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Information Representation and Knowledge Organization in Cultural Heritage Organizations in Arab Gulf Counties: A case study of Alqabas Archive (open access)

Information Representation and Knowledge Organization in Cultural Heritage Organizations in Arab Gulf Counties: A case study of Alqabas Archive

The goal of this study is to explore how information is currently organized in digital cultural heritage collections in Arabian Gulf countries. it focused on Alqabas – a Kuwaiti institution with a strong reputation of early adopter of digital archiving and developer of major digital collections in Arab Gulf counties, accumulated experience in knowledge management. The mixed-methods study combined semi-structured interview of the Alqabas archive manager and in-depth content analysis of a sample of metadata records that represent items in Alqabas digital collections for accuracy, completeness, consistency, use of knowledge organization systems. The study reveals high metadata quality overall but lack of consistency for many metadata fields, explained in part by the absence of metadata creation guidelines and professional training for metadata creators. This indicates potential barriers to metadata interoperability in an aggregated environment for future projects similar to DPLA or Europeana.
Date: December 2020
Creator: Aljalahmah, Saleh & Zavalina, Oksana
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Collections Spanish Translation Pilot Project (open access)

Special Collections Spanish Translation Pilot Project

This report documents the Special Collections Spanish Translation Pilot Project funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes the project purpose, activities, budget, outcomes and best practices, and program continuity.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Parker, Jaimi; Judkins, Julie & Knighton, Maia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artist interviews and revisionist art history: women of African descent, critical practice and methods of rewriting dominant narratives (open access)

Artist interviews and revisionist art history: women of African descent, critical practice and methods of rewriting dominant narratives

Article reflecting on over ten years of conducting and collecting interviews with and by women artists of African descent in a variety of formats (e.g. narrative arts writing, academic research and documentary film/video) to note the specific ways that artists’ interviews help to rewrite art-historical narratives.
Date: December 2020
Creator: Cross, Lauren E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conover 101: Intro to Willis Conover [Presentation Notes]

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Notes to accompany a presentation on the life and career of Willis Conover for the Willis Conover Centennial Symposium held virtually on December 11, 2020.
Date: December 11, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conover 101: Intro to Willis Conover [Presentation]

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Presentation on the life and career of Willis Conover for the Willis Conover Centennial Symposium held virtually on December 11, 2020.
Date: December 11, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data: White Paper (open access)

Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data: White Paper

White paper discussing the results of a public survey regarding keyword assignment for digital library photographs and providing initial analysis regarding the responses and next steps for the project.
Date: December 2021
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Miles, Chassidy & Zipperer, Rachael
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

In the Know UNT Library Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Activities

Presentation highlighting the activities of the UNT Libraries regarding DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility). It was hosted by the UNT Libraries' Dean Council and the Library Council for Diversity and Inclusion.
Date: December 20, 2021
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia; Brannon, Sian; Roy, Meranda M.; Dooley, Yvonne; Gieringer, Morgan Davis; Cleveland, Susannah, 1972- et al.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure (open access)

OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure

Article describes how the complexity of usage reporting for open access content continues to grow, particularly with content syndication to organizations such as ScienceDirect and ResearchGate, which deliver content across multiple platforms at an unprecedented scale. This paper brings together four different perspectives and walk through what is known, then start to unpack the questions for which they do not have answers.
Date: December 15, 2023
Creator: Tim, Lloyd; Miller, Tricia; Drummond, Christina & Kemp, Jennifer
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The use of digital technology for social wellbeing reduces social isolation in older adults: A systematic review (open access)

The use of digital technology for social wellbeing reduces social isolation in older adults: A systematic review

Article is a systematic review emphasizes the need for technology use in older adults to reduce social isolation.
Date: December 31, 2021
Creator: Sen, Keya; Prybutok, Gayle & Prybutok, Victor R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library