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Indexing Open Access Law Journals... or Maybe Not (open access)

Indexing Open Access Law Journals... or Maybe Not

Article discussing research on the indexing of open access law journals, and the effects of a lack of indexing.
Date: 2010
Creator: Hart, Edward T.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Meeting the Digital Resource Preservation Challenges: The University of North Texas Libraries Initiative

This presentation describes the University of North Texas Libraries' initiatives to ensure long-term access to various digital resources.
Date: 2002
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Measuring the Impact of Preserving Digital Assets

This presentation discusses measuring the impact of preserving digital assets. This presentation reports the initial findings of a study of the impact of digitizing assets, specifically: (a) a framework of impact areas and indicators and (b) findings for the Portal's content partners and users.
Date: June 13, 2012
Creator: Belden, Dreanna & Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation: Community Briefing on the ANADP 2011 Summit

Presentation for the 2011 Coalition of Networked Information (CNI) meeting discussing the Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation Summit, held in the capital of Estonia in May 2011.
Date: December 13, 2011
Creator: Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated:" Findings from the TEI in Libraries Survey (open access)

"Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated:" Findings from the TEI in Libraries Survey

Article on the findings of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) survey of text encoding practices in libraries.
Date: 2015
Creator: Dalmau, Michelle & Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
MetaArchive: Final Report (open access)

MetaArchive: Final Report

This report provides summary information about the goals, activities, and results of this project, focusing on January 2008-December 2011. Section One will provide a brief summary of the outcomes of the project work based on the authors' project's performance objectives. Section Two will offer a brief reiteration of the authors' project's original goals and ambitions and an in-depth discussion of the authors' findings and development activities. Section Three will describe plans for the program's continuation and its long-term impact. Section Four will provide a list of the staff who have worked on various aspects of this project during the project period.
Date: March 13, 2012
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Skinner, Katherine; Walters, Tyler & Schultz, Matt
Object Type: Report
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
Open Letter to the UNT Community: 2011 Library Budget Status and Impacts - September 27, 2011 (open access)

Open Letter to the UNT Community: 2011 Library Budget Status and Impacts - September 27, 2011

Letter to the University of North Texas (UNT) community from the Dean of the UNT Libraries, Dr. Martin Halbert. This letter discusses the 2011 library budget status and impacts.
Date: September 27, 2011
Creator: Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Partnership Born of Urgency and Civic Responsibility: Preserving Access to Government Websites Through the CyberCemetery (open access)

A Partnership Born of Urgency and Civic Responsibility: Preserving Access to Government Websites Through the CyberCemetery

Handout accompanying a presentation for the 2010 AGA Regional Professional Development Conference. The handout and presentation discuss the CyberCemetery, its purpose and development, technical details, users by country, and types of content.
Date: April 22, 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

So We Have a Brand, Now What?: Modernizing and Marketing an Ask Us Service at an Academic Library

This presentation provides an overview of the redesign of reference services at UNT Libraries using brand research and marketing strategies.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Keshmiripour, Setareh & Venner, Mary Ann
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Integrating Controlled Vocabularies into Cultural Heritage Digital Collections: The Portal to Texas History Experience (open access)

Integrating Controlled Vocabularies into Cultural Heritage Digital Collections: The Portal to Texas History Experience

Paper accompanying a poster for the 2007 ASIS&T Annual Conference. Paper discusses the University of North Texas Libraries' digital libraries' implementations experience. It discusses various scenarios and strategies for integrating controlled vocabularies in the uncontrolled digital library world.
Date: 2007
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Phillips, Mark Edward & Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovering "Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend" (open access)

Rediscovering "Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend"

This article is based on the authors' presentation at the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Conference in Austin, Texas, April 2005 and discusses Arturo Toscanini.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: McKnight, Mark, 1951- & Cleveland, Susannah, 1972-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automated Creation of Analytic Catalog Records for Born-Digital Journal Articles (open access)

Automated Creation of Analytic Catalog Records for Born-Digital Journal Articles

Article summarizing the approach to bibliographic metadata development at the University of Michigan Library for journal articles published and archived in HathiTrust.
Date: May 19, 2015
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Emerging Trends and Evolving Issues in Open Access and Scholarly Communications

Presentation for the 2015 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL). This presentation discusses emerging trends and evolving issues in open access and scholarly communication.
Date: April 27, 2015
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Helge, Kris; Tmava, Ahmet Meti & Priyanto, Ida Fajar
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preserving Our Collections, Preserving Our Missions (open access)

Preserving Our Collections, Preserving Our Missions

This book chapter discusses digital collection preservation. The authors provide a philosophical base for cultural memory organizations' need to participate in distributed digital preservation solutions as community-owned and community-led initiatives. This chapter will be useful for all readers, particularly those with questions about the value of collaborative engagement in the digital arena for cultural memory organizations.
Date: 2010
Creator: Halbert, Martin & Skinner, Katherine
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Access: A New Paradigm for Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Access (open access)

Open Access: A New Paradigm for Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Access

The notion of open access to scholarly information is not new. In recent years, however, it has taken on prominence within the broader context of scholarly work, communication, and publishing. This brief paper intends to highlight and clarify key aspects of open access to assist UNTs initial discussions of the utility of open access for UNT researchers and scholars.
Date: April 28, 2009
Creator: Moen, William E. & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Using Primary Sources to Enrich Class Research

Presentation for the Texas Library Association Annual Conference Government Documents Round Table on using primary sources to enrich class research.
Date: April 11, 2014
Creator: Carlisle, Tara; Leuzinger, Julie & Sears, Suzanne
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Textbooks Weighing you Down? Check out our E-Readers (open access)

Textbooks Weighing you Down? Check out our E-Readers

Article discussing a project by the UNT Libraries to purchase e-book readers for students purchasing digital textbooks.
Date: June 13, 2014
Creator: Brannon, Sian & Sears, Suzanne
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grant Proposal: Developing a Data Trust for Open Access Ebook Usage (open access)

Grant Proposal: Developing a Data Trust for Open Access Ebook Usage

Grant proposal narrative for a project to build a pilot data trust related to usage of open access (OA) monographs that will allow authors and institutions to analyze the data in a secured system. Includes appendices for principal related efforts, curriculum vitae for the principal investigators, descriptions for positions that will be hired with grant funds, budget information, and meeting agendas.
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Teaching With The Portal to Texas History

This presentation discusses The Portal to Texas History and how the collections and resources for educators are used to enhance learning and as teaching aids.
Date: October 13, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
"In Case of Sudden Death, Burn This": The Simon Bucharoff Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library [Article] (open access)

"In Case of Sudden Death, Burn This": The Simon Bucharoff Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library [Article]

Article discussing the Simon Bucharoff collection at the University of North Texas (UNT) music library.
Date: September 5, 2013
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collaborating with Your Local Public Library (open access)

Collaborating with Your Local Public Library

This book chapter discusses collaborating with local public libraries.
Date: 2009
Creator: Hoffman, Starr; Downey, Annie & Sears, Suzanne
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Impact of Open Access on the Current Landscape of Scholarly Communication

Presentation for Jimma University in summer 2015 discussing the impact of open access on the current landscape of scholarly communication.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Texas Catholic Missions Travel Guide

This presentation describes the use of The Portal to Texas History in the classroom through a lesson plan creating a journey through Spanish Missions in Texas.
Date: March 30, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library