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Librarians and Technology: Things to Consider (open access)

Librarians and Technology: Things to Consider

Article on librarians and technology and things to consider.
Date: June 3, 2014
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

The report provides basic consumer sources, including broad overviews of the Affordable Care Act. The next sections focus on health coverage, as well as public health care programs. The report then lists sources on employer-sponsored coverage. Sources on ACA's provisions on mental health, public health, workforce, quality, and taxes are also provided. Finally, the report lists sources on ACA costs and appropriations, and sources for obtaining the law's full-text.
Date: April 3, 2014
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Federal Law Enforcement Coordination: Through the Lens of the Southwest Border (open access)

Domestic Federal Law Enforcement Coordination: Through the Lens of the Southwest Border

This report discusses the law enforcement task forces and intelligence information sharing centers. The report focuses on those task forces and information sharing efforts that respond to federal counterdrug and counterterrorism priorities in the Southwest border region.
Date: June 3, 2014
Creator: Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export-Import Bank: Overview and Reauthorization Issues (open access)

Export-Import Bank: Overview and Reauthorization Issues

This report provides: (1) a general background of Ex-Im Bank; (2) a discussion of the international context of the Bank; (3) analysis of key issues that Congress may consider in a reauthorization debate; and (4) the congressional outlook on Ex-Im Bank.
Date: June 3, 2014
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq Crisis and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iraq Crisis and U.S. Policy

This report analyzes the offensive in northern and central Iraq led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, aka ISIS) -- a Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group -- with a discussion of the offensive's implications, the U.S. response, and related issues.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Humud, Carla E.; Blanchard, Christopher M.; Margesson, Rhoda & Tiersky, Alex
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Canada-U.S. Relations (open access)

Canada-U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of Canada's political scene, economic conditions, security and foreign policy, and environmental initiatives, focusing particularly on issues that may be relevant to U.S. policymakers. This country survey is followed by several summaries of current bilateral issues in the political, international security, trade, and environmental arenas. The questions following each summary are designed as potential inquiries to Canadian officials to promote thought and discussion among policymakers.
Date: June 3, 2014
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Existing Power Plants: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

EPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Existing Power Plants: Frequently Asked Questions

This report summarizes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) proposal regarding greenhouse gas regulations. In addition to discussing details of the proposed rule, the report addresses a number of questions regarding the reasons for the proposal; the EPA's authority under Section 111 of the CAA; the EPA's previous experience using that authority; the steps the agency must take to finalize the proposed rule; and various other background questions.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: McCarthy, James E.; Meltz, Robert; Leggett, Jane A.; Ramseur, Jonathan L. & Dolan, Alissa M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview (open access)

Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview

This report discusses the air pollution regulations and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulatory actions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and also addresses some climate change issues.
Date: February 3, 2014
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unaccompanied Alien Children: Potential Factors Contributing to Recent Immigration (open access)

Unaccompanied Alien Children: Potential Factors Contributing to Recent Immigration

This report begins by describing the recent surge in unaccompanied child apprehensions. It discusses several factors widely associated with out-migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The report then discusses three broad factors that may be attracting migrants to the United States: economic and educational opportunity, family reunification, and U.S. immigration policies. It concludes with caveats on the attribution of causes to this situation.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Kandel, William A.; Bruno, Andorra; Meyer, Peter J.; Seelke, Clare Ribando; Taft-Morales, Maureen & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2015 Appropriations (open access)

U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2015 Appropriations

This report provides an overview of U.S. assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean. It examines historical and recent trends in aid to the region as well as the Obama Administration's FY2015 request for State Department and U.S Agency for International Development (USAID)-administered assistance. It also tracks congressional action on foreign aid appropriations for Latin America and the Caribbean in FY2015, and raises questions Congress may consider as it appropriates funding for the region.
Date: June 3, 2014
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Help America Vote Act and Election Administration: Overview and Issues (open access)

The Help America Vote Act and Election Administration: Overview and Issues

This report discusses the Help America Vote Act (HAVA; P.L. 107-252) enacted in 2002. It provides background information about HAVA and its provisions, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), funding for the agency and for state programs to improve elections, and a number of enduring election administration issues.
Date: February 3, 2014
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians (open access)

U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians

This report provides an overview of current issues in U.S.-Palestinian relations. It also contains an overview of Palestinian society and politics and descriptions of key Palestinian individuals and groups -- chiefly the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian refugee population.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress (open access)

Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress

This report presents policy and oversight issues for Congress arising from maritime territorial disputes involving China in the South China Sea (SCS), East China Sea (ECS), and an additional dispute over whether China has a right under international law to regulate U.S. and other foreign military activities in its maritime Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lexicon of Jazz Invective: Hurling Insults Across a Century with Big Data [presentation]

Presentation for the Texas Music Library Association Fall 2014 Meeting. This presentation discusses the lexicon of jazz invective and hurling insults across a century with big data.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Unity in Diversity, ETDs at UNT: and a look towards BibFrame

Presentation for the 2014 Texas Music Library Association Fall Meeting. This presentation discusses electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) at the University of North Texas (UNT) and BibFrame.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 40, Pages 7831-8016, October 3, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 40, Pages 7831-8016, October 3, 2014

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 3, 2014
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 3, 2014 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 3, 2014
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 2014 (open access)

Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Pena, Hilda
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Afro-Cuban Ensemble performs "Guaguancó" at Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room Dedication, 1]

Photograph of the University of North Texas Afro-Cuban Ensemble performing "Guaguancó" during the dedication of the Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room. Members of the ensemble are playing congas, shekeres, and other types of drums as two men sing.
Date: November 3, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Chalkboard in the Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room]

Photograph of two attendees looking at a chalkboard during the dedication of the Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room. Writing in the top right corner of the chalkboard reads, "Kellis - 206 - 4415."
Date: November 3, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Framed portrait in the Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room]

Photograph of a framed portrait of Jon Kellis, taken during the dedication of the Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room. Writing on the matting around the portrait reads, "Strive... // JONATHAN WILLI[...] / Director, UNT Steel [Drum Band] / 1993-[1999]." Two individuals in the foreground are taking pictures with their cellphones.
Date: November 3, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unlawfully Present Aliens, Driver’s Licenses, and Other State-Issued ID: Select Legal Issues (open access)

Unlawfully Present Aliens, Driver’s Licenses, and Other State-Issued ID: Select Legal Issues

This report provides an overview of key legal issues raised by state laws regarding the denial or issuance of driver's licenses and other forms of ID to unlawfully present aliens. It also addresses the legal issues raised by local governments issuing ID cards to unlawfully present aliens, as well as by state and local approaches to recognizing foreign-issued ID documents.
Date: September 3, 2014
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to Public Housing (open access)

Introduction to Public Housing

This report serves as an introduction to the federal public housing program. It provides information on the history of the program, how it is administered and funded, and the characteristics of public housing properties and the households they serve. While it introduces current policy issues, a full analysis of those issues and discussion of current legislation is not included in this report.
Date: January 3, 2014
Creator: McCarty, Maggie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library