Accessible History: Putting a Century of The Chronicles of Oklahoma Online

Presentation sharing the project workflows for digitizing back issues of The Chronicles of Oklahoma. It has been published since 1921, and in 2020, the Oklahoma Historical Society partnered with the UNT Digital Library to make the back issues freely available through The Gateway to Oklahoma History. It was presented at the 2023 NASIG Conference held May 22-25, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date: May 25, 2023
Creator: Johnson-Freeman, Whitney R.; Scott, Megan E. & Carroll, Hannah
System: The UNT Digital Library

Application of Big Data Analytics in Precision Medicine: Lesson for Ethiopia, Systematic Review

This presentation asserts that in Ethiopia, the BDA concept and its implementation are either not know or left insignificant. The aim of this study was to investigate the current trends, challenges and opportunities of applying BDA in precision medicine globally and take lessons for Ethiopia.
Date: June 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Woldemariam, Misganaw Tadesse
System: The UNT Digital Library

Breaking Down the Book: Literature Review and Practice of Book Digitization Methods

Presentation exploring book digitization practices and standards and share how they are implemented by the UNT Digital Projects Lab. With a large number of books flowing into their department, the authors decided to conduct research on the methods of scanning using the equipment and software available to them. This presentation reports on their findings and what factors went into deciding what type of books get scanned where and how. Results include changes to local digitizing standards and clarified workflows based on the types of books to be scanned. It was presented at the 2023 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL) held May 16-18, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Date: May 18, 2023
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia & Kellum, Christina
System: The UNT Digital Library

Breaking Down the Book: Literature Review and Practice of Book Digitization Methods [VRA 2023]

Presentation exploring book digitization practices and standards and share how they are implemented by the UNT Digital Projects Lab. With a large number of books flowing into their department, the authors decided to conduct research on the methods of scanning using the equipment and software available to them. This presentation reports on their findings and what factors went into deciding what type of books get scanned where and how. Results include changes to local digitizing standards and clarified workflows based on the types of books to be scanned. It was presented at the 2023 Visual Resources Association Conference held in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 26, 2023
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia & Kellum, Christina
System: The UNT Digital Library

Data-Driven Decision-Making Practice in Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia

This presentation details how the authors' study investigates the practice of data-driven decision-making in higher education institutions in Ethiopia. The study also involved interviews with two directors from the university's education program relevance and enhancement office and four senior officers from library departments.
Date: October 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem; Jimma, Worku & Ferede, Bekalu
System: The UNT Digital Library

Decision Trees for Answering User Feedback

Presentation on how feedback is handled by the University of North Texas Digital Library, including the management system, staffing resources, and some historical data. It focuses on the creation of decision trees to guide staff members through answering different types of questions and requests. It was presented at the 2023 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL) held May 16-18, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Date: May 18, 2023
Creator: Fisher, Sarah Lynn & Coates, Maci
System: The UNT Digital Library

Making Sense of the Curriculum for the Knowledge Management Practitioner within Society 5.0

This presentation for panel discussion #396 is about making sense of the curriculum for the Knowledge Management Practitioner within Society 5.0. It addresses the iSchool's version of "harnessing the power of information and technology, and maximizing the potential of humans" by recommending forward-thinking KM curricula and capabilities relevant to Society 5.0.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Mearns, Martie; Bester, Elmi; Holmner, Marlene; Meyer, Anika; Dalkir, Kimiz & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
System: The UNT Digital Library

My Fulbright Experience: Ethiopia (2019-20) & South Africa (2021-22)

Presentation describes Daniel Alemneh's experiences as a Fulbright Scholar.
Date: February 27, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
System: The UNT Digital Library

On the Open Road: The Story of an OA Publication through the Stakeholders Journey

Presentation discusses the process to publishing an open access book, and they discuss the critical role of OA in facilitating equitable global education. Authors of the presentation also introduce current and future work in the area of open access.
Date: 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Ford, Angela
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral Histories in The Portal to Texas History

This presentation focused on the background and workflows of adding oral histories to The Portal to Texas History. It was presented as part of the Oral History Forum Webinar Series.
Date: February 15, 2023
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Saving the Byrds: Reshaping Digitization Workflows for Photographic Materials

Presentation detailing the customized workflow established for the creation of the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection in the UNT Digital Library, as well as the unique problems and solutions that arose throughout the course of the project. It was presented at the 2023 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL) held May 16-18, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Date: May 18, 2023
Creator: Ekberg, Samantha
System: The UNT Digital Library

Towards Reducing Epistemic Injustices Identified During Fulbright Experiences

Presentation describes how teaching is one of the activities as a Fulbright Scholar. Alemneh describes a plethora of open-source tools and technologies used to prepare, organize and deliver the courses I taught.
Date: October 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Assefa, Shimelis & Ford, Angela
System: The UNT Digital Library

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
System: The UNT Digital Library

Working Towards an Index of Music Printed in American Newspapers: 1900-1920

Presentation highlighting a project to create an index of music printed and shared via newspapers in the United States from 1900 to 1920. It also shares some results of the project so far. It was presented at the Texas Music Library Association's fall meeting held October 20-21, 2023 in Denton, Texas.
Date: October 20, 2023
Creator: Fisher, Sarah Lynn
System: The UNT Digital Library