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Bree'ya Brown

Title: Assistant Librarian

Department: Library - SL - Special Collections

College: University of North Texas

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • MS, University of Texas, 2020
    Major: Information Studies
    Dissertation: The Peculiarities of Community Archives: Exploring the Documentation of History and Memory through Digital Archives and Social Media
  • MA, California State University, Long Beach, 2018
    Major: History
    Specialization: Central-Eastern European History
  • BA, University of Texas at Arlington, 2015
    Major: Critical Languages and International Studies
    Specialization: Specialization in German and Spanish Translation
  • BA, University of Texas at Arlington, 2015
    Major: History

Current Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5371.401Archives and ManuscriptsFall 2025
INFO 5371.402Archives and ManuscriptsFall 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5371.402Archives and ManuscriptsSpring 2025 SPOT
INFO 5371.401Archives and ManuscriptsFall 2024 SPOT
INFO 5371.002Archives and ManuscriptsSpring 2024 SPOT
INFO 5371.001Archives and ManuscriptsFall 2023 SPOT
INFO 5371.600Archives and ManuscriptsFall 2023 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Brown, B., Quam-Wickham, N., Elliot, B.T. (2020). Librarian. A Day in the Life of an American Worker [2 volumes]: 200 Trades and Professions through History [2 volumes]. 2 ABC-CLIO.

    • Book Review

  • Brown, B. (2023). Archival Accessioning. Edited by Audra Eagle Yun. The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies. The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies. https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol10/iss1/7/
  • Brown, B. (2020). Art: Concepts, Spaces, and Practices by Anne Thurman--Jajes. (27) Focus on German Studies. https://journals.uc.edu/index.php/fogs/article/view/4262

    • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Brown, B., Hering, K., Greenwood, A. (2023). American Archivist's Hidden Content Project. Archival Outlook. Society of American Archivists. https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=803534&p=14&view=issueViewer
  • Brown, B., Vida, M. (2021). Central American News: the Diaspora’s Media that Bridges Central America and Abroad. Oxford, United Kingdom, Routed Magazine. https://www.routedmagazine.com/central-american-news-diaspora

    • Written Case with Instructional Material

  • Brown, B.N., Winston, R.E. (2025). Las Archivistas en El Salon: Teaching with Primary Sources at a Historically Black Instittution. Society of American Archivist Teaching With Primary Sources. https://www2.archivists.org/publications/epubs/Case-Studies-Teaching-With-Primary-Sources

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Fisher, S. (Principal), Brown, B. (Supporting), Krahmer, A.J. (Supporting), Hicks, W.L. (Supporting), Esparza, D. (Other), "Investigating Descriptive Practices for Potentially Harmful Cultural Heritage Materials," sponsored by University of North Texas Libraries, University of North Texas, $4800 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

    • Grant - Service

  • Brown, B.N. (Co-Principal), Ashton, K. (Co-Principal), "Of the People: Widening the Path," sponsored by United States Library of Congress, Federal, $59600 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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