SDSU University Library
Kate Holvoet

Kate Holvoet (She/Her)

Scholarly Communication and Open Initiatives Librarian

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Academic Rank: Associate Librarian; Tenured
(619) 594-1530
kholvoet@sdsu.edu

Office: Love Library 108L
University Library,
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive,
San Diego, CA 92182-8050

Biography

I am the Scholarly Communication and Open Initiatives Librarian at San Diego State University. My interests are supporting faculty open access publishing, open educational resources, and government documents.

Professional History
  • Scholarly Communication and Open Initiatives Librarian, 2022—Present
    University Library, San Diego State University
  • Electronic Resources Librarian, 2017—2022
    University Library, San Diego State University
  • Electronic Resources Librarian, 2015—2016
    Library and Learning Commons, Zayed University - Abu Dhabi Campus
  • Learning Commons Supervisor, 2013—2015
    Library and Learning Commons, Zayed University - Abu Dhabi Campus
  • Head of Online Services, 2009—2013
    Marriott Library, University of Utah

  • Head, Government Documents and Microforms, 2004—2009
    Marriott Library, University of Utah
  • International Documents Librarian, 2000—2004
    Marriott Library, University of Utah
  • State and Local Documents Librarian, 1998—2000
    Green Library, Florida International University
Education
  • M.A. in Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, 1997—1998
  • B.A. in Studio Art, Univeristy of Iowa, 1990—1994
Service
  • Library Senator, 2022—2025
    University Senate, San Diego State University
Memberships
  • Lifetime, 2018—Present
    American Library Association
Grants
  • SDSU Sustainability Institutional and Educational Materials Repository, San Diego State University, 2026-2026, 6,913 USD
  • California State Affordable Learning Solutions (ALS) Grant, California State University Chancellor's Office, 2025-2026, 8,750 USD
  • California State Affordable Learning Solutions (ALS) Grant, California State University Chancellor's Office, 2024-2025, 8,750 USD
  • Using AI Models to Catalog California State Documents, San Diego State University, 2024-2025, 7,500 USD
  • California State Affordable Learning Solutions (ALS) Grant, California State University Chancellor's Office, 2022-2023, 14,000 USD
  • California State Affordable Learning Solutions (ALS) Grant, California State University Chancellor’s Office, 2021-2022, 15,000 USD
  • California State Affordable Learning Solutions (ALS) Grant, California State University Chancellor's Office, 2020-2021, 15,000 USD
  • California State Affordable Learning Solutions (ALS) Grant, California State University Chancellor's Office, 2019-2020, 15,000 USD
  • California State Assembly Bill (AB) 798 College Textbook Affordability Act of 2015 Grant, California State University Chancellor's Office, 2018-2020, 49,000 USD

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Cribbs, H.; Heather Cribbs; Gabriel J. Gardner; Gardner, G.J.; Kate Holvoet; Katherine G. Holvoet
Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2021, journal article
Phillips, L.S.; Kate Holvoet
Taking Your Mlis Abroad Getting and Succeeding in an International Library Job, 2016, book
Katherine Holvoet; Kate Holvoet
Library Hi Tech News, 2006, journal article

Academic Conferences

Can you get quality descriptive metadata for electronic state documents using large language models?
ALA CORE Conference, 2025, conference presentation
16th International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries Conference Proceedings, 2025, conference paper
17th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, 2025, conference paper
Kate Holvoet; Rebecca Nowicki; Lux Darkbloom; Dale Larsen; Crystal Goldman
Empirical Librarians Conference, 2025, conference presentation

American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Division (AAAS-PD) Conference, 2024, conference paper
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2023, conference poster
American Library Association Conference, 2023, conference poster
Kate Holvoet; Dino Bozonelos; Trudi Radtke; Shelli Wynants
CAL OER 2022, 2022, conference presentation
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 2022 World Library and Information Congress, 2022, conference poster
Kate Holvoet; Michael Howser
Western State Government Information Virtual Conference, 2020, conference presentation
Kate Holvoet; Gabriel Gardner; Heather Cribbs
ELUNA California User Group (eCAUG) 2020, 2020, conference presentation
12th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, 2020, conference paper
Kate Holvoet; Gabriel Gardner; Heather Cribbs
Ex Libris Users North America (ELUNA) 2020, 2020, conference presentation
Mindfulness, Media, & Misinformation in the Digital Era,, 2019, conference paper
Western States Government Information Virtual Conference, 2016, conference presentation
Western States Government Information Virtual Conference, 2014, conference presentation
Kate Holvoet; Lara Seven Phillips
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2014, conference presentation
Kate Holvoet; Darby Fanning
Utah Library Association Annual Conference, 2013, conference presentation
Six-State Virtual Government Information Conference, 2012, conference presentation
Kate Holvoet; G. Fletcher
Utah Library Association Annual Conference, 2011, conference presentation
Six-State Virtual Government Information Conference, 2010, conference presentation
Utah Library Association and Mountain Plains Library Association Joint Annual Conference, 2008, conference presentation
Kate Holvoet; Amy Brunvand; Peter Kraus; David Morrison
Utah Library Association, 2005, conference presentation
Utah Library Association Annual Conference, 2004, conference presentation

Dissemination

Maximizing Student Participation in Library Research and Assessment
University of San Diego, 2025, public speech

Data and Process

Gabriel Gardner; Heather Cribbs; Kate Holvoet
figshare, 2021, data set