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.

Book chapter discussing a project by the University of Michigan's Center for the History of Medicine (CHM) in partnership with the University of Michigan Library's MPublishing division, to create an open source digital collection of archival, primary, and interpretive materials related to the history of the 1918 influenza pandemic in the United States.

Presentation for the 2013 Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA) Annual Conference. Timely CSLA information is available through social media and provides members another avenue of communication. This presentation discusses how easy it is for members to learn to use Twitter and Facebook for keeping up to date on library issues and promoting libraries.

This paper discusses the Lifecycle Management of ETDs project led by the University of North Texas (UNT) and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This paper explains the research methodology the project took to evaluate these various tools, IRs and related submission systems; share findings; and discuss how these findings have solidified implementation improvements for the above mentioned curation technologies (Clam, AV, JHOVE/JHOVE2, DROID & FITS).

This presentation was part of a program discussing applications of traditional sociological and anthropological research methods to the study of libraries, librarians and library use. This presentation discusses a user-centered study conducted about the UNT Libraries.

This poster discusses a grant project for purchasing e-book readers as a way of circulating textbooks to college students at the University of North Texas. The poster includes text, a timeline, graphs, photos of marketing materials, and sample survey questions from the project.

Presentation for the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Scholarly Communications and Digital Curation (SCDC) Affinity Group 2013 Summer Meeting. In this presentation, the authors discuss collaborative approaches to address scholarly communications and digital curation challenges.

This bibliography accompanies a presentation for the 2013 Library Management Institute Summer Conference. This bibliography contains citations for information related to encouraging research and publication among academic librarians.

Presentation for the 2013 Library Management Institute Summer Conference. This presentation discusses encouraging research and publication among academic librarians. It covers topics on why support is needed, related surveys and methodology, respondents, and library research committees.

This presentation discusses lessons learned from an Electronic Resource Management System (ERMS).

Presentation for a workshop at the 2013 Open Access Symposium. This presentation discusses the impact of open access for students, the impact of open access on universities, and the impact of open access on publishing practices.

Poster for 2013 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL). This poster discusses the Denton Declaration, an open data manifesto created in May 2012 at the University of North Texas (UNT).

Presentation for a panel discussion at the 2013 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This panel presentation discusses how digital libraries can create a culture of open access on campus. Five panelists discuss their perspectives, strategies, challenges, and progress.

This poster discusses the Mapping the Southwest Project, involving putting our region's maps online. The poster includes background information on the project, the project plan, workflow and equipment, and the impacts and lessons learned.

This presentation discusses student-centered value research and the assessment activities of the UNT Libraries. The UNT Libraries value research initiatives provide a means of measuring the Libraries' contribution to UNT's strategic goals.

Report put together at the invitation of the University of North Texas (UNT) President at the 2013 budget hearings. This report was prepared to inform a budget increase decision for the UNT Libraries.

Presentation on offering quality customer service on a budget. The author explains how the UNT Libraries improved workflows and services offered while cutting expenditures.

Letter to the University of North Texas (UNT) community from the Dean of the UNT Libraries, Dr. Martin Halbert. This letter discusses planning for the 2013 fiscal year library budget reductions.

This paper discusses improving access to web archives through innovative analysis of PDF content. The paper discusses the overall workflow and describes the tools used to extract document features. Findings suggest opportunities for the development of retrieval tools that will provide new ways of selecting content and building collections from large Web archives.

This paper discusses how to provide quality customer service in the face of budget cuts.

This presentation discusses adapting to change using ILLiad.

The presentation defines high level evidence in medical literature and demonstrates how to find it using MeSH and Clinical Queries.

Presentation for the 2013 Music Library Association Annual Conference. This presentation discusses sound quality and the music librarian's role in educating younger listeners.

This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia. This series features Dr. Meharvan Singh, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Neurosciencea at the UNT Health Science Center, Dr. Bert Hayslip, regents professor in the Department of Psychology, and Kyle Page, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology.