Are print books REALLY dead?

This poster describes a study of e-book usage using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and Technology Acceptances Model (TAM).
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson; Smith, Susan; Miller, Erin & Billings, Emily
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Are print books REALLY dead? Exploring the relationship between technology acceptance and the use of e-books at a large research university

This presentation discusses a study of undergraduate students at the University of North Texas to understand factors related to students' intent to use and actual use of e-books.
Date: November 21, 2016
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson; Billings, Emily & Smith, Susan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arranging the Pieces: A Survey of Library Practices Related to a Tabletop Game Collection (open access)

Arranging the Pieces: A Survey of Library Practices Related to a Tabletop Game Collection

This article discusses results from an online survey of 119 libraries to explore collection development, cataloguing, processing, and circulation practices for tabletop game collections in libraries.
Date: November 13, 2016
Creator: Slobuski, Teresa; Robson, Diane & Bentley, P. J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Born Digital Newspaper Collections

Presentation for the 2017 Dodging the Memory Hole Conference. This presentation provides an overview of the ingest of Texas Press Association PDFs through the Texas Digital Newspaper Program at UNT Libraries.
Date: November 15, 2017
Creator: Krahmer, Ana & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Case for a Publishing Analytics Data Alliance

This presentation discusses Project Meerkat, a project aimed “to develop guidelines and standards for digital scholarly monograph usage data and to construct a neutral organizational apparatus for the ongoing collection and aggregation of data about these scholarly publications,” and the resulting cooperative to be developed out of that project, the Publishing Analytics Data Alliance.
Date: November 21, 2016
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data, Information, and Knowledge Management: University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University Institutional Repositories Initiatives / Experiences (open access)

Data, Information, and Knowledge Management: University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University Institutional Repositories Initiatives / Experiences

This paper describes a best practice forum to convey how the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University Libraries facilitate scholarly communications endeavors related to knowledge management.
Date: November 10, 2018
Creator: Helge, Kris; Zerangue, Amanda; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Andrews, Pamela
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
A data trust for industry data sharing (open access)

A data trust for industry data sharing

This is a portion of a report, Building a Trusted Framework for Coordinating OA Monograph Usage Data, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to study the landscape of usage for open-access scholarly monographs and investigate the viability of creating a data trust for sharing usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Suzor, Nic; Gray, Joanne Elizabeth; Neylon, Cameron; Montgomery, Lucy; Ozaygen, Alkim; Hawkins, Kevin S. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Dream of Spring: Creation of an IR Managers Forum

Lightning round presentation for the 2018 Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition. This presentation describes the development of the Institutional Repository Managers Forum.
Date: November 9, 2018
Creator: Shorey, Christy; Andrews, Pamela; Jerome, Erin & Dabrowski, Anna
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Escape/Breakout Room for Juvenile Collection

Presentation of on the development of a virtual escape/breakout room by librarians at UNT to increase visibility and knowledge of the juvenile collection. This presentation provides a framework for content creation and lessons learned. It was presented at the 2022 Brick & Click Conference held on November 4, 2022.
Date: November 4, 2022
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) in the Digital Public Library of America's Metadata: Exploratory Analysis (open access)

Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) in the Digital Public Library of America's Metadata: Exploratory Analysis

This paper presents results of an exploratory analysis of representation of dates in over 8 million metadata records from the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), and compares it to Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) specifications.
Date: November 6, 2015
Creator: Zavalina, Oksana; Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Tarver, Hannah & Kizhakkethil, Priya
Object Type: Paper
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

Just Catalog It! Providing Access to 3-D Materials

Presented for an Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) webinar. This presentation discusses how to catalog games and three-dimensional materials using current cataloging standards, and how to increase discoverability of catalog records by applying facets and genre terms.
Date: November 15, 2017
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
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

New Interfaces for Metadata Quality Improvement in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections

Presentation for the Innovating with Metadata Virtual Conference. This presentation provides an overview of interface design features in the metadata editing system for the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Collections.
Date: November 9, 2017
Creator: Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Science and Open Data for Sustainable Development: A Global View

Presentation for the "Open Science and Open Data for Sustainable Development: A Global View" panel that discusses the global landscape of open science.
Date: November 9, 2018
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Hawamdeh, Suliman M.; Rorissa, Abebe; Assefa, Shimelis & Helge, Kris
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Purchasing Power: Assessing Library Print Vendors

This poster assesses the services of library print vendors using turn-around time to fulfill order and discounts off list price as found on the library services vendor's website.
Date: November 2019
Creator: Condrey, Coby & Dawson, Jill
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rankism Survey (open access)

Rankism Survey

Survey created by the UNT Library Council on Diversity and Inclusion (LCDI) exploring if rankism in the UNT Libraries contributes to experiences. It was created based on results from a previous survey, the UNT Libraries' Climate Survey, which identified feelings of belittlement or degradation in the UNT Libraries. The survey was open for responses between November 1, 2023 and November 15, 2023. Results are not included in this document.
Date: November 2023
Creator: University of North Texas. Libraries. Library Council on Diversity and Inclusion.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Retrospective Thesis Digitization Project in Cataloging and Metadata Services

Presented at the 2017 International Digital Preservation Day. This presentation discusses cataloging and metadata issues encountered during a retrospective digitization of theses and dissertations.
Date: November 30, 2017
Creator: Berg, Jeremy
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

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
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tools and Workflows for Managing Metadata at the UNT Libraries

Presentation for the Central Plains Network for Digital Asset Management Virtual Conference. This presentation provides an overview of interface design features in the metadata editing system for the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Collections.
Date: November 7, 2017
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Understanding Open Access Ebook Usage: Toward a Common Framework

Slides accompanying the panel presentation “Understanding Open Access Ebook usage: Toward a Common Framework” presented at the 2018 Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition.
Date: November 9, 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

Vendor Relations: Evolving Ethos & Etiquette

Presentation delivered at the 2018 Louisiana Virtual Academic Library Conference. This presentation describes the University of North Texas Libraries' multi-year effort to improve vendor relations by proactively preventing problems and by responding effectively to new situations as they arise.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson & Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

We Need Diverse Resources

This was presented at the Brick and Click conference in 2019 at Northwest Missouri State University. It focused on building a diverse collection of resources and creating a welcoming space for all.
Date: November 1, 2019
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library