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Whitney R. Johnson-Freeman

Assistant Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - DL - Digital Curation Unit

Email: Whitney.Freeman@unt.edu

Education

  • MLS, University of North Texas, 2018
    Major: Digital Curation and Data Management
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2014
    Major: Radio/Television/Film

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Assistant Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2020 - Present).
  • Data Services Librarian, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. (2018 - 2020).

    • Professional

  • Human Resources Coordinator for Records Management, Southern Methodist University. Southern Methodist University. (2017 - 2018).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Graduate Academic Certificate in Digital Curation and Data Management, University of North Texas. (2018 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Conference Attendance, Library Assessment Conference, Association of Research Libraries. United States of America. (November 2022).
  • Workshop, Faculty Writing Panel Workshop, University of North Texas Faculty Success. United States of America. (February 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, Biodiversity Digitization: Celebrating a decade of progress, iDigBio. United States of America. (September 22, 2021 - September 23, 2021).
  • Conference Attendance, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative. United States of America. (July 23, 2021 - July 23, 2021).
  • Workshop, Name Authority Cooperative Program (NACO), Library of Congress. United States of America. (April 5, 2021 - May 10, 2021).
  • Conference Attendance, International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC), Digital Curation Centre. United Kingdom. (April 19, 2021 - April 19, 2021).
  • Conference Attendance, Library Assessment Conference 2020, Association of Research Libraries. United States of America. (November 18, 2020 - November 18, 2020).
  • Continuing Education Program, Scopus Certification Program for Librarians, Elsevier. United States of America. (October 5, 2020 - November 16, 2020).
  • Seminar, Strategies for Effective Online Presentations, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (September 2020).
  • Conference Attendance, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, Texas Woman's University. United States of America. (August 2020).
  • Seminar, Brand Touchpoints: All the Stuff & All the Staff, Library Works. United States of America. (May 2020).
  • Seminar, Design Tips and Tricks for Presentations and Posters, University of North Texas Libraries. United States of America. (May 2020).
  • Seminar, Carpentries Instructor Training, The Carpentries. United States of America. (April 23, 2020 - April 24, 2020).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R., Scott, M. (2023). Engaging with the IR Remotely. Rethinking Institutional Repositories: Innovations in Management, Collections, and Inclusion. 45-58. Chicago, Illinois, Association of College and Research Libraries. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2234000/

    • Journal Article

  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R., Phillips, M.E., Phillips, K.K. (2021). Managing an institutional repository workflow with GitLab and a folder-based deposit system. Code4Lib Journal. (50) 9. Code4Lib. https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/15650

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author & Presenter), Scott, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Carroll, H. (Author), NASIG 38th Annual Conference, Accessible History: Putting a Century of The Chronicles of Oklahoma Online, NASIG, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2023).
  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author & Presenter), Southern Mississippi Institutional Repository Conference, University of North Texas’ Compliance with Funder-Mandated Public Access to Research Data: Project Development and Progress Report, University of Southern Mississippi, United States of America. (2022).
  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author & Presenter), Southeast Data Librarian Symposium, Forging Connections at the University of North Texas to Comply with Funder-Mandated Public Access to Research Data, UNC Greenboro, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

    • Poster

  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author & Presenter), Warrenfells, A. (Author & Presenter), Bussey, J. (Author & Presenter), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Institutional Repositories for Beginners, Texas Digital Library, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2024).
  • Carroll, H. (Author & Presenter), Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Creating Subject Metadata for The Chronicles of Oklahoma in The Gateway to Oklahoma History, Texas Digital Library, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2023).
  • Scott, M. (Author & Presenter), Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, University of North Texas Open Access Publication Review (2019-2021): Workflows and Insights, Texas Digital Library, United States of America. (2022).
  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author & Presenter), Scott, M. (Author & Presenter), Southern Mississippi Institutional Repository Conference, OA Publications at the University of North Texas: Three Year Review of Publication Data to Identify Current Publication Practices, University of Southern Mississippi, United States of America. (2022).
  • Dobbs, K. (Author & Presenter), Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author), Bass, E. (Author), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Adding The Chronicles of Oklahoma to the Gateway to Oklahoma History Digital Library, Texas Digital Library, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author & Presenter), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Let’s Git Creative: Using GitLab to Improve the Institutional Repository Workflow at the University of North Texas, Texas Digital Library, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

    • Sharing Session

  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author & Presenter), Boucher, T. (Author & Presenter), Hight, A. (Author & Presenter), Winkler, H. (Author & Presenter), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Open Access Odyssey: Past, Present, and Beyond, Texas Digital Library, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2024).
  • Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Author & Presenter), Gamez Herrera, M. (Author & Presenter), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Shared Experiences from Graduate Students, Texas Digital Library, United States of America. (2022).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Phillips, M.E. (Principal), Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Co-Principal), "Chronicles of Oklahoma on the Gateway Project," sponsored by Oklahoma Historical Society, State, $35000 Funded. (2000).

    • Grant - Research

  • Roy, M.M. (Principal), Johnson-Freeman, W.R. (Supporting), "Evaluating Strategies to Promote Instructional Videos in an Academic Library: Enhancing Access, Awareness, and Engagement," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $4800 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Assessment Committee. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Other (Alternate), Digital Libraries-External Relations-Scholarly Communications Personnel Affairs Committee. (September 2021 - August 2023).
  • Co-Chair, Assessment Committee. (August 2021 - July 2023).
  • Committee Member, Data Services Librarian Search Committee. (May 2022 - December 2022).
  • Committee Member, Digital Collections Librarian Search Committee. (July 2022 - September 2022).
  • Member, Student Employee Professional Development Group. (November 2021 - May 2022).
  • Other (Protege), UNT Libraries Mentoring Program. (September 2020 - May 2022).
  • Member, New and Aspiring Librarians Mentoring Group. (April 2020 - May 2022).
  • Committee Member, Assessment Committee. (August 2020 - August 2021).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, OA Symposium Planning Committee. (November 2022 - Present).
  • Other (Instructor & Helper), The Carpentries. (2020 - Present).