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A Fresh Perspectives: Newbies Implementing the SIOP Model

Presentation sharing a program to support English language learners in mathematics and science by training in-service and pre-service teachers using the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) model. It was presented at the TexTESOL conference in 2017.
Date: 2017
Creator: Boyd, Rossana R.; Watson, Cindy; Jaballa, Alysha & de la Garza, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library

Childhood Studies at the Digital Turn

This presentation from the Modern Language Association 2017 panel "Keep the H in DH" examines the parallel emerging fields of digital humanities and literary childhood studies.
Date: January 6, 2017
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Owning Your Labor Is A Skill

This presentation from the Modern Language Association 2017 panel "Digital Humanities in Secondary Education" offers a look at the ethical implications of bringing digital humanities praxis to secondary education.
Date: January 8, 2017
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Marcedit and Connexion in the Audio Rapid Cataloging Project at University of North Texas

Presentation for the 2017 Southeast Chapter of the Music Library Association. This presentaiton describes the workflow for audio rapid cataloging of a collection of LPs.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Harden, Jean, 1948- & Macias, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

Batch Processes: Using Connexion Client, MarcEdit, and Microsoft Access

Presentation for the 2017 Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG) during the Music Library Association National Convention. This presentation discusses how to expedite the cataloging of similar items using Connexion Client, MarcEdit, and Microsoft Access.
Date: February 21, 2017
Creator: Harden, Jean, 1948-
System: The UNT Digital Library

La indagación como estrategia clave en el aula bilingüe

Presentation highlighting how to use inquiry-based practices in the classroom. It was presented at the National Association for Bilingual Education Conference held in 2017.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Boyd, Rossana R. & Lerwick, Patry
System: The UNT Digital Library

Growing Your Custom Holdings

This presentation is part of the panel "The Care and Feeding of Custom Holdings" from the 2017 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference and shares concrete instructions, best practices, and innovations in the configuration and maintenance of custom holdings groups and paths used within multiple OCLC ILL interfaces at University of North Texas Libraries.
Date: March 15, 2017
Creator: Johnston, Pamela
System: The UNT Digital Library

Are You on the Happiness Track? Do You Want to Be?

This presentation discusses key points of research on happiness including several techniques application to attendees' personal and professional lives.
Date: April 3, 2017
Creator: Smith, Susan
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evaluating Paid For And Open Access Resources

Data comes in a multitude of formats, concerns most subject areas, but is often found freely available. After pulling from a variety of resources, talking to numerous librarians, and researching offerings, this presentation presents all necessary elements of a data resource into an easy-to-use evaluation rubric and collection development policy.
Date: April 4, 2017
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson
System: The UNT Digital Library

"How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" Assessing Information Interaction at the University of North Texas to Improve Library Collections and Services

This presentation discusses the methodology and preliminary results of two usability studies – one on online video, and one on ebooks.
Date: April 4, 2017
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin; Smith, Susan; Wang, Xin; Rodriguez, Allyson & Billings, Emily
System: The UNT Digital Library

Integrated Collection Development for the 21st Century

This presentation discusses the adoption of a new collection development method implemented by University of North Texas Libraries to better respond to emerging acquisitions models, unstable budgets, and the evolving scholarly communications landscape.
Date: April 4, 2017
Creator: Crawford, Laurel; Condrey, Coby; Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler & Enoch, Todd
System: The UNT Digital Library

3D Printing Book History: Extending Bibliographical Pedagogy Through Additive Manufacturing

Presented at the 2017 Day of Digital Humanities. This presentation provides an overview of the 3Dhotbed project to extend bibliographical pedagogy through additive manufacturing.
Date: April 5, 2017
Creator: Jacobs, Courtney E.; McIntosh, Marcia & O'Sullivan, Kevin
System: The UNT Digital Library

Texas Digital newspapers: Newspaper Preservation and DH Projects

This presentation provides an overview of the Texas Digital Newspaper Program and includes examples of digital humanities projects utilizing the program.
Date: April 5, 2017
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
System: The UNT Digital Library

Authorities: UNT Libraries Digital Collections

Presentation for the 2017 meeting of the IMLS Shareable Authorities Forum. This presentation provides an in-depth look at institutional practices regarding authorities at University of North Texas Libraries.
Date: April 11, 2017
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Moving Toward a Praxis of Zen Librarianship: Expanding Librarianship with Mindfulness

Bibliography of resources related to Zen Librarianship. It is a supplementary resource to a poster presented at the Texas Library Association Conference held April 19-22, 2017 in San Antonio, TX.
Date: April 19, 2017
Creator: Henson, Brea
System: The UNT Digital Library

Zen Librarianship-Moving Toward a Praxis of Zen Librarianship: Expanding Librarianship with Mindfulness

Presentation on creating a Praxis of Zen Librarianship which frames reference and research assistance practices in academic libraries with theory and contemplative methodologies. It is a supplementary resource to a poster presented at the Texas Library Association Conference held April 19-22, 2017 in San Antonio, TX.
Date: April 19, 2017
Creator: Henson, Brea
System: The UNT Digital Library

Professional Opinion vs. User Directed Digitization, Round 1

Presented at the 2017 Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)Fest Conference. This lightning round presentation shares the results of a web survey of DPLA partners' methods and representation practices of scrapbooks and plans for usability studies.
Date: April 20, 2017
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia & Willis, Shannon
System: The UNT Digital Library

TRAIL @ UNT: Update

Presentation for the 2017 Technical report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) Annual Meeting. This presentation provides an update on the TRAIL Collection at UNT Libraries, including current metadata remediation initiatives.
Date: May 9, 2017
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Rosenbeck, Craig
System: The UNT Digital Library

Found You! Identifying and Accessing Hidden Collections

This presentation discusses the University of North Texas Libraries' efforts to identify, document, and increase access to hidden or obscured collections.
Date: May 11, 2017
Creator: Brannon, Sian
System: The UNT Digital Library

Comics in Academia

Panel presented at the 2017 Comicpalooza. This panel discusses comics in academia through the lens of library exhibitions and programing, combining comics and textbooks, and the use of comics as a new rhetorical and multimodal method for exploring narrative.
Date: May 12, 2017
Creator: Martin, John Edward; Gehring, Krista & Helms, Jason
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Life-Changing Magic of OpenRefine: The Open-Source Art of Data Decluttering and Organizing

Presentation for the 2017 UNT Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides an overview of a workshop on using OpenRefine to make sense of data, standardize, correct, and rearrange data elements, automate tedious editing, and prepare data for export to other platforms for a variety of uses.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skill Building for Effective Use of Multidimensional Measurements in Collection Assessments

Presentation for the 2017 ALCTS Exchange Virtual Conference. This presentation explores multidimensional measures including percentage of expected use, percentage of expected holdings, and ratio of borrowings to holdings.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Harker, Karen & Klein, Janette
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skill Building for Effective Use of Multidimensional Measurements in Collection Assessments: Discussion Guide

Discussion guide presentation for the 2017 ALCTS Exchange Virtual Conference. This guide explores multidimensional measures including percentage of expected use, percentage of expected holdings, and ratio of borrowings to holdings.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Harker, Karen & Klein, Janette
System: The UNT Digital Library

After the Mandates & Manifestos, What Next? The Denton Declaration at 5

Presentation for the 2017 UNT Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides background on the Denton Declaration, an open data manifesto created in 2012, before introducing panelists for a discussion on the future of open data and open access.
Date: May 19, 2017
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library