Dr. Sian D. Brannon
University of North Texas
Library - Collection Management
(940) 891-6945
Email:

Education

MBA, University of North Texas, 2019.
Major: Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
PhD, Texas Woman's University, 2013.
Major: Library Science
Dissertation Title: Examining the Fieldwork Experience from the Site Supervisor Perspective: A mixed-methods study using Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development Theory
MS, University of North Texas, 1999.
Major: Library Science
BA, Texas Christian University, 1995.
Major: Spanish
Degree Specialization: Mathematics

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Faculty Director, University of North Texas. (2022).
Administrative Academic Fellow, University of North Texas. (2020 – 2021).
Leadership Fellow, University of North Texas. (2014 – 2015).
Professional
Associate Dean, University of North Texas. (January 2016 – Present).
Assistant Dean, University of North Texas. (December 2010 – December 2015).
Technical Services Manager, Denton Public Library. (June 2008 – December 2010).
Branch Manager, Denton Public Library. (April 2008 – December 2010).
Librarian, Denton Public Library. (June 2002 – April 2008).
Library Coordinator, DeVry University. (December 2000 – May 2002).
Children's Librarian, Dallas Public Library. (June 1999 – September 2000).

Licensures and Certifications

Mediation, Dispute Resolution Services of North Texas. (2018 – Present).

Professional Memberships

Association of College and Research Libraries. (2010 – Present).

Library Leadership and Management Association. (2009 – Present).

American Library Association. (2000 – Present).

Academic Library Advancement and Development Network. (2015 – 2018).

College and University Libraries Division Chair, Texas Library Association. (1998 – 2015).

Phi Kappa Phi. (2012 – 2014).

Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. (2009 – 2013).

Beta Lambda chapter President, Beta Phi Mu. (1999 – 2013).

Association for Library and Information Science Education. (2011 – 2012).

Reference and User Services Association. (2004 – 2012).

Public Library Association. (2000 – 2010).

Colorado Library Association. (2001 – 2003).

Treasurer, REFORMA Rio-Trinidad. (1999 – 2000).

Development Activities Attended

Seminar,"Art of Participatory Leadership," UNT, United States of America. (2020).

Workshop,"Inclusion, Equity, and Community Building," UNT, United States of America. (2020).

Conference Attendance,"Coalition for Networked Information member meeting," Coalition for Networked Information, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Conference Attendance,"Coalition for Networked Information member meeting," Coalition for Networked Information, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Conference Attendance,"Texas Library Association Annual Conference," Texas Library Association, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Workshop,"HathiTrust Member Meeting," HathiTrust, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Conference Attendance,"Academic Chairpersons Conference," Kansas State University, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Continuing Education Program,"Mediation Training," President Smatresk, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Workshop,"Texas OER Summit for Academic Librarians," UTSA, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Conference Attendance,"Texas Women in Higher Education Conference," TWHE, San Marcos, TX, United States of America. (2017).

Workshop,"Advocacy Workshop," Texas Association of Museums, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2017).

Workshop,"Fundraising Conference," Texas Association of Museums, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2017).

Conference Attendance,"ALADN Conference," Academic Library Advancement and Development Network, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2016).

Conference Attendance,"IFLA World Congress," International Federation of Library Associations, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. (2016).

Conference Attendance,"Library Assessment Conference," Association of Research Libraries, Crystal City, VA, United States of America. (2016).

Conference Attendance,"SWDSI," Southwest Decision Science Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, United States of America. (2016).

Conference Attendance,"Texas Conference on Digital Libraries," Texas Digital Library, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2016).

Self-Study Program,"Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills," University of Michigan, United States of America. (2016).

Conference Attendance,"Academic Chairpersons' Conference," Kansas State University, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2015).

Conference Attendance,"ACE Regional Women's Leadership Forum," American Council on Education, Miami, FL, United States of America. (2015).

Conference Attendance,"Library Assessment Conference," Association of Research Libraries, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2014).

Conference Attendance,"Texas Library Association Annual Conference," Texas Library Association, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2014).

Self-Study Program,"Introduction to Financial Accounting," University of Michigan, United States of America. (2014).

Workshop,"UNT Open Access Symposium," University of North Texas, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2014).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Annual Conference," American Library Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2013).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Mid-winter Meeting," American Library Association, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2013).

