Using Digitized Historical Newspapers to Engage Sociology Students in Local History [Presentation]

Presentation highlighting a course developed by Dr. William Scarborough at the University of North Texas (UNT) on intersectionality for undergraduate students. Partnering with the UNT Libraries to engage with primary sources, particularly newspaper collections, to conduct archival analysis related to the history of power, domination and resistance in Texas communities.
Date: August 17, 2023
Creator: Krahmer, Ana; Scarborough, William & Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fostering Student Employee Engagement: Creating a Sense of Ownership Through Task Sharing Initiatives

Presentation describing how student supervisors developed a task sharing and reporting mechanism to encourage teamwork and improve student engagement. Student supervisors of the Access Services Department are committed to creating a positive and effective work environment while ensuring accountability and productivity. In order to improve students' work experience, the supervisors developed tools and techniques which have increased student engagement in the department operations and empowered them to take initiatives. In addition, these tools have boosted student assistant productivity, provided a sense of ownership and accomplishment, and improved communication with supervisors.
Date: November 17, 2021
Creator: Akers, Emily; Baskett, Pilar; Knox, Briana & Keshmiripour, Setareh
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shifting Into Teams: The Transition to Using Microsoft Teams and Shifts for Managing Student Employees

Poster sharing specific tools and techniques used to help manage a team of over 25 student employees staffing a single service point for access services at the University of North Texas.
Date: November 17, 2021
Creator: Baskett, Pilar; Knox, Briana; Akers, Emily & Keshmiripour, Setareh
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

So You Want to Print and Sell Open Textbooks?

This presentation provides an overview of the landscape and factors to consider in choosing among the options for printing and selling an open textbook.
Date: June 17, 2020
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
So You Want to Print and Sell Open Textbooks? captions transcript

So You Want to Print and Sell Open Textbooks?

Video recording of the presentation "So You Want to Print and Sell Open Textbooks?" which provides an overview of the landscape and factors to consider in choosing among the options for printing and selling an open textbook.
Date: June 17, 2020
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Managing Language Data @ UNT Digital Library: CoRSAL Collection

Presentation presented at the Second International Workshop on Language Documentation and Digital Archiving, held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in Delhi, India. This presentation discusses how language data is being hosted by the UNT Digital Library for long-term preservation and access.
Date: February 17, 2020
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Census of Game Collections in Libraries: Final Report (open access)

A Census of Game Collections in Libraries: Final Report

This report documents the Census of Game Collections in Libraries project funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant. The project set out to collect data on games in libraries' collection, house the data in the UNT repository to make it available to anyone, and establish a process to complete more in the future. The final report briefly describes the project scope, activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and project continuity.
Date: July 17, 2019
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin & Robson, Diane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

A New Approach to Academic Library Liaisons

This presentation reviews the University of North Texas approach to revamp the philosophy for, and means of supporting, subject librarians as they provide library services to the university community. Crafting a new philosophy of liaison librarianship can be both an exciting and a daunting process. New models of service have emerged that offer exciting opportunities to improve librarian skill sets, clarify expectations of subject librarians, standardize assessment of liaisons, and identify a variety of strategies for providing liaison services.
Date: April 17, 2019
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie & Condrey, Coby
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aquiline Books: Mock operating budget for fiscal year 2019 (open access)

Aquiline Books: Mock operating budget for fiscal year 2019

Handout presented for the 2018 Association of University Presses Annual Meeting. This text contains a mock operating budget for Aquiline Books, a University of North Texas Libraries publishing service.
Date: June 17, 2018
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

A business model for author-pays publishing

Presentation for the 2018 Association of University Presses Annual Meeting. This presentation describes the business model for Aquiline Books, a University of North Texas Libraries publishing service.
Date: June 17, 2018
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Libraries: Building Collections and Collaborations

Presentation for the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages. This presentation provides an overview of digital preservation collections in the UNT Digital Library.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Government Information Online: government research assistance to the world

Presentation for the 2017 Federal Depository Library Conference. This presentation provides a historical overview of the Government Information Online service and presents an update on the program’s current status.
Date: October 17, 2017
Creator: Sittel, Robbie & Sinclair, Gwen
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Name Authority Files in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections

Presentation as part of a panel titled "From Authority Control to Identity Management: Managing--Not Controlling" at the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) 2017 annual conference. These slides provide an overview of name authority control in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections, including authority creation, authority records and their structured data, and entering names in the metadata editing system.
Date: July 17, 2017
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

It Starts at the Top: Developing a Motivational Leadership Style That Moves Mountains

This presentation describes a variety of successful changes within the University of North Texas Libraries' Access Services such as re-organizing the structure of the department, establishing new services, and accomplishing projects. Stages of change from idea to implementation and the facilitation of communication throughout the process will be discussed.
Date: November 17, 2016
Creator: Keshmiripour, Setareh & Venner, Mary Ann
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letting the collections tell their story: Using Tableau for collection evaluation

This presentation contains the workshop presented at the 2016 Library and Information Technology Association Forum pre-conference session. This workshop presentation includes an introduction to the Tableau Public software, data management, and developing dashboards.
Date: November 17, 2016
Creator: Harker, Karen; Klein, Janette & Parwani, Priya B.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Climbing the summit together: preservation of born-digital goverment information

Presentation for the Fall 2016 Depository Library Conference. This presentation summarizes the Digital Preservation of Federal Information Summit and discusses on-going digital preservation efforts.
Date: October 17, 2016
Creator: Jacobs, James R.; Sittel, Robbie & Walls, David
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma

This overview of the grant-funded project was given as a lightning-round presentation during the panel "Giving New Life to Old Books: The NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Program" at the 2016 annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Digitizing Multilingual Newspapers for NDNP Grants

Presentation gives information on how to digitize multilingual newspapers for National Digital Newspaper Program Grants. It includes steps that should be take prior to and after digitization. This presentation was given at the 2015 National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) Awardee Conference at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on September 17, 2015.
Date: September 17, 2015
Creator: Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Linked Data in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections

Presentation for the Linked Data: An Emerging Trend Panel at the Texas Library Association (TLA) 2015 Annual Conference. This presentation discusses linked data in the UNT Libraries' digital collections.
Date: April 17, 2015
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access and the Evolving Landscape of Scholarly Communication

Presentation for Addis Ababa University on open access and the evolving landscape of scholarly communication.
Date: February 17, 2015
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Transforming an Academic Library from a Traditional Service Model to a Community Partner

Presentation for the 2014 Entrepreneurial Librarians Conference. This presentation discusses transforming an academic library from a traditional service model to a community partner.
Date: October 17, 2014
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Breaking Silos: Interdepartmental Collaboration for Better Electronic Collection Development (open access)

Breaking Silos: Interdepartmental Collaboration for Better Electronic Collection Development

Handout accompanying a presentation for the 2014 ER&L Annual Conference. This handout includes presentation session information, agenda, and selected references and further readings.
Date: March 17, 2014
Creator: Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

Breaking Silos: Interdepartmental Collaboration for Better Electronic Collection Development [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2014 ER&L Annual Conference. This presentation discusses interdepartmental collaboration for better electronic collection development.
Date: March 17, 2014
Creator: Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Library: Leveraging Digital Library Infrastructure to Support a Modern Research Library

Presentation given at the University of Florida on the University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Library and leveraging digital library infrastructure to support a modern research library.
Date: March 17, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library