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Ms. Robbie R. Sittel

Adjunct Faculty

University of North Texas

Department of Information Science

(940) 565-4150

Email: Roberta.Sittel@unt.edu

Education

  • MPA, University of North Texas, 2023
    Major: Public Administration
  • MS, University of North Texas, 2005
    Major: Library Science
  • BA, Texas Woman's University, 1998
    Major: English

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Head, Sycamore Library / Government Information Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2015 - Present).
  • Government Information Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2014 - 2015).
  • Government Information Librarian, Tulsa City-County Library. Tulsa City-County Library. (2007 - 2014).
  • Foundation Center Coordinator, Tulsa City-County Library. Tulsa City-County Library. (2006 - 2007).
  • User Education LIbrarian, Southern Methodist University. Southern Methodist University. (2005 - 2006).

Professional Memberships

  • American Indian Library Association. (February 2021 - Present).
  • International Association of Social Science Information Services & Technology. (January 2018 - Present).
  • American Library Association. (January 01, 2004 - Present).
  • American Association of Law Librarians. (June 2018 - June 2019).
  • Texas Library Association. (June 16, 2014 - January 2018).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • INFO 5600 - Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry, 8 courses.

Awards and Honors

  • George and Ruth Christy Award, UNT Libraries. (June 2020).
  • Margaret T. Lane/Virginia F. Saunders Memorial Research Award, American Library Association (ALA)/Government Documents Round Table (GODORT). (June 2020).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Sittel, N., LaGuardia, C. (2021). Genealogy. Magazines for Libraries. (30th) New York, Bowker.
  • Sittel, N., , C. (2019). Genealogy. Magazines for Libraries. (29th) New York, Bowker.
  • Sittel, N.R. (2012). Going Green @ Your Library: One Librarian's Lessons in Programming. Greening Libraries. Library Juice.

    • Book Review

  • Sittel, N.R. (2015). Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes: Serving and Transforming Communities in Times of Economic and Political Contraint. Government Information Quarterly. 32 (2) 219-220. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/government-information-quarterly
  • Sittel, N.R. (2012). Public Libraries and the Internet. Managed by the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. Government Information Quarterly. 29 (2) 307-308. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/government-information-quarterly

    • Journal Article

  • Sittel, N.R. (2018). Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) Project. Against the Grain. 29 (6) 2. Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston Conference. https://www.against-the-grain.com

    • Research Report

  • 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/

    • Summit Report Out

  • Sittel, N.R., Halbert, M.D., Skinner, K. (2016). Digital Preservation of Federal Information Summit: Reflections. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc826639/

    • White Paper

  • Halbert, M., Skinner, K., Sittel, R., Caldwell, D., Concannon, M., Jacobs, J.R., Laster, S., Matheson, S. (2019). Toward a Shared Agenda: Report on Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI Project) Activities for 2017-2019.
  • Sittel, R., Halbert, M., Skinner, K., Caldwell, D., Concannon, M., Jacobs, J.R., Laster, S., Matheson, S. (2019). PEGI Project National Forum Summary and Report. Other. 30. Atlanta, GA, Educopia Institute. https://educopia.org/pegi/

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Matheson, S. (Panelist), Sittel, N.R. (Presenter), Laster, S. (Presenter), Jacobs, J.R. (Presenter), Caldwell, D. (Presenter), Federal Depository Library Conference, Preserving the Future: PEGI Project Update, United States of America. (2019).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Author & Presenter), Lupardus, A. (Presenter), Family History Month, Government Documents for the Family Historian, Tulsa City-County Library, Tulsa, OK, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Presenter), Help! I'm an Accidental Government Information Librarian, Deep in the Heart of Texas: Government Information Stars from the Portal to Texas History, North Carolina Library Association, Government Information Section, virtual, United States of America. (2017).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Dooley, Y. (Author & Presenter), Jim, C. (Author & Presenter), Monahan, J. (Other), Sittel, R. (Other), ALA LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, Tackling the Digital Divide: Facilitated Solution Focused Conversations, American Library Association, Online, United States of America. (2022).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Presenter), Sinclair, G. (Presenter), Federal Depository Library Program Conference, Government Information Online: government research assistance to the world, Government Publishing Office, Arlington, VA, United States of America. (2017).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Presenter), Rowe, J.L. (Presenter), Sears, S. (Presenter), Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference, Transforming an Academic Library to a Community Partner, Government Publishing Office (GPO), Arlington, VA, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Presenter), Phillips, M.E. (Presenter), Ko, L. (Presenter), NARA National Assembly Meeting, National Archives and Records Administration, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference, Texas Documents and the Government Publications in the Portal to Texas History, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, Dallas, Texas, United States of America. (2014 - 2014).