Conference Attendance,"Library Human Resources Management Association," LHRMA, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2013).

Conference Attendance,"Southeastern Library Assessment Conference," SELA, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2013).

Conference Attendance,"Texas Library Association Annual Conference," Texas Library Association, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2013).

Seminar,"Clear Pictures from Complex Data," Association for College and Research Libraries, United States of America. (2013).

Workshop,"Library Value: Conceptualizing, Capturing, and Communicating Impact," American Library Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2013).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Annual Conference," American Library Association, Anaheim, CA, United States of America. (2012).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Mid-winter Meeting," American Library Association, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2012).

Conference Attendance,"Association for Library and Information Science Education," ALISE, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2012).

Conference Attendance,"Brick & Click Library Symposium," Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, United States of America. (2012).

Conference Attendance,"Texas Library Association Annual Conference," Texas Library Association, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2012).

Workshop,"Balanced Scorecard workshops," Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2011 – 2012).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Annual Conference," American Library Association, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2011).

Conference Attendance,"Association of College and Research Libraries," ACRL, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2011).

Conference Attendance,"Texas Library Association Annual Conference," Texas Library Association, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2011).

Awards and Honors

American Library Association Leadership Institute, American Library Association. (2018).

Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, Harvard University. (2017).

TALL Texans: Texas Accelerated Leadership Institute, Texas Library Association. (2004).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
INFO 5390, Technical Services in Libraries and Information Centers, 4 courses.
INFO 5970, Advanced Topics Seminar in Information Science I, 12 courses.
INFO 5980, Advanced Topics Seminar in Information Science II, 12 courses.
SLIS 5390, Technical Services in Libraries and Information Centers, 4 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

Texas Woman's University, Collection Development, LS 5003, Spring 2009.

Texas Woman's University, Collection Development, LS 5003, Fall 2008.

Non-Credit Instruction

Guest Lecture, UNT College of Information. (August 2017).

Guest Lecture, Texas Woman's University Phi Kappa Phi. (October 2013).

Guest Lecture, UNT College of Information. (October 2013).

Guest Lecture, Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Sciences. (September 2011).

Guest Lecture, American Association of Women Educators. (November 2009).

Guest Lecture, Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Sciences. (October 2009).

