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What did our users tell us about how we should improve the library website interface? And what are our actions in response?

Presentation on user feedback for the redesign of a website.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Weng, Neena
System: The UNT Digital Library

"In Case of Sudden Death, Burn This": The Simon Bucharoff Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2012 Texas Music Library Association (TMLA) Annual Meeting. This presentation discusses the Simon Bucharoff collection at the University of North Texas (UNT) music library.
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library

Women Balancing Biology and Opportunity in the 21st Century

This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Women in the 21st Century. This presentation discusses the emotional health of women and explores balancing the biology of women in with all of the changes in the 21st century.
Date: March 13, 2012
Creator: Chandler, Cynthia K.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Life Cycle of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This presentation discusses the life cycle of electronic theses and dissertations. The presentation includes a look at ETD programs today, definitions of lifecycle management, ETD lifecycle management challenges, and the IMLS ETD Lifecycle Management Project.
Date: February 24, 2012
Creator: Halbert, Martin
System: The UNT Digital Library

TxETDA 2012 Opening Remarks

Presentation with opening remarks for the 2012 Texas Electronic Theses and Dissertations (TxETD) Annual Conference.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Moen, William E.
System: The UNT Digital Library

No Longer Collecting Dust: How ETD & Open Access Will Revolutionize the Academy

This is the presentation for the closing remarks at the Texas Electronic Theses and Dissertations (TxETD) Annual Conference. It discusses how ETDs and open access will revolutionize the academy.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Meernik, James David
System: The UNT Digital Library

Web Browser Automation With Selenium IDE

This Tech Talk presentation discusses web browser automation with Selenium IDE. The presenter covers the basics of Selenium IDE, examples of its use, and a demonstration.
Date: March 28, 2012
Creator: Weidner, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library

QR Codes: Best Practices and Tips to Help Libraries Market Valuable Electronic Resources

This presentation discusses Quick Response (QR) codes. QR codes leverage the power of smartphones to connect digital data to real-world surfaces. The author provides tips and best practices to help libraries market their valuable electronic resources using QR codes.
Date: March 21, 2012
Creator: Bloechle, Marie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Increasing Faculty Usage of Streaming Video: A Webcast

This presentation was given for 'Increasing Faculty Usage of Streaming Video: A Webcast, sponsored by Alexander Street Press and Library Journal. In this presentation, the author discusses when and how video is used in instruction with examples and ideas for increasing faculties' usage of streaming videos.
Date: April 26, 2012
Creator: Stanton, Kimberly
System: The UNT Digital Library

Measuring the Impact of Preserving Digital Assets

This presentation discusses measuring the impact of preserving digital assets. This presentation reports the initial findings of a study of the impact of digitizing assets, specifically: (a) a framework of impact areas and indicators and (b) findings for the Portal's content partners and users.
Date: June 13, 2012
Creator: Belden, Dreanna & Murray, Kathleen R.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Not in My Back Yard!

This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Gas Well Drilling Redux. This presentation discusses the 'not in my back yard' (NIMBY) attitude - opposition by residents to a proposal for new development that is close to their homes - and focus on whether is it principled or hypocritical to simultaneously oppose the development while benefiting economically from it.
Date: February 8, 2012
Creator: Briggle, Adam
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Mapping the Southwest": UNT-UTA Collaborative Project

This presentation discusses a collaborative project between the University of North Texas (UNT) and the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) to digitize 5,000 historically-significant, rare maps of the American southwest.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Jones, Jerrell & Hodges, Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Reference Interview and Referrals

This presentation is session 1 of access services training. The author discusses reference interviews and referrals.
Date: March 28, 2012
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): What is it and what causes it?

This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Coming Home. The author has a grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) on innovative approaches to understanding and treating PTSD. In this presentation, the author discusses PTSD and other responses to trauma and stress.
Date: November 15, 2012
Creator: Boals, Adriel
System: The UNT Digital Library

Improving Access: Texas Topographic Map Project

In this presentation, the author gives the background, goals, process, challenges, and next steps of the Texas Topographic Map Project. For this project, the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Projects Unit is digitizing topographic maps to be included in The Portal to Texas History.
Date: June 24, 2012
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cataloger Tasks: Work In Progress

This presentation discusses cataloging tasks, including Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD), Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAD), and concepts related to the tasks and decisions involved in cataloging.
Date: January 20, 2012
Creator: Miksa, Shawne D., 1969-
System: The UNT Digital Library

National Gaming Day: Planning a successful gaming event

This presentation discusses the American Library Association's (ALA's) National Gaming Day @ your library, a fairly new event created to promote the "educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games". The University of North Texas (UNT) Library has participated for two years and has organized their event to offer fun along with a focus on research and development opportunities available for people interested in all aspects of gaming. In this presentation, the authors detail the planning and organization of National Gaming Day at an academic library.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Robson, Diane & Ross, Bethany
System: The UNT Digital Library

Supporting Faculty Scholarly Activity

This presentation is part of a panel discussion titled Academic Libraries as Partners in Research. This presentation discusses how digital libraries can support faculty scholarly activity, with examples and strategies from the UNT Digital Library collections.
Date: January 21, 2012
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals For Smart Staff Development

This presentation discusses setting goals for staff. This presentation will talk about writing SMART goals that are clear and achievable and that meet the needs of the organization and its individuals for training.
Date: July 9, 2012
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler
System: The UNT Digital Library

Using Assessment to Guide Strategic Planning

This presentation discusses using assessments to guide strategic planning.
Date: July 9, 2012
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler
System: The UNT Digital Library

Professional Learning Communities & Personal Learning Networks in Information Science

This presentation is part of a Doctoral Student Special Interest Group (SIG) panel discussion group from the 2012 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Doctoral students discuss various ways to keep up with changes in information science and technology through developing professional learning communities.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Hill, Valerie; Bartoletti, Robin; Helge, Kris & Brannon, Sian
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Portal to Texas History: Technology Overview

This presentation discusses the technology utilized for The Portal to Texas History. It outlines the infrastructure for managing digital content and gives an overview of how the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries built and maintains The Portal to Texas History.
Date: December 11, 2012
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Libraries Digital Infrastructure

This presentation discusses the digital infrastructure of the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. It gives a timeline of the UNT Libraries' digital projects with examples.
Date: December 10, 2012
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Library Publishing Coalition Project

Presentation for the 2012 CNI Fall Meeting. This presentation discusses the Library Publishing Coalition Project.
Date: December 2012
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Speer, Julie; Skinner, Katherine & Walters, Tyler
System: The UNT Digital Library