Faculty and Staff Profiles

• Master of Business Administration   - Christian Brothers University - 2020
• Master of Science Library and Information Science - University of Tennessee - 2008
• Bachelor of Fine Arts   - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago -  

• Assistant Professor/Acquisitions and Collection Development Librarian, University Libraries - University of Memphis - 2020-present
• Librarian, Curatorial Department - The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - 2012-2024
• Acquisitions/Public Services Librarian, Plough Library - Christian Brothers University - 2013-2020
• Visual Resources Curator, Art & Art History Department - Rhodes College - 2008-2013

• UNHP 1100, [edit] Wikipedia: For the Undergraduate Researcher, Fall, 2021  - University of Memphis
• UNHP 1100, [edit] Wikipedia: For the Undergraduate Researcher, Fall, 2020  - University of Memphis

• University of Memphis - Search Committee Chair - Library Assistant II, Collection Development - 2024
• University of Memphis - Search Committee Chair - Library Assistant II, Acquisitions - 2024
• University of Memphis - Search Committee Member - Library Assistant II, Interlibrary Loan - 2024
• University of Memphis - Search Committee Member - Library Assistant III, Electronic Resources - 2024
• University of Memphis - Teaching & Learning Advisory Committee - 2023 to present
• University of Memphis - University Libraries - Accessibility Committee - 2023 to present
• University of Memphis - University Libraries - Faculty Handbook Committee - 2022 to present
• University of Memphis - University Libraries - Nedtalks Students and Nedtalks Faculty Committee - 2022 to present
• University of Memphis - University Libraries - Ad Hoc Budget Planning working group member - 2022
• University of Memphis - University Libraries - Writing Group member - 2020 to present
• University of Memphis - Search Committee Chair - Library Assistant II, Interlibrary Loan - 2022
• University of Memphis - Search Committee Chair - Library Assistant II, Acquistions - 2022
• University of Memphis - Search Committee Member - Systems Librarian - 2022
• University of Memphis - Search Committee Member - University Libraries Coordinator Community Relations - 2021-2022
• University of Memphis - Women+Mentorship Network Advisory Board member - 2023-2024
• University of Memphis - RFP Review Team Member - Bookstore Operations and Management - 2022
• Forward Libraries - Founding member, Finance Director, Executive team member - 2022 to present
• Forward Libraries - Board Treasurer - 2022 to present
• NASIG - Conference Proceedings Committee - Production Assistant - 2022-2024
• Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) - Collection Strategy Interest Group - 2024 to present
• Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) - Accessibility Working Group on Library Spaces - 2020-2024
• League of Awesome Librarians (now an initiative of Forward Libraries) - Executive Committee - 2020-2022
• The Library Collective - Program Committee member - 2019-2020
• The Library Collective - Conference Planning Committee member - 2019-2020
• West Tennessee Library Consortium (WeTALC) - Executive Committee member - 2018-2020

• Brunsting, K., Harrington, C., and Scott, R. E., Open Access Literature in Libraries: Principles and Practices. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2023. https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpml/163/

• Day, T., Gonzales, B., & Brunsting, K. 2024. Accessibility initiatives for technical services: Adding braille textbooks in an academic library. Library Resources & Technical Services, 68(4). https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.68n4.8331

• Mi, J. & Brunsting, K. 2024. Recording and Maintaining Post-Cancellation Access. NASIG Proceedings 38. https://doi.org/10.3998/nasig.6727

• Scott, R.E., Brunsting, Karen, Harrington, C. 2023. A Conversation with the Authors of Open Access Literature in Libraries: Principles and Practices. Library Resources & Technical Services, 67(3). https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.67n3.66

• Staines, H. & Mellins-Cohen, T. & Lloyd, T. & Osterman, A. & Brunsting, K. 2023. Access and Assessment: Delivering Privacy Preserving Services. NASIG Proceedings 37. doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/nasig.4350

• Brunsting, K. & Harrington, C. (2021). Reaching students through teaching. Serials Review, 47(3-4), 136-139. https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2021.1964679

• Brunsting, K., and Roach-Freiman, A. "Take Me To Your Overlord: An AI Quiz Show", Spring Forward, Forward Libraries Conference, Virtual, March 10-20, 2025.

• Brunsting, K., Day, T., and Harrington, C. “Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Confronting Collections That Are Easy to Ignore.” Tenn-Share Virtual Showcase, 18 October 2023.

• Al-Azzawi, J., Brunsting, K., Dahman, S., Day, T. and Harrington, C."Improving Accessibility of Library Services and Resources: A collaboration between University Libraries and the Office of Disability Resources for Students." Tennessee Library Association Conference, 12 April 2023, Hilton Hotel, Memphis, TN.

• Brunsting, K., Dahman, S., Day, T.,  and Harrington, C. "Starting from Scratch: The Importance of Effective Documentation Practices for Training New Hires." Tennessee Library Association Conference, 12 April 2023, Hilton Hotel, Memphis, TN.

• Brunsting, K. “Library School Didn’t Prepare Me for This: Open Access,” Invited Lecture, League of Awesome Librarians web series,  April 19, 2022.

• Brunsting, K. and Harrington, C. “Community Collection Development: How Data Impacts Resource Allocation,” Tennessee Library Association conference, Knoxville, TN, April 13, 2022.

• Brunsting, K., Collie, L., Harrington, C. and Dahman, S. “The Future Is Now: Providing Resources and Access for Our Community,” Tennessee Library Association conference, Knoxville, TN, April 13, 2022.

• Brunsting, K., Collie, L., Harrington, C. and Dahman, S. “Transforming Technical Services: Embracing change in the library,” West Tennessee Academic Library Consortium (WeTALC) Fall Conference, University of Tennessee at Martin, November 12, 2021.

• Brunsting, K., Dahman, S., Harrington, C. “Spinning Resource Cuts: How to Appear to Provide More, When Making Cuts,” North Carolina Library Association/Southeastern Library Association Biennial Conference, October 21, 2021.

• Brunsting, K., and Harrington, C. “Reaching Students Through Teaching,” North Carolina Serials Annual Conference, March 9, 2021.

• Brunsting, K. “Personal Librarian Programs,” Invited Panelist, West Tennessee Academic Library Consortium (WeTALC) Fall Conference, University of Tennessee at Martin, November 15, 2019.