MLIS (May 2011)
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Certification in Digital Content Management (May 2011)
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

BS, Business Marketing and Visual Arts (May 2006)
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas

Digital Collections Librarian (August 2017-present)
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

• Managing the Texas State University Digital Collections Repository
• Collaborating to establish and grow content in the Texas State University Dataverse
• Writing metadata records, developing standards, maintaining consistency and organization, and processing materials for the digital collections and data repository
• Active service and participation on university library, faculty, and professional association committees and working groups
• Promoting library services via conference presentations, workshops, professional events, and active participation in the library community

Marketing Coordinator (October 2015-August 2017)
Texas Digital Library, Austin, Texas

• Creating and managing WordPress websites for the TDL, Texas Data Repository, Vireo Users Group, and TxETD Association
• Writing content and promoting the TDL through social media, email lists, and bi-monthly newsletters
• Organizing and presenting content for monthly online TDL Forum
• Managing the TDL DSpace repository including writing metadata and file normalization
• Developing curriculum and delivering training to students, staff, and faculty on Open Journal Systems software
• Event planning for conferences, symposiums, meetings, workshops, and webinars
• Preparing budgets, reports, and cooperative grant documents
• Representing TDL and promoting services via conference presentations, workshops, training, professional events, and active participation in library communities

Repository Librarian for Scholarly Works (February 2012-October 2015)
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

• Writing metadata records, developing standards, maintaining consistency and organization, and processing materials for the institutional repository and data repository
• Securing copyright permissions and licensing for national and international materials
• Developing standards and controlled vocabularies including the UNT Names online database, shared globally
• Collaboration with faculty, staff, and student groups on outreach and event planning to promote digital library services
• Delivering training workshops to faculty, staff, and students
• Active service and participation on university library, faculty, and professional association committees and working groups
• Supervising two student employees
• Promoting library services via conference presentations, workshops, professional events, and active participation in the library community

Graduate Library Assistant (August 2010-February 2012)
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

• Creating and fostering the growth of an institutional repository for the university
• Collaboration with the technology and communications teams to develop system requirements and ensure a quality user experience
• Establishing policies and workflows for metadata in qualified Dublin Core, file normalization, controlled vocabularies, and legal records
• Securing copyright and licensing permissions of materials for the repository
• Developing and delivering training about the repository to faculty, staff, and students
• Responding to online and in-person inquiries and providing information to faculty, staff, students, and the community
• Promoting library services via conference presentations, workshops, professional events, and active participation in the library community

Student Assistant (March 2010-August 2010)
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

• Developing online tutorials on software and digitization workflows
• Responding and providing information and reference via online forms from community users
• Writing metadata records for digitized items in accordance with established standards in qualified Dublin Core
• Digitizing materials for The Portal to Texas History including archival documents, photographs, and glass plate negatives

English Teacher (July 2008-July 2009)
Avalon English Academy, Seoul, South Korea

• Preparing curriculum and interactive activities
• Teaching middle-school aged students daily and filling in to teach other classes as needed
• Collaborating with Korean teachers on curriculum and progress reports for parents
• Promotion to Team Leader for the campus to train new English teachers and check for consistency in curriculum
• Participation in community-wide events to promote education and the Avalon English Academy

Publications

Language Resources and Evaluation (2018 – present), Springer

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (2015-present)
Pacific University Libraries

The Electronic Library (2013-present)
Emerald Publishing

• Editorial Board Member (2016-present)
• Reviewer of the Year Award (2015)

Handbook of Research on Developing Metadata Schemas and Application Profiles (forthcoming book)
IGI Global Publishing

• Reviewers Board Member (2015-present)

Conferences

Digital Frontiers Conference (2012-present)

Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (2014-2017)

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative International Conference (2014-2015)

International iConference (2013-2014)

Cross Timbers Library Consortium Conference (2012-2013)

American Library Association

• Association of College and Research Libraries
  • Digital Curation Interest Group
  • University Libraries Interest Group
• Library Research Round Table
  • Membership Subcommittee (2013-2015)

Beta Phi Mu, International Library and Information Science Honor Society

• Invited Member (2011-present)

Council of Research and Academic Libraries

• Open Access, Copyright, and Fair Use Interest Group

Cross Timbers Library Collaborative

• Scholarly Communications and Digital Curation Affinity Group
  • Co-creator; Planning Committee (2013-2015)

Digital Frontiers

• Conference Committee (2012-present)
  • Chair, Code of Conduct Subcommittee (2014-2015)

Society of American Archivists

• College and University Archives Section
• Metadata and Digital Object Roundtable
• Research Libraries Roundtable

Southwestern Association of Law Libraries

• Constitution and Bylaws Committee (2014-2016)

Texas Archivematica Users Group (A-Tex)

• Steering Committee (2016-present)

Texas Library Association

• College and University Libraries Division
• Digital Libraries Roundtable
  • Chair-Elect (2018-2019)
  • Legislative Committee (2013-2015)

Texas State University Promotions Team (2018-present)

• Makers Day Subcommittee (2018-2019)
• Escape Room Subcommittee (2018-2019)
• Subject-Librarian Trading Cards Subcommittee (2018-2019)

