October 15, 2015 Meeting Highlights

Webpage from McKinney TXSSAR website containing photographs from an October 15, 2015 meeting.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of Digital Frontiers 2015 (open access)

Proceedings of Digital Frontiers 2015

Proceedings from the 2015 Digital Frontiers conference held at the University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, Texas. It includes information about the conference organization and abstracts of the sessions held during the event..
Date: October 2015
Creator: Digital Frontiers Conference Committee
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix H: UNT Libraries' Digital Preservation Policy Framework (open access)

Appendix H: UNT Libraries' Digital Preservation Policy Framework

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix describes the University of North Texas Libraries' digital stewardship efforts.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document (open access)

UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document

The UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document is designed to supplement and provide extended reference to the UNT Libraries’ TRAC Audit Checklist (Appendix A), which outlines the requirements of a Trusted Digital Repository. The self assessment of the UNT Libraries and its Digital Collections encompasses an evaluation of its associated policies, procedures, workflows, modelling, and technical infrastructure in the TRAC audit process.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Transforming an Academic Library to a Community Partner

Presentation about ways that have been utilized to promote access to resources found at UNT Libraries. The presentation also includes a brief history of UNT Libraries' collections and ways to engage with the community. This presentation was shown at the 2015 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference.
Date: October 19, 2015
Creator: Sittel, Robbie; Rowe, Jennifer & Sears, Suzanne
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report looks at Kuwait's relationships with its neighbors in the Persian Gulf, and its own political system which has been in turmoil since 2006. Kuwait remains pivotal to U.S. efforts to secure the Persian Gulf region because of its willingness to cooperate with U.S. strategy and military operations in the region and its proximity to both Iran and Iraq.
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix C: Collection Development Policy for the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections (open access)

Appendix C: Collection Development Policy for the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix describes the policies governing the acquisition, curation, and management of materials in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Tarver, Hannah; Krahmer, Ana; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Storming the City: U.S. Military Performance in Urban Warfare from World War II to Vietnam

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Book describing military philosophy before and after WWII, with full chapters analyzing how the U.S. Army and Marine Corps engaged in urban warfare during four specific battles: Aachen (October 1944), Manila (February 1945), Seoul (September 1959), and Hue (February 1968). Index starts on page 363.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Wahlman, Alec
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR Officer Reports: November 9 - 11, 2015] (open access)

[TXSSAR Officer Reports: November 9 - 11, 2015]

Officer Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 9 - 11, 2015 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: 2015-10-09/2015-10-11
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Crime Victims Fund: Federal Support for Victims of Crime (open access)

The Crime Victims Fund: Federal Support for Victims of Crime

This report provides background and funding information for Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) programs and the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). It describes the process through which CVF funds are allocated and explains how the CVF impacts the annual budget for DOJ. It then provides an analysis of selected issues that Congress may consider regarding the CVF and the federal budget.
Date: October 27, 2015
Creator: Sacco, Lisa N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Detecting Stems in Dense and Homogeneous Forest Using Single-Scan TLS (open access)

Detecting Stems in Dense and Homogeneous Forest Using Single-Scan TLS

This article presents a new method to automatically detect stems in dense and homogeneous forest using single-scan terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data.
Date: August 31, 2015
Creator: Xia, Shaobo; Wang, Cheng; Pan, Feifei; Xi, Xiaohuan; Zeng, Hongcheng & Liu, He
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress

This report discusses the National Security Strategy (NSS), a document released by the Obama Administration which states that its purpose is to "set out the principles and priorities to guide the use of American power and influence in the world."
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: Lucas, Nathan J. & McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix G: Travel and Professional Development Documentation (open access)

Appendix G: Travel and Professional Development Documentation

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix contains a table of conferences and related travels by members of the UNT Digital Libraries Division from 2013 to 2015.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) (open access)

Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

This report summarizes CASTNET's primary goals and objectives.
Date: October 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix B: Formal Statement of Conformance to ISO 14721:2012 (open access)

Appendix B: Formal Statement of Conformance to ISO 14721:2012

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix contains a formal statement of conformance to the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model, based on the official standard ISO 14721:2012.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Advisory Committee Act: Analysis of Operations and Costs (open access)

The Federal Advisory Committee Act: Analysis of Operations and Costs

The report provides an in-depth examination of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) committee operations, using the data collected by General Services Administration (GSA). The report concludes by providing a list of policy options that Congress can consider when deliberating current or future legislation to amend FACA.
Date: October 27, 2015
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rethinking How We Pay for Scholarly Monographs (open access)

Rethinking How We Pay for Scholarly Monographs

Paper for an invited presentation at a 2015 meeting of the Southwest Area Theological Library Association (SWATLA). This paper discusses rethinking how we pay for scholarly monographs.
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 2015 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2015
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2016 Appropriations: Overview (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2016 Appropriations: Overview

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Date: October 8, 2015
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 9 - 11, 2015] (open access)

[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 9 - 11, 2015]

Minutes of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Board of Managers October 9 - 11, 2015 meeting.
Date: 2015-10-09/2015-10-11
Creator: Jackson, Tom
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues (open access)

Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues

This report has three major sections. The first section answers some basic questions about Bitcoin and the operation of the Bitcoin network and its interaction with the current dollar-based monetary system. The second section summarizes likely reasons for and against widespread Bitcoin adoption. The third section discusses legal and regulatory matters that have been raised by Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Date: October 13, 2015
Creator: Murphy, Edward V.; Murphy, M. M. & Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 114th Congress (2015-2016). Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date: October 31, 2015
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Norman Martin, October 15, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Norman Martin, October 15, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Norman Martin. Martin was born in Chicago in January 1924. While in college he applied for and was granted conscientious objector status, however, he volunteered for the Army in 1943. Arriving in England he was assigned to the 44th Field Artillery Battalion where he joined a forward observation team, which landed on Utah Beach. He tells of capturing a group of ten German soldiers single-handedly. He describes being severely wounded and returning to the front after his recovery. He closes the narration by telling of his experiences following his discharge, which included working on the Titan and Minuteman missiles.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Martin, Norman
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Get The Facts On Paid Sick Time (open access)

Get The Facts On Paid Sick Time

This fact sheet provides information on paid sick leave.
Date: October 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library