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Electronic Resources Evaluation Rubric (open access)

Electronic Resources Evaluation Rubric

Rubric used to evaluate electronic resources for acquisition.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson & Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Epigenetic modulation of inflammation and synaptic plasticity promotes resilience against stress in mice (open access)

Epigenetic modulation of inflammation and synaptic plasticity promotes resilience against stress in mice

This article uses high-throughput screening to identify two phytochemicals that are effective in promoting resilience against stress by moduling brain synaptic plasticity and peripheral inflammation.
Date: September 7, 2016
Creator: Wang, Jun; Hodes, Georgia E.; Zhang, Hongxing; Zhang, Song; Zhao, Wei; Golden, Sam A. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contract and License Review Checklist (open access)

Contract and License Review Checklist

Checklist used to review contracts and licenses against state, library, and legal review policies.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson & Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of North Texas Manifesto: Expectations for Vendors of Library Collections (open access)

University of North Texas Manifesto: Expectations for Vendors of Library Collections

Manifesto describing expectations for library collection vendors.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Crawford, Laurel & Rodriguez, Allyson
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 108, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 108, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 184, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 184, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hello My Name Is: I Need A Job 2018 (open access)

Hello My Name Is: I Need A Job 2018

Job hunting and career information supplement to the North Texas Daily, a student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Employees' Retirement System: Summary of Recent Trends (open access)

Federal Employees' Retirement System: Summary of Recent Trends

This report describes recent trends in the characteristics of annuitants and current employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) as well as the financial status of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF).
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration and Job Creation (open access)

Small Business Administration and Job Creation

This report discusses the Small Business Administration's programs and their impact on job creation. It examines the economic research on net job creation to identify the types of businesses that appear to create the most jobs, examines the possible implications this research might have for Congress and the SBA, and examines the arguments for providing federal assistance to small businesses.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Extraordinary Measures" and the Debt Limit (open access)

"Extraordinary Measures" and the Debt Limit

This report discusses the statuary debt limit and the use of "extraordinary measures" by the Treasury Department to postpone when Congress must act on raising the debt limit or risk defaulting on debts.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Driessen, Grant A. & Hughes, Joseph S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues (open access)

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues

This report examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and UMRA's implementation. It focuses on UMRA's requirement that CBO issue written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in legislation, its procedures for raising points of order in the House and Senate concerning unfunded federal mandates in legislation, and its requirement that federal agencies prepare written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in rules.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trespassing: The Leading Cause of Rail-Related Fatalities (open access)

Trespassing: The Leading Cause of Rail-Related Fatalities

This report discusses trespassing on railroad property and tracks and how it is the leading cause of train accident fatalities. Statistics on rail related fatalities and prevention strategies are discussed.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Frittelli, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Solar Manufacturing and New U.S. Tariffs (open access)

Domestic Solar Manufacturing and New U.S. Tariffs

This report discusses solar energy panel manufacturing and the effects new U.S. tariffs on imports of solar energy materials may have on the industry.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Platzer, Michaela D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the U.S. government's debt limits since 2011 and the legislative history of the raising of the debt limit for each year through the present.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins (open access)

House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins

This report discusses the process of selecting House Committee chairs and covers the period from the House's early organization meetings in November to approximately March or April following the convening of a new Congress.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Causes a Recession? (open access)

What Causes a Recession?

This report discusses causes of recessions and provides data on the length of time economic expansions of the past have lasted.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National African American History Month Speech Resources: Fact Sheet (open access)

National African American History Month Speech Resources: Fact Sheet

This report links to authoritative information resources on National African American History Month. It is designed to assist congressional offices with work related to National African American History Month by providing links to legislation, CRS reports, sample speeches and remarks from the Congressional Record, and presidential proclamations and remarks. It also links to additional government web resources and selected advocacy, educational, cultural, and military, organizations.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Cervantes, Valerie S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Overview and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), including the agency's organizational structure, characteristics (i.e., the "DARPA model"), and strategic priorities. The report also describes funding trends at DARPA and the Administration's FY2018 budget request. Finally, the report discusses select issues for possible congressional consideration, including the appropriate level of funding for the agency, technology transfer, and the potential role of DARPA in maintaining the technological superiority of the U.S. military.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Gallo, Marcy E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador: Key Takeaways and Analysis (open access)

Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador: Key Takeaways and Analysis

This report discusses Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations and answers questions regarding the recent termination of TPS for those from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 5, Pages 491-638, February 2, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 5, Pages 491-638, February 2, 2018

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: February 2, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Utilizing Transgender Patient Health Care Experiences To Address Future Physicians' Gaps In Knowledge

This poster describes a project to create a free, open-access, web-based curriculum designed to educate medical students and residents on how to give compassionate care to disadvantaged populations who are in great need of consistent, stigma-free, and socially informed health care.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Moore, Antoinette & Keralis, Spencer D. C.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 2018 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: January 2018, Part 2 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: January 2018, Part 2

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: January 2018, Part 5 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: January 2018, Part 5

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History