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Making Our Library Spaces More Accessible: Accessible Furniture for Sycamore Library: Final Report (open access)

Making Our Library Spaces More Accessible: Accessible Furniture for Sycamore Library: Final Report

This report details the feedback from library users and staff, collected via a survey of students with disabilities and a separate survey of library employees, highlighted a need for more accessible furniture in library spaces. The project members purchased various selections of library furniture during the grant period, and staff observed and recorded how users engaged with the new furniture. The project outcome details the recorded observations of users interacting with furniture from the team members.
Date: September 29, 2023
Creator: Rowe, Jennifer; Venner, Mary Ann & Sittel, Robbie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Constitution Day Lecture 2023: Can the Constitution Survive? [Video] captions transcript

Constitution Day Lecture 2023: Can the Constitution Survive? [Video]

Video recording of UNT's 2023 Constitution Day lecture that looks at the political philosophy behind the Constitution before turning to contemporary Constitutional controversies. The lecture was given by Dr. Steven Forde, Emeritus Professor at the University of North Texas Department of Political Science and Visiting Tutor at St. John's College.
Date: September 18, 2023
Creator: Forde, Steven
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNT Students' Guide to Voting & Civic Engagement (open access)

UNT Students' Guide to Voting & Civic Engagement

Paper sharing resources for voting and civic engagement for UNT students created by the UNT Libraries. At UNT Libraries, we believe in the voices of our students. Your ability to make informed voting decisions while in college affects your voting behavior in the future. We want you to be empowered to use your vote to raise your voice about what matters to you. This packet will walk you through the registration process, provide tips and recommendations for preparing to vote, inform you about what happens at the polls, and offer information about where and how you can vote, as well as share FAQs from Campus Vote Project and helpful resources you can use to learn more about voting in Texas and the counties where UNT students live.
Date: September 4, 2023
Creator: Henson, Brea
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transgender Workplace Belonging in Libraries Survey (open access)

Transgender Workplace Belonging in Libraries Survey

Survey developed as part of a research study related to transgender and gender non-conforming people's experience of workplace belonging in U.S. libraries. The survey was open for responses between September 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023. Results are not included in this document.
Date: September 2023
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Knox, Briana; Leuzinger, Julie & Peebles, Emily
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holistic Collection Assessment (open access)

Holistic Collection Assessment

This report asserts that the UNT Libraries has been making efforts to address the vestiges of systemic oppression of socially and politically minoritized populations. The project team members conducted a survey and a focus group, and they consulted with an advisory group consisting of representatives from the library, student affairs, and the professorate.
Date: September 30, 2022
Creator: Byrne, Sephra; Harker, Karen; Leuzinger, Julie & Rich, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Constitution in the Digital Age: Data Technology, Surveillance, and Privacy [Flyer] (open access)

The Constitution in the Digital Age: Data Technology, Surveillance, and Privacy [Flyer]

Flyer for UNT's 2022 Constitution Day webinar event that featured a wide-ranging conversation on data technology, surveillance, cybersecurity, social media, privacy, and information freedom in honor of Constitution Day. The event was a moderated panel presentation with speakers Amy K. Sanders, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Media and School of Law, UT Austin; Scott H. Belshaw, founder and director, Cyber Forensics Lab, University of North Texas; Daniella Smith, Director of the Information Science Ph.D. program, University of North Texas; and moderated by Dr. Rafael Major and Dr. Catherine Borck, University of North Texas. A watch party for this webinar was held in 250H of Willis Library.
Date: September 22, 2022
Creator: Borck, Catherine A.; Sittel, Robbie & Henson, Brea
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Constitution in the Digital Age: Data Technology, Surveillance, and Privacy [Video] captions transcript

The Constitution in the Digital Age: Data Technology, Surveillance, and Privacy [Video]

Video recording of UNT's 2022 Constitution Day webinar event that featured a wide-ranging conversation on data technology, surveillance, cybersecurity, social media, privacy, and information freedom in honor of Constitution Day. The event was a moderated panel presentation with speakers Amy K. Sanders, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Media and School of Law, UT Austin; Scott H. Belshaw, founder and director, Cyber Forensics Lab, University of North Texas; Daniella Smith, Director of the Information Science Ph.D. program, University of North Texas; and moderated by Dr. Rafael Major and Dr. Catherine Borck, University of North Texas. A watch party for this webinar was held in 250H of Willis Library.
Date: September 22, 2022
Creator: Sanders, Amy K.; Belshaw, Scott H. & Smith, Daniella
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Voter Access & Election Integrity: The 2021 Constitution Day Discussion [Flyer] (open access)

Voter Access & Election Integrity: The 2021 Constitution Day Discussion [Flyer]

Flyer for UNT's Constitution Day event for 2021 which highlights the calls for election reform being renewed around the country. The event was a moderated panel presentation with speakers Jan (Janice) Johnson, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Denton; Linnie McAdams, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Denton; and Dr. Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of Political Science, Southern Methodist University; and moderated by Dr. Rafe Major, University of North Texas.
Date: September 16, 2021
Creator: Borck, Catherine A.; King, Kimi L.; Henson, Brea; Sittel, Robbie & Sylve, Joshua
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Voter Access & Election Integrity: The 2021 Constitution Day Discussion [Video] captions transcript

Voter Access & Election Integrity: The 2021 Constitution Day Discussion [Video]

