Texas Borderlands Newspaper Collection: Newspaper Preservation and Access, One Page at a Time

Presentation given at the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2019 in Austin, Texas. This presentation discusses the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) and the Texas Borderlands Newspaper Collection, a project funded by the TexTreasures program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC).
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Krahmer, Ana & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

University of North Texas

Slides and speaker notes for a portion of the panel “The State of Open Access in Texas Institutions” at the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2019.
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a Trusted Framework for Coordinating OA Monograph Usage Data

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently funded a study of the landscape of usage data for open-access scholarly monographs and an investigation of the viability of creating a data trust for sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) will publish a final white paper that takes into account feedback from the community during a consultation period. This presentation will provide a summary of the main findings and proposals of the forthcoming white paper.
Date: May 9, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Identifying Gaps in Tools and Interfaces for Assessing Metadata Quality (open access)

Identifying Gaps in Tools and Interfaces for Assessing Metadata Quality

White paper discussing qualitative research conducted by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries regarding perceptions of quality by metadata creators and their managers. These perceptions of metadata quality are intended to identify gaps in tools and interfaces used to create metadata.
Date: February 19, 2019
Creator: Fox, Nathaniel T.; Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Time Travel Classroom: Historic Newspapers Online [Spring 2018]

Presentation providing an overview of The Portal to Texas History, with examples of resources available within the repository. It specifically focuses on newspapers and how to use them for historical context and primary source information.
Date: February 20, 2018
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Impact of an Online Education Program on Counselors' Knowledge and Attitudes About Near-Death Experiences

Results of a study to test knowledge and attitudes among licensed U.S. counselors regarding near-death experiences (NDEs) through surveys administered before and after the counselors completed an online course.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Loseu, Saharnaz & Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Time Travel Classroom: Historic Newspapers Online [Fall 2017]

Presentation providing an overview of The Portal to Texas History, with examples of resources available within the repository. It specifically focuses on newspapers and how to use them for historical context and primary source information.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4 captions transcript

Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4

Video of the 2017 Constitution Day: Sanctuary Cities event. This is a forum style discussion featuring Texas House Representative Ramon Romero, who argued vigorously against SB4, and Texas House Representative Lynn Stucky, who is a strong supporter of the new law. Students will also ask the speakers questions via Twitter using hashtags #UNT #Constitution Day.
Date: September 14, 2017
Creator: Evans-Cowley, Jennifer; Major, Rafael; Romero, Ramon & Stucky, Lynn
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Predicting Northern Bobwhite Habitat in Semiarid Rangeland Using LANDSAT Imagery (open access)

Predicting Northern Bobwhite Habitat in Semiarid Rangeland Using LANDSAT Imagery

This paper discusses a classification on 4 LANDSAT scenes of Clay County, Texas, from July and December 2015 to identify bobwhite habitat in subhumid and semiarid rangeland.
Date: July 25, 2017
Creator: Whitt, Jeffrey G. & Reyna, Kelly S.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retention and Efficacy of Citizen Scientist Volunteers of the Texas Quail Index (open access)

Retention and Efficacy of Citizen Scientist Volunteers of the Texas Quail Index

This paper discusses volunteer retention and efficacy for the Texas Quail Index.
Date: July 25, 2017
Creator: Reyna, Kelly S. & Rollins, Dale
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Logic of Uncertainty and Executive Discretion in Decision Making: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Ebola Response (open access)

The Logic of Uncertainty and Executive Discretion in Decision Making: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Ebola Response

This article addresses what a highly complex public health situation such as the Dallas-Fort Worth Ebola outbreak tell about the use of discretion by executive level public administrators.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Benavides, Abraham David; Keyes, Laura; McEntire, David & Carlson, Erin K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Graphene Growth on Metal Oxides by Molecular Epitaxy (open access)

Direct Graphene Growth on Metal Oxides by Molecular Epitaxy

Patent relating to the controlled, layer-by-layer growth of graphene on a useful, magnetizable/and or insulating substrate using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).
Date: June 13, 2013
Creator: Kelber, Jeffry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Graphene Magnetic Tunnel Junction Spin Filters and Methods of Making (open access)

Graphene Magnetic Tunnel Junction Spin Filters and Methods of Making

Patent relating to methods of forming a few molecule thick graphene layer on a ferromagnetic layer, at temperatures and conditions consistent with integration with silicon-based complementary metal oxide semiconductors (Si CMOS).
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Kelber, Jeffry A. & Zhou, Mi
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library

Neighborhood Price Externalities of Foreclosure Rehabilitation: An Examination of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program

This article examines the neighborhood price impacts of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funded foreclosure rehabilitation undertaken by Habitat for Humanity in Dallas County, Texas using a difference-in-difference framework.
Date: January 12, 2017
Creator: Leonard, Tammy; Jha, Nikhil & Zhang, Lei
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Porositization Process of Carbon or Carbonaceous Materials (open access)

Porositization Process of Carbon or Carbonaceous Materials

Patent relating to porositized carbon processed from carbon or carbonaceous materials.
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Shi, Sheldon Q. & Xia, Changlei
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Single Reflective Optical Element for Interference Lithography (open access)

Single Reflective Optical Element for Interference Lithography

Patent relating to optical elements for use in interference lithography.
Date: August 1, 2014
Creator: Lin, Yuankun; Lutkenhaus, Jeffrey & George, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gray Wolf Exposure to Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases in Wisconsin with Comparison to Domestic Dogs and Humans (open access)

Gray Wolf Exposure to Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases in Wisconsin with Comparison to Domestic Dogs and Humans

This article contains the evaluation of temporal and geographic patterns of exposure to these four vector-borne diseases in Wisconsin as the Gray Wolf population expanded between 1985 and 2011.
Date: November 29, 2016
Creator: Jara Miller, Rocio F.; Wydeven, Adrian P. & Samuel, Michael D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
911 Services and Vital Sign Measurement Utilizing Mobile Phone Sensors and Applications (open access)

911 Services and Vital Sign Measurement Utilizing Mobile Phone Sensors and Applications

Patent relating to improved methods for utilizing 911 services and for implementing 911 dispatch protocols by accessing mobile phone sensors and applications.
Date: September 20, 2012
Creator: Dantu, Ram; Chandrasekaran, Vikram & Gupta, Neeraj K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archaeology, Heritage, and Moral Terrains: Two Cases from the Mesa Verde Region (open access)

Archaeology, Heritage, and Moral Terrains: Two Cases from the Mesa Verde Region

This article applies an environmental justice lens to two archaeological research narratives, one centering on chemical analysis of biomolecular artifact residues and the other on paleohydrology and Pueblo farming.
Date: September 14, 2016
Creator: Wolverton, Steven J.; Figueroa, Robert & Swentzell, Porter
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Method and Apparatus For Improving Computer Cache Performance and for Protecting Memory Systems Against Some Side Channel Attacks (open access)

Method and Apparatus For Improving Computer Cache Performance and for Protecting Memory Systems Against Some Side Channel Attacks

Patent relating to a method and apparatus both for improving execution performance and for protecting memory system against some side channel attacks.
Date: November 22, 2012
Creator: Kavi, Krishna M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laser-Assisted Machining (LAM) of Hard Tissues and Bones (open access)

Laser-Assisted Machining (LAM) of Hard Tissues and Bones

Patent relating to a system and methods of machining hard tissues, such as bone.
Date: March 17, 2014
Creator: Dahotre, Narendra B. & Santhanakrishnan, Soundarapandian
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wafer Fabrication Monitoring/Control System and Method (open access)

Wafer Fabrication Monitoring/Control System and Method

Patent relating to systems and methods for monitoring and testing patterning processes including etching, cleaning, and depositing of low k and ultra-low k dielectrics for semiconductor technologies.
Date: March 15, 2012
Creator: Chen, Jin-Jian & Chyan, Oliver M. R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library

Texas Catholic Missions Travel Guide

This presentation describes the use of The Portal to Texas History in the classroom through a lesson plan creating a journey through Spanish Missions in Texas.
Date: March 30, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
MtNIP Regulated Plants with Significantly Increased Size and Biomass (open access)

MtNIP Regulated Plants with Significantly Increased Size and Biomass

Patent relating to creating transgenic plants.
Date: November 2, 2012
Creator: Dickstein, Rebecca; Salehin, Mohammad & Bagchi, Rammyani
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library