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Everything Less Vast Than Love—Let Go Of (open access)

Everything Less Vast Than Love—Let Go Of

Compilation of original poetry and artwork by Haj Ross, a linguistics professor at the University of North Texas.
Date: May 2018
Creator: Ross, John Robert, 1938-
System: The UNT Digital Library
News on the Margins: Surfacing Marginalized Voices in the News Collections of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (open access)

News on the Margins: Surfacing Marginalized Voices in the News Collections of Libraries, Archives, and Museums

This report documents the design, methods, results, and recommendations of News on the Margins, a Fall 2017 pilot project funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and undertaken by the Educopia Institute in partnership with the Digital Public Library of America. The News on the Margins project takes as its primary concern the accessibility and survival of historically significant news records created by and for marginalized communities.
Date: 2018
Creator: Skinner, Katherine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Positioning Library and Information Science Graduate Programs for 21st Century Practice (open access)

Positioning Library and Information Science Graduate Programs for 21st Century Practice

IMLS convened a meeting in November 2017 to discuss strengthening the formal education component of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. The report summarizes issues and themes from that meeting.
Date: June 2018
Creator: Sands, Ashley E.; Toro, Sandra; DeVoe, Teri; Wolff-Eisenberg, Christine & Fuller, Sarah
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Digital Infrastructures and Initiatives: A Report on the 2017 National Digital Platform at Three Forum (open access)

National Digital Infrastructures and Initiatives: A Report on the 2017 National Digital Platform at Three Forum

The report provides details on IMLS digital library funding since 2015 and explains three focal areas identified within the digital library infrastructures and initiatives portfolio of the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.
Date: June 2018
Creator: Rudersdorf, Amy; Reynolds, Emily; Sands, Ashley E.; Neal, James & Mayeau, Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Libraries in the United States Survey: Fiscal Year 2015 (open access)

Public Libraries in the United States Survey: Fiscal Year 2015

The Public Libraries in the United States Survey (PLS) examines when, where, and how library services are changing to meet the needs of the public. This FY 2015 PLS summarizes the reported data provided by 98 percent of public libraries and outlets in the United States.
Date: July 2018
Creator: Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance and Accountability Report: Fiscal Year 2018 (open access)

Performance and Accountability Report: Fiscal Year 2018

The Performance and Accountability Report (PAR), an annual agency requirement from the Office of Management and Budget, presents the agency’s program and financial management results, key accomplishments, and new initiatives during FY 2018.
Date: July 2018
Creator: Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Literature Review of User Needs. (open access)

Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Literature Review of User Needs.

The OCLC Research Library Partnership Web Archiving Metadata Working Group was formed to recommend descriptive metadata best practices for archived web content that would meet end-user needs, enhance discovery and improve metadata consistency. This report is a literature review of user needs related to descriptive metadata for web archiving.
Date: February 2018
Creator: Venlet, Jessica; Farrell, Karen Stoll; Kim, Tammy; Jai O’Dell, Allison & Dooley, Jackie
System: The UNT Digital Library