Guest Lecture, Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Sciences. (October 2008).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Brannon, S. D. (2019). Literature Review: Academic Library Onboarding. Onboarding in Academic Libraries. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Brannon, S. D., Leuzinger, J. A. (2017). Rubrics and Rutabagas - Only One is Useful for Assessing Staff During Evaluations. Library Assessment Cookbook. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
Brannon, S. D. (2017). Stop Folding the Dough - Intervening to Decide Whether or Not to Assess Again. Library Assessment Cookbook. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
Brannon, S. D., Waugh, L. (2017). Taking Out the Fat and Getting to the Impact. Library Assessment Cookbook. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
Brannon, S. D. (2017). Triage Succession Planning: How mass turnover required on the spot mentoring. Case Studies in Academic Librarianship Management. ALA Editions.
Brannon, S. D. (2013). HAM: A Hybrid Acquisitions Model for Public Libraries" Rethinking Collection Development and Management. Rethinking Collection Development and Management. ABC-CLIO.
Brannon, S. D., Wells, K. (2011). Emergency! Handling facilities during and after emergencies. Library Management Tips That Work. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
Brannon, S. D., Wells, K. (2011). Managing for Emergencies: Working with staff before, during, and after disaster strikes. Library Management Tips That Work. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
Brannon, S. D. (2008). Basic Staffing Study. Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians. McFarland Publishers.
Brannon, S. D. (2008). Splish-Splash Storytimes. Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians. McFarland Publishers.
Brannon, S. D. (2007). We Can’t Keep Quiet About Our Electronic Resources!. Marketing and Promoting Electronic Resources: Creating the E-Buzz!. Haworth Press.
Conference Proceeding
Brannon, S. D., Bloechle, M. (2011). Demographic Trends of College Students Today & Tomorrow: How Do We Entice Them to Use the Academic Library?. Proceedings of the Brick & Click Libraries Symposium. Northwest Missouri State University.
Journal Article
Brannon, S. D. (2024). You Know What Really Grinds My Gears? Sitting Through a Bad Presentation. Texas Library Journal. 100(1), 13-14.
Rodriguez, A. E., Brannon, S. Down to the Wire: Electronic Resources, TX-RAMP Compliance, and Fiscal Close. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. Routledge.
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
Sassen, C., Brannon, S. (2021). Collaborating on Scholarship: Best Practices for Team Research Projects. College & Undergraduate Libraries. 28(1), . https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1752319/
Leuzinger, J., Brannon, S. (2021). Making Meetings More Meaningful: An Exploration of Meeting Science in Libraries. Journal of Library Administration. 61(5), .
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
Brannon, S. D. (2018). Click to Count: the birth of a journal support campaign. 30(1), .
Burns, D., Brannon, S. D. (2018). Getting Started with Organizational Design at Your Library. Library Leadership & Management. 33(1), .
Jackson, S., Brannon, S. D. (2018). Managing Technology: Considerations for In-house Software Development in Your Library. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 44(6), .
Leuzinger, J. A., Rowe, J. L., Brannon, S. D. (2016). “Mentoring Library Students for Career Development and Succession Planning”. Texas Library Journal. 92(2), . Austin, Texas: Texas Library Association. http://www.txla.org/sites/tla/files/TLJ/TLJ92-2.pdf
Brannon, S. D. (2015). Public library fieldwork supervisors: a survey of activities, assessment, and attitudes. Journal of Librarianship & Information Science. 47(4), .
Waugh, L., Hamner, J. H., Klein, J., Brannon, S. D. (2015). Evaluating the University of North Texas’ Digital Collections: An exploratory assessment of stakeholder perceptions and impact on institutional goals. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 41(6), .
Crawford, L. S., Leuzinger, J. A., Brannon, S. D., Hamner, J. H. (2015). “Fear of Negative Evaluation: Differences Amongst Librarians”. Library Leadership & Management. 29(3), . Chicago, Illinois: Library Leadership and Management Association. https://journals.tdl.org/llm/index.php/llm/article/view/7096
Brannon, S. D., Leuzinger, J. A. (2014). “Keeping Human Resources Happy: Improve Hiring Process Through the Use of Rubrics”. Library Leadership & Management. 29(1), . Chicago, Illinois: Library Leadership and Management Association. https://journals.tdl.org/llm/index.php/llm/article/view/7114
Brannon, S. D. (2014). Assessment of Students in Fieldwork Courses: What are we rating. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science. 55(4), .
Brannon, S. D., Sears, S. (2014). Textbooks Weighing You Down? Check Out our E-Readers. Technical Services Quarterly. 31(3), .
Brannon, S. D. (2011). National Public Library Statistics: A Literature and Methodology Review 1999-2009. Library Student Journal. 6, .
Brannon, S. D., Hildreth, W. (2011). Teen Homework Centers: Minimum Resources for Most Budgets. Texas Library Journal. 87(1), .
Brannon, S. D. (2011). SMS Reference. The Reference Librarian. 52(1), .
Brannon, S. D. (2010). Say No to Speedbumps!. Computers in Libraries. 30(6), .
Brannon, S. D. (2009). Dozens of Teens/Tweens in the Library at One Time? Why Not?. Texas Library Journal. 85(3), .
Brannon, S. D., Perry, B. (2005). TALL Texans Leadership Institute. Texas Library Journal. 81(3), .
Brannon, S. D. (2005). Perspective on Reader’s Advisory. Public Libraries. 44(1), .
Newsletter
Brannon, S. D. (2010). Text Reference (SMS). MLA News.
Brannon, S. D. (2009). A New Set of Job Interview No-no’s. Library Worklife.
Brannon, S. D. (2006). How Working in Retail Made Me a Better Librarian. The One-Person Library. 23(2), .
Brannon, S. D. (2005). Being Organized - Oh, the Irony. Library Worklife.
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/
Webpage
Goddard, M., Brannon, S. D. (2022). Full-Text Coverage Ratios. SPARC Data Analysis for Negotiation. https://sparcopen.org/our-work/negotiation-resources/data-analysis/full-text-coverage-ratios/
Brannon, S. D. (2022). Serials Transparency List. SPARC Data Analysis for Negotiation. https://sparcopen.org/our-work/negotiation-resources/data-analysis/serials-transparency-list/
Ong, N., Brannon, S. D. (2022). Turnaways. SPARC Data Analysis for Negotiation. https://sparcopen.org/our-work/negotiation-resources/data-analysis/turnaways/

Presentations Given

Demonstration

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), American Library Association midwinter meeting, News You Can Use: Data Sources, Products, and Trends, United States of America. (2013).

