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Kevin J. Yanowski

Associate Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - CM - Cataloging & Metadata Services

(940) 565-3563

Email: Kevin.Yanowski@unt.edu

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. University of North Texas. (2015 - 2015).
  • Administrative Specialist IV, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2013 - 2015).
  • Administrative Specialist II, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2010 - 2013).

    • Professional

  • Associate Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2020 - Present).
  • Assistant Librarian, University of North Texas. 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).
  • The League of Awesome Librarians. (2019 - Present).
  • American Library Association. (2013 - Present).
  • 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

  • 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 (Training), 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).

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.S., Yanowski, K.J., Evans, K. (2024). Genre Terms for Tabletop Games. https://library.unt.edu/metadata/vocab/tabletop-game-genres.html
  • Robson, D., Yanowski, K.J., Sassen, C.J., Evans, K. (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

    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).

    • 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).

    • Other

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

    • 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

  • Evans, K. (Author & Presenter), Yanowski, K.J. (Presenter), King , T. (Presenter), 50 Years of OCLC @ UNT, UNT Libraries, Online, United States of America. (2024).
  • 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, 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. (2016 - 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 (Mentor), Mentoring Program. (2020 - Present).
  • Member, Safety Coordinator. (2014 - Present).
  • Co-Chair, Cataloging Librarian Search Committee. (2024 - 2024).
  • 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 (Vice-Chair), Collection Management Personnel Affairs Committee. (2020 - 2021).
  • Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee. (2020 - 2021).
  • Member, Collection Management Personnel Affairs Committee. (2019 - 2021).
  • Other (Liaison), 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).

Public Service

  • Other (Hotel Operations Captain), Susan G. Komen Dallas/Fort Worth 3-day. DFW Metroplex, Texas. (2022 - Present).
  • Other (Camp Operations Captain), Susan G. Komen Dallas/Fort Worth 3-day. DFW Metroplex, Texas. (2016 - 2022).
  • Other (Stage Manager), Denton Community Theatre. Denton, Texas. (2017 - 2017).
  • Other (Volunteer/Actor), UNT Police Active Shooter Training. Denton, Texas. (2017 - 2017).
  • Other (Camp Logistics Crew Team Captain), 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 (Volunteer), UNT Eagle Commons Library, Government Documents. Denton, Texas. (2015 - 2015).
  • Member (Camp Logistics Crew Team Member), Susan G. Komen Dallas/Fort Worth 3-day. DFW Metroplex, Texas. (2010 - 2015).

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 (Annotator), OLAC Movie & Video Credit Annotation Experiment. (2015 - 2016).