"Good" Digital Collections

This Tech Talks presentation covers the principles that apply to "good" digital collections and analyzes how objects, metadata, and the user interface together create the users' experience of a collection.
Date: January 27, 2010
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
System: The UNT Digital Library

Texas Digital Library (TDL) Metadata Working Group Update

This presentation provides an update on three projects the Texas Digital Library Metadata Working Group (TDL-MWG) is working on. These include designing a metadata information website, creating best practices for images and datasets, and creating metadata courses for Texas Digital Library (TDL) training.
Date: 2010
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Davis, Jee-Hyun; Thomale, Jason; Chen, Mingyu; Mercer, Holly; Hazzard, Jeanne et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discover America's Cultural Heritage Collections on the Web

This presentation discusses The Portal to Texas History and the University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Library collections. It also discusses the invisible internet, other Texas digital collections, other large digital collections, major digital collections in other states, subscription databases, and gives strategies for searching all of these databases.
Date: February 25, 2010
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Portal to Texas History and Digital Projects at UNT

This presentation discusses the two digital collections in the UNT Libraries, The Portal to Texas History and the Digital Library. It discusses the benefits of these collections, how the partnerships work with organizations who contribute to the collections, and gives examples of the projects and items within these two collections.
Date: July 15, 2010
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
System: The UNT Digital Library

Update on Digitization Projects at the University of North Texas (UNT)

This presentation gives an update on the Digital Library and The Portal to Texas History collections held by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries in 2010.
Date: February 5, 2010
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
System: The UNT Digital Library

Copyright and Publication Agreements: Who Owns Your Work?

Presentation for the 2010 Open Access Symposium discussing ownership as interpreted by copyright and publication agreements.
Date: May 18, 2010
Creator: Buttler, Dwayne K.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database -- A Case Study in Transitioning to Open Access

Presentation for the 2010 Open Access Symposium using the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database as a case study for transitioning research to an open access model.
Date: May 18, 2010
Creator: Eltis, David, 1940- & Milewicz, Elizabeth Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library

From a Shed in Ojai to a Library in Denton: Reassembling and Preserving the Maynard Ferguson Collection at UNT [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2010 Texas Music Library Association (TMLA) Annual Meeting. This presentation discusses reassembling and preserving the Maynard Ferguson collection at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries.
Date: October 8, 2010
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access to UNT Faculty's Scholarly Publications

This presentation discusses open access policies at the University of North Texas (UNT). The topics include an introduction to open access, a discussion of open access policies, and implementation ideas for workflow and technology support.
Date: March 25, 2010
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Moen, William E. & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
System: The UNT Digital Library

Designing the Optimal Open Access Mandate

Presentation for the 2010 Open Access Symposium addressing multiple issues involved in developing a university open access policy.
Date: May 18, 2010
Creator: Harnad, Stevan Robert 1945-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Activities and Experiences of Academic Librarians Embedded in Online Courses

Presentation for the 2010 Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) Conference. This presentation discusses activities and experiences of academic librarians embedded in online courses and common practices to assess various experiences.
Date: May 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr
System: The UNT Digital Library

Graphic Editing for the Non-Techie: Using Photoshop or Free Programs

This presentation discusses graphic editing. It includes basic rules of thumb, basic graphic editing skills, pros and cons of Photoshop, basic Photoshop tools, and alternatives to Photoshop.
Date: May 14, 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Partnership Born of Urgency and Civic Responsibility: Preserving Access to Government Websites Through the CyberCemetery

This presentation discusses preserving access to government websites through the CyberCemetery. It includes information about what the CyberCemetery is, its purpose, the development, archival process, technical details, users by country, types of content, and using the CyberCemetery.
Date: April 22, 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Relationship of Electronic Reference and the Development of Distance Education Programs

This presentation discusses the relationship of electronic reference and the development of distance education programs with data and research findings.
Date: May 27, 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr
System: The UNT Digital Library

Stop Using Cheesy Clip Art: Designing Better Graphics

This presentation discusses graphics. The author argues against using clip art and instead offers alternative options including tips for taking better photographs.
Date: May 14, 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Educational Background of Academic Library Deans

This presentation discusses a study of the educational backgrounds of academic library deans. This study uses quantitative methods to study the degrees and majors of all 123 academic library deans at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions.
Date: May 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr & Downey, Annie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access: An STM Journal Publisher's Perspective

Presentation for the 2010 Open Access Symposium discussing a commercial publisher's operations and perspective on open access
Date: May 18, 2010
Creator: Hunter, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Is Open Access the New Normal?

Presentation for the 2010 Open Access Symposium discussing the prevalence of open access resources and policies.
Date: May 18, 2010
Creator: Joseph, Heather
System: The UNT Digital Library

"And Now It's Time for Jazz": Willis Conover and the Voice of America

Presentation for the 2010 International Association of Music Libraries (IAML) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses jazz producer and broadcaster Willis Conover and the Voice of America.
Date: June 29, 2010
Creator: Justice, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access Publishing: Benefits, Challenges and Experiences

Presentation for the 2010 Open Access Symposium provides an overview of open access publishing as a whole and BioMed Central as an open access publisher.
Date: May 18, 2010
Creator: Kahn, Deborah
System: The UNT Digital Library

Behavioral Interviewing Workshop: Student Assistant Supervisor's Round Table

This presentation is for a workshop on behavioral interviewing. The author discusses behavioral interviewing, its importance, and offers exercises and how to develop interview questions.
Date: July 15, 2010
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Library Education via Distance Learning: Implications for the Profession

Presentation for the Texas Library Association (TLA) annual conference. The author discusses library education via distance learning and the implications for the profession.
Date: April 17, 2010
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Chronopolis, University of North Texas, MetaArchive: Preservation Cooperation

This presentation discusses how preservation systems can share objects and specifically a collaboration between Chronopolis, MetaArchive, and the University of North Texas (UNT).
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Minor, David; Phillips, Mark Edward & Schultz, Matt
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Source Components, Standards Conformance, and UCD: Managing and Enhancing an Established Digital Archive

This presentation is about The Portal to Texas History and the IOGENE project and the strategies and steps involved in their development.
Date: 2010
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R. & Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library