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).

Sassen, C. J. (Author), Brannon, S. (Author & Presenter), Career Development Committee, Collaborating on Scholarship, University of North Texas Libraries, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2020).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), TLA SMART Summit, Leading Effective Meetings, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2015).

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), 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).

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).

Sassen, C. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative 2020 Conference, Collaborating on Scholarship, United States of America. (2020).

Leuzinger, J. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative 2020 Conference, To Meet or Not to Meet: How We Really Feel, United States of America. (2020).

Robson, D. S. (Author & Presenter), Dewitt-Miller, E. J. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author), Annual Conference, 2018 Games in Libraries, American Library Association / Games and Gaming Round Table, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Robson, D. S. (Author), Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Dewitt-Miller, E. J. (Author), Games in Libraries Conference, Gaming Collection Census - A current picture of Gaming in Libraries, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire McIntyre Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Crawford, L. S. (Author & Presenter), Leuzinger, J. A. (Author & Presenter), Texas Women in Higher Education Conference, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Texas Women in Higher Education, Frisco, TX, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), ALCTS Exchange virtual conference, Found You! Identifying and Accessing Hidden Collections, ALCTS, United States of America. (2017).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Smith, S. (Author & Presenter), UNT Student Portraits Symposium, From the Ground Up - Getting Teams to Think About Assessment, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2017).

Smith, S. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Outcomes and Assessment Conference, From the Ground Up: Getting Everyone Thinking About Assessment, North Texas Community College Consortium and the Research and Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. (2016).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Smith, S. (Author & Presenter), Outcomes and Assessment Conference, The Whole Picture - One Library’s Assessment Activities, North Texas Community College Consortium and the Research and Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. (2016).

Smith, S. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Extending the TAM2 Model: Card Swiping and Academic Librarians, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America. (2016).

Brannon, S. D. (Presenter), Crawford, L. S. (Presenter), Leuzinger, J. A. (Presenter), Supervisors, Managers and Administrators Round Table (SMART) Summit, “Serenity Now! Overcoming the Fear of Negative Evaluation”, Texas Library Association, Denton, Texas., United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Brannon, S. D. (Presenter), Texas Library Association annual conference, Navigate TLA with Confidence: Tips and Tricks from the Professionals, United States of America. (2014).

Brannon, S. D. (Presenter), Texas Library Association annual conference, You Can Do It! Applying and Interviewing for Jobs, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Brannon, S. D. (Presenter), Leuzinger, J. A. (Presenter), “Using Rubrics for Selecting Job Candidates and Reviewing Employees”, Library Human Resources Management Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2013 – 2013).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Southeastern Library Assessment Conference, The Whole Picture - One Library's Assessment Activities, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2013).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Murray, K. (Author & Presenter), University of North Texas Student Portraits Symposium, Student-Centered Value Research: Assessment activities of the UNT Libraries, United States of America. (2013).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), American Library Association Midwinter Conference, The University of North Texas Experience with ARL's Balanced Scorecard Initiative, United States of America. (2012).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Bloechle, M. (Author & Presenter), AMIGOS Member Conference, Demographic Trends of College Students Today & Tomorrow: How do we entice them to use the academic library, United States of America. (2012).

Brannon, S. D. (Presenter), Helge, K. (Presenter), Hill, V. (Presenter), Bird, R. (Presenter), Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference, Professional Learning Communities and Personal Learning Networks in IS, United States of America. (2012).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Creating Alliances in the Overlapping Fields of IT and Librarianship (moderator), United States of America. (2012).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Brick & Click Libraries Symposium, Demographic Trends of College Students Today & Tomorrow: How do we entice them to use the academic library, United States of America. (2011).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Phoenix Staff Development Day, Selecting and Advising Practicum Students, United States of America. (2011).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Hildreth, W. (Author & Presenter), Texas Library Assocation online webinar, Teen Homework Centers: Minimum Resources for Most Budgets, United States of America. (2011).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Handheld Librarian Online Conference, Text Reference, United States of America. (2009).

