OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure (open access)

OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure

Article describes how the complexity of usage reporting for open access content continues to grow, particularly with content syndication to organizations such as ScienceDirect and ResearchGate, which deliver content across multiple platforms at an unprecedented scale. This paper brings together four different perspectives and walk through what is known, then start to unpack the questions for which they do not have answers.
Date: December 15, 2023
Creator: Tim, Lloyd; Miller, Tricia; Drummond, Christina & Kemp, Jennifer
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engaging with the IR Remotely (open access)

Engaging with the IR Remotely

Book chapter exploring approaches and methods of engaging with an institutional repository (IR) remotely.
Date: December 2023
Creator: Johnson-Freeman, Whitney R. & Scott, Megan E.
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Collection Evaluation for Enhancements: Languages and Literatures

Presentation used to report the evaluation of UNT Libraries’ holdings supporting the curriculum and research in the area of languages and literatures. This collection analysis was focused on the four languages which undergraduates and graduate degrees are offered, including literatures and cultures.
Date: December 4, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen; Byrne, Sephra & Irhamni, Irhamni
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating a Sustainable Professional Development Program (open access)

Creating a Sustainable Professional Development Program

Article describing a professional development program for academic librarians at a large research university that has been operating continuously for eight years. Multiple components of the program and their related practices and procedures contribute to its longevity and continuing relevance for librarians.
Date: December 8, 2022
Creator: O'Toole, Erin; Sassen, Catherine; Willis, Shannon; Guerrero, Steven & Berg, Jeremy
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Collections Spanish Translation Pilot Project (open access)

Special Collections Spanish Translation Pilot Project

This report documents the Special Collections Spanish Translation Pilot Project funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes the project purpose, activities, budget, outcomes and best practices, and program continuity.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Parker, Jaimi; Judkins, Julie & Knighton, Maia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trans Accessible Libraries Initiative (TALI) (open access)

Trans Accessible Libraries Initiative (TALI)

This report documents the Trans Accessible Libraries Initiative (TALI) project funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the project scope, activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and project continuity.
Date: December 20, 2021
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie & Condrey, Coby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

In the Know UNT Library Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Activities

Presentation highlighting the activities of the UNT Libraries regarding DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility). It was hosted by the UNT Libraries' Dean Council and the Library Council for Diversity and Inclusion.
Date: December 20, 2021
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia; Brannon, Sian; Roy, Meranda M.; Dooley, Yvonne; Gieringer, Morgan Davis; Cleveland, Susannah, 1972- et al.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Speaker Independent, Continuous Speech Recognizer for Kafi Noonoo, Afro-Asiatic Language in Ethiopia

Presentation that reports on a research study to develop Speaker Independent, Continuous Speech Recognizer for Kafi Noonoo (Afro-Asiatic language that belongs to North Omotic sub family in Ethiopia).
Date: 2020-12-03/2020-12-05
Creator: Asfaw, Zelalem & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

An Ontology Approach to Tourism Destinations in Ethiopia

This presentation covers a study conducted on tourism in Ethiopia. The study used an Ontology approach to research how Ethiopian tourism destination information can be supported with a machine-readable and interoperable model, be made visible and accessible to both international and local tourists, and improve reusability, integrity, and retrieval of tourist information in Ethiopia.
Date: 2020-12-03/2020-12-05
Creator: Hussen, Tijani
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access and Scholarly Communication

Presentation on the concepts of open access and scholarly communication. This presentation covers the background of these topics and their definitions, tools and policies for open access, technology and emerging trends, challenges/opportunities that open access faces, and ultimately relates this information to open access initiatives in developing countries.
Date: December 13, 2019
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Health and Health Communications Collection Evaluation Report (open access)

Public Health and Health Communications Collection Evaluation Report

This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Public Health and Health Communications collection to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was determined that the collection was currently meeting patrons' needs, and some recommendations for future collection maintenance were included.
Date: December 10, 2021
Creator: Harker, Karen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data: White Paper (open access)

Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data: White Paper

White paper discussing the results of a public survey regarding keyword assignment for digital library photographs and providing initial analysis regarding the responses and next steps for the project.
Date: December 2021
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Miles, Chassidy & Zipperer, Rachael
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Copyright Workflow for the Institutional Repository

Presentation on the methods for discovering publisher policies and gaining permissions to make previously published works available through an institutional repository. It was presented at the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative - Scholarly Communication & Digital Curation Affinity Group meeting on December 16, 2016 at the Dick Smith Library at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.
Date: December 16, 2016
Creator: Andrews, Pamela
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Fluency Initiative: Curriculum Mapping Group Procedures and Timeline Report (open access)