    • Other

  • Sittel, N.R. (Leader), Laster, S. (Moderator), Lusk, D. (Presenter), ALA Annual Conference, Beyond the Vote: lessons in advocacy and civic engagement, American Library Association, Washington DC, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Presenter), Halbert, M. (Presenter), Concannon, M. (Presenter), Caldwell, D. (Presenter), Laster, S. (Presenter), Jacobs, J. (Presenter), Matheson, S. (Presenter), Skinner, K. (Presenter), Kellam, L. (Presenter), Various, Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) Mini-Forum, Various, Multiple, United States of America. (2017 - 2018).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Author & Presenter), Digital Information Preservation Summit, Digital Information Preservation Summit: Introducing and Framing the Discussion, University of North Texas, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Panelist), Matthews, J. (Panelist), Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference, Every Library is a Depository, Oklahoma Library Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Leuzinger, J.A. (Panelist), Sears, S. (Panelist), Sittel, N.R. (Panelist), Rowe, J.L. (Panelist), Burns, D. (Panelist), Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference 2015, “Transforming an Academic Library from a Traditional Service Model to a Community Partner”, Oklahoma Library Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Leuzinger, J.A. (Panelist), Sears, S. (Panelist), Sittel, N.R. (Panelist), Rowe, J.L. (Panelist), Burns, D., Texas Library Association Annual Conference 2015, “Transforming an Academic Library from a Traditional Service Model to a Community Partner”, Texas Library Association, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Panelist), Janet, F. (Panelist), Rosemary, L. (Panelist), Barbie, S. (Panelist), Jesse, S. (Panelist), American Library Association Annual Conference, Collaboration and Cooperation: Depository Libraries Working with Communities, American Library Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2013 - 2013).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Sittel, N.R. (Author & Presenter), Bobe, K. (Author & Presenter), Fairfield, M. (Author & Presenter), Kirk, J. (Author & Presenter), Federal Depository Library Fall Conference 2022, Community Collections and National Contributions: Pilot Projects with the Government Publishing Office, Government Publishing Office, Virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Moderator), Bentley-Edwards, K. (Presenter), Menendian, S. (Presenter), Cunningham, J. (Presenter), ALA Annual Conference, Social Justice & The Kerner Report: The Consequences of Inaction, American Library Association, Washington DC, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Panelist), Yates, S.D. (Moderator), Kiesa, A. (Panelist), Veiga, D. (Panelist), Navarro, D. (Panelist), ALA Annual Conference, Sustaining Democracy through Voter Engagement: National Voter Registration Day 2022 and Beyond, American Library Association, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Sittel, R. (Author & Presenter), Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) 2019 Fall Meeting, Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) Project Next Steps, Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), Washington, DC, United States of America. (2019).
  • Halbert, M.D. (Panelist), Sittel, N.R. (Panelist), Laster, S. (Panelist), Kellam, L. (Panelist), Jacobs, J.R. (Panelist), Caldwell, D. (Panelist), American Library Association Annual Conference 2019, Collectively Curating Government Information and Data: The PEGI Project and the Collective Impact Model, United States of America. (2019).
  • Halbert, M.D. (Panelist), Lippencott, S. (Panelist), Sittel, N.R. (Panelist), Caldwell, D. (Panelist), Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Fall Membership Meeting 2018, National Agenda for Collaborative Preservation of Electronic Government Information, United States of America. (2018).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Author & Presenter), , M.S. (Author & Presenter), , E.C. (Panelist), , W.D. (Panelist), , M.E. (Panelist), , G.C. (Panelist), , Z.F. (Panelist), International Conference on Digital Preservation, Policy-based collaborative approaches to preserving electronic government information, International Conference on Digital Preservation, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2018).
  • Sittel, R. (Author & Presenter), Kellam, L. (Author & Presenter), International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST) Annual Conference, Preserving our electronic government information heritage, International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST), Montreal, Canada, Canada. (2018).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Panelist), Jacobs, J.R. (Panelist), American Library Association Annual Meeting, Preservation & Digital Collections @ the University of North Texas, American Library Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2017).

    • Poster

  • Caldwell, D. (Presenter), Sittel, N.R. (Presenter), Society of American Archivists 2019, Collective Impact and Preservation of Electronic Government Information, United States of America. (2019).
  • Sittel, R. (Author & Presenter), Caldwell, D.Y. (Author & Presenter), Laster, S. (Author), Society of American Archivists (SAA) Annual Conference, Collective Impact and Preservation of Electronic Government Information, Society of American Archivists (SAA), Austin, TX, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).

