Improving Access to Web Archives through Innovative Analysis of PDF Content

This presentation discusses improving access to web archives through innovative analysis of PDF content. It includes a background of the End of Term (EOT) 2008 Presidential Web Archive, a collaborative web archiving project, collection development with web archive content, and the workflow and processes involved in these projects.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improving Access to Web Archives through Innovative Analysis of PDF Content (open access)

Improving Access to Web Archives through Innovative Analysis of PDF Content

This paper discusses improving access to web archives through innovative analysis of PDF content. The paper discusses the overall workflow and describes the tools used to extract document features. Findings suggest opportunities for the development of retrieval tools that will provide new ways of selecting content and building collections from large Web archives.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Classification Of The End-Of-Term Archive: Extending Collection Development Practices To Web Archives (open access)

Classification Of The End-Of-Term Archive: Extending Collection Development Practices To Web Archives

This is the final report for the EOTCD project, which is formally titled 'Classification of the End-of-Term Archive: Extending Collection Development Practices to Web Archives.' The project commenced December 1, 2009 and ended November 30, 2012. The overview includes background information about the End of Term (EOT) 2008 Archive and a brief description of the activities conducted in the project's four work areas. Following the Overview there are three sections: Goals Accomplished; Significant Findings and Accomplishments; and Project Achievements.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Murray, Kathleen R. & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Libraries Digital Collections: Making our data work harder for us

Presentation for the 2013 Digital Library Federation (DLF) Annual Meeting on the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' digital collections and making data work harder.
Date: November 6, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Where do users find value?

Presentation on the value of The Portal to Texas History at a symposium at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, Cultural Heritage Archives: Networks, Innovation & Collaboration. This was part of a session on the users of Cultural Heritage Archival Materials.
Date: September 26, 2013
Creator: Belden, Dreanna & Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Web Archiving Bibliography 2013 (open access)

Web Archiving Bibliography 2013

The following document is a bibliography of the field of web archiving. It includes a preface as well as a list of bibliographical resources.
Date: June 28, 2013
Creator: Reyes Ayala, Brenda
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of North Texas Libraries Grant History: 2000-2013 (open access)

University of North Texas Libraries Grant History: 2000-2013

This document lists all grants given to the University of North Texas Libraries from 2000 to 2013. The projects that were funded by these grants are summarized.
Date: 2013
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hidden Collections Redux: Summer 2013 (open access)

Hidden Collections Redux: Summer 2013

This report is offers an update on the hidden collections at the UNT Libraries. Its purpose is to serve as a true representation of the collections in the UNT Libraries with little or no access.
Date: 2013
Creator: Brannon, Sian; Parks, Sue; Phillips, Mark Edward & Sears, Suzanne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Portal to Texas History Partner List, 2013 (open access)

The Portal to Texas History Partner List, 2013

This document lists all of the partners of The Portal to Texas History in 2013. These partners were involved in projects and collections that were a part of the Portal.
Date: 2013
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Selection Criteria for Digital Collections

Presentation for the University of Florida on selection criteria for digital collections.
Date: March 26, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Institutionalizing Normal: Rethinking Composition's Precedence in Normal Schools (open access)

Institutionalizing Normal: Rethinking Composition's Precedence in Normal Schools

Article on rethinking composition's precedence in normal schools.
Date: 2013
Creator: Skinnell, Ryan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exhibits @ UNT. An Implementation Proposal (open access)

Exhibits @ UNT. An Implementation Proposal

Report for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries proposing new methods and ideas for displaying online exhibits.
Date: July 10, 2013
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laying the Groundwork for Newspaper Preservation through Collaboration and Communication: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program (open access)

Laying the Groundwork for Newspaper Preservation through Collaboration and Communication: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program

This paper discusses the history of the Texas Digital Newspaper Program and associated digital newspaper initiatives at the University of North Texas Libraries.
Date: June 2013
Creator: Krahmer, Ana & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reengineering The Portal to Texas History (open access)

Reengineering The Portal to Texas History

This book chapter reports on a case study on the activities, findings, and lessons learned during a project that replaced the legacy Digital Asset Management (DAM) system of The Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas Libraries with an open source system.
Date: 2013
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.; Phillips, Mark Edward; Hicks, William; Weng, Neena & Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mapping the Southwest: Final Performance Report (open access)

Mapping the Southwest: Final Performance Report

This report documents the Mapping the Southwest project, led by the University of North Texas (UNT) and with their partner, the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) Libraries Special Collections. The project was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This final report briefly describes the Mapping the Southwest project activities and accomplishments in six work areas, and provides a discussion of achievements, issues faced and resolved, and lessons learned that may be of benefit to others. Additional detail is provided in some areas with appendices.
Date: July 31, 2013
Creator: Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Phillips, Mark Edward & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collections Shifting Methodology Report for the UNT Libraries (open access)

Collections Shifting Methodology Report for the UNT Libraries

Report for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries on collection shifting methodology.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann & Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Competencies Required for Digital Curation: An Analysis of Job Advertisements (open access)

Competencies Required for Digital Curation: An Analysis of Job Advertisements

Article discussing competencies required for digital curation. The results of the analysis show that digital curation jobs are characterized by a complex interplay of various skills and knowledge. The findings of this study present emerging requirements for a qualified workforce in the field of digital curation.
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Kim, Jeonghyun; Warga, Edward & Moen, William E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monolignol Biosynthesis and its Genetic Manipulation: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly (open access)

Monolignol Biosynthesis and its Genetic Manipulation: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Book chapter manuscript on monolignol biosynthesis and its genetic manipulation.
Date: 2013
Creator: Dixon, R. A.; Reddy, M. S. Srinivasa & Gallego-Giraldo, Lina
Object Type: Book Chapter
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
Metadata Analysis at the Command-Line (open access)

Metadata Analysis at the Command-Line

This article discusses metadata analysis tools, processes, and methodologies aimed at helping to focus limited quality control resources on the areas of the collection where they might have the most benefit.
Date: January 15, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Utilizing Digital Library Infrastructure to Build Modern Research Collections

This keynote presentation covers the opportunities that digital library infrastructure offers if utilized effectively as a tool to build novel research collections. It highlights examples from the UNT Libraries and other institutions, which demonstrate these concepts.
Date: April 24, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Scaling up to meet growing needs

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. The author discusses scaling up to meet the growing needs of a digital library.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Denton Declaration: An Open Data Manifesto (open access)

The Denton Declaration: An Open Data Manifesto

Paper included in a report for the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) on research data management and the DataRes Project. This section reports on The Denton Declaration. Abstract: On May 22, 2012, at the University of North Texas, a group of technologists and librarians, scholars and researchers, university administrators, and other stakeholders gathered to discuss and articulate best practices and emerging trends in research data management. This declaration bridges the converging interests of these stakeholders and promotes collaboration, transparency, and accountability across organizational and disciplinary boundaries.
Date: November 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Overhaul of Collection Evaluation

Poster presented at the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) Annual Conference. This poster discusses research on a project by the UNT Libraries' Collection Development Department on an expanded collection assessment beyond the bounds of accreditation reviews.
Date: October 21, 2013
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler & Harker, Karen
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library