3D Printing Book History: Extending Bibliographical Pedagogy Through Additive Manufacturing

Presented at the 2017 Day of Digital Humanities. This presentation provides an overview of the 3Dhotbed project to extend bibliographical pedagogy through additive manufacturing.
Date: April 5, 2017
Creator: Jacobs, Courtney E.; McIntosh, Marcia & O'Sullivan, Kevin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Are You on the Happiness Track? Do You Want to Be?

This presentation discusses key points of research on happiness including several techniques application to attendees' personal and professional lives.
Date: April 3, 2017
Creator: Smith, Susan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a Trusted Framework for Coordinating OA Monograph Usage Data

Presentation for the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Spring 2019 Membership Meeting. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently funded a study of the landscape of usage data for open-access scholarly monographs and an investigation of the viability of creating a data trust for the sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group will publish a final white paper that takes into account feedback from the community during a consultation period. This presentation will provide a summary of the main findings and proposals of the forthcoming white paper.
Date: April 8, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cataloging for Makerspaces

Presentation for the 2018 Texas Library Association Annual Conference for the Cataloging and Metadata Round Table. This presentation covers descriptive cataloging, subject headings and genre terms for makerspace materials. The presentation refers to two supplemental documents: "Genre Terms for Makerspace Materials" and "LCSH for Makerspace Activities".
Date: April 4, 2018
Creator: Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Chicken-Scratch Decoded: Deciphering Professor Signatures for Improved Discoverability of ETDs

This poster describes the process for deciphering professor signatures for improved discoverability of ETDs.
Date: April 19, 2016
Creator: Wolf, Stacey & Yanowski, Kevin
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Click to Count

Poster detailing the Click to Count program at University of North Texas Libraries in which permalinks are provided to gain more accurate usage data from faculty.
Date: April 3, 2018
Creator: Brannon, Sian
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cooperative Strategies for Distributed Digital Preservation: Toward a Reference Model for Distributed Digital Preservation

Presented at the Coalition of Networked Information (CNI) 2010 Spring Forum. This presentation presents findings from collaborative preservation projects undertaken by the MetaArchive Cooperative and the University of North Texas.
Date: April 13, 2010
Creator: Skinner, Katherine & Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Data Readiness and the Digital Public Library of America

Presentation for the 2018 Texas Library Association Annual Conference. This presentation describes the work of the Texas Digital Library (TDL) Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Metadata Working Group, resources for preparing data, and the experiences of the Houston Public Library.
Date: April 2018
Creator: Hiott, Judith; Park, Kristi L.; Tarver, Hannah & Duran, Albert
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Digital Preservation of Federal Information Summit: Reflections (open access)

Digital Preservation of Federal Information Summit: Reflections

This report provides a synopsis of the Digital Preservation of Federal Information Summit held in San Antonio on April 3-4, 2016, including the event's structure, work sessions, and outcomes.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Skinner, Katherine & Sittel, Robbie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game (open access)

Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game

This handout accompanies the poster "Enhancing the Discovery of Unique Collections" and contains an example of genre authority records, a partial bibliographic record, and a list of authorized genre headings.
Date: April 19, 2017
Creator: Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game (open access)

Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game

The handout consists of an example of a catalog record for a tabletop game (including genre terms), an authority record for a genre term, a reference to a list of genre terms for tabletop games, and a bibliography of works on genre terms.
Date: April 19, 2017
Creator: Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Enhancing the Discovery of Unique Collections

This poster includes best practices for using genre headings to enhance discovery of tabletop games.
Date: April 19, 2017
Creator: Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evaluating Paid For And Open Access Resources

Data comes in a multitude of formats, concerns most subject areas, but is often found freely available. After pulling from a variety of resources, talking to numerous librarians, and researching offerings, this presentation presents all necessary elements of a data resource into an easy-to-use evaluation rubric and collection development policy.
Date: April 4, 2017
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
First You Get the Money, Then You Get the Reviews, Then You Get the Internet Comments: A Quantitative Examination of the Relationship Between Critics, Viewers, and Box Office Success (open access)

