This conference paper explores how what we perceive differs from what we believe. The authors bring three perspectives together with the aim of seeking meaning in our relationship with our natural “arena” through symbolic metalanguage:1) comprehending a gestalt approach to perception and narratives as metaphor; 2) gaining perceptual reciprocity to enhance our relationship with nature; 3) overcoming the obstacles of misinterpretation and unreliable narratives of the simulacra. It was presented at the 2022 Association of Philosophy and Literature Conference held May 25-28, 2022.

Presentation paper for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This paper uses the Brenda Dervin sense making model to explain human behavior and way of reasoning with making purchasing decisions of smart thermostats.

Presentation paper for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This paper proposes a taxonomy for open education resources.

Presentation paper for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This paper introduces a new theoretical model utilizing Turner and Baker’s (2017) Team Emergence Leadership Development and Evaluation (TELDE) model as a tool to facilitate interactions imbedded in complex adaptive systems.

Presented with a poster at the 2017 University of New Mexico Mentoring Institute Conference Proceedings. This paper includes experiences in assessing a mentoring program for librarians in a large academic library.

Poster paper presented at the 2017 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. This paper describes an experiment in the design of an advanced graduate metadata course.

Article on methods for analyzing scholarly engagement in alternative media and engaging the Twitter backchannel as digital scholarship.

This paper discusses the development and practice in the CyberCemetery. In the late 1990's, online U.S. government information was appearing and disappearing at a rapid pace. In 1999, the University of North Texas Libraries (UNT) formed a partnership with the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) to address this issue by archiving electronic government websites. This archive, known as the CyberCemetery, provides permanent public access to the websites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions. This partnership between UNT and GPO has expanded to include the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This paper covers the CyberCemetery's development and the process of identifying, capturing, and publishing content in the archive.