Video recording of the opening remarks for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023.

Video recording of the session, "OER and Open Textbook Projects at UNT," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This session is a panel of UNT faculty that discuss their university-sponsored OER and open textbook projects. They consider how these projects were conceived, created, and implemented in the classroom and what the outcomes, benefits, and drawbacks might be.

Video recording of the session, "Recent Texas Legislation Affecting Course Materials and OER," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This session looks at two recent pieces of legislation-- Texas SB 810 (OER course markings) and HB 1027 (disclosure of course material information)--and their implications for Texas institutions of higher education.

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.

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.

Data management plan for the grant, "Lone Star Ink: Texas NDNP 2023."

Data management plan for the grant, "EAGER: Secure Research Impact Metric Data Exchange: Data Supply Chain and Vocabulary Development." This project aims to inform whether a national cyberinfrastructure is needed to support the exchange and processing of sensitive and proprietary usage and impact metrics generated by US-based research publishers and distributors. Specifically, this project will advance open science by: a) documenting the usage and impact data supply chain for article and data research outputs, to complement findings for books, and b) engaging research infrastructure stakeholders to crosswalk usage and impact related vocabularies across scholarship outputs and disciplines.

Presentation on using the Create List function in Sierra, a library service platform. It covers the basics of how to use create lists, some best practices, as well as some slightly more advanced uses like Import records, JSON queries, and using Regular Expressions in the search info. It was presented at the 2023 Innovative Users Group Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona.

Presentation on automating the clean up of catalog records in Sierra using SQL queries and Python scripts. It was presented at the 2023 Innovative Users Group Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona.

Poster sharing the creation of a MarcEdit task library via GitHub that can be used by catalogers or individuals in the cataloging community. It was presented at the 2022 American Library Association (ALA) Conference held in Washington, D.C.

Presentation highlighting the Trans Accessible Libraries Initiative at the University of North Texas Libraries. The Trans Accessible Libraries Initiative aims to remove some of the barriers trans individuals face accessing information and to provide more equitable access to our services and collections. The presentation shares the different phases of the project with guidance for others looking to start similar initiatives at their library, even if there is little administrative support.

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.

Conference paper exploring three case studies on how methods of retrieval of geographic data offered by libraries. The online catalog (Case no. 1) includes various materials available to users. Case no. 2 is Special Collections in general, including the Portal to Texas History. Case no. 3 is a particular collection digitized by UNT: The map collection of the University of Texas at Arlington.

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.

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.

Conference paper seeking to answer these questions: What is the current state of digital readiness in African countries? Do existing digital readiness assessment tools, indicators, or metrics, help to assess the digital readiness of countries in 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.

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.

Book chapter outlining the state of OA policies and practices in Ethiopia's higher learning institutions.

This presentation promotes the work of student employees in the UNT Writing Center located in Willis Library. It was presented at the UNT Libraries' 2023 Student Snapshots Symposium held in Denton, Texas.

This presentation shares the experiences of the author while working as a Library Services Academic Assistant that support the UNT Libraries' Access Services team. It was presented at the UNT Libraries' 2023 Student Snapshots Symposium held in Denton, Texas.

This presentation highlights the author's work digitizing 35mm slides from the Evelyn Fielder Streng Slide Collection. It was presented at the UNT Libraries' 2023 Student Snapshots Symposium held in Denton, Texas.

This presentation shares the author's experiences working as a Feedback Assistant in the UNT Digital Library. It was presented at the UNT Libraries' 2023 Student Snapshots Symposium held in Denton, Texas.

This presentation highlights the author's work with the UNT Digital Library collection for Mnemothèque Internationale des Arts Electroacoustiques (MISAME). It was presented at the UNT Libraries' 2023 Student Snapshots Symposium held in Denton, Texas.