Analysis of URL References in ETDs: A Case Study at the University of North Texas [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2013 International Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) Symposium. The presentation gives an analysis of URL references in ETDs and a case study at the University of North Texas (UNT).
Date: September 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Reyes Ayala, Brenda
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developing the ICT Infrastructure for Africa: Overview of Barriers to Harnessing the Full Power of the Internet (open access)

Developing the ICT Infrastructure for Africa: Overview of Barriers to Harnessing the Full Power of the Internet

Article on developing the Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for Africa and an overview of the barriers to harnessing the full power of the internet.
Date: 2006
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Hastings, Samantha Kelly
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Emerging Trends and Evolving Issues in Open Access and Scholarly Communications

Presentation for the 2015 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL). This presentation discusses emerging trends and evolving issues in open access and scholarly communication.
Date: April 27, 2015
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Helge, Kris; Tmava, Ahmet Meti & Priyanto, Ida Fajar
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluating the University of North Texas' Digital Collections and Institutional Repository: An Exploratory Assessment of Stakeholder Perceptions and Use (open access)

Evaluating the University of North Texas' Digital Collections and Institutional Repository: An Exploratory Assessment of Stakeholder Perceptions and Use

This article discusses an exploratory assessment evaluating the University of North Texas' digital collections and institutional repository.
Date: September 8, 2015
Creator: Waugh, Laura; Hamner, Jesse; Klein, Janette & Brannon, Sian
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Exploratory Analysis of Subject Metadata in the Digital Public Library of America (open access)

An Exploratory Analysis of Subject Metadata in the Digital Public Library of America

Paper describing an analysis of subject representation in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), an aggregate digital library containing more than 8 million item-level metadata records at the time of the study. The findings provide information about the minimum, maximum, and average number of subjects in records from different hubs and hub types, as well as the distribution of unique subject terms across the entire collection.
Date: 2015
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Phillips, Mark Edward; Zavalina, Oksana & Kizhakkethil, Priya
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Descriptive Metadata Changes in the UNT Libraries' Collections: A Case Study (open access)

How Descriptive Metadata Changes in the UNT Libraries' Collections: A Case Study

Paper describing the results of initial research to evaluate general information about how records change in a digital library, using the UNT digital collections as a sample set. The analysis looked at several key concepts including the number of records that have been edited, the number of edits per record, the number of editors per record, the amount of change in file size and in completeness (i.e., values in required fields), and changes in access to digital objects.
Date: 2014
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Zavalina, Oksana; Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Shakeri, Shadi
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Access and Scholarly Communication: The Current Landscape, Future Direction, and the Influence on Global Scholarship (open access)

Open Access and Scholarly Communication: The Current Landscape, Future Direction, and the Influence on Global Scholarship

Paper for the 2011 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. This paper discusses open access and scholarly communication and the current landscape, future direction, and the influence on global scholarship.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Hastings, Samantha Kelly; Hawamdeh, Suliman M.; McLean, Austin & Rorissa, Abebe
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Access and Scholarly Communication: The Current Landscape, Future Direction, and the Influence on Global Scholarship (open access)

Open Access and Scholarly Communication: The Current Landscape, Future Direction, and the Influence on Global Scholarship

Document proposal for a panel discussion at the Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG/III), part of ASIS&T. There are five panelists listed with brief descriptions of their topics.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Quality Assurance Practices in Web Archiving [Dataset]

This dataset contains the results of a survey of quality assurance practices within the field of web archiving and its practitioners. To understand current QA practices, the authors surveyed institutions engaged in web archiving, which included national libraries, colleges and universities, and museums and art libraries. The survey was administered online. It includes the completed responses of 54 participants. The data has been anonymized for privacy reasons. This dataset was used in the "Current Quality Assurance Practices in Web Archiving" paper, available from the UNT Digital Library.
Date: December 2014
Creator: Reyes Ayala, Brenda; Phillips, Mark Edward & Ko, Lauren
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

What Makes a Good Web Archive?

Presentation for the 2014 Best Practices Exchange Annual Conference. This presentation discusses what makes a good web archive.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Reyes Ayala, Brenda
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library