Steps for Academic Success via Library Resources and Services

Presentation for the North Texas Community College Consortium Spring Leadership Conference. This presentation highlights library resources and services available for community colleges.
Date: January 25, 2019
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

How Should You Publish?

Presentation for the "Building an Open Textbook Publishing Program", the Open Textbook Publishing Winter Webinar Series 2019. This presentation focuses on the high-level decisions necessary when deciding how to offer a publishing service.
Date: February 20, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monitoring Usage of Open Access Long-Form Content

Presentation for NISO Virtual Conference "Long Form Content: Ebooks, Print Volumes and the Concerns of Those Who Use Both." The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently funded a study of the landscape of usage data for open-access scholarly monographs and an investigation of the viability of creating a data trust for sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) will publish a final white paper that takes into account feedback from the community during a consultation period. This presentation, part of a NISO virtual conference (https://www.niso.org/events/2019/03/long-form-content-ebooks-print-volumes-and-concerns-those-who-use-both ), provides a summary of the main findings and proposals of the forthcoming white paper.
Date: March 20, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Understanding Connections: Examining Digital Library and Institutional Repository Use Overlap (open access)

Understanding Connections: Examining Digital Library and Institutional Repository Use Overlap

This paper examined how users navigated between other collections within the UNT IR, as well as within the UNT DL. Through this examination, we observed patterns between how users navigated between objects, understood which collections may have related to one another, examined why some unique items were used more than others, and viewed the average number of items used within a session
Date: June 8, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Andrews, Pamela & Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Assessment of a Faculty Mentoring Program Using Validated Instruments

This presentation focuses on the faculty mentoring program for librarians at the University of North Texas. They used validated instruments to ensure the quality of the program. It was presented at the Texas Association for Higher Education Assessment Conference in 2019.
Date: October 2, 2019
Creator: Harker, Karen; Keshmiripour, Setareh; McIntosh, Marcia; O'Toole, Erin & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Out of the Oven and into the (Reusable) Bag: Sous-Vide Book Delivery (open access)

Out of the Oven and into the (Reusable) Bag: Sous-Vide Book Delivery

This is a section of The Sustainable Library's Cookbook, which is a collection of sustainable activities for academic libraries. This particular section explores sustainable practices in the Access Services Department at the University of North Texas.
Date: November 18, 2019
Creator: Brand, Rebecca; Cornell, Emily; Cunningham, Chris; Johnston, Pamela & Keshmiripour, Setareh
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Making Digital Collection Audio Visual Materials Accessible: Final Report (open access)

Making Digital Collection Audio Visual Materials Accessible: Final Report

This report documents the Making Digital Collections A/V Materials Accessible project which sought to learn about and initially address accessibility compliance issues, specifically related to A/V materials in the UNT digital collections. The final report briefly describes the project scope, activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and project continuity.
Date: September 30, 2019
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

TRAIL Microcard Scanning Project

Presentation on the topic of microcard digitization presented at the annual meeting for the Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL). This presentation discusses the opaque microcard format and a project conducted by the UNT Libraries to produce high-quality digital files from the format.
Date: May 15, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Microfiche Scanning at UNT

Presentation delivered at the Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) annual meeting held in Denton, Texas. This presentation discusses the digitization of microfiche as part of the technical report digitization activities at the UNT Libraries.
Date: May 15, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

NACA Metadata Uplift Update

Presentation delivered at the Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) annual meeting held in Denton, Texas. This presentation discusses the metadata cleanup activities for the collection of technical reports from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) which is hosted by the UNT Libraries for TRAIL.
Date: May 15, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Sustaining the Texas Digital Newspaper Program

Presentation given at the Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG) conference 2019 held in Mexico City, Mexico. This presentation discusses the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) at the UNT Libraries and the process to enhance the sustainability of the program.
Date: February 13, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Assessing a Professional Development Program for Academic Librarians

This presentation describes how measures of need, participation, satisfaction, and impact are used to assess many aspects of a professional development program in a large academic library. It was presented at the Mountain Plains Library Association Conference of 2019 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Date: October 31, 2019
Creator: Harker, Karen; O'Toole, Erin & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cataloging for Makerspaces

This poster shares how makerspace items are cataloged by UNT Libraries and how they benefit the library. It was presented at the Mountain Plains Library Association 2019 Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Date: October 31, 2019
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games (open access)

Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games

Collections of three-dimensional materials may not be discoverable to library users if they lack adequate metadata. Discovery of these collections may be enhanced through the application of relevant cataloging standards and con-trolled vocabularies. This paper outlines how librarians at the University of North Texas Libraries used these strategies to increase access to a large collection of tabletop games.
Date: July 2019
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine; Thomale, Jason & Yanowski, Kevin
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing Sudden Loss (open access)