Panel Presentation

Brannon, S. D. (Panelist), NISO Online webinar, Libraries and the Move to Transparency, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Brannon, S. D. (Discussant), Texas Library Association, Changing Roles in Academic Libraries – The Assessment Librarian, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Brannon, S. D. (Panelist), Texas Library Association, Maintaining Healthy Organizations, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Poster

Peebles, E. (Author & Presenter), Ericson, L. (Author & Presenter), Ross, A. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author), UNT Equity & Diversity Conference, All-Gender Restrooms: Necessary and Possible, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).

Harker, K. R. (Author & Presenter), Miles, C. A. (Author), Brannon, S. D. (Author), Library Assessment Conference, The Long and Winding Road of an Assessment Committee, United States of America. (2022).

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).

Sassen, C. J. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. (Author & Presenter), The Exchange: an ALCTS/LITA/LLAMA Collaboration, To Co-Author or Not?, United States of America. (2020).

Enoch, T. C. (Author & Presenter), Castillo, D. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. (Author & Presenter), The Exchange: an ALCTS/LITA/LLAMA Collaboration, Transparency on Journal Pricing – Make a List!, United States of America. (2020).

Sassen, C. (Author), Brannon, S. D. (Author), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Collaborating on Scholarship, Texas Library Association; Conference poster session canceled, Houston, Texas, United States of America. (2020).

Robson, D. (Author & Presenter), Dewitt-Miller, E. J. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author), Annual Conference, Game Collections in Libraries: More than just Monopoly, American Library Association, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Texas Library Association, Click to Count: A Journal Retention Campaign, United States of America. (2018).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Smith, S. (Author), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Congress, From Acceptance to Assessment: Academic Librarians CAN Card-Swipe, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2016).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Smith, S. (Author & Presenter), Library Assessment Conference, From Acceptance to Assessment: Librarians Can Card Swipe, Association of Research Libraries, University of Washington Libraries, Washington, D.C., United States of America. (2016).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Smith, S. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, Academic Librarians & Technology Acceptance: Using the TAM2 Model, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. (2016).

Crawford, L. S. (Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Presenter), Leuzinger, J. A. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference 2014, “Serenity Now! Overcoming the Fear of Negative Evaluation”, Texas Library Association, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Brannon, S. D. (Presenter), Sears, S. (Presenter), American Library Association annual conference, Textbooks Weighting You Down?, United States of America. (2013).

Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), American Library Association annual conference, Elements of a Succession Plan, United States of America. (2011).

Roundtable discussion

Robson, D. S. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), Dewitt-Miller, E. J. (Author), Annual Conference, It's Your Turn -- Game Collections in Libraries, Texas Library Association, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Sharing Session

Harker, K. R. (Author & Presenter), Miles, C. A. (Discussant), Brannon, S. D. (Discussant), 2022 Library Assessment Conference, The Long and Winding Road of an Assessment Committee, Association of Research Libraries, Online, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Webinar

Rodriguez, A. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S. D. (Author & Presenter), AMIGOS Member Conference: Building the New Library Team, From Origination to Onboarding: Improving the Hiring Experience, AMIGOS, online, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Brannon, S. D. (Presenter), Leuzinger, J. A. (Presenter), “Keeping it Fair: Using Rubrics in Hiring and Evaluation”, American Library Association, Library Leadership and Management Association, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Harker, K. R. (Principal), Byrne, S. (Supporting), Leuzinger, J. A. (Supporting), Rodriguez, A. E. (Supporting), Brannon, S. D. (Supporting), Wolf, S. D. (Supporting), "UNT Libraries Dean's Innovation Grants (DIG)," Sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $4975 Funded. (September 2022 – August 2023).
Brannon, S. D. (Principal), "University of North Texas Global Engagement Grant - Latin-American Studies materials," University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (2022).
Brannon, S. D., "University of North Texas Global Engagement Grant - Japanese language materials," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2017 – 2017).
Brannon, S. D. (Co-Principal), "Impact Grant to study e-textbook usage on e-readers," Sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $10000 Funded. (2012 – 2013).
Grant - Service
Brannon, S. D., "Mini-Grant for Early Literacy Storytime," Sponsored by Target Corporation, Other, $2000 Funded. (2010).
Brannon, S. D., "Electronic Resources Promotion Mini-grant," Sponsored by North Texas Regional Library System, State, $2500 Funded. (2004).

