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Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 20, 2016 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 20, 2016 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 2016
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Characteristics of Tweets about African Cultural Heritage

This article investigates broad characteristics of tweets about African cultural heritage with possible implications for marketing by cultural heritage administrators and other stakeholders.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: Rorissa, Abebe; Assefa, Shimelis & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 2016 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 2016

Weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 2016
Creator: LaFerney, Dalton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 20, 2016 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 2016
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The World Drug Problem: UNGA Convenes for a Special Session (open access)

The World Drug Problem: UNGA Convenes for a Special Session

This report briefly discusses the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which has convened in New York for a special session on "The World Drug Problem." It is the third time the UNGA will convene such a session on global drug issues. Previous special sessions on drugs were held in 1990 and 1998.
Date: April 20, 2016
Creator: Rosen, Liana W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Display of the Confederate Flag at Federal Cemeteries in the United States (open access)

Display of the Confederate Flag at Federal Cemeteries in the United States

This report discusses policies regarding the display of the Confederate Flag at national cemeteries. If a state observes a Confederate Memorial Day, National Park Service (NPS) cemeteries in the state may permit a sponsoring group to decorate the graves of Confederate veterans with small Confederate flags. Additionally, such flags may also be displayed on the nationally observed Memorial Day, to accompany the U.S. flag on the graves of Confederate veterans.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: Comay, Laura B. & Szymendera, Scott D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

GIS Trends and Open Access

Presentation for the 2016 Open Access Symposium discussing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and data in relation to open access initiatives.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: Burns, Douglas & Rodriguez, Allyson
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

User-Centered Design

This NSF-funded workshop initiated a research trajectory that brings the fields of language archives and user-centered design (UCD) into dialogue, with the goal of improving users’ experiences with language archives and making them more accessible and useful to diverse user groups. The workshop documented perspectives of key stakeholder groups and generated initial conceptual frameworks to guide further research. This slide deck accompanied the presentation by Christina Wasson on user-centered design.
Date: February 20, 2016
Creator: Wasson, Christina
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Language Archiving: Where We've Been and Where We're Going

This NSF-funded workshop initiated a research trajectory that brings the fields of language archives and user-centered design (UCD) into dialogue, with the goal of improving users’ experiences with language archives and making them more accessible and useful to diverse user groups. The workshop documented perspectives of key stakeholder groups and generated initial conceptual frameworks to guide further research. This slide deck accompanied the presentation by Gary Holton on language archiving.
Date: February 20, 2016
Creator: Holton, Gary
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy (open access)

Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political climate in Libya. Libya's political transition has been disrupted by armed non-state groups and threatened by the indecision and infighting of interim leaders.
Date: April 20, 2016
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The World Drug Problem: UNGA Convenes for a Special Session (open access)

The World Drug Problem: UNGA Convenes for a Special Session

This report briefly discusses the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) 2016 special session on "The World Drug Problem." It is the third time the UNGA will convene such a session on global drug issues.
Date: April 20, 2016
Creator: Rosen, Liana W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What's on Television? The Intersection of Communications and Copyright Policies (open access)

What's on Television? The Intersection of Communications and Copyright Policies

This report discusses how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Congress, and the courts have overseen the rise of the internet by applying a combination of communications and copyright laws to regulate the distribution of television programming.
Date: April 20, 2016
Creator: Scherer, Dana A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Escalating Violence in El Salvador (open access)

Escalating Violence in El Salvador

This report briefly discusses gangs and violence in El Salvador, and examines the U.S. policy response.
Date: April 20, 2016
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances

This report examines developments in U.S. policy restricting travel and remittances to Cuba, including significant changes that have occurred, current permissible travel and remittances, enforcement of the travel restrictions, and debate on lifting the travel restrictions.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What's RICO? (open access)

What's RICO?

This legal sidebar briefly discusses the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) portion of Title 18 of the United States Code. In spite of its name and origin, RICO is not limited to "mobsters" or members of "organized crime" as those terms are popularly understood. Rather, it covers those activities which Congress felt characterized the conduct of organized crime, no matter who actually engages in them.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOT's Federal Pipeline Safety Program: Background and Key Issues for Congress (open access)

DOT's Federal Pipeline Safety Program: Background and Key Issues for Congress

This report reviews the history of federal programs for pipeline safety, significant safety issues, and recent developments focusing on key issues for Congress.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview

This report discusses the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than two dozen independent agencies.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Zika Response Funding: Request and Congressional Action (open access)

Zika Response Funding: Request and Congressional Action

This report presents the Administration's request for supplemental appropriations for the Zika response. It includes sections outlining Congressional actions, the emergency supplemental appropriations request for Zika response efforts -- by both U.S. health and human services agencies and international assistance programs -- and information about unobligated Ebola response funds.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: Epstein, Susan B. & Lister, Sarah A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Kingdom and the European Union: Stay or Go? (open access)

The United Kingdom and the European Union: Stay or Go?

This report briefly discusses the British referendum regarding whether or not to remain in the European Union. The outcome of the referendum remains difficult to predict. Polling results have varied from week to week and continue to suggest a close race with a significant number of undecided voters. Some polls in mid-June have shown a late shift in favor of the Leave campaign.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Options for Congress (open access)

The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Options for Congress

This report discusses a number of policy avenues lawmakers could consider, should Congress choose to address the growth in the federal prison population.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Treasury Issues White Paper on Fintech and Marketplace Lending (open access)

Treasury Issues White Paper on Fintech and Marketplace Lending

This report briefly discusses the context and contents of a white paper issued on May 10, 2016 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The paper analyzes regulatory issues for the marketplace lending industry and offers several recommendations for industry and government responses.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: Murphy, Edward V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Vietnam Economic and Trade Relations: Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

U.S.-Vietnam Economic and Trade Relations: Issues for the 114th Congress

This report examines the bilateral trade issues between United States and Vietnam, discussing their main elements and exploring their potential implications for the 114th Congress.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations

This report examines the political and economic situation in Venezuela and U.S.-Venezuelan relations. It is divided into three main sections -- political background, current political and economic environment, U.S. relations and policy -- and also includes introductory and outlook information.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library