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Analysis of URL References in ETDs: A Case Study at the University of North Texas (open access)

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

Article discussing a case study at the University of North Texas (UNT) on an analysis of URL references in electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Reyes Ayala, Brenda
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Becoming a Trustworthy Digital Repository: Some Thoughts

This presentation discuss the process that the UNT Libraries used to complete a TRAC self-audit published in Fall 2015
Date: July 18, 2016
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Broadening the Scope of an Institutional Repository: The Patent Project

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation a project to include patents into the University of North Texas (UNT) Scholarly Works institutional repository.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Challenges in Web Archiving UNT Perspective

This presentation discusses making Web archives more usable for libraries, building digital library collections from Web content, and understanding how Web archives should fit into traditional library metrics.
Date: July 21, 2010
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collaborative Authorship as Peer Mentorship (open access)

Collaborative Authorship as Peer Mentorship

This article discusses the process of collaborative authorship as mentorship, demonstrated through the 3D Printed History of the Book Education (3Dhotbed) project.
Date: July 2, 2018
Creator: Jacobs, Courtney E.; McIntosh, Marcia & O'Sullivan, Kevin
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Collection Development and Management Issues

This presentation discusses collection development and management issues. It describes considerations to keep in mind, suggestions and strategies, and ideas for successful digitization projects.
Date: July 23, 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Communicating Organizational Commitment to Long-Term Sustainability through a Trusted Digital Repository Self-Audit (open access)

Communicating Organizational Commitment to Long-Term Sustainability through a Trusted Digital Repository Self-Audit

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.
Date: July 27, 2016
Creator: Krahmer, Ana & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Copyright and Authors' Rights: Fact or Fiction?

Presentation for the Toulouse Graduate School summer workshop series. This presentation discusses copyright, authors' rights including creative commons licensing, repositories, and open access.
Date: July 28, 2015
Creator: McKinnon, Laura F. & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Developing a Metadata Ecosystem at the UNT Libraries

Presentation for Drexel University's "Metadata Mixers" series describing some of the features and tools that UNT Libraries have been implementing for metadata creation and assessment in the Digital Collections and how they all work together to support metadata activities.
Date: July 16, 2020
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa (open access)

Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa

Paper discussing the diffusion of scientific knowledge on agriculture for Africa. Using exploratory research method, this paper set out to investigate existing knowledge diffusion models and their limitations, available best practices, and the potential to infuse translational research as a way to augment extension service programs in SSA agricultural practices.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa (open access)

Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa

Article on the diffusion of scientific knowledge on agriculture for Africa. Using an exploratory research method, this article sets out to investigate existing knowledge diffusion models and their limitations, available best practices, and the potential to infuse translational research as a way to augment extension service programs in SSA agricultural practices.
Date: July 1, 2013
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa [Presentation]

Presentation for the International Association of Agriculture Information Specialists (IAALD) World Congress. The authors discuss the diffusion of scientific knowledge on agriculture for Africa.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

ETD Lifecycle Management Workshop

Presentation for Jimma University discussing electronic theses and dissertation (ETD) lifecycle management.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Folksonomy

This Tech Talk presentation explores Folksonomy. The author explores some of the more common aspects of folksonomies in the context of Web 2.0.
Date: July 2, 2008
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

From Theses and Dissertations to ETD: Retrospective Digitization and New Forms of Scholarship

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) and retrospective digitization and new forms of scholarship.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Loafman, Kathryn; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Berg, Jeremy
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

How to Take Better Photographs: Control Quality by Controlling the Camera

In this Tech Talk presentation, the authors demonstrate simple ways to improve a photograph by making use of camera controls and by considering location, lighting, and composition. The authors will introduce basic information about using manual camera settings to control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and the authors will discuss specific "shooting" situations such as portraits, group photos, and events.
Date: July 27, 2011
Creator: Jones, Jerrell & Hall, Nathan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Implementing Name Authority Control into Institutional Repositories: A Staged Approach

This presentation discusses name authority for institutional repositories. It gives an overview of some major initiatives in name authority and outlines the staged approach taken by the UNT Libraries.
Date: July 9, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Infrastructure for the UNT Digital Library

This presentation discusses creating workflows for digitization projects as well as data models and descriptive metadata schema. It describes the processes of creating a workable model to digitize objects.
Date: July 15, 2010
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introducing Name Authority into an ETD Collection (open access)

Introducing Name Authority into an ETD Collection

Article on introducing name authority into a large electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) collection.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Waugh, Laura; Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigations into the Third Dimension: 3D Scanning in UNT Libraries' Digital Collections (open access)

Investigations into the Third Dimension: 3D Scanning in UNT Libraries' Digital Collections

This report details the outcomes from a 2015 UNT Libraries Green Light to Greatness grant-funded project exploring the inclusion of 3D scanned items in UNT Libraries' digital collections.
Date: July 2017
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lessons Learned in Implementing the Extended Date/Time Format in a Large Digital Library (open access)

Lessons Learned in Implementing the Extended Date/Time Format in a Large Digital Library

Paper outlining research regarding date formatting in the UNT digital collections.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Managing Serials in the UNT Libraries Digital Collections

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses serials in the UNT digital collections, including ways of finding/browsing serials, how we describe them in the metadata, and examples of various exceptions.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mapping the Southwest: Final Performance Report (open access)

Mapping the Southwest: Final Performance Report

This report documents the Mapping the Southwest project, led by the University of North Texas (UNT) and with their partner, the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) Libraries Special Collections. The project was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This final report briefly describes the Mapping the Southwest project activities and accomplishments in six work areas, and provides a discussion of achievements, issues faced and resolved, and lessons learned that may be of benefit to others. Additional detail is provided in some areas with appendices.
Date: July 31, 2013
Creator: Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Phillips, Mark Edward & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Model for Surfacing Hidden Collections: The Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grant Program at The University of North Texas Libraries (open access)

A Model for Surfacing Hidden Collections: The Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grant Program at The University of North Texas Libraries

This article describes the methods and lessons learned from conducting the Rescuing Texas History mini-grant program, which serves as a model for sustainable large-scale digitization initiatives.
Date: July 2017
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia; Mangum, Jacob & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library