Resource Type

Tips and Tricks for Usability Studies

This presentation from the 2003 Internet Librarian Conference shares some experiences from two “real-life” Web site usability studies, including tips and tricks for carrying out a Web usability study.
Date: November 3, 2003
Creator: Thomsett-Scott, Beth
System: The UNT Digital Library

Metadata and XML

This presentation discusses how XML can help store metadata. The University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Projects Unit developed the UNTL metadata element set with IndexData that tailored the data to meet their needs.
Date: November 7, 2003
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

An Alternative Approach to Interoperability Testing

Presentation for the 2005 American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting. This presentation discusses an alternative approach to interoperability testing and the use of special diagnostic records in the context of Z39.50 and online library catalogs.
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Moen, William E. & Yoon, JungWon
System: The UNT Digital Library

Are you Ready? Resource Description and Access (RDA)

Presentation for the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas. This presentation discusses Resource Description and Access (RDA), what it is, the intention, functionality, structure, and implementation strategies, debates and issues, and recommendations.
Date: November 16, 2007
Creator: Miksa, Shawne D., 1969-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Web Archiving at UNT and End of Term Harvest 2008

This presentation illustrates the collaborative project with the University of North Texas (UNT) and the United States Government Printing Office as part of the Federal Depository Library Program. The CyberCemetery was created as an online archive of government websites that have ceased operation. This also discusses the UNT collaboration with the United States Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Internet Archive, and the California Digital Library in an End of Term Harvest project in 2008 to archive the Presidential campaign websites before they ceased to exist.
Date: November 7, 2008
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Preparing School Library Media Specialists for Resource Description and Access (RDA)

This presentation discusses preparing school library media specialists for resource description and access (RDA). In particular, the authors present the basic Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD) concepts and discuss them in the context of RDA implementation. The authors provide the correlation between AACR2 and RDA, including specific examples of a variety of formats: monograph, electronic resource, AV, etc. Lastly, the authors discuss implementation options and vendor(s) interaction.
Date: November 7, 2009
Creator: Schultz-Jones, Barbara & Miksa, Shawne D., 1969-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fueling green debate: Creating environmental science reading lists with RefShare

This presentation discusses about promoting healthy debate on environmental issues and creating appropriate reading lists on environmental science topic areas.
Date: November 3, 2010
Creator: O'Toole, Erin & Adkins, Carl
System: The UNT Digital Library

Digital Curation: Curation Micro-services approach to Building Repositories

This presentation discusses digital curation, preservation and stewardship. The author provides information on Curation Micro-Services.
Date: November 8, 2010
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

National Status of Data Management: The DataRes and CLIR/Sloan Research Projects on Data Management Policies and Practices

Presentation discussing the DataRes and the CLIR/Sloan Research Projects on data management policies and practices. This presentation discusses these two collaborating projects researching emerging policies and practices in data management. These research projects are being undertaken by the Council on Library and Information Resources and the University of North Texas (UNT).
Date: November 1, 2011
Creator: Halbert, Martin
System: The UNT Digital Library

Gordon Knox Film Collection: Access to Three Family Collections: How'd We Do It

This presentation discusses the digitization project of the Gordon Knox film collection. The University of North Texas (UNT) Media Library began working with the donors and assessing the project plan for digitizing this collection in 2007 and the films were made available in the UNT Digital Library in 2010. This presentation describes the strategies, initial challenges, processes, and lessons learned from working on this project.
Date: November 19, 2011
Creator: Stanton, Kimberly
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access Initiatives at UNT

Presentation for the 2012 All School Day at the University of North Texas (UNT). This presentation discusses open access initiatives at UNT, scholarly communication trends, data management, the UNT Scholarly Works institutional repository, and resources available through the UNT Libraries.
Date: November 10, 2012
Creator: Waugh, Laura
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Collective Case Study of Veterans Inside an Arts and Crafts Room and their Perceptions Regarding Empowerment

This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Coming Home. The author discusses methods and findings from a project she participated in related to how veterans narrated their experiences through art. Her component of the study evaluated participants and described what they gained through creating arts and crafts.
Date: November 15, 2012
Creator: Hasio, Cindy
System: The UNT Digital Library

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): What is it and what causes it?

This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Coming Home. The author has a grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) on innovative approaches to understanding and treating PTSD. In this presentation, the author discusses PTSD and other responses to trauma and stress.
Date: November 15, 2012
Creator: Boals, Adriel
System: The UNT Digital Library

Welcome Home: Reintegration of Veterans and Families

This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Coming Home and discusses the reintegration of veterans and families. The author directs the Family Attachment Lab and is conducting the Student Veteran Research Project. In this presentation, she discusses the family relationships of veterans after deployment.
Date: November 15, 2012
Creator: Riggs, Shelley A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Adventures in Digital Preservation (and how not to lose your way)

Presentation for the 2013 Conservation Savvy: From Expert to DIY Conference. This presentation discusses adventures in digital preservation and how not to lose your way.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Libraries Digital Collections: Making our data work harder for us

Presentation for the 2013 Digital Library Federation (DLF) Annual Meeting on the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' digital collections and making data work harder.
Date: November 6, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Creating a Successful Single Service Point for Circulation and Reference in an Academic Library

Presentation for the 2013 Access Services Annual Conference. This presentation discusses creating a successful single service point for circulation and reference in an academic library.
Date: November 8, 2013
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann & Hardikar, Bethany
System: The UNT Digital Library

Balancing Scholarly Activities, Primary Assignments and Service to the Community

Presentation for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries as part of the career development program. This presentation discusses getting started on a research project and balancing scholarly activities, primary assignments, and service to the community.
Date: November 19, 2013
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler & Wahl, Diane
System: The UNT Digital Library

Getting the Word Out: Developing a Marketing Plan for Access Services

Presentation for the 2014 Access Services Annual Conference. This presentation examines how the Head of Access Services at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries developed a marketing plan to increase awareness of services offered by the department.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access: The Global Scene

Presentation for a panel at the 2014 Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting. This panel presentation discusses global open access practices.
Date: November 3, 2014
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Rorissa, Abebe; Matusiak, Krystyna; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Helge, Kris & Hastings, Samantha Kelly
System: The UNT Digital Library

Keeping it Real: A Comprehensive and Transparent Evaluation of Electronic Resources

Presentation slides from a pre-conference workshop at the 2014 Charleston Annual Library Conference. The workshop discusses a comprehensive and transparent evaluation of electronic resources.
Date: November 5, 2014
Creator: Harker, Karen; Enoch, Todd & Crawford, Laurel
System: The UNT Digital Library

Silver Haystacks and Golden Needles: The Folksonomies that Brought Order to Grateful Dead Concert Recordings [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2014 Grateful Dead Conference. This presentation discusses the folksonomies that brought order to Grateful Dead concert recordings.
Date: November 8, 2014
Creator: Berg, Jeremy
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Evolving Landscape of Scholarly Communication: Stakeholders' Roles in a Global Ecosystem

Presentation for a panel at the 2014 University Partnerships Workshop, sponsored by the U. S. Department of State and the U. S. Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan. This presentation discusses the evolving landscape of scholarly communication and stakeholders' roles in a global ecosystem.
Date: November 14, 2014
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Hawkins, Kevin S.
System: The UNT Digital Library

What Makes a Good Web Archive?

Presentation for the 2014 Best Practices Exchange Annual Conference. This presentation discusses what makes a good web archive.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Reyes Ayala, Brenda
System: The UNT Digital Library