Retaining and Preserving Federal Records in a Digital Environment: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Retaining and Preserving Federal Records in a Digital Environment: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that provides background and information on the increasing volume of electronic records and the variety of platforms used to create them.
Date: July 26, 2013
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress

This CRS report, updated as warranted, discusses policy issues regarding military-to-military (mil-to-mil) contacts with the People's Republic of China (PRC) and provides a record of major contacts and crises since 1993. The first part of this CRS Report discusses policy issues regarding such military-to-military (mil-to-mil) contacts. The second part provides a record of such contacts since 1993, when the United States resumed exchanges after suspending them in response to the Tiananmen Crackdown in 1989. Congress has exercised important oversight.
Date: July 30, 2013
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SMU Community day (open access)

SMU Community day

Webpage from McKinney TXSSAR website containing photographs from an event at DeGolyer Library.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter monthly meeting: July 18, 2013]

Webpage from McKinney TXSSAR website containing a flyer and photographs from a July 18, 2013 meeting.
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Audit Report on Financial and Operational Processes at Texas State University-San Marcos (open access)

An Audit Report on Financial and Operational Processes at Texas State University-San Marcos

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Texas State University-San Marcos' controls over its financial and operational processes, and to opportunities for improvement in areas such as financial reporting, capital and controlled asset processes, contract management, procurement card purchases, and information technology.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The American Community Survey: Development, Implementation, and Issues for Congress (open access)

The American Community Survey: Development, Implementation, and Issues for Congress

Report that discusses the American Community Survey (ACS) and the gathering of detailed socioeconomic and housing data from a representative population sample in conjunction with the once-a-decade count of the population of the United States.
Date: July 17, 2013
Creator: Williams, Jennifer D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 2013 (open access)

The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 11, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News (Garnet Valley, Pa.), Vol. 66, No. 11, Ed. 1, July 2013 (open access)

Hellcat News (Garnet Valley, Pa.), Vol. 66, No. 11, Ed. 1, July 2013

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Information Technology: OMB and Agencies Need to More Effectively Implement Major Initiatives to Save Billions of Dollars (open access)

Information Technology: OMB and Agencies Need to More Effectively Implement Major Initiatives to Save Billions of Dollars

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO has issued a number of key reports on the federal government's efforts to efficiently acquire and manage information technology (IT). While the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and federal agencies have taken steps to address underperforming IT projects and more effectively manage IT through a number of major initiatives, additional actions are needed. For example, OMB has taken significant steps to enhance the oversight accountability of federal investments by creating the IT Dashboard, an OMB public website which provides detailed information on federal agencies' major investments. However, GAO previously found there were issues with the accuracy and reliability of cost and schedule data in the Dashboard and recommended steps that OMB and agencies should take to improve these data--this is important since the Dashboard currently reports 154 investments totaling almost $10.4 billion being at risk. OMB agreed with the recommendations."
Date: July 25, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Don Maison, July 30, 2013

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Don Maison, President and Chief Executive Officer of AIDS services of Dallas. The interview includes Maison's personal experiences about his childhood, working with the Dallas County Juvenile Department, being gay, being involved with the gay community, and his experiences as a lawyer. He particularly talks about being involved with the Dallas Gay Alliance, the Village Station arrests, and the AIDS crisis.
Date: July 30, 2013
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Maison, Don
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 2013 (open access)

The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 4, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document: SMU Community Day] (open access)

[Document: SMU Community Day]

Document containing photographs from an event at DeGolyer Library.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interpretive Guide to: Fort Leaton State Historic Site (open access)

Interpretive Guide to: Fort Leaton State Historic Site

Pamphlet describing story and history of Fort Leaton site. Map of site's general location in Texas as well as nearby highways included on back.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Outlook, July 2013 (open access)

Natural Outlook, July 2013

Newsletter discussing environmental issues and policies in Texas. This issue presents information about the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Library.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 2013 (open access)

Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Cooper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Roller, Cindy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 2013 (open access)

Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Panhandle, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 11, 2013
Creator: Wink, Shaun
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 13, 2013 (open access)

Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 13, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Cooper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 13, 2013
Creator: Roller, Cindy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 3, 2013 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: July 3, 2013
Creator: Zavodny, Melanie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medicare: Higher Use of Costly Prostate Cancer Treatment by Providers Who Self-Refer Warrants Scrutiny (open access)

Medicare: Higher Use of Costly Prostate Cancer Treatment by Providers Who Self-Refer Warrants Scrutiny

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The number of Medicare prostate cancer-related intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) services performed by self-referring groups increased rapidly, while declining for non-self-referring groups from 2006 to 2010. Over this period, the number of prostate cancer-related IMRT services performed by self-referring groups increased from about 80,000 to 366,000. Consistent with that growth, expenditures associated with these services and the number of self-referring groups also increased. The growth in services performed by self-referring groups was due entirely to limited-specialty groups--groups comprised of urologists and a small number of other specialties--rather than multispecialty groups."
Date: July 19, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The McGregor Mirror and the Crawford Sun (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 2013 (open access)

The McGregor Mirror and the Crawford Sun (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 2013

Weekly newspaper from McGregor, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 25, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, July 2013 (open access)

Main Street Matters, July 2013

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (open access)

The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

The report discusses the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-Related Congressional Actions in the 112th Congress.
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Lee Harvey Oswald's wedding band, long lost in a file, to be sold] (open access)

[Clipping: Lee Harvey Oswald's wedding band, long lost in a file, to be sold]

Newspaper clipping describing the wedding band belonging to Lee Harvey Oswald that his former wife, Marina Oswald Porter, is auctioning it off with RR Auction. Ms. Porter states that the ring is the only thing returned to her from her late husband and it took fifty years, but she has moved on from the events of November 22, 1963 and wants to let the ring go.
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Ragland, James
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baseline Data: Wetland Plant Compositions along a Salinity Gradient within Matagorda Bay (open access)

Baseline Data: Wetland Plant Compositions along a Salinity Gradient within Matagorda Bay

Study intended to evaluate the potential effects of changes in water management resulting from new recommended environmental regimes.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Schrift, Angela & Hartman, Leslie
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History