Photography Changes Our Environmental Awareness (open access)

Photography Changes Our Environmental Awareness

This article is part of a series by the Smithsonian Photography Initiative called Click! Photography Changes Everything. This article discusses how photography and increased visibility can bridge the gap between the natural world and human interaction.
Date: 2011
Creator: O'Connor, Brian Clark & Klaver, Irene
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free-Text Collection-Level Subject Metadata in Large-Scale Digital Libraries: A Comparative Content Analysis (open access)

Free-Text Collection-Level Subject Metadata in Large-Scale Digital Libraries: A Comparative Content Analysis

This paper reports results of the study that used an in-depth comparative content analysis to assess free-text collection-level subject metadata in three large-scale digital cultural heritage aggregations in the United States and Europe.
Date: 2011
Creator: Zavalina, Oksana
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Definition and Goals of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork (open access)

Definition and Goals of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork

Book chapter defining descriptive linguistic fieldwork, explores tasks that fall under this definition, outlines goals of descriptive linguistic fieldwork, and identifies aspirations and limitations of linguistic fieldworkers.
Date: 2011
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & de Reuse, Willem
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Digital Information Curation for 21st Century Science and Scholarship: Experience-Based Learning for Information Professionals and Disciplinary Researchers (open access)

Digital Information Curation for 21st Century Science and Scholarship: Experience-Based Learning for Information Professionals and Disciplinary Researchers

This paper proposes a project on experience-based learning for information professionals and disciplinary researchers. Proposal written for the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.
Date: 2011
Creator: Moen, William E.; Kim, Jeonghyun & Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contextual Metadata in Digital Aggregations: Application of Collection-Level Subject Metadata and its Role in User Interactions and Information Retrieval (open access)

Contextual Metadata in Digital Aggregations: Application of Collection-Level Subject Metadata and its Role in User Interactions and Information Retrieval

Article discussing a study of contextual metadata in digital aggregations. Results of this study prove importance of provision of collection-level metadata in general and subject metadata in particular to enhance user experiences and information retrieval in digital libraries.
Date: December 19, 2011
Creator: Zavalina, Oksana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library