Poster for the 2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This poster discusses results from an analysis of UNT Electronic Theses and Dissertations citing URLs to items from the UNT Digital Library and The Portal to Texas History.

Presented at the 2018 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation discusses a combination of outreach initiatives to promote use of digital collection items: #ColorOurCollections and Twitter.

Photograph of a longhorn head sculpture by Joe Barrington off of the town square in Albany, Texas. This photograph is a stitched 360-degree panoramic image.

Presentation detailing the customized workflow established for the creation of the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection in the UNT Digital Library, as well as the unique problems and solutions that arose throughout the course of the project. It was presented at the 2023 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL) held May 16-18, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Presentation on how feedback is handled by the University of North Texas Digital Library, including the management system, staffing resources, and some historical data. It focuses on the creation of decision trees to guide staff members through answering different types of questions and requests. It was presented at the 2023 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL) held May 16-18, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Article describing name authority practices in institutional repositories at three universities -- University of North Texas, Texas A&M University, and the University of Arizona -- and how processes have been adapted in digital libraries to incorporate or be more compatible with linked data.

This poster discusses issues and considerations in describing and integrating ETDs and associated content.

Presentation for the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Archives Community Group virtual meeting held on May 12, 2020. The presentation is a demonstration of the IIIF by the University of North Texas' digital collections.

Presentation for the 2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation discusses lessons learned from the UNT Libraries redesign of two digital library interfaces: The Portal to Texas History and the UNT Digital Library.

This doctoral dissertation applies user experience and complex systems theory, combining eye-tracking data with verbal and observational data from user test instances, to study the effectiveness of metadata records that accompany digital primary source objects available on The Portal to Texas History.

Presentation describing the development of project management systems for digital projects by piloting the open-source software OpenProject. It was presented at the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2022 which was held virtually on May 23, 2022.

Presentation exploring book digitization practices and standards and share how they are implemented by the UNT Digital Projects Lab. With a large number of books flowing into their department, the authors decided to conduct research on the methods of scanning using the equipment and software available to them. This presentation reports on their findings and what factors went into deciding what type of books get scanned where and how. Results include changes to local digitizing standards and clarified workflows based on the types of books to be scanned. It was presented at the 2023 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL) held May 16-18, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

The presentation introduces the process of digitizing material into the Portal to Texas History. It was presented at the 2020 Texas Association of Museums Conference. The history of the repository, digitization standards, and workflows are discussed along with some lessons learned.

Presented at the 2018 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation focuses on photogrammetry methods used for model creation as well as metadata description, uploading, and viewing of the models in the UNT Digital Library.

Presentation at the 2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation describes the replication of a points system used by Northwestern University's Digital Media Services department to better understand lab resources and capacity within the UNT Digital Projects Lab.

This presentation provides an overview of a pilot training program for student assistants in the University of North Texas Libraries Digital Projects Lab.

Presentation on the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) upgrades at the University of North Texas Library which required the displacement of the Digital Projects Lab staff and students from their lab for an estimated six weeks. With little access to digitization equipment, the lab planned to continue running during that period. By presenting the preparation and planning for the move, the logistics of the transition, and the results from the experience, the authors hope to share their strategies for digitization lab mobility and continued, off-site productivity. It was presented at the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries held virtually on May 24-26, 2021.

Presentation sharing the goals and mission of a pilot between the University of North Texas and the Texas Digital Library to develop a prototype of a new service hub for Texas to provide metadata from collections across the state to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).

Presentation for the 2017 UNT Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides an overview of the End of Term Archive project, including updates and challenges from the 2016 harvest.

Presentation for Data Rescue Denton. This presentation provides an overview of the End of Term Archive project, with a comparison of the 2008, 2012, and 2016 harvests.

Photograph of the old bridge for US Highway 281 in Shackelford County, Texas. The old bridge is open to pedestrians and is parallel to the highway. This photograph is stitched 360-degree panoramic image.

Photograph of the old bridge for US Highway 281 in Shackelford County, Texas. The old bridge is open to pedestrians and is parallel to the highway. This photograph is stitched 360-degree panoramic image.

Photograph between Mi Casita Mexican restaurant and Denton Camera Exchange in Denton, Texas. This image is a stitched 360-degree panoramic photograph.

Photograph of the front of Denton Camera Exchange in Denton, Texas. This image is a stitched 360-degree panoramic photograph.