Harvesting Democracy: Archiving Federal Government Web Content at End of Term

This presentation provides an overview of the End of Term Presidential web archive. This overview will help law librarians understand the history and scope of the "End of Term Web Archive" project so they can help select the right sites to harvest, make profitable use of the preserved materials, and more fully appreciate the urgent need for preserving web-based government information.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Bailey, Jefferson; Grotke, Abigail & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

URL Nomination Tool Demo

This presentation demonstrates how to use the URL Nomination Tool for the End of Term Presidential Web Archive.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Kate Pitcher at LPF Conference]

Photograph of Kate Pitcher, Director of the Library, Archives, and Media Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, attending the Library Publishing Forum 2016 Conference. The theme of the conference was Amplifying Scholarship: More Choices, More Voices.
Date: 2016-03-17/2016-03-19
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Library Publishing Forum Conference Attendees]

Photograph of (L - R) Amy Filiatreau, Director of the Library at Lynn University. Jordan Chussler, Academic Editor at Lynn University. Karen Bjork, Head of Digital Initiatives at Portland State University. Marilyn Billings, Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Allison Brown and Kate Pitcher, Director of the Library, Archives, and Media Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. They're given a presentation at the Library Publishing Forum 2016 Conference. The theme of the conference was Amplifying Scholarship: More Choices, More Voices.
Date: 2016-03-17/2016-03-19
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Panel Presentation]

Photograph of a panel of presenters seated behind a table in the Library Forum (Willis Library 140), below a screen displaying a graph and the text "The textbook cartel must be stopped." The presenters are identified as (L - R) Amy Filiatreau, Director of the Library at Lynn University; Jordan Chussler, Academic Editor at Lynn University; Karen Bjork, Head of Digital Initiatives at Portland State University; Marilyn Billings, Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst; Allison Brown; and Kate Pitcher, Director of the Library, Archives, and Media Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Members of the audience are seated in the foreground of the photo, viewed from behind.
Date: 2016-03-17/2016-03-19
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

LEAP II Institute: Digital Curation and Lifecycle Management Workshop

This presentation contains a pre- and post-workshop surveys, with an overview of digital libraries, digital lifecycle management, and digital preservation.
Date: May 17, 2016
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Floyd Schexnayder, December 17, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Floyd Schexnayder, December 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floyd John Schexnayder. Schexnayder was born in 1928. At the age of 16, he changed his birth certificate in order to join the Navy in mid-1944. He completed boot camp in San Diego, California. Beginning around February of 1945, he served as Seaman Second-Class in the gunnery department aboard the USS Terror (CM-5), loading 40mm quadruple antiaircraft guns. They transferred battle casualties to an Army hospital at Saipan, then traveled to Ulithi, where they serviced and supplied minecraft staging for the assault on Okinawa. In March, they arrived at Kerama Retto, serving as a flagship and tender for minecraft. Schexnayder worked hard protecting Terror and other U.S. ships from Japanese kamikaze planes. He describes their ship getting hit by one of these planes, and his participation in the events that unfolded. After the war ended, he was transferred to the USS Steady (AM-118), where they swept mines in the East China Sea. They returned to the U.S. in early 1946, and he received his discharge in August.
Date: December 17, 2016
Creator: Schexnayder, Floyd
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Horace Johnson, September 17, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Horace Johnson, September 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Horace Johnson. Johnson joined the Navy in February 1942 and received basic training in Norfolk. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Seabees and sent to Port Hueneme. From there he set sail for the Pacific, where he constructed airstrips and aviation refueling stations in Suva, Funafuti, and Samoa. He returned to the States on 8 June 1944, and his battalion was decommissioned. Johnson did a second tour, stationed at an advanced base construction depot on Manus. He volunteered for the invasion of Luzon aboard the USS Zeilin (APA-3). On 12 January, a suicide plane killed several men aboard ship, and they were buried at sea. Johnson returned home and was discharged in November 1945. He stayed in the construction industry and traveled all over the world building roads.
Date: September 17, 2016
Creator: Johnson, Horace
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 101, No. 192, Ed. 1 Friday, June 17, 2016 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 101, No. 192, Ed. 1 Friday, June 17, 2016

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Brock, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Schexnayder, December 17, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Floyd Schexnayder, December 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floyd John Schexnayder. Schexnayder was born in 1928. At the age of 16, he changed his birth certificate in order to join the Navy in mid-1944. He completed boot camp in San Diego, California. Beginning around February of 1945, he served as Seaman Second-Class in the gunnery department aboard the USS Terror (CM-5), loading 40mm quadruple antiaircraft guns. They transferred battle casualties to an Army hospital at Saipan, then traveled to Ulithi, where they serviced and supplied minecraft staging for the assault on Okinawa. In March, they arrived at Kerama Retto, serving as a flagship and tender for minecraft. Schexnayder worked hard protecting Terror and other U.S. ships from Japanese kamikaze planes. He describes their ship getting hit by one of these planes, and his participation in the events that unfolded. After the war ended, he was transferred to the USS Steady (AM-118), where they swept mines in the East China Sea. They returned to the U.S. in early 1946, and he received his discharge in August.
Date: December 17, 2016
Creator: Schexnayder, Floyd
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Ulbrich, June 17, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Ulbrich, June 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Jennings Ulbrich. Ulbrich joined the Navy in February of 1945. He was transferred to Brown Field Airport, San Diego. He worked in ships service, selling merchandise, food, maintaining Coke machines. Ulbrich made the rank of Third-Class Petty Officer. After the base was decommissioned, he was transferred to El Centro and performed shore patrol duty and guarded prisoners. He was there when the war ended. Ulbrich continued his service until his discharge in August of 1946.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Ulbrich, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2016 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2016

