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Dr. Sian D. Brannon

Associate Dean

University of North Texas

Department of Library - Collection Management

(940) 891-6945

Email: Sian.Brannon@unt.edu

Education

  • MBA, University of North Texas,
    Major: Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
  • PhD, Texas Woman's University,
    Major: Library Science
    Dissertation: 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
    Specialization: Mathematics

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Faculty Director, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2022).
  • Administrative Academic Fellow, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2020 - 2021).
  • Leadership Fellow, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2014 - 2015).

    • Professional

  • Associate Dean, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2016 - Present).
  • Assistant Dean, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2010 - 2015).
  • Technical Services Manager, Denton Public Library. Denton Public Library. (2008 - 2010).
  • Branch Manager, Denton Public Library. Denton Public Library. (2008 - 2010).
  • Librarian, Denton Public Library. Denton Public Library. (2002 - 2008).
  • Library Coordinator, DeVry University. DeVry University. (2000 - 2002).
  • Children's Librarian, Dallas Public Library. Dallas Public Library. (1999 - 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).
  • Texas Library Association. (1998 - 2015).
  • Phi Kappa Phi. (2012 - 2014).
  • Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. (2009 - 2013).
  • 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).
  • REFORMA Rio-Trinidad. (1999 - 2000).

Development Activities

  • 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).

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

Awards and Honors

  • Texas Academic Leadership Academy, Texas Council of Chief Academic Officers. (2022).
  • American Library Association Leadership Institute, American Library Association.
  • Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, Harvard University.
  • Gates Library Statistics Research Day, American Library Association.
  • TLA Branding Iron Award for Print Media, Texas Library Association.
  • TALL Texans: Texas Accelerated Leadership Institute, Texas Library Association.

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.
  • Wells, Kimberly. (2011). Emergency! Handling facilities during and after emergencies. Library Management Tips That Work. Chicago, IL, ALA Editions.
  • Wells, Kimberly. (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

  • Bloechle, Marie. (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
  • -. (2015). Public library fieldwork supervisors: a survey of activities, assessment, and attitudes. Journal of Librarianship & Information Science. 47 (4)
  • Waugh, Laura; Hamner, Jesse; Klein, Janette. (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
  • -. (2014). Assessment of Students in Fieldwork Courses: What are we rating. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science. 55 (4)
  • Sears, Suzanne. (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
  • Hildreth, WyLaina. (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

  • Pierce, J. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S.D. (Author & Presenter), Brown, E. (Author), American Library Association, Update on the ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey, United States of America. (2024).
  • 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).

    • Other

  • 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).
  • 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).

    • 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

  • Brannon, S.D. (Author), Park, S. (Author), American Library Association, Costs of Hiring - It's more than you think..., United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • 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).

    • 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

  • Brannon, S.D. (Moderator), Human Resource Development and Recruitment, Recruiting to the Profession: The LIS Pipeline and How We Can Help, American Library Association, United States of America. (2024).
  • 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).

Contracts, Grants, 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. (2022 - 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).

    • Grant - Teaching

  • Raja, M.A. (Principal), "UNT-NUML Partnership to Enhance English Linguistics, Literature, and Teaching," sponsored by U.S. Department of State, FED, Funded. (2013 - 2016).

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).

Public Service

  • Other (Volunteer), Ronald McDonald House - Dallas. Dallas, TX. (2015 - 2016).
  • Other (Volunteer), Women's Center. Fort Worth, TX. (2015 - 2016).
  • Board Member, City of Watauga Library Board. Watauga, TX. (2010 - 2014).

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 (Peer-reviewer), 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 (Chair-elect), Texas Library Association College and University Libraries Division. (2012 - 2013).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer (Advisory Committee member), 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).

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).