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University of North Texas Libraries: Facilities Report (open access)

University of North Texas Libraries: Facilities Report

This report investigates the facilities portion of a Master Plan for the UNT Libraries. A consultant was brought in to assess the facilities, provide a description of gaps and needs, and recommendations for action in the near-, middle-, and long-term. The site visits took place on November 30-December 1, 2009.
Date: 2010
Creator: Forrest, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Re-Opening the Library

Presentation discussing how the UNT Libraries operated during Spring 2020 semester which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The library was labeled an essential service, so it continued operation by adapting services. It was presented during a webinar, "Re-opening the Library," organized by the Texas Digital Library on May 7, 2020.
Date: May 7, 2020
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data Survey (open access)

Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data Survey

Full-text of a Qualtrics survey preserving the original text and most of the formatting, including background and consent. The questions included free-text, ranking, single-choice, and multiple choice questions related to user preferences to find digital photographic images.
Date: 2020
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Miles, Chassidy & Zipperer, Rachael
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data: White Paper (open access)

Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data: White Paper

White paper discussing the results of a public survey regarding keyword assignment for digital library photographs and providing initial analysis regarding the responses and next steps for the project.
Date: December 2021
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Miles, Chassidy & Zipperer, Rachael
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Should You Publish? captions transcript

How Should You Publish?

Recording of "Building an Open Textbook Publishing Program", the Open Textbook Publishing Winter Webinar Series 2019. This presentation focuses on the high-level decisions necessary when deciding how to offer a publishing service.
Date: February 20, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sommer Browning: Comics as Poetry captions transcript

Sommer Browning: Comics as Poetry

This video contains a conversation with Poet Sommer Browning on her work in melding together comics and poetry.
Date: June 6, 2017
Creator: Browning, Sommer
Object Type: Video
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
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data for development: The case for Africa (open access)

Data for development: The case for Africa

Conference paper presenting the results of a systematic review of data use practices by African countries to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) #2 – agriculture.
Date: October 18, 2019
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Providing Open Access to Heterogeneous Information Resources without Compromising Privacy and Data Confidentiality (open access)

Providing Open Access to Heterogeneous Information Resources without Compromising Privacy and Data Confidentiality

Book chapter discussing challenges raised by concerns about ensuring long-term access to digital resources verses data confidentiality and balancing the right level of data security that addresses compliance requirements in the context of libraries and cultural heritage institutions.
Date: 2020
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Helge, Kris
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Access Initiatives in Ethiopia's Higher Learning Institutions (open access)

Open Access Initiatives in Ethiopia's Higher Learning Institutions

Book chapter outlining the state of OA policies and practices in Ethiopia's higher learning institutions.
Date: April 2022
Creator: Beyene, Melkamu; Tekle, Solomon Mekonnen & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface [of the Handbook of Research on the Global View of Open Access and Scholarly Communications] (open access)

Preface [of the Handbook of Research on the Global View of Open Access and Scholarly Communications]

Preface of the Handbook of Research on the Global View of Open Access and Scholarly Communications. The Handbook of Research on the Global View of Open Access and Scholarly Communications articulates OA concepts and issues while demystifying the state-of-the-art knowledge domain in the areas of OA and scholarly communications from diverse perspectives as well as implications for the information and knowledge society.
Date: April 2022
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Open Access in Enhancing Equitable Curricula and Research Outputs: Global Context (open access)

The Role of Open Access in Enhancing Equitable Curricula and Research Outputs: Global Context

Book chapter exploring the changing publishing paradigms, particularly the role of OA and how increasing open dissemination of scholarly outputs can reduce inequities in curricula and research activities.
Date: April 2022
Creator: Ford, Angela Y. & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Leveraging Collaboration and Peer-to- Peer Strategies to Expand Outreach Efforts

Presentation highlighting changes made in the University of North Texas Libraries' Access Services Department to address changing workflows and service demands, including reallocating duties to create a position that focuses on outreach and programming for the department.
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Knox, Briana & Brents, Madison
Object Type: Presentation
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

Cost-to-hire Template

Spreadsheet template developed for the UNT Libraries to calculate the cost to hire individuals.
Date: January 24, 2024
Creator: Brannon, Sian & Park, Shaureece
Object Type: Interactive Resource
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
2023 UNT OA Symposium: Federal Initiatives Supporting Open Science and Equitable Access captions transcript

2023 UNT OA Symposium: Federal Initiatives Supporting Open Science and Equitable Access

Video recording of the session, "Federal Initiatives Supporting Open Science and Equitable Access," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This session focuses on recent federal initiatives supporting Open Science and public access to federally-funded research, including those outlined in the 2022 Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo, Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research.
Date: April 14, 2023
Creator: Steen-James, Katie & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bradstreet, Anne Dudley (1612-1672)

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Encyclopedia article on American poet Anne Dudley Bradstreet.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince (1806-1893)

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Encyclopedia article on American poet Elizabeth Oakes Smith.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Osgood, Frances Sargent Locke (1811-1850)

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Encyclopedia article on American poet Frances Sargent Osgood.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Whitman, Sarah Helen Power (1803-1878)

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Encyclopedia article on American poet Sarah Helen Whitman.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating an Inclusive Environment for Student-Parents (open access)

Creating an Inclusive Environment for Student-Parents

This report asserts that college students who are also parenting young children often face additional challenges on their path to academic success. The authors of the report state that UNT libraries begin addressing these challenges through two initiatives: circulating toys and books for young children and hosting designated study hours for student-parents, funded by a Dean's Innovation Grant for $2500.
Date: 2023
Creator: Brents, Madison & Akers, Emily
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Predicting Student Success with and without Library Instruction (open access)

Predicting Student Success with and without Library Instruction

Conference proceedings paper sharing a study to determine the impact that "one-shot" library instruction sessions had on students' success in two foundational English courses. Overall, attendance in library instruction had a small but statistically significant impact on student success metrics. The main purpose of this analysis was to demonstrate the value of predictive modeling of student success and identify the key groups for which library instruction could provide the most impact. This is the accepted manuscript version of the final paper.
Date: 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen; Rowe, Jennifer & Hargis, Carol
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guidelines for Annex Employees on Accessing the All-Gender Restroom (open access)

Guidelines for Annex Employees on Accessing the All-Gender Restroom

Guidelines created to support the University of North Texas Libraries' all-gender restroom in the Annex building.
Date: 2022
Creator: Peebles, Emily; Ross, Alyssa; Ericson, Lora & Brannon, Sian
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library