Video recording of UNT's Constitution Day event for 2021 which highlights the calls for election reform being renewed around the country. The event was a moderated panel presentation with speakers Jan (Janice) Johnson, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Denton; Linnie McAdams, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Denton; and Dr. Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of Political Science, Southern Methodist University; and moderated by Dr. Rafe Major, University of North Texas.
Date: September 16, 2021
Creator: Johnson, Janice; McAdams, Linnie & Wilson, Matthew
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 19th Amendment: Looking Back & Looking Forward captions transcript

The 19th Amendment: Looking Back & Looking Forward

Video recording of UNT's Constitution Day event for 2020 which celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote. The event was a moderated panel presentation with speakers Dr. Christina Bejarano, Texas Woman's University; Dr. Rachel Moran, University of North Texas; and Dr. Andrea Silva, University of North Texas, and moderated by Dr. Rafe Major, University of North Texas.
Date: September 17, 2020
Creator: Bejarano, Christina; Moran, Rachel Louise & Silva, Andrea
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improving Library Services for Patrons of All Abilities: Final Report (open access)

Improving Library Services for Patrons of All Abilities: Final Report

Improving Library Services for Patrons of All Abilities: Final Report summarizes the project scope, activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and project continuity. The project aimed to increase the awareness and mindfulness of the needs of patrons with disabilities and to improve services offered to accommodate those patrons. The project was funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant.
Date: September 30, 2019
Creator: Rowe, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Making Digital Collection Audio Visual Materials Accessible: Final Report (open access)

Making Digital Collection Audio Visual Materials Accessible: Final Report

This report documents the Making Digital Collections A/V Materials Accessible project which sought to learn about and initially address accessibility compliance issues, specifically related to A/V materials in the UNT digital collections. The final report briefly describes the project scope, activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and project continuity.
Date: September 30, 2019
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Collections podcast (open access)

Special Collections podcast

This report documents the Special Collections podcast project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the project's activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: September 30, 2019
Creator: Judkins, Julie & Parker, Jaimi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Make Your Space: Final Report (open access)

Make Your Space: Final Report

This report documents the Make Your Space project funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant for The Factory Makerspace. The final report briefly describes the project scope, activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and project continuity.
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Hunter, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Deciphering Signatures for Improved Discoverability of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This presentation looks at identification problems during the digitization of theses and dissertations. It was presented at the United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association 2019 conference in Charleston, South Carolina.
Date: September 26, 2019
Creator: Berg, Jeremy; Wolf, Stacey & Yanowski, Kevin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association Conference Presentation

These are the notes for the presentation "Deciphering Signatures for Improved Discoverability of Electronic Theses and Dissertations." presentation looked at identification problems during the digitization of theses and dissertations. It was presented at the United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association 2019 conference in Charleston, South Carolina.
Date: September 26, 2019
Creator: Berg, Jeremy; Wolf, Stacey & Yanowski, Kevin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Righting the Ship: One library's experience from a front-line librarian's perspective

This presentation explains the process librarians took to make collection cuts. They focused on larger vendors and subscriptions where possible, and they made decisions based on standardized criteria. It was presented at the Texas Council of Academic Libraries in September of 2019.
Date: September 10, 2019
Creator: Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Panel Proposal: Policy-based collaborative approaches to preserving electronic government information (open access)

Panel Proposal: Policy-based collaborative approaches to preserving electronic government information

Panel proposal for iPRES 2018, the 15th International Conference on Digital Preservation. This proposal outlines a panel discussion on the preservation of electronic government information, including a brief discussion of the need for digital preservation efforts and an overview of the Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) Project.
Date: September 25, 2018
Creator: Sittel, Robbie; Graebner, Carla; Zarndt, Frederick; McCain, Edward; Matheson, Scott; Etkin, Cynthia et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Policy-based collaborative approaches to preserving electronic government information

Presentation at iPRES 2018, the 15th International Conference on Digital Preservation. The presentation outlines a panel discussion on the preservation of electronic government information.
Date: September 25, 2018
Creator: Sittel, Robbie; Graebner, Carla; Zarndt, Frederick; McCain, Edward; Matheson, Scott; Etkin, Cynthia et al.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

History 9-1-1: How University of North Texas Libraries Save Newspaper Runs through the Texas Digital Newspaper Program

Presentation for the 2018 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions International News Media Conference. This presentation describes how the Texas Digital Newspaper Program partners with other libraries and museum to preserve materials, and how this can act as a safeguard after natural disasters in the area.
Date: September 13, 2018
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Portal to Texas History: Walking in the Footprints of History

Presentation for the Cedar Hill Genealogy Society. This presentation describes how The Portal to Texas History can facilitate genealogical research.
Date: September 13, 2018
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Experiments in Operationalizing Metadata Quality Interfaces: A Case Study at the University of North Texas Libraries

Presentation for the 2018 Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Conference. This presentation describes work underway at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries to design and implement interfaces and tools for analyzing metadata quality in their local metadata editing environment.
Date: September 10, 2018
Creator: Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
What's the Real Story? SLI Session Addresses Challenge of Fake News (open access)

What's the Real Story? SLI Session Addresses Challenge of Fake News

This article discusses a session on "Fake News and the Fate of Our Democracy" at the 2018 Texas Association of School Boards Summer Leadership Institute, and provides information on resources and strategies for assessing the legitimacy of news information.
Date: 2018-09/2018-10
Creator: French, Corinne & Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library