Identifying Challenges for Information Organization in Language Archives: Preliminary Findings

Conference paper elucidates the issues facing language archive managers and users through two steps: content analysis of information organization in language archives, and semi-structured interviews with language archive managers and users. Primary challenges identified include lacking institutional support and a range of factors which impact authority control in language archives. This version is the author's accepted manuscript.
Date: March 19, 2020
Creator: Burke, Mary & Zavalina, Oksana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Example zines from the archives]

Photograph of an enclosed exhibit of zines from the personal archive of the special collections department. The zines were on display to inspire zine makers during the pride zine-making event.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Web Archiving: How do we Preserve the Web?

Presentation discussing long-term preservation and access through the process of web archiving. This presentation was given as part of the Spring 2022 Department of Information Science Research Meetings (a.k.a Brown Bag meetings).
Date: March 9, 2022
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[LGBTQ+ resources available for students]

Photograph of LGBTQ+ resources available for students from the Pride Alliance's Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access table during the pride week tabling.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[LGBTQ+ resources available for students, 2]

Photograph of LGBTQ+ resources available for students from the Pride Alliance's Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access table during the pride week tabling.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Close-up of zines created by students of the library]

Photograph of zines created by students and staff of UNT library. They are on the special collections department table and free to take during pride week.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The pride table from special collections]

Photograph of the pride table from the special collections department. On the table are free zines designed by student employees of the special collections.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Meagan May folding zines]

Photograph of Meagan May folding zines to be passed at the pride week special collections department table. The zine was created by a student assistant and features food recipes from collection materials.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pride flag from Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access]

Photograph of a pride flag from the Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access given to those attending the pride week tabling event.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Games from the Media Library]

Photograph of video games with LGBTQ+ themes on display from the Media Library. The Nintendo switch on the table is displaying the game, Gone Home.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[LGBTQ+ resource wish list QR]

Photograph of an LGBTQ+ wishlist QR code for students to take or scan and input which new resources or literature they'd like to see in their library.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Movies from the Media Library]

Photograph of movies with LGBTQ+ themes on display from the Media Library. Such films include Sins Invalid, But I'm A Cheerleader and Orchids.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bookmarks from the special collections department]

Photograph of four different bookmarks from the special collections department table during pride week. All the bookmarks are laid on top of a pride flag and are free for the taking.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[CDs on display during pride week]

Photograph of CDs provided by the music library featuring artists and composers with LGBTQ+ backgrounds to show students during pride week.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Vinyl on display during pride week]

Photograph of vinyl provided by the music library featuring artists and composers with LGBTQ+ backgrounds to show students during pride week.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Table with Queer literature and resources]

Photograph of a table from the UNT libraries providing queer literature and resources for students. There is a signup sheet on the table for students to fill out LGBTQ+ resources they'd like to see at the library.
Date: March 27, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Students crafting their own zines]

Photograph of three students seated at a circular table and using the supplies to craft their own zines during the pride week zine-making event.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Student looking at an array of stickers]

Photograph of a student looking at an array of stickers to use on their own personalized zine during the pride zine-making event that was held in Willis Library.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Student writing with black pen]

Photograph of a student using a black ink pen on their own personalized zine during the pride zine-making event that was held at Willis Library.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Exhibit of zines in the special collections]

Photograph of an enclosed exhibit of zines that are part of the special collections archives. The exhibit was on display during the pride zine-making event held in Willis Library to inspire zine makers.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Rest in power, Zora]

Photograph of a zine on display in an enclosed exhibit. In the zine, it reads, Rest in Power, Zora. The zines were on display during the pride zine-making event.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Enclosed exhibit of zines]

Photograph of an enclosed exhibit of zines from the special collection archives on display during the pride week zine-making event that was held in Willis Library.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mini-zines on how to make zines]

Photograph of a batch of mini-zines tutorials on how to make your own mini-zine. These zines were up for the taking during the pride week zine-making event that was held in Willis Library.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Zine-making supplies]

Photograph of zine-making supplies including color pencils, magazines, LGBTQ+ stickers and paper to make the zines.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library