First You Get the Money, Then You Get the Reviews, Then You Get the Internet Comments: A Quantitative Examination of the Relationship Between Critics, Viewers, and Box Office Success

This article examines the relationships between a movie's perceived artistic merit as ranked by critics, a movie's quality as ranked by viewers, a movie's gross box office take, and its release date.
Date: April 28, 2016
Creator: Berg, Jeremy & Raddick, M. Jordan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genre Terms for Makerspace Materials (open access)

Genre Terms for Makerspace Materials

Handout for the 2018 Texas Library Association Annual Conference for the Cataloging and Metadata Round Table. This document contains genre terms for cataloging makerspace materials within the University of North Texas Libraries. This document was referred to within the presentation "Cataloging for Makerspaces" and is intended to be used alongside an additional document, "Library of Congress Subject Headings for Makerspace Activities".
Date: April 4, 2018
Creator: Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin; Sassen, Catherine & Hicks, William
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genre Terms for Tabletop Games (open access)

Genre Terms for Tabletop Games

This document contains genre terms for cataloging table top games within the University of North Texas Libraries Media Library.
Date: April 26, 2016
Creator: Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

"How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" Assessing Information Interaction at the University of North Texas to Improve Library Collections and Services

This presentation discusses the methodology and preliminary results of two usability studies – one on online video, and one on ebooks.
Date: April 4, 2017
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin; Smith, Susan; Wang, Xin; Rodriguez, Allyson & Billings, Emily
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The impact of library instruction on undergraduate student success: A four-year study

Presentation at the 2018 Texas Library Association. This presentation reflects on a four-year study of data from a freshman level English composition course to examine possible correlations between participation in a library instruction session and student success.
Date: April 4, 2018
Creator: Hargis, Carol; Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Integrated Collection Development for the 21st Century

This presentation discusses the adoption of a new collection development method implemented by University of North Texas Libraries to better respond to emerging acquisitions models, unstable budgets, and the evolving scholarly communications landscape.
Date: April 4, 2017
Creator: Crawford, Laurel; Condrey, Coby; Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler & Enoch, Todd
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Library of Congress Subject Headings for Makerspace Activities (open access)

Library of Congress Subject Headings for Makerspace Activities

Handout for the 2018 Texas Library Association Annual Conference for the Cataloging and Metadata Round Table. This document contains Library of Congress subject headings for cataloging makerspace materials within the University of North Texas Libraries. This document was referred to within the presentation "Cataloging for Makerspaces" and is intended to be used alongside an additional document, "Genre Terms for Makerspace Activities".
Date: April 4, 2018
Creator: Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

More Than Just a Degree: Preparing Graduate Library Students For Their Future

This poster outlines the recent restructure of the Graduate Library Assistant Program at the University of North Texas Libraries.
Date: April 19, 2016
Creator: Keshmiripour, Setareh & Zerangue, Amanda
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
More Than Just a Job: Student Employee Success in Academic Libraries [Audio] transcript

More Than Just a Job: Student Employee Success in Academic Libraries [Audio]

Audio for presentation describing how being a student assistant at UNT Libraries impacted Holly Dolan. The presentation also includes perspectives from other student workers, as well as advice on how to improve library programs to ensure the success of student workers. This presentation was shown at the 2015 Texas Library Association Annual Conference.
Date: April 16, 2015
Creator: Dolan, Holly
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Notes] The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four-Year Study (open access)

[Notes] The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four-Year Study

Notes for a presentation at the 2018 Texas Library Association. This text contains speaking notes for a presentation that reflects on a four-year study of data from a freshman level English composition course to examine possible correlations between participation in a library instruction session and student success.
Date: April 4, 2018
Creator: Hargis, Carol; Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Our Users, Our Selves: Evaluating user experience on The Portal to Texas History

Presentation for the 2018 Texas Library Association Annual Conference. This presentation describes the development and results of a usability study to understand how users navigate The Portal to Texas History.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: Krahmer, Ana & Mangum, Jake
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library