Managing Sudden Loss

Managers often face tough, emotional situations at work. One of the biggest is guiding employees and departments successfully through the loss of a coworker. Not only are there emotional components but there are also more technical and procedural responsibilities that may be overlooked. These facilities, technological, and human resources tasks need to be handled sensitively and in a timely manner. Remembering whom to contact, what property needs to be considered, and how to produce final paychecks are just a few of the concerns managers will face in a trying time. This guide aims to serve as a checklist of the basic components and tasks managers will face after the sudden loss of an employee.
Date: 2019
Creator: Brannon, Sian; Yanowski, Kevin; Evans, Taylor & Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating a Library Publishing Program for Scholarly Books: Your Options Are Limited (open access)

Creating a Library Publishing Program for Scholarly Books: Your Options Are Limited

This commentary article discusses the key questions to be addressed before establishing a library publishing program for scholarly books.
Date: January 10, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mixed-Methods Assessment of a Mentoring Program (open access)

Mixed-Methods Assessment of a Mentoring Program

This article describes how a large academic library's continuous cycle of mixed-methods assessment contributes to the success of their mentoring program. Assessment instruments include the Mentoring Competencies Assessment, the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, a satisfaction survey and a focus group.
Date: September 16, 2019
Creator: Harker, Karen; O'Toole, Erin; Keshmiripour, Setareh; McIntosh, Marcia & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a Trusted Framework for Coordinating OA Monograph Usage Data

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently funded a study of the landscape of usage data for open-access scholarly monographs and an investigation of the viability of creating a data trust for sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) will publish a final white paper that takes into account feedback from the community during a consultation period. This presentation will provide a summary of the main findings and proposals of the forthcoming white paper.
Date: May 9, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a Trusted Framework for Coordinating OA Monograph Usage Data

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently funded a study of the landscape of usage data for open-access scholarly monographs and an investigation of the viability of creating a data trust for sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) will publish a final white paper that takes into account feedback from the community during a consultation period. This presentation will provide a summary of the main findings and proposals of the forthcoming white paper.
Date: May 9, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using Metadata Record Graphs to Understand Digital Library Metadata (open access)

Using Metadata Record Graphs to Understand Digital Library Metadata

This paper discusses the use of Metadata Record Graphs as a way of generating network-based metrics for metadata in six digital library collections, and evaluates the usefulness of network analysis versus more standard statistical data.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Zavalina, Oksana & Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Encouraging Adoption, Adaptation, and Creation of OER at UNT

To complement UNT’s limited inclusive-access program, the UNT Libraries has taken the lead on two programs designed to encourage adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER at UNT. The first, OER Summer Grants, provides research funding for faculty who adopt an open textbook, modify an existing one, or create new supplemental material. The second, UNT Open Texts, is a partnership with the UNT Press that provides research funding for faculty who author a new open textbook to be published jointly by the Press and Libraries. These specifics of these programs will be presented.
Date: August 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Promoting Partnership and Interdisciplinarity for LIS Education (open access)

Promoting Partnership and Interdisciplinarity for LIS Education

Document proposal for a panel discussion at the Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium (MIRS-2019). There are five panelists listed with brief descriptions of their topics including the current landscape shaping the future of information, language and power in a global and digital world, partnership, interdiciplinarity, new challenges, as well as new opportunities for LIS research.
Date: April 27, 2019
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Zavalina, Oksana; Baker, Rose M. & Palmer, Alexis
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Promoting Partnership and Interdisciplinarity in Evolving LIS Education

Panel presentation for The Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium (MIRS-2019). The panel brings together diverse stakeholders and explored the current landscape shaping the future of information, language and power in a global and digital world. The combined presentation slides offer summary of panelists' perspectives on partnership, interdiciplinarity, new challenges, as well as new opportunities for LIS research.
Date: April 27, 2019
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Zavalina, Oksana; Baker, Rose M.; Palmer, Alexis & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Supporting Interdisciplinary Research @ UNT Libraries

Presentation for The Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium (MIRS-2019). This presentation discusses UNT Libraries’ experience in collaborating with UNT's College of Information (COI) faculty members and providing a real world environment for COI students to practically experience the intersection of people, technology, and information. The presentation highlights the benefits of UNT’s Libraries’ local, state-wide, national, and international projects, ranging from harvesting UNT websites, to the Texas Register archive established through a partnership with the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, to the End-of-Term Presidential Harvest (EOT) and International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC), a global network of experts archiving the web for future generations. All these active and ongoing high profile projects provide a wealth of data and research questions to be investigated.
Date: April 27, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library