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 17, 2016
Creator: Pruden, Todd
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Horace Johnson, September 17, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Horace Johnson, September 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Horace Johnson. Johnson joined the Navy in February 1942 and received basic training in Norfolk. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Seabees and sent to Port Hueneme. From there he set sail for the Pacific, where he constructed airstrips and aviation refueling stations in Suva, Funafuti, and Samoa. He returned to the States on 8 June 1944, and his battalion was decommissioned. Johnson did a second tour, stationed at an advanced base construction depot on Manus. He volunteered for the invasion of Luzon aboard the USS Zeilin (APA-3). On 12 January, a suicide plane killed several men aboard ship, and they were buried at sea. Johnson returned home and was discharged in November 1945. He stayed in the construction industry and traveled all over the world building roads.
Date: September 17, 2016
Creator: Johnson, Horace
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Green Day, June 17, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Green Day, June 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Green Day. Day shares his memories of growing up during the Great Depression. He completed trade school to be a machinist. He joined the Navy around 1944. In May 1945 he was assigned to USS Halford DD-480, and they traveled to Pearl Harbor. They provided escort duty to Borneo, and Day served with the deck department helping to maintain the ship. In late 1945 Day experienced a typhoon aboard the ship. He was discharged in July of 1946.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Day, Green
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Machaud, June 17, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Machaud, June 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Machaud. Machaud joined the Army Air Forces on 27 June 1946. He served as a control tower operator with the 128th Army Airways Communication System Squadron. He traveled throughout the Pacific, including Johnston Island, Wake Island, Kwajalein, Okinawa and into Tokyo by January of 1947, directing aircraft on new airstrips that had hastily been built during the war. He speaks of his experiences during his 2 years in occupied Japan. Machaud was discharged on 26 June 1949.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Machaud, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David L. Houston, May 17, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David L. Houston, May 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Lipscomb Houston. Houston graduated from high school around 1938. He enrolled in Pre-Med at Hardin Junior College, Wichita Falls, Texas in September of 1941. He enlisted in the US Army on 30 June 1942 and served with the 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. His unit landed at Fedala, Morocco on 8 November 1942 for the Invasion of North Africa. In September of 1943, they invaded Italy. Houston returned to the US in mid-1944, and was assigned as a surgical assistant in the New York Point of Embarkation Station Hospital. In July of 1945, Houston graduated from Officer Candidate School in Louisiana. He was discharged in late 1945, and remained in the Army Reserve for 28 years.
Date: May 17, 2016
Creator: Houston, David L
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2016 (open access)

The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 17, 2016
Creator: Blevins, Betsy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2016 (open access)

Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Sanger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 17, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foreign Aid: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy (open access)

Foreign Aid: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy

This report provides an overview of the U.S. foreign assistance program by answering frequently asked questions on the subject. It is intended to provide a broad view of foreign assistance over time.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Tarnoff, Curt & Lawson, Marian L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Ulbrich, June 17, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Ulbrich, June 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Jennings Ulbrich. Ulbrich joined the Navy in February of 1945. He was transferred to Brown Field Airport, San Diego. He worked in ships service, selling merchandise, food, maintaining Coke machines. Ulbrich made the rank of Third-Class Petty Officer. After the base was decommissioned, he was transferred to El Centro and performed shore patrol duty and guarded prisoners. He was there when the war ended. Ulbrich continued his service until his discharge in August of 1946.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Ulbrich, James
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 17, 2016 (open access)

Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 17, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 17, 2016
Creator: Moore, Dan & Money, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 2016 (open access)

The Alvin Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 17, 2016
Creator: Moore, Dan & Money, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Machaud, June 17, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Machaud, June 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Machaud. Machaud joined the Army Air Forces on 27 June 1946. He served as a control tower operator with the 128th Army Airways Communication System Squadron. He traveled throughout the Pacific, including Johnston Island, Wake Island, Kwajalein, Okinawa and into Tokyo by January of 1947, directing aircraft on new airstrips that had hastily been built during the war. He speaks of his experiences during his 2 years in occupied Japan. Machaud was discharged on 26 June 1949.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Machaud, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Chronicle & DV (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 17, 2016 (open access)

Coleman Chronicle & DV (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 17, 2016
Creator: Conn, Brittany
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History