Awards and Honors

TLA Branding Iron Award for Print Media, Texas Library Association. (2009).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Academic IT Associate Deans Council. (2021 – Present).

Committee Member, Institutional Effectiveness Peer Review Committee. (2020 – Present).

Member, Library Council on Diversity and Inclusion. (2020 – Present).

Special Institutional Assignment, President's Mediation Team. (2018 – Present).

Committee Member, Library Dean's Council. (2010 – Present).

Committee Member, Various library search committees. (2010 – Present).

Committee Member, COACHE Steering Committee. (2021 – 2022).

Member, Textbook/Curricular Materials Working Group. (2020 – 2021).

Committee Member, Equity and Diversity Conference Planning Committee. (2019 – 2020).

Special Institutional Assignment, Institutional Effectiveness Peer Review Committee. (2019 – 2020).

Co-Chair, Library Assessment Committee. (2019 – 2020).

Member, Libraries Donor Relations Committee. (2017 – 2020).

Member, Academic Associate Deans Council. (2016 – 2020).

Special Institutional Assignment, Registrar Search Committee. (2019 – 2019).

Member, Search Committee - Library Budget Officer. (2019 – 2019).

Member, Search Committee - Vice Provost for Faculty Success. (2019 – 2019).

Committee Member, University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (2011 – 2019).

Task Force Member, Libraries Culture of Grantsmanship Coordinating Group. (2016 – 2018).

Committee Member, State Employee Charitable Campaign Coordinating Group. (2015 – 2018).

Committee Member, Committee on Student Conduct. (2011 – 2018).

Co-Chair, Libraries We Care We Count Team. (2017).

Attendee, Meeting, President's Planning Workshop. (2017).

Task Force Member, Capstone Task Force. (2016 – 2017).

Chairperson, Libraries Assessment Workgroup. (2011 – 2017).

Committee Member, Administrator Evaluation Committee for Dean of Libraries. (2016).

Committee Member, Graduate School Travel Grants Selection Committee. (2016).

Committee Member, Leadership Fellows Selection Committee. (2016).

Task Force Member, Libraries "Raise the Floor" Salary Task Force. (2016).

Committee Member, Libraries Cataloging Workgroup. (2015 – 2016).

Committee Member, Senior Vice-Provost Team. (2014 – 2016).

Committee Chair, University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (2013 – 2016).

Task Force Member, SACS-COC Reaffirmation Writing Team. (2012 – 2015).

Task Force Member, Summer School Task Force. (2014).

Committee Member, Principles and Procedures for Evaluation of Academic Administrators. (2013 – 2014).

Committee Member, Libraries WebPAC Workgroup. (2011 – 2012).

Committee Member, Libraries Website Content Workgroup. (2011 – 2012).

Committee Chair, Library Liaisons Workgroup. (2011 – 2012).

Professional Service

Editorial Review Board Member, Library Leadership & Management. (2022 – Present).

Editorial Review Board Member, Public Services Quarterly. (2021 – Present).

Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Academic Librarianship. (2015 – Present).

Other, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. (2010 – Present).

Committee Member, ACRL Academic Libraries Trends and Statistics Editorial Board. (2022 – October 2024).

Committee Member, ALA HR Development and Recruitment Advisory Committee. (2022 – 2023).

Officer, Secretary, ACRL University Libraries Section. (2021 – 2022).

Committee Chair, American Libraries Advisory Committee. (2021 – 2022).

Committee Chair, ALA-APA Salaries & Status Standing Committee. (2020 – 2022).

Task Force Chair, SPARC Data Analysis Working Group. (2020 – 2021).

Editor, Journal Editor, Public Services Quarterly. (2016 – 2021).

Member, ACRL Appointments Committee. (2019 – 2020).

Member, ACRL ULS LibGuides Ad Hoc Committee. (2019 – 2020).

Committee Chair, Society for Southwest Archivists Conference Registration Committee. (2019 – 2020).

Chairperson, ACRL University Library Section Procedures Committee. (2018 – 2020).

Chairperson, ALADN 2019 Site Selection Committee. (2017 – 2018).

Chairperson, Texas Digital Library Awards Committee. (2017 – 2018).

Committee Chair, ALADN 2018 Conference Planning Committee. (2016 – 2018).

