Building Digital Archives

This presentation is about the steps followed in the development of the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' Digital Library infrastructure, the lessons learned along the way, and the opportunities that are available today.
Date: June 6, 2008
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Access Publishing and Citatation Archives: Background and Controversy (open access)

Open Access Publishing and Citatation Archives: Background and Controversy

This report begins with an inventory of basic information: definitions and guides to histories of the growth of open access publishing and citation archives and descriptions of selected major open access activities. It moves on to summarize major points of difference between proponents and opponents of nongovernmental open access publishing and databases, and then highlights federal, including National Institutes of Health (NIH), open access activities and contentious issues surrounding these developments. The report also briefly describes open access developments in the United Kingdom (where a number of governmental and nongovernmental initiatives have occurred) and in the international arena. Finally, controversial issues which could receive attention in the 109th Congress are summarized.
Date: June 22, 2006
Creator: Knezo, Genevieve J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advocacy for the Archives and History Office of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory: Stages and Methods (open access)

Advocacy for the Archives and History Office of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory: Stages and Methods

Advocating for the good of the SLAC Archives and History Office (AHO) has not been a one-time affair, nor has it been a one-method procedure. It has required taking time to ascertain the current and perhaps predict the future climate of the Laboratory, and it has required developing and implementing a portfolio of approaches to the goal of building a stronger archive program by strengthening and appropriately expanding its resources. Among the successful tools in the AHO advocacy portfolio, the Archives Program Review Committee has been the most visible. The Committee and the role it serves as well as other formal and informal advocacy efforts are the focus of this case study My remarks today will begin with a brief introduction to advocacy and outreach as I understand them, and with a description of the Archives and History Office's efforts to understand and work within the corporate culture of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. I will then share with you some of the tools we have employed to advocate for the Archives and History Office programs and activities; and finally, I will talk about how well - or badly - those tools have served us over the past decade.
Date: June 19, 2009
Creator: Deken, Jean Marie
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Records: National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management (open access)

Federal Records: National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Federal agencies are increasingly using electronic mail (e-mail) for essential communication. In doing so, they are potentially creating messages that have the status of federal records, which must be managed and preserved in accordance with the Federal Records Act. Under the act, both the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and federal agencies have responsibilities for managing federal records, including e-mail records. In view of the importance that e-mail plays in documenting government activities, GAO was asked, among other things, to review the extent to which NARA provides oversight of federal records management, describe selected agencies' processes for managing e-mail records, and assess these agencies' e-mail policies and key practices. To do so, GAO examined NARA guidance, regulations, and oversight activities, as well as e-mail policies at four agencies (of contrasting sizes and structures) and the practices of selected officials."
Date: June 13, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2001-2005 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2001-2005

Report detailing the strategic plan for of the Texas Library and Archives Commission for fiscal years 2001 to 2005 outlining their mission, past activities, and goals.
Date: June 1, 2000
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3756, Chapter 983 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3756, Chapter 983

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Date: June 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Annexation of Texas Project

Presentation for the 2003 GODART Preconference at the American Library Association Annual Conference. This presentation outlines the "From Republic to State: Debates and Documents Relating to the Annexation of Texas, 1836-1856" project. This grant funded project involved digitizing 6000 objects.
Date: June 21, 2003
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Web Archiving Workshop: Tools Overview

This presentation offers a brief discussion of web archiving tools. Tools include Wget, HTTrack, Heritrix, Wayback, and NutchWAX.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2473, Chapter 1124 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2473, Chapter 1124

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to certain state publications maintained by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Date: June 18, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Web Archiving Workshop: Overview

This presentation gives a brief overview of the history of web archiving and explains key terms and concepts related to web archiving and harvesting with illustrated examples.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Research Service and the American Legislative Process (open access)

The Congressional Research Service and the American Legislative Process

The Legislative Reference Service, it was charged with responding to congressional requests for information. For more than 50 years, this department assisted Congress primarily by providing facts and publications and by transmitting research and analysis done largely by other government agencies, private organizations, and individual scholars. In 1970, Congress enacted a law transforming the Legislative Reference Service into the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and directing CRS to devote more of its efforts and increased resources to performing research and analysis that assists Congress in direct support of the legislative process.
Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 483, Chapter 721 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 483, Chapter 721

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to allowing designated public school libraries to participate in group purchasing agreements with the TexShare Library Consortium.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Handy Workshop: Part 1] captions transcript

[John Handy Workshop: Part 1]

Recording of a workshop at the South Dallas Cultural Center ...
Date: June 29, 2006
Creator: South Dallas Cultural Center
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Handy Workshop: Part 2] captions transcript

[John Handy Workshop: Part 2]

Recording of a workshop at the South Dallas Cultural Center ...
Date: June 30, 2006
Creator: South Dallas Cultural Center
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
How Will Climate Change Affect the Mid-Atlantic Region? (open access)

How Will Climate Change Affect the Mid-Atlantic Region?

Average temperature has risen 1 degree F over the last century in the Mid-Atlantic Region as well as across the globe. Climate science is developing rapidly and many studies project additional warming. Although the future is uncertain and difficult to predict, our best science suggests the following changes are likely. The Mid-Atlantic Region will be somewhat warmer and perhaps wetter, resulting in a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans. Human activities that release heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere will continue to accelerate the observed warming trend. Climate change will compound existing stresses from population density and development. The region's overall economy is quite resilient, but impacts will be more severe for some economic activities and localities.
Date: June 2001
Creator: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feria del libro (open access)

Feria del libro

This article deals with promoting local Hispanic authors by conducting a book fair in Dallas where they might be able to create contacts with publishers. Both the original Spanish article and the English translation are included.
Date: June 29, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Latino Reporter] (open access)

[Latino Reporter]

This article deals with a student program that gives young Hispanics the opportunity to write, edit, and publish a daily newspaper in Spanish. Both the original Spanish article and the English translation are included.
Date: June 16, 2005
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peruanos demonstraron seriedad civica (open access)

Peruanos demonstraron seriedad civica

This article deals with Peruvian citizens who live in Dallas and voted in Peruvian runoff election. Both the original Spanish article and the English translation are included.
Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

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Date: June 24, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man and Woman Being Assisted at Table]

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Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Group of People Sitting Behind Tables]

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Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Two men and woman sitting at table]

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Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Stacks of books on tables]

Photograph of a group of people browning through several stacks of books on tables.
Date: June 24, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Men under tent looking at tables of books]

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Date: June 29, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library