SDSU Library: Directory

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, 1998
B.A. in Studio Art, Univeristy of Iowa, 1994

Service

Library Senator, 2022—2025
University Senate, San Diego State University

Memberships

Lifetime, 2018—Present, American Library Association

Grants

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
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, 2022-2023, 14,000 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, 2024-2025, 8,750 USD
California State Affordable Learning Solutions (ALS) Grant, California State University Chancellor's Office, 2025-2026, 8,750 USD
SDSU Sustainability Institutional and Educational Materials Repository , San Diego State University, 2026-2026, 6,913 USD

Journal Articles

Heather Cribbs, Gabriel Gardner & Katherine G. Holvoet (2021). Trends in digital newspaper discovery: a natural experiment, Journal Of Electronic Resources Librarianship [journal-article]
(2008). Satisfaction Guaranteed -- A System of Asynchronous Desire, Against The Grain [journal-article]
Katherine G. Holvoet (2006). What Is RSS and How Can Libraries Use It to Improve Patron Service?, Library Hi Tech News [journal-article]
(2006). Is Access to Government Information Getting Better or Worse?, Against The Grain [journal-article]

Books & Chapters

Phillips, L.s. & Holvoet, K.g. (2016). TAKING YOUR MLIS ABROAD: Getting and Succeeding in an International Library Job, Taking Your Mlis Abroad Getting And Succeeding In An International Library Job [book]

Conference Presentations

Katherine G. Holvoet, Greta Heng & Nerissa Lindsey (2025). Can you get quality descriptive metadata for electronic State Documents using Large Language Learning Models?, Core Forum 2025 [conference-presentation]
Lucy Campbell, Katherine G. Holvoet, Keven M. Jeffery, Rebecca Nowicki & Connor Franklin Rey (2025). Lowering the Stakes: A strategy for kickstarting qualitative research for students and investigators, 16Th International Conference On Performance Measurement In Libraries (Libpmc) [conference-presentation]
Lucy Campbell, Rebecca Nowicki, Katherine G. Holvoet, Keven Jeffery & Connor Franklin Rey (2025). Qualitative Research Made Easy: Implementing the Pub(lic) Opinion Crawl in Your Library, 17Th Qualitative And Quantitative Methods In Libraries International Conference (Qqml2025) [conference-presentation]
Rebecca Nowicki, Katherine G. Holvoet, Dale Larsen , Lux Darkbloom & Crystal Goldman (2025). This Performance Review is F*cked: Librarian Peer Review through the Lens of Sociomateriality, 8Th Empirical Librarians Conference [conference-presentation]
Lucy Campbell, Katherine G. Holvoet, Rebecca Nowicki, Keven Jeffery & Connor Franklin Rey (2024). Maximizing Student Participation in Library Research and Assessment, American Association For The Advancement Of Science – Pacific Division 102Nd Annual Meeting [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet, Greta Heng & Nerissa Lindsey (2024). Enhancing Cataloging of Electronic Government Documents with Programming and OpenAI, Code4Lib [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet (2023). You Bring the Peanut Butter; I’ll Bring the Chocolate: Collaboration That Just Makes Sense, Textbook Affordability Conference 2023 [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet, Dino Bozonelos, Trudi Radtke & Shelli Wynants (2022). Advancing Faculty OER “Drive”: A Faculty Roadmap of Recommended “Stops” for Success, Cal Oer 2022 [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet & Michael Howser (2020). Improve Access to Online Government Documents During COVID-19: A Collaborative Approach, Western State Government Information Virtual Conference [conference-presentation]
Rebecca Nowicki, Katherine G. Holvoet & Keven Jeffery (2020). Building Better Discovery: Using Data to Optimize the User Experience with Mediated Search Results, Ala Virtual Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet, Gabriel Gardner & Heather Cribbs (2020). Evaluating the Impact of the Newspaper Search Scope: A Natural Experiment, Eluna California User Group (Ecaug) 2020 [conference-presentation]
Rebecca Nowicki & Katherine G. Holvoet (2020). Pub(lic) Opinion Crawl: Lowering Barriers for Qualitative Library Assessment, 12Th Qualitative And Quantitative Methods In Libraries International Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet, Gabriel Gardner & Heather Cribbs (2020). In the Future, Will Everyone Read Newspapers for 15 Minutes? : A Natural Experiment, Ex Libris Users North America (Eluna) 2020 [conference-presentation]
Kate Holvoet, Rebecca Nowicki & Chris Werry (2019). The Internet says the darndest things: A textbook and a toolkit for fighting fake news, Mindfulness, Media, & Misinformation In The Digital Era [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet (2016). International statistics sources: How to find them even when they hide, Western States Government Information Virtual Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet (2014). International statistics sources: How to find them even when they hide, Western States Government Information Virtual Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet & Lara Seven Phillips (2014). Getting a library job in a foreign country: How (and why) to do it and how to thrive once you do, American Library Association Annual Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet & Darby Fanning (2013). Using subject expertise at a generalist service desk, Utah Library Association Annual Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet (2012). International Statistics, Six-State Virtual Government Information Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet & G. Fletcher (2011). Social sciences & statistics research: Finding the core data, Utah Library Association Annual Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet (2010). International Sources and Statistics, Six-State Virtual Government Information Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet (2008). Socially challenged: Applications of social networking in an academic library / Chat reference consortium versus stand alone, Utah Library Association And Mountain Plains Library Association Joint Annual Conference [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet, Amy Brunvand, Peter Kraus & David Morrison (2005). Exploring the Deep Web, Utah Library Association [conference-presentation]
Katherine G. Holvoet (2004). Top Ten International Statistical Resources, Utah Library Association Annual Conference [conference-presentation]

Conference Posters

Katherine G. Holvoet, Greta Heng & Nerissa Lindsey (2023). Can OpenAI Be Taught to Catalog?, American Library Association Annual Conference [conference-poster]
Rebecca Nowicki & Katherine G. Holvoet (2022). Impactful Conversations: Engaging Instructors with Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, and Open Educational Resources During the Global Shift to Online Learning, Wlic 2022 (87Th World Library And Information Cogress) [conference-poster]
Katherine G. Holvoet & Rebecca Nowicki (2022). You got OER in my Information Literacy, You got Info Lit in my OER, Teaching instructors to embrace library lead initiatives, American Library Association Annual Conference [conference-poster]

Other Works

Lucy Campbell, Katherine G. Holvoet, Rebecca Nowicki, Keven Jeffery & Connor Franklin Rey (2025). Maximizing Student Participation in Library Research and Assessment , University Of Southern California Library [public-speech]
Gabriel Gardner, Heather Cribbs & Katherine G. Holvoet (2021). Data for "Trends in Digital Newspaper Discovery: A Natural Experiment", Figshare [data-set]
Katherine G. Holvoet & Allison Bailund (2020). Fanfiction Platform and Metadata Surveys, Figshare [data-set]

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Scholarly Communication and Open Initiatives Librarian

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