Conference-Related, International Conference on Knowledge Management, Fort Worth, TX. (2017).

Program Organizer, ALADN 2017 Conference Programming Committee. (2016 – 2017).

Committee Member, Texas Digital Libraries Awards Committee. (2016 – 2017).

Committee Member, ALADN 2016 Conference Planning Committee. (2015 – 2016).

Program Organizer, CTLC Collection Management Affinity Group. (2013 – 2016).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Education for Information. (2014 – 2015).

Program Coordinator, Texas Library Association College and University Libraries Division. (2014 – 2015).

Editorial Review Board Member, Public Services Quarterly. (2011 – 2015).

Committee Member, University Libraries Section Procedures Committee. (2011 – 2015).

External T&P Letter Writer, Texas Tech University Libraries. (2014).

External T&P Letter Writer, University at Albany Libraries. (2014).

Committee Chair, ACRL University Libraries Section Procedures Committee. (2013 – 2014).

Chairperson, Texas Library Association College and University Libraries Division. (2013 – 2014).

Editorial Review Board Member, Library Resources and Technical Services. (2012 – 2014).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, Beta Phi Mu, Beta Lambda Chapter, Denton, TX. (2011 – 2014).

Conference-Related, DataRes Symposium. (2013).

Conference-Related, Digital Frontiers Conference. (2013).

Conference-Related, iConference. (2013).

Committee Member, American Library Association Emerging Leaders Selection Committee. (2012 – 2013).

Committee Member, Association for Library and Information Science Education Membership Advisory Committee. (2012 – 2013).

Chairperson, PLA PLDS Statistical Report Advisory Committee. (2012 – 2013).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, Texas Library Association College and University Libraries Division. (2012 – 2013).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Libraries. (2011 – 2013).

Committee Member, American Library Association Emerging Leaders Program Subcommittee. (2011 – 2013).

Committee Member, LLAMA Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation Section Data Collection for Library Managers Committee. (2011 – 2013).

Committee Member, RUSA Publications and Communications Committee. (2009 – 2013).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Library Student Journal. (2010 – 2012).

Committee Member, PLA PLDS Statistical Report Advisory Committee. (2009 – 2012).

Editorial Review Board Member, Public Libraries. (2009 – 2012).

Editorial Review Board Member, Reference and User Services Quarterly. (2009 – 2012).

Committee Member, Texas Woman's University Faculty Planning and Assessment Committee. (2010 – 2011).

Committee Member, Texas Woman’s University Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Advisory Committee. (2010 – 2011).

Committee Member, RUSA Professional Development Committee. (2008 – 2010).

Committee Member, TLA Scholarship and Research Committee. (2004 – 2010).

Committee Member, Texas Woman's University Committee on Accreditation. (2009).

Committee Member, RUSA RSS Services to Adults Committee. (2004 – 2009).

Chairperson, TLA Scholarship and Research Committee. (2006 – 2007).

Chairperson, TLA Public Libraries Division Bylaws Committee. (2005 – 2007).

Committee Member, American Library Association Research & Statistics Committee. (2004 – 2006).

Editorial Review Board Member, Library Technology Now. (2004 – 2006).

Committee Member, North Texas Regional Library System Continuing Education Committee. (2004 – 2006).

Committee Member, TALL Texans Round Table. (2004 – 2006).

Committee Member, Texas Leadership Association Leadership Development Committee. (2003 – 2006).

Committee Chair, North Texas Regional Library System Continuing Education Committee. (2004 – 2005).

Committee Member, TLA Acquisitions and Collection Development Round Table. (2004 – 2005).

Officer, Treasurer, REFORMA Rio-Trinidad. (1999 – 2000).

Public Service

Other, Ronald McDonald House - Dallas, Dallas, TX. (2015 – 2016).

Other, Women's Center, Fort Worth, TX. (2015 – 2016).

Board Member, City of Watauga Library Board, Watauga, TX. (2010 – 2014).

Consulting

Academic, University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi, United States of America. (2018).

Academic, Missouri State University, United States of America. (2017).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Martindale Public Library, United States of America. (2015).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Rhome Public Library, Rhome, TX, United States of America. (2015).

Academic, Atlanta University, United States of America. (2014).

Awards and Honors

Gates Library Statistics Research Day, American Library Association. (2013).