Presentation for the 2017 Dodging the Memory Hole Conference. This presentation provides an overview of the ingest of Texas Press Association PDFs through the Texas Digital Newspaper Program at UNT Libraries.

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.

This presentation discusses the increase of URLS within electronic theses and dissertations at UNT, and a comparison of queries through metadata and full-text discovery.

Presentation for the Toulouse Graduate School workshop series discussing online academic profiles.

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.

This paper presents a case study of the work carried out by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries and the intersection of metadata modeling, metadata input rules and documentation, metadata quality assessments, and technology to empower metadata editors to create high-quality metadata.

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.

This is the official website for Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity (CSID) at the University of North Texas. CSID conducts research into the theory and practice of inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to knowledge. The site includes information about CSID's research projects, its publications, and the people involved.

This is the official website for the project "Classification of the End-of-Term Archive: Extending Collection Development to Web Archives." This project was a collaboration between the Internet Archive and the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. It made use of the EOT Archive, a large Web archive of government information. The goal of the EOTCD project was to help librarians identify and select materials in accordance with collection development policies, to find common metrics to identify these materials, and to analyze the needs of future researchers. It includes information such as reports, presentations, research questions and methods, meeting minutes, and project data.

Photograph of a close-up view of a book chopper in the Library Annex, at the University of North Texas. Book pages are lying under the chopping blade. Above the blade, there are pieces of paper attached to the top of the machine. A pair of glasses have been placed on the surface of the chopper, out of the way of the blade.

Photograph of a close-up view of a bookshelf sign in Research Park Library, at the University of North Texas. The sign says "Microlithography World - Plastics Technology." Research Park is now known as Discovery Park.

Photograph of a close-up view of labels on compact bookshelves at Research Park Library, at the University of North Texas. One legible label says "Row 58 [-] Z732.T4R - Z5076.U5v37" and "Spacesaver High-Density Systems - Southwest Solutions Group[,] 800/803-1083."

Photograph of a close-up view of compact bookshelves at Research Park Library, at the University of North Texas. Crank mechanisms are on the side of each shelf. Books are visible on the first shelf.

This article discusses the process of collaborative authorship as mentorship, demonstrated through the 3D Printed History of the Book Education (3Dhotbed) project.

This presentation provides an overview of the Texas Digital Newspaper Program and its partnership with the Texas Press Association archive.

Presentation for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management as part of the panel "Big Data and Government Information." This presentation describes the work of the End of Term Archive to preserve the federal web.

This is the website for the federal Commission on Long-Term Care. Established as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and signed into law January 2, 2013, the commission's goal was to advise Congress on how comprehensive, high-quality long-term care can be better provided and financed for the nation's older adults and people with disabilities. The Commission is composed of 15 members of the Senate and House of Representatives and released its final report on September 18, 2013. The website includes the final report, all relevant press releases, and transcripts and other materials related to its public hearings.

This paper provides an overview of the UNT Libraries' self-audit using criteria from the Trusted Repositories Audit and Certification checklist. It contains an overview of the structure of this self-audit, explores the documents generated and auited, and examines the challenges and solutions as revealed by this process. This paper also contains findings specifically related to the digital newspaper and news video content.

This presentation provides an overview of the UNT Libraries' self-audit using criteria from the Trusted Repositories Audit and Certification checklist. It contains an overview of the structure of this self-audit, explores the documents generated and auited, and examines the challenges and solutions as revealed by this process.

Photograph of compact bookshelves at Research Park Library, at the University of North Texas. The shelves are lined up with one open shelf visible. Crank mechanisms are on the side of each shelf. On the right side, there are two book carts. In the background, a glass doorway is visible. Research Park is now known as Discovery Park.

Photograph of compact bookshelves at Research Park Library, at the University of North Texas. Books are visible on the first shelf. The shelves are lined up next to each other, with one visible opening. Crank mechanisms are on the side of each shelf. On the right, there are two book carts and a step ladder. Research Park is now known as Discovery Park.

Photograph of computer hardware in Digital Project Unit at Willis Library, on University of North Texas campus. A computer with two ViewSonic monitors is set up in the foreground. A book is open in front of the keyboard; an Epson scanner is sitting to the right of the computer. In the background, there is a man identified as Andres Cardonas sitting behind two computer monitors; a woman identified as Sarah Lynn Fisher is standing to the left.