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Nigeria's 2015 Elections and the Boko Haram Crisis (open access)

Nigeria's 2015 Elections and the Boko Haram Crisis

This report provides an overview of the social and political situation in Nigeria. The report discusses the 2015 election in Nigeria, the rising threat of Boko Haram, and the U.S. policy and assistance.
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Ploch Blanchard, Lauren
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 114th Congress

This report provides an overview of U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean. It begins with an overview of the political and economic environment that affects U.S. relations, and then examines the Obama Administration's policy priorities in the region. The report then examines congressional interests in Latin America, looking at selected regional and country issues.
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions (open access)

Iran Sanctions

This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran. U.S. sanctions have been a major feature of U.S. Iran policy since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, but U.N. and worldwide bilateral sanctions on Iran are a relatively recent (post-2006) development.
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
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: January 28, 2015
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.; Murphy, M. M. & Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
LIHEAP: Program and Funding (open access)

LIHEAP: Program and Funding

This report discusses two types of formulas used to allocate funding to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) through regular and contingency funding.
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2015 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2015 Authorization and Appropriations

This report discusses the Department of Defense (DOD) budget plan for FY2015. It includes an overview of the budget, historic context, and highlights in the base budget, as well as budget items that fall under the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the FY2015 DOD Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4870; H.R. 83, Division C).
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Towell, Pat
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sex Trafficking of Children in the United States: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Sex Trafficking of Children in the United States: Overview and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of sex trafficking of children in the United States. It first conceptualizes the issue, discussing the victims and perpetrators involved. It then outlines the federal response to investigating and prosecuting perpetrators as well as providing services to victims. The report concludes with a discussion of select issues concerning the federal response to sex trafficking of minors in the United States.
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Finklea, Kristin M.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L. & Siskin, Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Natural Gas Exports: New Opportunities, Uncertain Outcomes (open access)

U.S. Natural Gas Exports: New Opportunities, Uncertain Outcomes

This report examines what has changed in the U.S. natural gas market and the prospects and implications of the United States becoming a larger net exporter of natural gas. Bills to expedite and expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports have been introduced in the 114th Congress, including the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act (H.R. 351 and S. 33), the American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act (H.R. 287), the Crude Oil Export Act (H.R. 156), the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act (H.R. 89), and the Export American Natural Gas Act of 2015 (H.R. 428).
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Ratner, Michael; Parfomak, Paul W.; Luther, Linda & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Digitization Project Rubric

Presentation for the 2015 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL). This presentation discusses a Project Completion Rubric developed at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries to provide realistic estimates for digitization projects.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia & Rankins, Derek L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2015-03-28 – Hsiang-Chu Chuang, cello

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 28, 2015
Creator: Chuang, Hsiang-Chu
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines Deepen Alliance Cooperation (open access)

New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines Deepen Alliance Cooperation

This report discusses the U.S.-Japan alliance, which has evolved in response to changes in Japanese defense policies and the regional security environment in East Asia.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Rinehart, Ian E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions, Boards, and Groups (open access)

Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions, Boards, and Groups

This report contains a compilation of commissions and boards that demonstrates the range of alternative membership-appointment structures. It includes any statutorily created advisory entity (boards, advisory panels, etc.) whose membership scheme mandates the participation of Members of Congress either as potential members or as participants in the process of appointing the membership.
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Glassman, Matthew Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What are the Department of Defense (DOD) Policies on Transgender Service? (open access)

What are the Department of Defense (DOD) Policies on Transgender Service?

This report discusses the Department of Defense's (DOD) policies regarding transgender service. Previously, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice would take the position in litigation that the protection of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act extends to an individual's gender identity. Though Title VII does not apply to military personnel, for some, this change in the Administration's position has raised questions about U.S. law and DOD policies.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic

This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. The reports and related websites are grouped under a variety of cybersecurity topics.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Questions of the Privileges of the House: An Analysis (open access)

Questions of the Privileges of the House: An Analysis

The first section of this report provides information on raising and considering questions of House privileges to provide assistance in anticipating potential House action. The second part focuses on the content of questions in an effort to provide guidance as to what the Speaker may determine constitutes a valid question. The final section provides extensive data on questions raised in the past two decades.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress

This report covers Special Operations Forces (SOF) budgets for FY2014 and expected uses of the budgeted money. SOF actions play a significant role in U.S. military operations, and the Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Reauthorization Proposals in the 114th Congress, In Brief (open access)

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Reauthorization Proposals in the 114th Congress, In Brief

This report is designed to provide assistance in considering Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers reauthorization efforts in the 114th Congress. It begins with background information on TAA and a summary of recent legislation. It then presents a table that compares a recent reauthorization proposal with provisions in current and prior law.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Collins, Benjamin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Piloting a Peer-Review Process for Trusted Digital Repositories

Presentation for the 2015 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL). This presentation discusses a collaborative peer-review process for the Trusted Repository Audit Checklist (TRAC).
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Translation of Letter from R. Osthoff to H. Studtmann, September 2, 1927] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from R. Osthoff to H. Studtmann, September 2, 1927]

Translation of letter from R. Osthoff to H. Studtmann, relating recent correspondence with Pastor Hagen, Manz, and Jagels.
Date: June 28, 2015
Creator: Huenlich, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from J. W. Behnken to R. Osthoff, August 31, 1927] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from J. W. Behnken to R. Osthoff, August 31, 1927]

Translation of letter from J. W. Behnken to R. Osthoff regarding Pastor Jagels.
Date: June 28, 2015
Creator: Huenlich, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from H. Studtmann to "Vizepraeses", February 9, 1927] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from H. Studtmann to "Vizepraeses", February 9, 1927]

Letter from H. Studtmann, president of Lutheran Concordia College, to "Vizepraeses", written on his official letterhead, speaking of the resignation of a cashier named Mr. Fehr.
Date: June 28, 2015
Creator: Huenlich, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Vocationsdiplom (Diploma of vocation) Document, August 17, 1927] (open access)

[Translation of Vocationsdiplom (Diploma of vocation) Document, August 17, 1927]

Translation of document written in German, titled "Vocationsdiplom" (Diploma of vocation), appointing Pastor R. Jagels of Livingstone, California, a professor at the Lutheran Concordia College of Texas.
Date: June 28, 2015
Creator: David Huenlich
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter to H. Fehr, October 13, 1928] (open access)

[Translation of Letter to H. Fehr, October 13, 1928]

Translation of letter to H. Fehr discussing the construction of a sewer connection.
Date: June 28, 2015
Creator: Huenlich, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from J. W. Behnken to R. Osthoff, October 18, 1927] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from J. W. Behnken to R. Osthoff, October 18, 1927]

Translation of letter from J. W. Behnken to R. Osthoff regarding discussion over the appointment of a person named Jagels.
Date: June 28, 2015
Creator: Huenlich, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History