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Achieving Financial Sustainability: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions?

While technology has made producing copies of digital content almost entirely free, there is no escaping that publishing, according to most definitions of the term, still requires time and money. Any publishing service offered by a library must find a way to achieve financial sustainability—that is, operate without losing money. However, even "losing money" is a tricky concept, especially when taking into account varying definitions of operating expenses (overhead costs) under different models for auxiliary services. Libraries are by their very nature cost centers, providing services without the expectation of recovering revenue, and are usually part of larger organizations that similarly provide services under partial or full subsidies. While libraries are often comfortable with charging for convenience services and for services to those outside their designed community of users, careful thought should be given to which costs a publishing service-or any new service-should be expected to recover.
Date: August 12, 2016
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Boy Asked the Wind, A (open access)

[Review] Boy Asked the Wind, A

This column reviews the book "A Boy Asked the Wind" by Barbara Nickel for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: August 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Stories from Bug Garden (open access)

[Review] Stories from Bug Garden

This column reviews the book "Stories from Bug Garden" by Lisa Moser for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: August 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Whale, The (open access)

[Review] Whale, The

This column reviews the book "The Whale" by Vita Murrow for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: August 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Scholarly Works

Compilation of presentations related to Scholarly Communications from UNT Libraries. The presentations introduce the UNT Scholarly Works repository, how to submit items to the repository, and how items are processed; the second portion of the presentation focuses on Open Access at UNT and the goal of Open Access movement; and the final presentation highlights how to approach copyright and authors' rights and options available to authors.
Date: August 2016
Creator: Andrews, Pamela & Zerangue, Amanda
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Collection Map: A Data-Organization Tool for Subject-Based Collections

Poster was shown at the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference on August 7, 2015. It coincided with a presentation on the University of North Texas Libraries' Collection Map, a collection assessment tool used to provide additional data and increased flexibility. The poster gives the objectives, as well as the methods, results, improvements, and future applications associated with the system.
Date: August 7, 2015
Creator: Harker, Karen & Klein, Janette
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library