Texas State University Metadata Advisory Committee (2018-present)

Texas Data Repository Steering Committee (2017-present)

• Vice-Chair (2018-2019)
• TDR Assessment Working Group (2017-present)

Texas State University Digital Preservation Working Group (2017-present)

Texas State University Scholarly Communications Team (2017-present)

Texas State University Social Media Advisory Committee (2017-present)

Texas Digital Library DSpace Education Working Group (2016-present)

Texas Digital Library Awards Committee (2015-2017)

Texas Digital Library Dataverse Implementation Working Group (2015-2017)

Texas Conference on Digital Libraries Planning Committee (2014-2017)

• Chair (2015-2016)

University of North Texas Faculty Senate, elected representative (2013-2015)

• Co-chair, Committee on Committees (2014-2015)

University of North Texas Faculty Policy Writing Group: Faculty Misconduct Policy (Spring 2014)

University of North Texas Library Personnel Affairs Committee, elected representative (2013-2015)

• Grievance Committee PAC (2015-2016)
• Secretary, Division PAC (2014-2015)

University of North Texas Libraries Assessment Workgroup (2013-2015)

Open Access Symposium Planning Committee (2013-2015)

University of North Texas Open Access Week Planning Committee (2012-2015)

University of North Texas Library Assembly (2012-2013)

• Secretary (2012-2013)

2017, Rendering Repositories: Taking out the fat and getting to the impact Sian Brannon. Laura Waugh. Library Assessment Cookbook. Chicago: IL: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). ISBN: 9780838988664 0838988660 https://digital.library.txstate.edu/handle/10877/6866 2015, Evaluating the University of North Texas digital collections and institutional repository: An exploratory assessment of stakeholder perceptions and use Laura Waugh. Jesse Hamner. Janette Klein. Sian Brannon. Journal of Academic Librarianship. Elsevier DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2015.08.007 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc725844/ 2015, Managing serials in a large digital library: Case study of the UNT Libraries digital collections Hannah Tarver. Laura Waugh. Daniel Alemneh. Mark Phillips Serials Librarian. 65(1-4). Taylor and Francis DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2015.1017715 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc406384/ 2014, Introducing name authority into an ETD collection Laura Waugh. Hannah Tarver. Mark Phillips Library Management. 35(4/5). Emerald publishing DOI: 10.1108/LM-08-2013-0074 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279706/ 2013, The value of open access to undergraduate research Laura Waugh. Spencer D.C. Keralis The Eagle Feather. 10(2013). UNT Honors College DOI: 10.12794/tef.2013.287 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc185796/ 2013, Implementing name authoritiy control into institutional repositories: A staged approach Hannah Tarver. Laura Waugh. Mark Phillips. William Hicks Proceedings of the International Open Repositories Conference http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc172365/

2015, Comparison of Full-text Versus Metadata Searching in an Institutional Repository: Case Study of the UNT Scholarly Works Laura Waugh. Hannah Tarver. Mark Phillips. Daniel Gelaw Alemneh. University of North Texas Libraries https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc725823

May 2017, Texas Digital Library DSpace Education Working Group Training Needs Survey: Final Report Shelley Barba. Anna J. Dabrowski. Susan Elkins. Nerissa Lindsey. Colleen Lyon. Laura Kane McElfresh. Alexandra Mitchell. Laura Waugh. Faedra Wills. http://hdl.handle.net/2249.1/82158 September 2016, Texas Digital Library Dataverse Implementation Working Group Final Report Santi Thompson. Bruce Herbert. Kristi Park. Laura Waugh. Jeremy Donald. Denyse Rodgers. Sean Buckner. Wendi Kaspar. Cecilia Smith. Christopher Starcher. Todd Peters. Ray Uzwyshyn. Ryan Steans. Nick Lauland. http://hdl.handle.net/2249.1/76364 October 2015,UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document Mark Phillips. Hannah Tarver. Ana Krahmer. Daniel Alemneh. Laura Waugh http://www.library.unt.edu/digital-libraries/trusted-digital-repository September 2014,UNT Libraries: Open access fund research report Laura Waugh http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc111007/ November 2011,E-journal support at the UNT Libraries Dianne Jansing. John Luetkemeyer. Mark Phillips. Laura Waugh. Neena Weng http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc77118/

