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Meagan May

Associate Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - SL - Special Collections

(940) 565-2689

Email: Meagan.May@unt.edu

Education

  • MLS, Texas Woman's University, 2018
    Major: Library and Information Science
    Specialization: Academic and Special Collections
  • BA, Texas A&M University - Commerce, 2016
    Major: Art History

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Public Services Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2019 - Present).
  • Intern, Texas Woman's University. Texas Woman's University. (2018 - 2018).
  • Instruction Intern, Texas Woman's University. Texas Woman's University. (2017 - 2017).

Professional Memberships

  • College Book Arts Association. (January 2023 - Present).
  • American and Popular Culture Association. (June 2020 - Present).
  • Society of Southwest Archivists. (May 2019 - Present).
  • The League of Awesome Librarians. (April 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022).
  • American Library Association / Association of College and Research Libraries. (May 2020 - May 2021).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, Artists’ Books in Education: Strategies for Institutional Libraries, UCLA California Rare Book School. Berkeley,California,United States of America. (July 15, 2024 - July 18, 2024).

Teaching

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Continuing Education, UNT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 66 participants. (October 2023 - November 2023).

Awards and Honors

  • The George and Ruth Christy Award, UNT Libraries. (August 2022).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • May, M. (2023). The Whole Picture: Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Supplement Primary Source Instruction in LGBTQ Archives. Comic Books, Special Collections, and Academic Libraries. Chicago, IL, Association of College and Research Libraries.

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • May, M. (Presenter), Head, A. (Presenter), CTLC 2018, Students Teaching Students: The Benefits of Student Internships in Library Instruction, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2018).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Zipperer, R.A. (Panelist), May, M. (Panelist), Krahmer, A.J. (Panelist), CTLC 2021, The Big COVID Shift: Adapting Services to Meet Stakeholder Needs, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
  • May, M. (Panelist), Tucker, J. (Panelist), Esparza, E. (Panelist), Do Not Deplete: Creating Sustainable Futures in LAMs, My Brother's Keeper? Lessons from Crowd-sourcing the Records of a University Community, Society of Southwest Archivists, Virtual, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Judkins, J. (Author & Presenter), May, M. (Author & Presenter), Society of Southwest Archivists, Innovative and non-traditional outreach since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Houston, Texas, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • May, M. (Panelist), Dietz, A. (Panelist), Schutz, A. (Panelist), 2020 Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting - CANCELLED, Reimagining Student Engagement in the Archives, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2020).

    • Paper

  • May, M. (Author & Presenter), Milburn, G. (Author & Presenter), ARLIS/NA 52nd Annual Meeting - Pop!, From Viewing to Doing: Planning an Artist's Book Competition and Symposium, Art Libraries Society of North America, Virtual / Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • May, M. (Author & Presenter), Popular Culture Association National Conference, Illustrating the Counterculture in "Big D": Comix in the Underground Newspapers of Dallas, Texas, 1968-1972, Popular Culture Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • May, M. (Author & Presenter), Cawley, M.L. (Author & Presenter), National Popular Culture Association Conference, Not Your Mother’s Paper Dolls: Utilizing Special Collections Materials to Examine Past and Present Social Norms, Popular Culture Association, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • May, M. (Author & Presenter), Zipperer, R. (Author & Presenter), Moore, C. (Author & Presenter), Society of Southwest Archivists, Every Book(mark) Has a Story: A Case Study in Working with Ephemera Collections, SSA, Houston, Texas, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • May, M. (Author & Presenter), Pop Culture Association / American Culture Association Annual Conference, Pop Culture in the Archives: Finding Outreach Success through Collaborative Virtual Showcases with Pop Culture Angles, PCA/ACA, Virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • May, M. (Presenter), CTLC 2020, Making an Impact: Creative Opportunities for Student Engagement with Special Collections, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2020).
  • Judkins, J. (Presenter), May, M. (Presenter), Aeon Virtual Symposium, Off-Site Unseen: Establishing Aeon Workflows to Track Off-Site Material Requests, Atlas Systems, Inc., Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • May, M. (Author & Presenter), Many Faces, Many Voices: Intersecting Borders in Popular and American Culture, Insatiable Appetites: Personifying a Cultural Fear of Fat through Zombies, Southwest Popular/American Culture Association, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (2015).
  • May, M. (Author & Presenter), In My Body: The National Undergraduate Conference on Body Image, Chronicling the Inevitable: Cancer and Death in the Final Works of Hannah Wilke and Jo Spence, Cabrini College, Radnor, PA, United States of America. (2014).

