ETD Lifecycle Management Tools Manual (open access)

ETD Lifecycle Management Tools Manual

The IMLS-funded Lifecycle Management of ETDs project has researched, developed, and/or documented a suite of modular Lifecycle Management Tools for curating electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). The project targeted the following curation activities: Virus Checking, Format Recognition, Preservation Event Record-Keeping, and Simple ETD & Metadata Submission. This manual describes how to implement Lifecycle Management Tools for those activities. The manual is written for ETD Program Managers. It describes a general rationale and use case for each curation activity mentioned above in the context of an ETD program. While the technical and administrative implementations of ETD programs are diverse, this manual includes generalized recommendations for where and when to deploy the tools in an ETD submission workflow. ETD Program Managers are encouraged to coordinate with the full range of stakeholders (including the graduate schools, libraries, campus IT, and vendors) to adapt tools to their implementation.
Date: September 29, 2014
Creator: Schultz, Matt; Eisenhauer, Stephen & Krabbenhoeft, Nick
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1956 (open access)

University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1956

Report containing articles, manuscripts, and tabulations of recorded spectra created by the Spectroscopic Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
Date: 1957~
Creator: University of Chicago. Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1964 (open access)

University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1964

Report containing articles, manuscripts, and tabulations of recorded spectra created by the Spectroscopic Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
Date: 1965~
Creator: University of Chicago. Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1968 (open access)

University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1968

Report containing articles, manuscripts, and tabulations of recorded spectra created by the Spectroscopic Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
Date: 1969~
Creator: University of Chicago. Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1967 (open access)

University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1967

Report containing articles, manuscripts, and tabulations of recorded spectra created by the Spectroscopic Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
Date: 1968~
Creator: University of Chicago. Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1966 (open access)

University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1966

Report containing articles, manuscripts, and tabulations of recorded spectra created by the Spectroscopic Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
Date: 1967~
Creator: University of Chicago. Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1965 (open access)

University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1965

Report containing articles, manuscripts, and tabulations of recorded spectra created by the Spectroscopic Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
Date: 1966~
Creator: University of Chicago. Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1959-1960 (open access)

University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1959-1960

Report containing articles, manuscripts, and tabulations of recorded spectra created by the Spectroscopic Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
Date: 1961~
Creator: University of Chicago. Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1969-1970 (open access)

University of Chicago Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra Technical Report: 1969-1970

Report containing articles, manuscripts, and tabulations of recorded spectra created by the Spectroscopic Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
Date: 1971~
Creator: University of Chicago. Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Chicago Spectroscopic Laboratory Annual Report: September 1, 1947 - August 31, 1948, Part 1 (open access)

University of Chicago Spectroscopic Laboratory Annual Report: September 1, 1947 - August 31, 1948, Part 1

Report containing articles, manuscripts, and tabulations of recorded spectra created by the Spectroscopic Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
Date: 1948-08~
Creator: University of Chicago. Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Spectra.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS) (open access)

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS)

This document has been approved for publication by the Management Council of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) and represents the consensus technical agreement of the participating CCSDS Member Agencies. The procedure for review and authorization of CCSDS documents is detailed in the Procedures Manual for the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems, and the record of Agency participation in the authorization of this document can be obtained from the CCSDS Secretariat at the address below.
Date: August 2009
Creator: CCSDS Secretariat, Space Communications and Navigation Office, 7L70, Space Operations Mission Directorate
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS) (open access)

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS)

This document is a technical Recommendation for use in developing a broader consensus on what is required for an archive to provide permanent, or indefinite long-term, preservation of digital information. This Recommendation establishes a common framework of terms and concepts which comprise an Open Archival information System (OAIS). It allows existing and future archives to be more meaningfully compared and contrasted. It provides a basis for further standardization within an archival context and it should promote greater vendor awareness of, and support of, archival requirements. Through the process of normal evolution, it is expected that expansion, deletion, or modification of this document may occur. This Recommendation is therefore subject to CCSDS document management and change control procedures which are defined in Procedures Manual for the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems. Current versions of CCSDS documents are maintained at the CCSDS Web site: http://www.ccsds.org/
Date: January 2002
Creator: CCSDS Secretariat, Program Integration Division (Code M-3), National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories: Recommended Practice, Issue 1 (open access)

Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories: Recommended Practice, Issue 1

This document is a technical Recommendation to use as the basis for providing audit and certification of the trustworthiness of digital repositories. It provides a detailed specification of criteria by which digital repositories shall be audited. The OAIS Reference Model contained a roadmap which included the need for a certification standard. The initial work was to be carried out outside CCSDS and then brought back into CCSDS to take into the standard. In 2003, Research Libraries Group (RLG) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) created a joint task force to specifically address digital repository certification. That task force published Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification: Criteria and Checklist (TRAC—reference [B3]), on which this Recommended Practice is based. Through the process of normal evolution, it is expected that expansion, deletion, or modification of this document may occur. This Recommended Practice is therefore subject to CCSDS document management and change control procedures, which are defined in the Procedures Manual for the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems. Current versions of CCSDS documents are maintained at the CCSDS Web site: http://www.ccsds.org/
Date: September 2011
Creator: CCSDS Secretariat, Space Communications and Navigation Office, 7L70
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS) (open access)

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS)

This document is a technical Recommended Practice for use in developing a broader consensus on what is required for an archive to provide permanent, or indefinite Long Term, preservation of digital information. This Recommended Practice establishes a common framework of terms and concepts which make up an Open Archival Information System (OAIS). It allows existing and future archives to be more meaningfully compared and contrasted. It provides a basis for further standardization within an archival context and it should promote greater vendor awareness of, and support of, archival requirements. CCSDS has changed the classification of Reference Models from Blue (Recommended Standard) to Magenta (Recommended Practice). Through the process of normal evolution, it is expected that expansion, deletion, or modification of this document may occur. This Recommended Practice is therefore subject to CCSDS document management and change control procedures, which are defined in the Procedures Manual for the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems. Current issue updates document based on input from user community (note). Current versions of CCSDS documents are maintained at the CCSDS Web site: http://www.ccsds.org/
Date: June 2012
Creator: CCSDS Secretariat, Space Communications and Navigation Office, 7L70
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

University of North Texas Willis Library MEP Renovations: Construction Documents

Compilation of architectural drawings documenting planned construction and renovations for Willis Library as of May 2018. The first page includes an index to the rest of the schematics which outline the various components of the project including demolition and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) work, mechanical piping, electrical and lighting, and fire sprinklers for each of the five floors (lower level and floors one through four). Each sheet includes technical details, schedules, notes, and other relevant technical information for the work.
Date: May 31, 2018
Creator: Yaggi Engineering, Inc.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Introduction to Data Science (open access)

An Introduction to Data Science

This book provides non-technical readers with a gentle introduction to essential concepts and activities of data science. For more technical readers, the book provides explanations and code for a range of interesting applications using the open source R language for statistical computing and graphics"--Resource home page.
Date: 2012
Creator: Stanton, Jeffrey M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness (open access)

Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness

The Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness address a specific set of preservation challenges faced by libraries, archives, historical societies, and other organizations that curate substantial collections of digital newspaper content. The Guidelines are intended to inform curators and collection managers at libraries, archives, historical societies, and other such memory organizations about various practical readiness activities that they can take. They provide links to technical resources that curators can either implement themselves or work with their technical staff to implement. The Guidelines (Version 1.0) only deal with digital newspapers at this point, not broadcast or other forms of digital news.
Date: March 4, 2014
Creator: Skinner, Katherine & Schultz, Matt
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emulation & Virtualization as Preservation Strategies (open access)