Information Fluency Initiative: Curriculum Mapping Group Procedures and Timeline Report

This report documents the University of North Texas Libraries Curriculum Mapping Group's meetings, relevant annotated bibliography, the logic model for the project, and a sample curriculum map.
Date: December 21, 2017
Creator: Hardin, Gregory; Hargis, Carol & Henson, Brea
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Associations Between Psychopathy and the Trait Meta-Mood Scale in Incarcerated Males: A Combined Latent Variable- and Person-Centered Approach (open access)

Associations Between Psychopathy and the Trait Meta-Mood Scale in Incarcerated Males: A Combined Latent Variable- and Person-Centered Approach

Article describes study which sought to replicate and extend current knowledge on the relevance of emotion regulation (ER) for psychopathy, focusing on a sample of incarcerated adult males.
Date: December 4, 2019
Creator: Garofalo, Carlo; Neumann, Craig S. & Mark, Daniel
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

The collection assessment is done...now what?

This presentation discusses how the UNT Libraries approaches collection assessment and its follow-up actions. It touches on the nature of collection evaluation in libraries in general and how UNT's assessment strategy employs a subject-oriented perspective in particular. It was presented at the Library Assessment Conference of 2018 in Houston, Texas.
Date: December 6, 2018
Creator: Harker, Karen; Crawford, Laurel & Condrey, Coby
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using Metadata Record Graphs to understand controlled vocabulary and keyword usage for subject representation in the UNT theses and dissertations collection (open access)

Using Metadata Record Graphs to understand controlled vocabulary and keyword usage for subject representation in the UNT theses and dissertations collection

This article discusses the use of network analysis through the creation Metadata Record Graphs to analyze the interconnectedness of subject and keywords in the University of North Texas Theses and Dissertations collection. The analysis compares overlap of controlled terms (Library of Congress Subject Headings) and uncontrolled terms (keywords), as well as the effects of basic format normalization (to simulate editing values for consistency) to evaluate how well subjects connect in the collection.
Date: December 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Tarver, Hannah & Zavalina, Oksana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marketing via E-mail Solicitation by Predatory (and Legitimate) Journals: An Evaluation of Quality, Frequency, and Relevance (open access)

Marketing via E-mail Solicitation by Predatory (and Legitimate) Journals: An Evaluation of Quality, Frequency, and Relevance

This article studies the marketing practices of predatory journals through the analysis of a a subset of the 1,816 e-mails received by a single university biology faculty member during a 24-month period.
Date: December 3, 2018
Creator: Burggren, Warren W.; Madasu, Dilip; Hawkins, Kevin S. & Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Assessing the Success of a Mentoring Program for Academic Librarians

Presentation for the 2018 Library Assessment Conference. This presentation describes the assessment of a mentoring program at an academic library.
Date: December 5, 2018
Creator: Harker, Karen; Keshmiripour, Setareh; McIntosh, Marcia; O'Toole, Erin & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discovering What’s between the Dashes with The Portal to Texas History

This article describe the use of The Portal to Texas History for Texas genealogical research.
Date: December 2017
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhancing Bibliographic Access to Dissertations (open access)

Enhancing Bibliographic Access to Dissertations

This article discusses a study of dissertation cataloging practices of Association of Research Libraries academic libraries to discern how the libraries provide access to subjects as well as to names of academic departments and advisors.
Date: December 12, 2016
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Providing a Complete Menu: Using Competitive Usability in a Home Page Usability Study (open access)

Providing a Complete Menu: Using Competitive Usability in a Home Page Usability Study

This article presents results from the task-based testing and focus group portion of a usability study on the University of North Texas Libraries' website in addition to three other academic library web sites to examine the effects of multiple design elements and styles on the participants' results and to provide additional insight into user preferences.
Date: December 10, 2004
Creator: Thomsett-Scott, Beth
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of Cataloging Services in an Academic Library (open access)

Assessment of Cataloging Services in an Academic Library

This article contains survey data on cataloging services as assessed by personnel in the Public Services Division and the Catalog and Metadata Services Department.
Date: December 30, 2015
Creator: Sassen, Catherine; Loafman, Kathryn & Welch, Rebecca
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] [1] The Blues Route. [2] Going to Chicago: A Year on the Chicago Blues Scene. [3] Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in the Blues. (open access)

[Review] [1] The Blues Route. [2] Going to Chicago: A Year on the Chicago Blues Scene. [3] Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in the Blues.

This article reviews the three books "The Blues Route," by Hugh Merrill, "Going to Chicago: A Year on the Chicago Blues Scene," by Stephen Green and Laurence J. Hyman, and "Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in the Blues," by Paul Oliver.
Date: December 1991
Creator: McKnight, Mark, 1951-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library