Harnessing Social Media for Promoting Tourism in Africa: An Exploratory Analysis of Tweets

Poster presented at iConference 2016
Date: March 2016
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Assefa, Shimelis & Rorissa, Abebe
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Harnessing Social Media for Promoting Tourism in Africa:  An Exploratory Analysis of Tweets (open access)

Harnessing Social Media for Promoting Tourism in Africa: An Exploratory Analysis of Tweets

This paper investigates the nature of tweets about African cultural heritage and potential strategies for tourism stakeholders.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Assefa, Shimelis & Rorissa, Abebe
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metadata Enhancement Through Name Authority in the UNT Digital Library (open access)

Metadata Enhancement Through Name Authority in the UNT Digital Library

This book chapter contains a case study discussing the University of North Texas Libraries' implementation of name authority control in the UNT Digital Library as a means of increasing metadata records' quality and consistency, and of improving end-user retrieval.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

DIY API: A Sierra-Based, Homegrown Catalog API

This presentation with notes provides an overview of the development process for building a local API using Sierra catalog data. This overview includes a discussion of terms, history of the project, and example applications.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Thomale, Jason
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library