    • Symposium

  • May, M. (Author & Presenter), Art History Symposium, The Art of Illness: The Final Works of Hannah Wilke and Jo Spence, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, United States of America. (2015).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "KERA, Art + Seek," Catch a Glimpse of The "Wyooter" and Other Creepy Tales at This Virtual Event. (October 29, 2020).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Wolski, K.A. (Principal), Cleveland, S.L. (Supporting), May, M.E. (Supporting), Milburn, G. (Supporting), Rhinehart-Doty, J. (Supporting), "Student-driven Spatial Needs Assessment for the UNT Music Library, Special Collections, and the 4th Floor of Willis Library," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $4850 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

    • Grant - Service

  • May, M. (Principal), "Creating greater accessibility to special collections materials for patrons with vision disabilities," sponsored by University of North Texas Libraries, University of North Texas, $4550 Funded. (2022 - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Member, Committee on Student Conduct. (September 2019 - Present).
  • Member, Public Services Outreach Reconsideration Policy Workgroup. (June 2023 - August 2023).
  • Member, UNT Libraries Special Libraries Division PAC. (September 1, 2021 - May 2023).
  • Member, UNT Libraries Programming and Events Committee. (May 2021 - May 2023).
  • Member, Committee on the Status of Women. (September 2019 - August 2022).
  • Member, Public Services and Special Libraries Collections Reopening Committee. (May 2020 - August 2021).
  • Member, Public Services and Special Libraries Spaces and Services Reopening Committee. (May 2020 - August 2021).
  • Other (Judge), Federation Graduate Student Research Symposium. (April 9, 2021 - April 9, 2021).
  • Member, UNT Libraries Donor Relations Workgroup. (March 2019 - March 2020).

Public Service

  • Member, Texas Medieval Association Annual Conference Planning Committee - CONFERENCE CANCELLED. Denton, Texas. (September 2019 - February 2020).

Professional Service

  • Committee Chair, Society of Southwest Archivists Scholarship Committee. Denton, Texas. (May 2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies. (June 2019 - Present).
  • Member, Zines and Libraries unConference 2024 Planning Committee. New York, New York. (December 2023 - May 2024).
  • Other (Vice-Chair), Society of Southwest Archivists Scholarship Committee. (May 2023 - May 2024).
  • Committee Member, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative 2023 Planning Committee. Denton, Texas. (January 2023 - August 2023).
  • Member, Society of Southwest Archivists Scholarship Committee. (May 2022 - April 2023).
  • Committee Member, Dallas Fort Worth Archives Bazaar Programming Committee. Fort Worth, Texas. (January 2022 - November 2022).
  • Committee Member, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative 2022 Planning Committee. Denton, Texas. (January 2022 - August 2022).
  • Chairperson, Dallas Fort Worth Archives Bazaar Steering Committee. Fort Worth, Texas. (April 2021 - November 2021).
  • Chairperson, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative 2021 Programming Subcommittee. Denton, Texas. (December 2020 - August 2021).
  • Committee Member, The Library Collection 2021 Connection Programming Review Committee. (September 2020 - November 2020).
  • Committee Member, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative 2020 Planning Committee. Denton, Texas. (January 2020 - August 2020).
  • Committee Member, Society of Southwest Archivists Local Arrangements PR Committee. Denton, Texas. (May 2019 - March 2020).