Report on the Maturity of the Library’s System Development Life Cycle Processes and Procedures (open access)

Report on the Maturity of the Library’s System Development Life Cycle Processes and Procedures

The System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process applies to information system development projects ensuring that all functional and user requirements are met by using a structured and standardized process during all phases of a system’s life cycle. Systems developed according to information technology (IT) best practices are more likely to provide secure and reliable long‐term performance. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) engaged CliftonLarsonAllen’s (CLA’s) to perform an audit of the Library’s SDLC process to assess the maturity of the Library’s current policies and practices and to evaluate the efficiency of Information Technology Services’ (ITS) process for structuring, planning, and controlling the development of the Library’s vital information systems. This included an assessment of ITS’ compliance with the Library’s SDLC policy and the application of generally accepted IT best practices. In its report, CLA identified several weaknesses in the Library’s SDLC process that places the Library at risk of developing IT systems that are not adequately documented and lack cost and performance data needed to properly monitor and make prudent IT investment decisions. By optimizing its current SDLC process, the Library can mitigate these risks while improving efficiency and governance of IT system development.
Date: February 2015
Creator: United States. Library of Congress Office of the Inspector General
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Wild: Facilitator Handbook, Texas (open access)

Project Wild: Facilitator Handbook, Texas

Handbook for facilitators conducting Texas Project WILD K-12 workshops, or other components of the national "Project WILD" program. The program is meant to teach students about wildlife and ecology.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Project WILD (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 30, No. 2, Pages 869 to 1754, February 2, 2015 - February 13, 2015 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 30, No. 2, Pages 869 to 1754, February 2, 2015 - February 13, 2015

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: February 2015
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library