May 2018,Accessibility of Content in Institutional Repositories: Going Beyond Open Access. Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL) Austin. Texas https://digital.library.txstate.edu/handle/10877/7229 April 2018,Increasing Access and Impact and Meeting Funder Mandates. TXST Round Rock Campus Workshop Series Round Rock. Texas https://digital.library.txstate.edu/handle/10877/7215 August 2016,A Consortial Approach to Data Repository Services. CTLC Scholarly Communications and Digital Curation Affinity Group Meeting Fort Worth. Texas http://hdl.handle.net/2249.1/76319 June 2016,A Consortial Model for Research Data Services Using Dataverse. International Open Repositories Conference Dublin. Ireland http://hdl.handle.net/2249.1/76314/ May 2016,Diving into Data: Implementing a Data Repository at the Texas Digital Library. Texas Conference on Digital Libraries Austin. Texas Presentation: http://hdl.handle.net/2249.1/76315/ May 2016,Diving into Data: Implementing a Data Repository at the Texas Digital Library. Research Data Access and Preservation Summit Atlanta. Georgia Poster: http://hdl.handle.net/2249.1/76200 February 2016,Let's Talk Vireo: An overview of the Vireo community and development. Texas Electronic Theses and Dissertations Association (TxETDA) Annual Conference Houston. Texas http://hdl.handle.net/2249.1/76194/ January 2016,DSpace 5 Release Webinar. Texas Digital Library Austin. Texas http://hdl.handle.net/2249.1/76186/ November 2015,A Peer-to-Peer Approach to Review Compliance with Trustworthy Repository Audit and Certification (TRAC). 11th International Conference on Knowledge Management Osaka. Japan Poster: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc307500/ Paper: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc801988/ August 2015,Encouraging digital scholarship in graduate education. Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference Commerce. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc701856/ August 2015, A collaborative approach to the Trusted Repository Audit Checklist Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference Commerce. Texas Poster: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699807/ August 2015,Copyright and authors' rights: Fact or fiction Toulouse Graduate School Summer Workshop Series Denton. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699768/ April 2015,Piloting a peer-review process for Trusted Digital Repositories Texas Conference on Digital Libraries Austin. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc674073/ April 2015,Copyright and creative commons licensing Southwestern Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting Boulder. Colorado http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503235 March 2015,Building an online academic profile Toulouse Graduate School Spring Workshop Series Denton. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501436/ July 2014,The Rx for open access (invited panelist) American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference Grapevine. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc307499/ July 2014,Broadening the scope of an institutional repository: The patent project Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference Dallas. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc307496/ April 2014,Measuring value and impact: A study of the UNT Digital Library collections Texas Conference on Digital Libraries Austin. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc284544/ March 2014,Open access publishing fees: Responses strategies and emerging trends Southwestern Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting Austin. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279701/ December 2013,Online profiles and unique author identifiers Scholarly Communications and Digital Curation Affinity Group Annual Meeting Arlington. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc268935/ September 2013,Creating order out of chaos: Introducing name authority control into a large ETD collection International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations Hong Kong. People's Republic of China http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc181654/ September 2013,The impact of open access in scholarly communications: Stakeholders perspectives Digital Frontiers Annual Conference Denton. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc181694/ August 2013,Name authority control: An institutional repository approach Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference Denton. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc177417/ June 2013,Collaborative approach to address scholarly communication and digital curation challenges Scholarly Communications and Digital Curation Affinity Group Meeting Denton. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc171451/ May 2013,Exploring the evolving landscape of open access (workshop) Annual Open Access Symposium Dallas. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc171452/ May 2013,How digital libraries can create a culture of open access on campus Texas Conference on Digital Libraries Austin. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc159535/ February 2013,Open access publishing fees: Responses strategies and emerging best practices International iConference Austin. Texas Poster: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc146587/ Paper: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc146588/ May 2012,Outreach and collaboration: Strategies for digital repositories Texas Conference on Digital Libraries Austin. Texas http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc86159/

June 2018,Open Repositories Conference. Bozeman. Montana April 2018,Enter Once

Reuse Often: What does this mean to research institutions? ORCID Webinar. 60-minute online webinar. Sponsored by ORCID. April 2018,Texas Library Association (TLA) Annual Conference. Dallas. Texas March 2018,Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Annual Conference. Austin. Texas February 2018,Checking Your Website for Accessibility Certification. 2-day online course. Amigos Library Services. September 2017,Digital Frontiers Conference. Denton. Texas May 2017,Taxonomy and Metadata Specialist Certification. 6-week online course. AIIM International. January 2017,Google Analytics Certification. 12-hour online courses and qualifying exam. Google Analytics Academy. November 2016,Texas Digital Library Fall Data Symposium. Hosted by Baylor University Libraries. Waco. Texas. March 2016,Research Data Management and Sharing. 5-week online course. Coursera. March 2015,Basics of Managing Electronic Records: Getting You Started. Digital Archive Specialist (DAS) Certification Curriculum. 90-minute online course. Sponsored by the Society of American Archivists (SAA). January 2015,Electronic Records: The Next Step. Digital Archive Specialist (DAS) Certification Curriculum. 90-minute online course. Sponsored by the Society of American Archivists (SAA). July 2014,Introduction to Research and Statistics. 5-week course. UNT Political Science Department Denton. Texas July 2014,Archives and Manuscripts. 5-week course. UNT Graduate School Denton. Texas June 2014,Standards for Digital Archives. Digital Archive Specialist (DAS) Certification Curriculum. 90-minute online course. Sponsored by the Society of American Archivists (SAA). April 2014,Tailoring Assessment Strategies for your Library. 3-hour webinar. OCLC. November 2012,Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) Workshop. 16 hour in-person workshop. Sponsored by Data Access Core and the University of Texas at Austin Austin. Texas