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Madison Brents

Title: Assistant Librarian

Department: Library - PS - Sycamore Library

College: University of North Texas

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • MS, University of North Texas, 2021
    Major: Library Science
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2018
    Major: English - Literature

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

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

No previous courses scheduled.

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

  • Brents, M., Sprabary, M., Stovall, A., Wolski, K. (2025). Community Engagement, Building, and Outreach. Encyclopedia of Libraries, Librarianship, and Information Science. 441-450. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-95689-5.00170-x

    • Encyclopedia Article

  • Brents , M., Sprabary, M., Stovall, A., Wolski, K.A. (2024). Community Engagement, Building, and Outreach. Encyclopedia of Libraries, Librarianship, and Information Science. 3 441-450. Elsevier.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Stovall, A., Brents, M., Knox, B.J., Monahan, J.A., "Library on the Go: A Pop-up Library Initiative," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).

    • Grant - Service

  • Brents , M. (Principal), Akers, E. (Supporting), "Creating an inclusive environment for student-parents," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $2500 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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