).

Member, Student Success Steering Committee, Financial Subcommittee. (2018 – 2019).

University Senate Service, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Secretary. (2017 – 2019).

University Senate Service, Faculty Senate, Secretary. (2017 – 2019).

Committee Member, Faculty Senate Budget Committee. (2016 – 2019).

Co-Chair, Librarian Faculty Award writing team. (2018 – 2018).

Co-Chair, Search Committee - Library Production Associate. (2018 – 2018).

Committee Member, Union Review Committee. (2018 – 2018).

Member, UNT Foundation Awards Committee - Lecturer Award. (2017 – 2018).

Member, UNT Foundation Awards Committee - Tenure System Awards. (2017 – 2018).

Co-Chair, PAC Changes Task Force. (2017 – 2017).

University Senate Service, Executive Committee Group II Representative. (2016 – 2017).

Committee Member, Search Committee - Special Collections Cataloging and Metadata Librarian. (2016 – 2017).

Committee Member, Elections Committee - Library Assembly. (2016 – 2016).

Member, Librarian Policy Writing Team. (2016 – 2016).

Task Force Member, PAC Changes Task Force. (2016 – 2016).

Committee Chair, Search Committee - Library Specialist II. (2016 – 2016).

Professional Service

Committee Member, Advocacy and Public Policy Committee, Washington, DC. (2024 – Present).

Board of Directors, Forward Libraries. (2023 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Academic Librarianship. (2022 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Public Services Quarterly. (2017 – Present).

Board of Advisors, The League of Awesome Librarians. (2021 – 2022).

Member, The Library Collective, Programming Team, Knoxville, Tennessee. (2020 – 2021).

Editor, Associate Editor, The Library Collective, Newsletter, Knoxville, Tennessee. (2019 – 2021).

Program Organizer, The Library Collective, Events Team, Knoxville, Tennessee. (2018 – 2021).

Member, The Library Collective, Volunteer Street Team, Knoxville, Tennessee. (2018 – 2021).

Other, OLAC Movie & Video Credit Annotation Experiment. (2015 – 2016).

Public Service

Other, Susan G. Komen Dallas/Fort Worth 3-day, DFW Metroplex, Texas. (2022 – Present).

Other, Susan G. Komen Dallas/Fort Worth 3-day, DFW Metroplex, Texas. (2016 – 2022).

Other, Denton Community Theatre, Denton, Texas. (2017 – 2017).

Other, UNT Police Active Shooter Training, Denton, Texas. (2017 – 2017).

Other, Susan G. Komen Dallas/Fort Worth 3-day, DFW Metroplex, Texas. (2015 – 2016).

Program Organizer, Susan G. Komen North Texas Affiliate, Denton events, Denton, Texas. (2015 – 2016).

Other, UNT Eagle Commons Library, Government Documents, Denton, Texas. (2015 – 2015).

Member, Susan G. Komen Dallas/Fort Worth 3-day, DFW Metroplex, Texas. (2010 – 2015).

Awards and Honors

Nominated for: President's Special Recognition Award, University of North Texas. (2021 – 2021).

Steve Miller Outstanding Employee Award, University of North Texas. (2015 – 2015).

Star Performer Award, UNT Department of English. (2013 – 2013).