Faculty Profile

Robbie Sittel

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Department
Information Science
College
College of Information

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MPA, University of North Texas, 2023. 
Major: Public Administration
MS, University of North Texas, 2005. 
Major: Library Science
BA, Texas Woman's University, 1998. 
Major: English





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
INFO 5600.020, Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry, Spring 2024 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    INFO 5600.020, Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    INFO 5600.023, Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    INFO 5600.020, Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry, Spring 2023  SPOT
                    

                    INFO 5600.020, Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    INFO 5600.002, Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  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 Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
Sittel, N., LaGuardia, C.  (2021). Genealogy. Magazines for Libraries. (30th), .  New York: Bowker. 
Sittel, N., C.  (2019). Genealogy. Magazines for Libraries. (29th), .  New York: Bowker. 
Sittel, N. R. (2012). Going Green @ Your Library: One Librarian's Lessons in Programming. Greening Libraries. Library Juice. 
Book Review
Sittel, N. R. (2015). Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes: Serving and Transforming Communities in Times of Economic and Political Contraint. Government Information Quarterly. 32(2), 219-220. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/government-information-quarterly
Sittel, N. R. (2012). Public Libraries and the Internet. Managed by the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. Government Information Quarterly. 29(2), 307-308. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/government-information-quarterly
Journal Article
Sittel, N. R. (2018). Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) Project. Against the Grain. 29(6), 2.  Charleston, South Carolina: Charleston Conference. https://www.against-the-grain.com
Research Report
Yanowski, K. J., Sittel, N. R., Monterroso, B.  (2017). Using Technology to Enhance Discovery, Access, and Use: Final Report. Dean's Innovation Grant - Using Technology to Enhance Discovery, Access, and Use.  Denton, TX: University of North Texas. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1020989/
Summit Report Out
Sittel, N. R., Halbert, M. D., Skinner, K.  (2016). Digital Preservation of Federal Information Summit: Reflections. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc826639/
White Paper
Halbert, M., Skinner, K., Sittel, R., Caldwell, D., Concannon, M., Jacobs, J. R., Laster, S., Matheson, S.  (2019). Toward a Shared Agenda: Report on Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI Project) Activities for 2017-2019. 
Sittel, R., Halbert, M., Skinner, K., Caldwell, D., Concannon, M., Jacobs, J. R., Laster, S., Matheson, S.  (2019). PEGI Project National Forum Summary and Report. Other. 30.  Atlanta, GA: Educopia Institute. https://educopia.org/pegi/



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Sittel, R. (Principal), "Preservation of Electronic Government Information National Leadership Grant," Sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, Federal, $87000 Funded. (December 1, 2017 – November 30, 2019).
Sittel, N. R. (Co-Principal), Rowe, J. L. (Co-Principal), Burns, D. (Co-Principal), "Nonprofit Capacity Building," Sponsored by Texas State Library & Archives Commission, State, $38107.39 Funded. (September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017).
Yanowski, K. J. (Principal), Sittel, N. R. (Supporting), Monterroso, B. (Supporting), "Dean's Innovation Grant - Using Technology to Enhance Discovery, Access, and Use," Sponsored by University of North Texas Libraries, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (June 2016 – August 2017).
Sittel, N. R. (Supporting), Burns, D. (Principal), "Mean Green Mapped," Sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (June 2015 – July 2016).
Grant - Service   
Dooley, Y. (Principal), Jim, C. (Supporting), Monahan, J. (Supporting), Sittel, R. (Supporting), "Tackling the Digital Divide in Texas," Sponsored by Dean's Innovation Grant / UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (September 2021 – December 2022).
Sittel, N. R. (Principal), Henson, B. E. (Supporting), "Deans Innovation Grant Civic Engagement Stations," Sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022).
Monahan, J., Newsom, M. (Co-Principal), Robson, D. (Supporting), Sittel, R. (Supporting), "UNT Libraries Juvenile Collection Breakout," Sponsored by Dean's Innovation Grant / UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • 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):
				
      
					
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			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):
				
      
					
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