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.

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.

Paper offering an extended discourse on the full range of activities comprising the bibliographical maker movement, which in recent years has coalesced around the idea that maker culture may be employed to enhance our understanding of not only the history but also the future of the book.

This presentation examines collection organization and preservation from the perspective of The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository for cultural heritage and historic materials from across the state of Texas. It focuses on how knowing one’s organizational scope, mission, and collection goals can help shape their materials management.

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.

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 Visual Resources Association Conference held in San Antonio, 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.

This article describes the opportunities identified in pre-processing projects and front-loading decision-making for physical collections by librarians at the University of North Texas Libraries. Over several years of managing digital projects, librarians at the University of North Texas Libraries have refined their knowledge management and digitization operations to realize gains in efficiency and error reduction, and to provide a more fluid imaging workflow for staff and student workers.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing attendees sitting in black rolling chairs around two rows of small round black tables. Everyone is turned towards the right watching a presentation.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing attendees sitting in black rolling chairs around small round black tables littered with personal items and drink cups. Everyone is turned towards the right watching a presentation.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing several attendees sitting or standing around a table talking. Those standing from left to right: the Director of the UNT Oral History Program J. Todd Moye, Research Support Services Librarian Coby Condrey, Head of Library Learning Services Julie Leuzinger, and Special Libraries Sr. Program Project Coordinator Jodi Rhinehart-Doty. The two seated at the table are Cathy Hartman and Diane Bruxvoort. Todd Moye and Coby Condrey stand in the background with their backs to the camera with Julie Leuzinger holding a drink in her hand facing towards them. Jodi Rhinehart-Doty stands closer to the table where Cathy Hartman and Diane Bruxvoort sit with a cup and plate of cake in her hands.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing several attendees sitting or standing around a table talking. Those standing from left to right: the Director of the UNT Oral History Program J. Todd Moye, Research Support Services Librarian Coby Condrey, Head of Library Learning Services Julie Leuzinger, and Special Libraries Sr. Program Project Coordinator Jodi Rhinehart-Doty. The two seated at the table are Cathy Hartman and Diane Bruxvoort. Todd Moye stands profile on the left beside Coby Condrey who is drinking from a cup to the left of Julie Leuzinger holding a drink in her hand. Jodi Rhinehart-Doty stands closer to the table where Cathy Hartman and Diane Bruxvoort sit with a cup and plate of cake in her hands.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing some attendees sitting around small black tables talking. There is a TV mounted on the wall showing three photographs with "Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" above them. A woman in a cream sweater and floor length gingham skirt stands against the wall and a man in a dark beanie and blue T-shirt leans in the open doorway.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing attendees talking and eating while sitting around small black tables.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing attendees sitting at several small black tables watching the Associate Dean of the Digital Library, Mark Phillips speak. Mark Phillips stands on the right in front of a projector showing the Portal to Texas History homepage. He is holding a microphone and wearing a red gingham button up shirt and black framed glasses.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing the Associate Dean of UNT Libraries Emeritus, Cathy Hartman, and City of Dallas Archivist, John Slate having a conversation. Cathy Hartman stands on the left with her back to the camera in a dark blazer, a white shirt, hoop earrings and red glasses. John Slate stands on the right in a light grey blazer, a blue button-up, jeans and black glasses with a cup in his hand.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing Associate Dean Cathy Hartman and Author Judith Garrett Segura sitting at a black table with their hands raised in applause. Cathy Hartman sits on the right in a dark blazer, silver hoop earrings, rings and red glasses. On the left is Judith Garrett Segura in an army green jacket with two pockets on the front, black glasses and teal earrings and ring.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing the UNT Dean of Libraries, Diane Bruxvoort, speaking into a handheld microphone in front of a projector. She is wearing a green geometrically patterned dress, bangle bracelets and glasses. The projector shows two documents side by side, one has illegible text and the other reads: "Stories of the Old Land Office by O. Henry" with a sketch of a building and few trees above it. The UNT Libraries logo appears on Diana Bruxvoort's face where she stands in front of the projector.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing Dr. Ana Krahmer holding a microphone behind a wood podium. Dr. Ana Krahmer stands on the right in a black V-neck blouse and black rimmed glasses. To her left is a projector screen with an illustration of someone sitting on a sleeping bag, some cattle, miscellaneous hats, and illegible text.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing Dr. Ana Krahmer holding a microphone behind a wood podium. Dr. Ana Krahmer stands on the right in a black V-neck blouse and black rimmed glasses with her arm outstretched towards the projector screen on her left. The projector screen is displaying a mostly illegible document, presumably an old newspaper.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing the Assistant Dean for External Relations, Dreanna Belden, speaking into a handheld microphone beside a projector screen. Ms. Belden is wearing a red blouse belted at the waist and a black velvet cardigan. The projector screen reads: "-ur Celebration -hing Over -Million -al to Texas History" and has the UNT University Libraries logo in the bottom right corner.

Photograph taken at the Portal to Texas History two million item celebration held in Willis Library showing the Assistant Dean for External Relations, Dreanna Belden, speaking into a handheld microphone behind a wooden podium. Ms. Belden is wearing a red blouse belted at the waist and a black velvet cardigan. To her left a projector screen is partially in view and reads: "-f Dr. Geroge E. -f Dr. Rudy -f Jim Mahoney -f TB Willis -f the Ritche -k Dallas -ciety - ives -System -of Addison, Inc.".