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Advanced Data Analytics Academic Program Review (open access)

Advanced Data Analytics Academic Program Review

This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Advanced Data Analytics-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the academic programs being reviewed. They assessed current needs based on course descriptions and research outputs, defined the scope of information needed based on this needs assessment, and evaluated the Libraries’ holdings in these subject areas against the usage, qualitative listings, and requests for materials from other libraries. Specific recommendations for collection development are provided based on the results of these analyses.
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Research Directions on AI for Science, Energy, and Security: Report on Summer 2022 Workshops (open access)

Advanced Research Directions on AI for Science, Energy, and Security: Report on Summer 2022 Workshops

This is a report about a series of workshops sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) to gather input on new and rapidly emerging opportunities and challenges of scientific AI. The members of the workshops believes that AI can have a foundational impact on a broad range of DOE missions, including science, energy, and national security.
Date: May 1, 2023
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations (open access)

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations

"This report addresses the clear need for sharing knowledge and developing policies for “Artificial Intelligence,” a rapidly advancing class of foundational capabilities which are increasingly embedded in all types of educational technology systems and are also available to the public. We will consider “educational technology” (edtech) to include both (a) technologies specifically designed for educational use, as well as (b) general technologies that are widely used in educational settings. Recommendations in this report seek to engage teachers, educational leaders, policy makers, researchers, and educational technology innovators and providers as they work together on pressing policy issues that arise as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used in education" (p. 1)
Date: May 2023
Creator: United States. Office of Educational Technology.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artificial Intelligence: Overview, Recent Advances, and Considerations for the 118th Congress (open access)

Artificial Intelligence: Overview, Recent Advances, and Considerations for the 118th Congress

Report providing a background on artificial intelligence (AI), recent advances, benefits and risks of AI tools. current federal laws addressing AI, perspectives on regulating AI, and other considerations for the 118th Congress.
Date: August 4, 2023
Creator: Harris, Laurie A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) (open access)

Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)

This report outlines a framework for risk management in the context of artifiical intelligence including people, processes, infrastructure, and data.
Date: January 2023
Creator: National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Report of Current Research: 2023 (open access)

Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Report of Current Research: 2023

Annual report of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute discussing the institute's personnel and finances as well as compiled papers summarizing in-progress and completed research, with biographical information about authors and in-press publications.
Date: December 2023
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chemistry Academic Program Review (open access)

Chemistry Academic Program Review

This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Chemistry-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the academic programs being reviewed. They assessed current needs based on course descriptions and research outputs, defined the scope of information needed based on this needs assessment, and evaluated the Libraries’ holdings in these subject areas against the usage, qualitative listings, and requests for materials from other libraries. Specific recommendations for collection development are provided based on the results of these analyses.
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Computer Science and Computer Engineering Academic Program Review (open access)

Computer Science and Computer Engineering Academic Program Review

This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Computer Science and Computer Engineering-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the academic programs being reviewed. They assessed current needs based on course descriptions and research outputs, defined the scope of information needed based on this needs assessment, and evaluated the Libraries’ holdings in these subject areas against the usage, qualitative listings, and requests for materials from other libraries. Specific recommendations for collection development are provided based on the results of these analyses.
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Courthouse Cornerstones: 2023 (open access)

Courthouse Cornerstones: 2023

Biennial progress report for the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program outlining courthouses of importance and projects that are finished, ongoing, and planned.
Date: 2023
Creator: Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program
System: The Portal to Texas History
Creating an Inclusive Environment for Student-Parents (open access)

Creating an Inclusive Environment for Student-Parents

This report asserts that college students who are also parenting young children often face additional challenges on their path to academic success. The authors of the report state that UNT libraries begin addressing these challenges through two initiatives: circulating toys and books for young children and hosting designated study hours for student-parents, funded by a Dean's Innovation Grant for $2500.
Date: 2023
Creator: Brents, Madison & Akers, Emily
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating greater accessibility to special collections materials for patrons with vision disabilities (open access)

Creating greater accessibility to special collections materials for patrons with vision disabilities

Report asserts that the project aimed to create greater accessibility to archival and rare materials in UNT Special Collections for patrons with reduced or low vision disabilities through the purchase of Freedom Scientific's TOPAX XL HD desktop video magnifier and the creation of an accessibility station for the Judge Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room.
Date: August 31, 2023
Creator: May, Meagan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Educational Psychology, Special Education, and Human Development and Family Science Academic Program Review (open access)

Educational Psychology, Special Education, and Human Development and Family Science Academic Program Review

This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Educational Psychology, Special Education, and Human Development and Family Science-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the academic programs being reviewed. They assessed current needs based on course descriptions and research outputs, defined the scope of information needed based on this needs assessment, and evaluated the Libraries’ holdings in these subject areas against the usage, qualitative listings, and requests for materials from other libraries. Specific recommendations for collection development are provided based on the results of these analyses.
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Findings: The Potential Future Risks of AI (open access)

