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Are Print Books REALLY Dead?: Exploring the relationship between the technology acceptance model and the use of e-books at a large research university: Final Report (open access)

Are Print Books REALLY Dead?: Exploring the relationship between the technology acceptance model and the use of e-books at a large research university: Final Report

This report documents the Are Print Books REALLY Dead? project funded through the 2016 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the Are Print Books REALLY Dead? project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: September 27, 2017
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson; Smith, Susan & Dewitt-Miller, Erin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Authority is Constructed and Contextual: Applying the Frame

Presentation for the September 2017 Subject Liaisons meeting. This presentation was developed as part of the Information Fluency Initiative in the 2015-2018 UNT Libraries Strategic Plan and contains strategies for adapting the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education frame "Authority is Constructed and Contextual" for library instruction and contains an examining of its core concepts.
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Henson, Brea
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bringing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) to the Point of Use: Metadata vs. Full-Text Controversy

This presentation discusses the increase of URLS within electronic theses and dissertations at UNT, and a comparison of queries through metadata and full-text discovery.
Date: September 30, 2016
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Broadening access to books on Texas and Oklahoma

Presented at the Humanities Open Book Project Directors Meeting at the National Endowment for the Humanities Headquarters. This lightning presentation contains an overview of the grant-funded project.
Date: September 22, 2017
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Classified Information for All: Etree, The Internet, and the Folksonomies of Live Music Recordings (open access)

Classified Information for All: Etree, The Internet, and the Folksonomies of Live Music Recordings

Notes accompanying a presentation for the 2016 Digital Frontiers Conference. The notes and presentation focus on the classification of live music recordings, and positions it in the scope of digital humanities, explaining how it came to be and what the academy can learn from it.
Date: September 22, 2016
Creator: Berg, Jeremy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Classified Information for All: Etree, The Internet, and the Folksonomies of Live Music Recordings

Presentation for the 2016 Digital Frontiers Annual Conference.This presentation focuses on the classification of live music recordings, and positions it in the scope of digital humanities, explaining how it came to be and what the academy can learn from it.
Date: September 22, 2016
Creator: Berg, Jeremy
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Cooperative Model for Preserving Historical Television News Context (open access)

A Cooperative Model for Preserving Historical Television News Context

This paper was presented at the 2016 IFLA World Library and Information Congress News Media Satellite Meeting on News, new roles & preservation advocacy: moving libraries into action. This paper provides and overview of the partnership between the University of North Texas and the Dallas/Forth Worth affiliate station of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC 5/KXAS) to preserve the content of the oldest television news station in Texas, including discussions of copyright, funding, and access to audio/visual collections.
Date: September 18, 2017
Creator: Gieringer, Morgan Davis
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost and Feasibility of FADGI Compliance for the Digital Projects Unit: Final Report (open access)

Cost and Feasibility of FADGI Compliance for the Digital Projects Unit: Final Report

This report documents the Cost and Feasibility of FADGI Compliance for the Digital Projects Unit project funded through the 2016 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the Cost and Feasibility of FADGI Compliance for the Digital Projects Unit project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: September 30, 2017
Creator: Willis, Shannon & McIntosh, Marcia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Critical Digital Pedagogy Kick Off Meeting

This presentation provides an overview of the Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network Grant project, including activities, goals, and projected outcomes.
Date: September 9, 2016
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.
Object Type: Presentation
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

Deep in the Heart of Texas: Government Information Stars from the Portal to Texas History

Presentation for Help! I'm an Accidental Government Information Librarian Webinar. This presentation provides an overview of Texas State government collections within the Portal to Texas History
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Sittel, Robbie
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Emotional Labor in the Digital Humanities

Seminar for the 2017 Digital Frontiers Conference. This seminar examines emotional labor as an integral component in the work of digital humanists, and as a means to develop professional relationships and scholarly partnerships that are more productive, equitable, and meaningful.
Date: September 23, 2017
Creator: Martin, John Edward & Braunstein, Laura
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Escape to the Library: Building a Library Learning Escape Room for Incoming Students

This presentation details the design of an escape room as part of the "First Flight" orientation for incoming freshmen at the University of North Texas.
Date: September 16, 2016
Creator: Kincaid, Jeremy; Dewitt-Miller, Erin & Robson, Diane
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

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
"How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?": Assessing Information Interaction to Improve Library Collections and Services: Final Report (open access)

"How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?": Assessing Information Interaction to Improve Library Collections and Services: Final Report

This report documents the "How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" project funded through the 2016 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the "How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: September 27, 2017
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin; Smith, Susan & Billings, Emily
Object Type: Report
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
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
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

No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Balancing Locally Curated Open Access Collections and Their Costs

Presentation for the NISO Webinar "Managing an Open Access World. Part 1: Open Access & Acquisitions. This presentation discusses the University of North Texas Libraries' attempts to curate open access collections.
Date: September 7, 2016
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson
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

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
Providing Inclusive Services to Transgender Customers (open access)

Providing Inclusive Services to Transgender Customers

This article describes the work of the TX-Gender Project for Libraries to provide research-based resources to help Texas libraries be safe and welcoming places for transgender visitors.
Date: September 2017
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library