11,664 kilometers across the sea: Bridging the student support gap to the Pacific Islands

Presentation for the 2013 International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) Conference. This presentation discusses the LEAP program at UNT and bridging the student support gap to the Pacific Islands.
Date: October 21, 2013
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler; Batman, Cindy; Chandler, Yvonne J. & Barnwell, Jane
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prospects for Research Data Management (open access)

Prospects for Research Data Management

Paper included in a report for the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) on research data management and the DataRes Project. This chapter highlights some of the most provocative findings of the DataRes Project on the topic of research data management in higher education and possible scenarios for the future and the implications of these scenarios.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research Data Management in Policy and Practice: The DataRes Project (open access)

Research Data Management in Policy and Practice: The DataRes Project

Paper for a Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) report on research data management. This paper reports on data management and the DataRes Project.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Stark, Shannon; Halbert, Martin & Moen, William E.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Denton Declaration: An Open Data Manifesto (open access)

The Denton Declaration: An Open Data Manifesto

Paper included in a report for the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) on research data management and the DataRes Project. This section reports on The Denton Declaration. Abstract: On May 22, 2012, at the University of North Texas, a group of technologists and librarians, scholars and researchers, university administrators, and other stakeholders gathered to discuss and articulate best practices and emerging trends in research data management. This declaration bridges the converging interests of these stakeholders and promotes collaboration, transparency, and accountability across organizational and disciplinary boundaries.
Date: November 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reengineering The Portal to Texas History (open access)

Reengineering The Portal to Texas History

This book chapter reports on a case study on the activities, findings, and lessons learned during a project that replaced the legacy Digital Asset Management (DAM) system of The Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas Libraries with an open source system.
Date: 2013
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.; Phillips, Mark Edward; Hicks, William; Weng, Neena & Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

APA Review Library Information Sciences End of Program Exam

Presentation for a University of North Texas (UNT) School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS) 5900 course. This presentation gives instruction for the American Psychological Association (ALA) citation style for electronic journals.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Whitmer, Susan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

BI's via LibGuides: All your eggs in one basket

Presentation for the 2013 Texas Library Association (TLA) Library Instruction Round Table. This presentation discusses BIs via LibGuides.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Whitmer, Susan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Letter to the UNT Community: Planning for FY13 Library Budget Reductions - April 11, 2013 (open access)

Open Letter to the UNT Community: Planning for FY13 Library Budget Reductions - April 11, 2013

Letter to the University of North Texas (UNT) community from the Dean of the UNT Libraries, Dr. Martin Halbert. This letter discusses planning for the 2013 fiscal year library budget reductions.
Date: April 11, 2013
Creator: Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNT Libraries Budget Increase Analysis 2013: A proposal to increase the budget of the University of North Texas Libraries to meet the needs of the campus (open access)

UNT Libraries Budget Increase Analysis 2013: A proposal to increase the budget of the University of North Texas Libraries to meet the needs of the campus

Report put together at the invitation of the University of North Texas (UNT) President at the 2013 budget hearings. This report was prepared to inform a budget increase decision for the UNT Libraries.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson & Paz, Susan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Professionalism and Your Career: Tips for the Work Place and Your Future Careers

Presentation for a UNT Libraries workshop for student assistants. The presentation discusses professionalism in one's career and offers tips for the work place and future careers.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hidden Collections Redux: Summer 2013 (open access)

Hidden Collections Redux: Summer 2013

This report is offers an update on the hidden collections at the UNT Libraries. Its purpose is to serve as a true representation of the collections in the UNT Libraries with little or no access.
Date: 2013
Creator: Brannon, Sian; Parks, Sue; Phillips, Mark Edward & Sears, Suzanne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
History indexes reviewed (open access)

History indexes reviewed

Article discussing index characteristics mentioned in reviews of history books appearing in Reviews in History.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Quality Customer Service on a Budget

Presentation on offering quality customer service on a budget. The author explains how the UNT Libraries improved workflows and services offered while cutting expenditures.
Date: April 24, 2013
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Problem of Data: iSchools and the New Data Professional (open access)

The Problem of Data: iSchools and the New Data Professional

Paper outlining a fishbowl discussion event at the 2013 International iConference. The theme of the fishbowl event is data curation, data lifecycle, pedagogy, professional development, and library education.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C. & Stark, Shannon
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
"In Case of Sudden Death, Burn This": The Simon Bucharoff Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library [Article] (open access)

"In Case of Sudden Death, Burn This": The Simon Bucharoff Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library [Article]

Article discussing the Simon Bucharoff collection at the University of North Texas (UNT) music library.
Date: September 5, 2013
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open (Flu) Season: A Case Study of The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia (open access)

Open (Flu) Season: A Case Study of The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia

Book chapter discussing a project by the University of Michigan's Center for the History of Medicine (CHM) in partnership with the University of Michigan Library's MPublishing division, to create an open source digital collection of archival, primary, and interpretive materials related to the history of the 1918 influenza pandemic in the United States.
Date: July 31, 2013
Creator: Judkins, Julie
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collections Shifting Methodology Report for the UNT Libraries (open access)

Collections Shifting Methodology Report for the UNT Libraries

Report for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries on collection shifting methodology.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann & Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Librarians' Career Development Program Assessment Instruments (open access)

Librarians' Career Development Program Assessment Instruments

This document includes surveys that were developed for the University of North Texas Libraries' Career Development Program which promotes and supports the research, scholarship, and leadership activities of the Libraries' faculty librarians.
Date: 2013/2015
Creator: Sassen, Catherine; Harker, Karen; McKnight, Mark, 1951-; O'Toole, Erin & Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Study of Independent Patron Usage of Interactive Whiteboards at a Science Library

Presentation on a research study of independent patron usage of interactive whiteboards at a science library. Presentation presented at the Medical Library Association, South Central Chapter Annual Meeting.
Date: October 28, 2013
Creator: O'Toole, Erin & Elizondo, Yvette
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Impact of Embedded Librarianship on Liaison Activities

Poster on the impact of embedded librarianship on liaison activities presented for the Medical Library Association, South Central Chapter Annual Meeting. This poster took third place in the judging for the 2013 Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Awards.
Date: October 28, 2013
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Keeping Human Resources Happy: The Use of Rubrics in Evaluations During Hiring and Performance Evaluations

Presentation for the inaugural Library Human Resources Management Association Conference. The authors discuss keeping human resources happy with the use of rubrics in evaluations during hiring and performance evaluations.
Date: October 7, 2013
Creator: Brannon, Sian & Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bibliography for "Encouraging Research and Publication among Academic Librarians" (open access)

Bibliography for "Encouraging Research and Publication among Academic Librarians"

This bibliography accompanies a presentation for the 2013 Library Management Institute Summer Conference. This bibliography contains citations for information related to encouraging research and publication among academic librarians.
Date: June 2013
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Encouraging Research and Publication among Academic Librarians

Presentation for the 2013 Library Management Institute Summer Conference. This presentation discusses encouraging research and publication among academic librarians. It covers topics on why support is needed, related surveys and methodology, respondents, and library research committees.
Date: June 2013
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

In With The New: Adapting To Change Using ILLiad

This presentation discusses adapting to change using ILLiad.
Date: March 20, 2013
Creator: Johnston, Pamela
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library