Video Game Equipment Loss and Durability in a Circulating Academic Collection (open access)

Video Game Equipment Loss and Durability in a Circulating Academic Collection

This article reviewed twelve years of circulation data related to loss and damage of video game equipment, specifically consoles, game controllers, and gaming peripherals such as steering wheels, virtual reality headsets, and joysticks in an academic library collection.
Date: September 24, 2023
Creator: Robson, Diane; Bryant, Sarah & Sassen, Catherine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating a Sustainable Professional Development Program (open access)

Creating a Sustainable Professional Development Program

Article describing a professional development program for academic librarians at a large research university that has been operating continuously for eight years. Multiple components of the program and their related practices and procedures contribute to its longevity and continuing relevance for librarians.
Date: December 8, 2022
Creator: O'Toole, Erin; Sassen, Catherine; Willis, Shannon; Guerrero, Steven & Berg, Jeremy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Becoming an Associate Dean: A Librarian’s Tale of Lessons Learned (open access)

Becoming an Associate Dean: A Librarian’s Tale of Lessons Learned

Article shares the leadership lessons learned by a librarian who once served as a faculty member but then became an Associate Dean. Transitioning from a faculty role to an administrative one creates a landscape of learning that promotes growth and exposes challenges. This is the submitted/accepted manuscript version of the article.
Date: Winter 2020
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Library as an Essential Service (open access)

The Library as an Essential Service

This article looks at the role of the UNT Libraries as an essential service during the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-at-home declaration in Denton County, Tx in the Spring of 2020.
Date: June 2020
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPIC:  A Proposed Model for Approaching Metadata Improvement (open access)

EPIC: A Proposed Model for Approaching Metadata Improvement

Abstract: This paper outlines iterative steps involved in metadata improvement within a digital library: Evaluate, Prioritize, Identify, and Correct (EPIC). The process involves evaluating metadata values system-wide to identify errors; prioritizing errors according to local criteria; identifying records containing a particular error; and correcting individual records to eliminate the error. Based on the experiences at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries, we propose that these cyclical steps can serve as a model for organizations that are planning and conducting metadata quality assessment.
Date: 2020
Creator: Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library