User Experience of Access Points: Eye-tracking, Metadata, and Usability Testing (open access)

User Experience of Access Points: Eye-tracking, Metadata, and Usability Testing

This doctoral dissertation applies user experience and complex systems theory, combining eye-tracking data with verbal and observational data from user test instances, to study the effectiveness of metadata records that accompany digital primary source objects available on The Portal to Texas History.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Case Study of Metadata Creation in the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Collections (open access)

A Case Study of Metadata Creation in the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Collections

This paper presents a case study of the work carried out by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries and the intersection of metadata modeling, metadata input rules and documentation, metadata quality assessments, and technology to empower metadata editors to create high-quality metadata.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Zavalina, Oksana & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Systems Interoperability and Collaborative Development for Web Archiving - Filling Gaps in the IMLS National Digital Platform

This presentation provides an overview of the beginning stages of the IMLS funded two-year web archiving research project with Internet Archive, Stanford University Libraries, University of North Texas, and Rutgers University.
Date: May 25, 2016
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Mumma, Courtney
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beyond Text: Best Practices for Cataloging Music-ETDs and Associated Audio-Visual Materials

This poster discusses issues and considerations in describing and integrating ETDs and associated content.
Date: May 25, 2016
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Training Games Program: A Method for Digitization Skills Refreshment and Certification

This presentation provides an overview of a pilot training program for student assistants in the University of North Texas Libraries Digital Projects Lab.
Date: May 25, 2016
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia & Willis, Shannon
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Rethinking "But This is the Way We've Always Done It!"

This presentation provides an overview of a reassessment of digital imaging workflow for University of North Texas Libraries Digital Projects Lab.
Date: May 26, 2016
Creator: Willis, Shannon
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library