Emulation & Virtualization as Preservation Strategies

Between the two fundamental digital preservation strategies, migration has been strongly favored. Recent developments in emulation frameworks make it possible to deliver emulations to readers via the Web in ways that make them appear as normal components of Web pages. This removes what was the major barrier to deployment of emulation as a preservation strategy. Barriers remain, the two most important are that the tools for creating preserved system images are inadequate, and that the legal basis for delivering emulations is unclear, and where it is clear it is highly restrictive. Both of these raise the cost of building and providing access to a substantial, well curated collection of emulated digital artefacts beyond reach. This book advocates that if the above mentioned barriers can be addressed, emulation will play a much greater role in digital preservation in the coming years. It will provide access to artefacts that migration cannot, and even assist in migration where necessary by allowing the original software to perform it. The evolution of digital artefacts means that current artefacts are more difficult and expensive to collect and preserve than those from the past, and less suitable for migration. This trend is expected to continue. Emulation is …
Date: 2015
Creator: Rosenthal, David S. H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010 (open access)

Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010

The preface states that the work includes citations of articles, books, and technical reports on digital curation, mostly published between 2000 and 2010.
Date: 2011
Creator: Bailey, Charles W.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Digital Curation Bibliography: Preservation and Stewardship of Scholarly Works (open access)

Digital Curation Bibliography: Preservation and Stewardship of Scholarly Works

The preface states that the work includes citations of articles, books, and technical reports on digital curation, mostly published between 2000 and 2011 in English. The bibliogrphy doesnot cover conference papers, digital media works, editorials, presentation slides, unpublished e-prints, or weblog postings.
Date: June 2012
Creator: Bailey, Charles W., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transforming Scholarly Publishing Through Open Access: A Bibliography (open access)

Transforming Scholarly Publishing Through Open Access: A Bibliography

This bibliography provides citations of books, articles, and technical reports about the Open Access movement.
Date: 2010
Creator: Bailey, Charles W.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Digital Scholarship 2009 (open access)

Digital Scholarship 2009

The work is a bibliography of digital scholarship containing citations of articles, books, and technical reports on institutional repositories and scholarly electronic publishing
Date: 2010
Creator: Bailey, Charles W.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Guide to Distributed Digital Preservation (open access)

A Guide to Distributed Digital Preservation

This text is a collection of essays that gives an overview of the reasons for considering distributed digital preservation (a system which maintains copies of digital objects in multiple geographic locations) as well as considerations for implementing this kind of digital preservation. According to the back cover, "Readers may use this guide to gain both a philosophical and practical understanding of the emerging field of distributed digital preservation, including how to establish or join a network."
Date: 2010
Creator: MetaArchive Cooperative
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guidance Documents for Lifecycle  Management of ETDs (open access)

Guidance Documents for Lifecycle Management of ETDs

In 2011, a research team led by the University of North Texas, the Educopia Institute/MetaArchive Cooperative, and the worldwide Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), began studying the production, dissemination, and preservation of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). The original intent was to develop and disseminate documentation for academic libraries that would help curators better understand and address the preservation challenges presented by these new digital collections. As researchers from the libraries of University of North Texas, Virginia Tech, Rice University, Boston College, Indiana State University, Penn State, and the University of Arizona began to grapple with ETD lifecycle management issues, they quickly realized that librarians were but one of many academic stakeholder groups that work collaboratively to produce and maintain ETD collections. Studying the library role in isolation was neither feasible nor helpful. The scope of our work increased to encompass the roles and responsibilities of core stakeholders in the ETD lifecycle: students, faculty, administrators, technologists, commercial vendors, and librarians. The resulting Guidance Documents address areas of interest to ETD program planners, managers, and curators. They will help this extended set of stakeholders understand, document, and address the administrative, legal, and technical challenges presented by ETDs—from submission …
Date: March 19, 2014
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Donovan, Bill; Halbert, Martin; Han, Yan; Henry, Geneva; Hswe, Patricia et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library