    • Professional Meeting Contribution

  • Sittel, N.R. (Leader), Laster, S. (Leader), Kellam, L. (Leader), ALA Annual Conference, Getting to Know GODORT (GODORT 101), American Library Association, Washington DC, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Sittel, R. (Author & Presenter), Jacobs, J.R. (Author & Presenter), Ezzo, J. (Author & Presenter), 2021 Fall Federal Depository Library Conference, 15 Amazing Facts about Digital Deposit You’ve Got to See to Believe and How They Could Change Gov Info Collections Forever, Government Publishing Office, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Sittel, R. (Author & Presenter), Federal Depository Library Conference & Council Meeting, DLC Digital Deposit Working Group Update, Government Publishing Office, Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Sittel, R. (Presenter), Meeting of The Depository Library Council, Meeting of the Depository Library Council, Government Publishing Office, Virtua, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

    • Webinar

  • Sittel, N.R. (Author & Presenter), Sklar, A. (Author & Presenter), Professional Development Committee Webinar, Oops! I am and Accidental Law Librarian!, Association of College and Research Libraries Public Policy and International Relations Section, Virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Sittel, R. (Principal), "Preservation of Electronic Government Information National Leadership Grant," sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, Federal, $87000 Funded. (2017 - 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).
  • 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).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Supporting), Burns, D. (Principal), "Mean Green Mapped," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (2015 - 2016).
  • Sittel, R. (Principal), "Preservation of Electronic Government Information National Leadership Grant," sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, Federal, Funded. (2017 - 2019).

    • Grant - Service

  • Dooley, Y. (Principal), Jim, C. (Supporting), Monahan, J. (Supporting), Sittel, R. (Supporting), "Tackling the Digital Divide in Texas," sponsored by Dean's Innovation Grant / UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Principal), Henson, B.E. (Supporting), "Deans Innovation Grant Civic Engagement Stations," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Monahan, J., Newsom, M. (Co-Principal), Robson, D. (Supporting), Sittel, R. (Supporting), "UNT Libraries Juvenile Collection Breakout," sponsored by Dean's Innovation Grant / UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
  • Sittel, N.R. (Principal), "Preservation of Electronic Government Information Project," sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, FED, Funded. (2017 - 2019).
  • 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

  • Member, Digital Scholarship Committee. (2017 - Present).
  • Chairperson, LibGuides Administration Task Force. (January 2019 - December 2019).
  • Member, Libraries Policy Work Group. (2015 - 2019).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Senate Committee on the Status of Women. (2016 - 2018).
  • Committee Member, Libraries Career Development Program. (2015 - 2017).

Public Service

  • Committee Member, Benjamin Lyon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Denton, Texas. (January 1, 2017 - Present).
  • Board Member (Secretary), League of Women Voters of Denton. Denton, Texas. (May 2015 - Present).
  • Board Member, League of Women Voters of Denton. Denton, Texas. (June 2022 - May 2023).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, Technical Report Image Archive and Library (TRAIL) Metrics Working Group. (2018 - Present).
  • Committee Member (Steering Committee), Technical Report Image Archive and Library (TRAIL). (March 2015 - Present).
  • Committee Member, American Library Association (ALA) / GODORT Publications Committee. (2015 - Present).
  • Committee Chair, American Library Association (ALA) / Government Documents Round Table (GODORT). (September 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023).
  • Other (Past Chair), Select row 4 American Library Association (ALA) / Government Documents Round Table (GODORT). (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023).
  • Committee Member, Texas GIS Day Committee. (August 1, 2020 - December 1, 2022).
  • Other (Chair), American Library Association (ALA) / Government Documents Round Table (GODORT). (June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022).
  • Member, Depository Library Council. (May 1, 2017 - May 31, 2021).
  • Committee Chair, American Library Association (ALA) / GODORT Publications Committee. (2017 - 2019).
  • Chairperson, Technical Report Image Archive and Library (TRAIL) Collections Working Group. (June 1, 2017 - September 1, 2018).
  • Committee Chair, Texas Library Association (TLA) / Government Documents Round Table (GODORT). (2016 - 2017).
  • Other (Webmaster), American Library Association (ALA) / Government Documents Round Table (GODORT). (June 1, 2013 - June 1, 2017).
  • Other (State and Local Publications Selector), American Library Association (ALA) / GODORT Notable Documents Panel. (2009 - 2015).
  • Task Force Chair, American Library Association (ALA) / GODORT State and Local Documents Task Force. (2012 - 2013).
  • Task Force Member, ALA Committee on Legislation FDLP Task Force. (2012 - 2012).