Findings: The Potential Future Risks of AI

Report explaining some of the potential risks associated with the future of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements to advise the U.S. President and the White House National AI Initiative Office (NAIIO).
Date: October 2023
Creator: National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foresight: Use and Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Scientific Process (open access)

Foresight: Use and Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Scientific Process

Report examining how researchers at the European Research Council (ERC) are using artificial intelligence (AI), potential future uses of AI in scientific and scholarly practices, and potential opportunities and risks.
Date: 2023
Creator: European Research Council
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foster Care Capacity Needs Plan (open access)

Foster Care Capacity Needs Plan

Report that discusses a plan to increase the capacity of foster care placements and provide support to the existing system.
Date: January 2023
Creator: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Post-Secondary Education: AI Policies, Possibilities, Realities, and Futures (open access)

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Post-Secondary Education: AI Policies, Possibilities, Realities, and Futures

Report examining "faculty member and administrator perspectives on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is a technology popularized by ChatGPT that uses machine learning to process data and produce new content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations, and videos" (p. 2).
Date: 2023
Creator: Veletsianos, George
System: The UNT Digital Library
Historic Heights: 2023 (open access)

Historic Heights: 2023

Biennial report from the Texas Historical Commission reporting on state landmarks and various programs, ongoing work, and goals related to preservation, restoration, and management of historic sites.
Date: 2023
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interdisciplinary Studies Academic Program Review (open access)

Interdisciplinary Studies Academic Program Review

This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Interdisciplinary Studies-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the academic programs being reviewed. They assessed current needs based on course descriptions and research outputs, defined the scope of information needed based on this needs assessment, and evaluated the Libraries’ holdings in these subject areas against the usage, qualitative listings, and requests for materials from other libraries. Specific recommendations for collection development are provided based on the results of these analyses.
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up (open access)

Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up

Policy brief sharing results from a study that looked at how new teacher retention patterns are predicted by the distance between the high school the teacher graduated from and the school where they were first employed.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Kirksey, Jacob J.; Burden, Kafarra Q. L. & Miller, Alexis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Linguistics and ESL Academic Program Review (open access)

Linguistics and ESL Academic Program Review

This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Linguistics and ESL-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the academic programs being reviewed. They assessed current needs based on course descriptions and research outputs, defined the scope of information needed based on this needs assessment, and evaluated the Libraries’ holdings in these subject areas against the usage, qualitative listings, and requests for materials from other libraries. Specific recommendations for collection development are provided based on the results of these analyses.
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Making Our Library Spaces More Accessible: Accessible Furniture for Sycamore Library: Final Report (open access)

Making Our Library Spaces More Accessible: Accessible Furniture for Sycamore Library: Final Report

This report details the feedback from library users and staff, collected via a survey of students with disabilities and a separate survey of library employees, highlighted a need for more accessible furniture in library spaces. The project members purchased various selections of library furniture during the grant period, and staff observed and recorded how users engaged with the new furniture. The project outcome details the recorded observations of users interacting with furniture from the team members.
Date: September 29, 2023
Creator: Rowe, Jennifer; Venner, Mary Ann & Sittel, Robbie
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Music Library Picture Show: Creating a "Third Place" for Denton Students: Final Report (open access)

The Music Library Picture Show: Creating a "Third Place" for Denton Students: Final Report

Report states that the aim of the Music Library Picture Show demonstration was to learn about how event programming affects student attitudes about the library and to position the library as a viable "third place" for UNT students and visiting high school students. The project members promoted the events with the assistance of UNT Libraries Communications and Marketing which includes posters, small flyers, lawn signs, etc. Their results discuss the outcome of various events put on by the library, and how users felt about the events.
Date: October 6, 2023
Creator: Sprabary, Meghan & Wolski, Kristin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan 2023 Update (open access)

National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan 2023 Update

"This document includes relevant text from the 2016 and 2019 national AI R&D strategic plans, along with updates prepared in 2023 based on Administration and interagency evaluation of the National AI R&D Strategic Plan: 2019 Update as well as community responses to a Request for Information on updating the Plan. The 2019 strategies were broadly determined to be valid going forward. The 2023 update adds a new Strategy 9, which establishes a principled and coordinated approach to international collaboration in AI research" (p. ii).
Date: May 2023
Creator: National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Physics Academic Program Review (open access)

Physics Academic Program Review

This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Physics-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the academic programs being reviewed. They assessed current needs based on course descriptions and research outputs, defined the scope of information needed based on this needs assessment, and evaluated the Libraries’ holdings in these subject areas against the usage, qualitative listings, and requests for materials from other libraries. Specific recommendations for collection development are provided based on the results of these analyses.
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library