Lisa Ancelet, research, instruction and outreach librarian; Dianna Morganti, research, instruction and outreach librarian; Jessica McClean, research, instruction and outreach librarian; Stephanie Towery, copyright officer; Amanda Price, monograph acquisitions librarian; and Laura Waugh, digital collections librarian, were recognized and awarded the Scholarly Communication Notebook grant for the development of open educational resources (OER) that reflect and encourage diversity in scholarly communication.
Joan Heath, former associate vice president and university librarian, served as Member at Large on the Greater Western Library Alliance Executive Committee during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Joan Heath, former associate vice president and university librarian, served as a representative on the Texas Library Coalition for United Action Steering Committee during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Ginger Williams, head acquisitions librarian, developed and implemented negotiating strategies, reviewed and provided feedback on licenses and title selection workbooks, coordinated weekly Texas Library Coalition for United Action office hours from March -July 2021 for representatives of 43 Texas libraries participating in the Elsevier negotiation.
Laura Waugh, digital collections librarian, served on The Electronic Library’s Editorial Board as a reviewer during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Laura Waugh, digital collections librarian, served as a reviewer for the International Journal of Knowledge, Content Development and Technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Laura Waugh, digital collections librarian, was selected from a dynamic pool of Texas library leaders to participate in the Texas Accelerated Library Leaders Institute class of 2020 by the Texas Library Association.
Jessica McClean, research, instruction, and outreach librarian, served as subject editor for the Research for College Libraries’ Building and Construction Trades during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Steve Davis, curator, served as an outside reviewer for Texas A&M University Press during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Steve Davis, curator, served as an outside reviewer for Texas Christian University Press during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Tricia Boucher, user experience librarian, served as conference proposal reviewer for EDUCAUSE during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Kris Toma, university archivist and records manager, served as instructor of record for a graduate history course in Public History program at Texas State University during the 2021 spring semester.
Sheila Torres-Blank, database and metadata management librarian, served on the HathiTrust Community Metadata Strategy Task Force during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Margaret Vaverek, research, instruction and outreach librarian, served as a member of the HathiTrust Copyright Review team for Crown Copyright materials during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Margaret Vaverek, research, instruction and outreach librarian, served as a consultant, commentator, and judged papers submitted for the Phi Alpha Theta History Conference during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Stephanie Towery, copyright officer, served as instructor of record for a Legal Information Resources course in the Graduate School of Information at the University of Texas during the 2020 fall semester.
Mary Aycock, database and metadata management librarian, served on the technical support team and volunteered at the LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries in July 2020.
Amanda Price, monograph acquisitions librarian, served on the Swank Digital Campus Advisory Committee comprised of librarians and library workers charged with usability issues and educational and library needs during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Ginger Williams, head acquisitions librarian, served as a College & Research Libraries peer reviewer for two papers during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Ginger Williams, head acquisitions librarian, served as peer reviewer for posters submitted for the American Library Association Annual Conference in spring 2021.
Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, GIS services specialist, served as instructor of record for a Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems course at Texas State University during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Lauren Goodley, archivist, was appointed to serve on the Texas Digital Libraries awards committee during the 2020-2021 academic year. Goodley led meetings to encourage and ensure nominations, judge nominations, contacted awardees, and presented awards at the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries annual conference awards ceremony.
Lauren Goodley, archivist, served on the Excellence Awards Committee for the National Digital Stewardship Alliance during the 2020-2021 academic year. Goodley attended meetings to encourage, ensure, judge nominations, and presented two awards at the NSDA annual meeting and awards ceremony.
Laura Waugh, digital collections librarian, was appointed to serve on The Dataverse Projects’ Dataverse Community Planning Committee during the 2020-2021 academic year. Waugh attended meetings to plan session topics, logistics, and speakers for the annual meeting and served as note taker and backup Zoom host for sessions.
Laura Waugh, digital collections librarian, attended ORCID US Community Interest Group quarterly meetings to discuss new initiatives and strategies for outreach and potential integrations. Waugh also participated in the Board of Directors election as voting member representative.
Laura Waugh, digital collections librarian, served on the College and University Libraries Division Nominating Committee for the Texas Library Association during the 2020-2021 academic year. Waugh participated in meetings and outreach efforts to select new officers and presented candidate information at the Executive Committee meeting prior to opening voting.
Laura Waugh, digital collections librarian, served on the Texas Data Repository Steering Committee for the Texas Digital Library during the 2020-2021 academic year. Waugh also worked with the Larger Data Storage Committee, project team, Texas Data Repository Assessment Working Group, Journal Systems User Group, and the Texas Archivematica Steering Committee.
Erin Mazzei, digital media specialist, co-led the Texas Digital Library Imaging Group, scheduled meetings, worked on group documentation, and event preparation during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Jessica McClean, research, instruction and outreach librarian, co-chaired the Science & Technology Research Committee for the Association of College & Research Libraries during the 2020-2021 academic year. McClean planned and hosted three online research forums for science and technology librarians.
Steve Davis, curator, was elected to one of four living Fellows of the Texas Institute of Letters during the 2020-2021 academic year. Davis attended council meetings, nominated, voted on new members, and provided advice and counsel for the nonprofit honor society established to recognize excellence in writing.
Tricia Boucher, user experience librarian, was appointed to the Games and Learning Community Group Steering Committee for the EDUCAUSE annual conference. Boucher participated in meetings, helped moderate a webinar and discussion group and presented at the EDUCAUSE annual conference during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Tricia Boucher, user experience librarian, was elected to the Executive Board of the Games and Gaming Roundtable Committee for the American Library Association during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, director of collections and digital services, was elected to serve on the Information Technology Standing Committee for the International Federation of Library Associations during the 2020-2021 academic year. In this role, Uzwyshyn planned conferences and advised on IT and libraries.
Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, director of collections and digital services, participated in the Roundtable for Developing a Toolkit for National Open Science Practices at the US National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine during the 2020-2021 academic year. Uzwyshyn attended workshops and made recommendations for toolkit submission statements.
Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, director of collections and digital services, was appointed to the EDUCAUSE Education Annual Proposal Review Committee during the 2020-2021 academic year. In this role, Uzwyshyn reviewed conference presentations, panels, and posters.
Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, director of collections and digital services, was appointed to serve as an International Conference on Education and Information Technology (Oxford) session chair. In this role, Uzwyshyn moderated panels and conference presentations during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, director of collections and digital services, was appointed to review presentations, posters and panels for the Open Repositories Annual Conference during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Tara Spies Smith, research, instruction and outreach librarian, was appointed co-editor and served as peer review for the art documentation and listserv moderator for the Art Libraries Society of Nothern America Texas/New Mexico chapter meeting.
Jess Williams, administrative librarian, served in roles such as project manager, peer reviewer, programming committee member, and core leadership team for the Library Collective Conference during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Jess Williams, administrative librarian, coordinated communities of practice, including asynchronous and synchronous meetings and collaboration for the League of Awesome Libraries during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Lisa Cruces, undergraduate instruction and outreach librarian, was appointed to serve on Association of Research Libraries’ Kaleidoscope Program Task Force, which advises the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee to ensure that content and diversity scholars’ experience meet the program objectives.
Lisa Ancelet, research, instruction, and outreach librarian, was appointed to serve on the Sustainability Round Table for the Association of Research Libraries during the 2020-2021 academic year. Ancelet helped plan and implement more sustainable conference practices.
Dianna Morganti, research, instruction, and outreach librarian, was elected Treasurer on the Executive Board of Directors for the Texas Library Association for the 2020-2021 academic year. Morganti served as the members’ representative in the financial matters of the association and regularly updated the membership on the financial standing of the association.
Dianna Morganti, research, instruction, and outreach librarian, was appointed to serve as co-facilitator of the Carpentries Membership Pilot for Texas Digital Libraries during the 2020-2021 academic year. Morganti proposed and launched a membership pilot for Texas Digital Libraries in the global Carpentries organization.
Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, GIS services specialist, was appointed to serve as a member of the planning committee of the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries during the 2020-2021 academic year. Dede-Bamfo assisted with the planning and organization of the 2021 Virtual Conference.
Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, GIS services specialist, was appointed to serve as a member of the GIS Interest Group for the Texas Digital Library during the 2020-2021 academic year. Dede-Bamfo planned, organized, and conducted workshops for members across Texas and beyond.
Ginger Williams, head acquisitions librarian, was elected as co-chair of the Collections Committee for the Greater Western Library Alliance during the 2020-2021 academic year. Williams assisted the chair and staff organize committee activities, development of a negotiation team and an online conference.
Jennifer Johnson, user services consultant II, was selected to serve as a Journal for Technical Communication peer reviewer for 2021-2022.
Jennifer Johnson, user services consultant II, is a member of the Autism Society of Texas.
Jennifer Johnson, user services consultant II, is a member of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.
Whitten Smart, special assistant to the vice president, served on multiple product advisory boards for Watermark during 2020 and 2021.