Cataloging Services Survey (open access)

Cataloging Services Survey

Survey instrument administered by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services Department from October 27 through November 17, 2014. The purpose of this research study is to assess how Public Service employees rate the importance of Cataloging and Metadata Services activities, and how satisfied Public Service employees are with Cataloging and Metadata Services activities.
Date: 2014
Creator: Sassen, Catherine; Loafman, Kathryn & Welch, Rebecca
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copyright, Open Access, and Library Instruction (open access)

Copyright, Open Access, and Library Instruction

Article discussing copyright, open access, and library instruction.
Date: 2014
Creator: McKinnon, Laura F. & Helge, Kris
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Culinary Indexing Reference Sources Questionnaire (open access)

Culinary Indexing Reference Sources Questionnaire

Questionnaire for a study gathering recommendations of reference sources for culinary indexing. This questionnaire accompanies "Culinary Indexers' Reference Sources," and results of the study were presented at the 2014 Conference of the American Society for Indexing and the Culinary Indexing Special Interest Group.
Date: 2014
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
From the Chair: Developing Advocates—Communicating Value (open access)

From the Chair: Developing Advocates—Communicating Value

This article is from the 2014 Chair of the American Library Association (ALA) Government Documents Round Table (GODART) discussing developing advocates and communicating value.
Date: 2014
Creator: Sears, Suzanne
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
From the Chair: Partnerships for the Future (open access)

From the Chair: Partnerships for the Future

This article is from the 2014 Chair of the American Library Association (ALA) Government Documents Round Table (GODART) discussing collaborating for success.
Date: 2014
Creator: Sears, Suzanne
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
HAM: A Hybrid Aquisitions Model for Public Libraries (open access)

HAM: A Hybrid Aquisitions Model for Public Libraries

This book chapter discusses how to operationalize acquisitions through a discussion of various models of acquisitions, encompassing budgeting, working with vendors, selection, ordering, receiving, processing, and overall administration of the process.
Date: 2014
Creator: Brannon, Sian
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Descriptive Metadata Changes in the UNT Libraries' Collections: A Case Study (open access)

How Descriptive Metadata Changes in the UNT Libraries' Collections: A Case Study

Paper describing the results of initial research to evaluate general information about how records change in a digital library, using the UNT digital collections as a sample set. The analysis looked at several key concepts including the number of records that have been edited, the number of edits per record, the number of editors per record, the amount of change in file size and in completeness (i.e., values in required fields), and changes in access to digital objects.
Date: 2014
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Zavalina, Oksana; Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Shakeri, Shadi
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Organizational History of The Portal to Texas History, 2014 (open access)

Organizational History of The Portal to Texas History, 2014

This one page document is a brief organizational history for The Portal to Texas History for 2014. This document was used for grant submissions to state or federal funding agencies, or private foundations. This document reflects on strategic directions for the program, as well as the number of collaborative partners for the Portal and the number of historic documents in the digital library.
Date: 2014
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to The Eagle Feather 2014 (open access)

Preface to The Eagle Feather 2014

Preface to the 2014 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2014
Creator: Cox, Gloria C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] The Scoring of Early Classical Concertos (open access)

[Review] The Scoring of Early Classical Concertos

This article reviews the book "The Scoring of Early Classical Concertos, 1750-1780," by Richard Maunder, Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2014.
Date: 2014
Creator: Justice, Andrew
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Theses and Dissertations from Print to ETD: The Nuances of Preserving and Accessing Those in Music (open access)

Theses and Dissertations from Print to ETD: The Nuances of Preserving and Accessing Those in Music

Book chapter discussing the unique challenges of digitizing music theses and dissertations.
Date: 2014
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Hartsock, Ralph
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of North Texas Libraries Grant History: 2000-2014 (open access)

University of North Texas Libraries Grant History: 2000-2014

This document lists all grants given to the University of North Texas Libraries from 2000 to 2014. The projects that were funded by these grants are summarized.
Date: 2014
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Blow the Curtain Open": How Gene Hall and Leon Breeden Advanced the Legitimacy of Jazz in Music Education [Presentation]

Presentation for the Jazz Education Network Fifth Annual Conference. This presentation discusses how Gene Hall and Leon Breeden advanced the legitimacy of jazz in music education.
Date: January 11, 2014
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Blow the Curtain Open": How Gene Hall and Leon Breeden Advanced the Legitimacy of Jazz in Music Education [Presentation Notes] (open access)

"Blow the Curtain Open": How Gene Hall and Leon Breeden Advanced the Legitimacy of Jazz in Music Education [Presentation Notes]

Notes accompanying a presentation for the Jazz Education Network Fifth Annual Conference. These notes and the presentation discuss how Gene Hall and Leon Breeden advanced the legitimacy of jazz in music education.
Date: January 11, 2014
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementing a Collaborative Workflow for Metadata Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Mapping (open access)

Implementing a Collaborative Workflow for Metadata Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Mapping

Article on implementing a collaborative workflow for metadata analysis, quality improvement, and mapping.
Date: January 17, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Tarver, Hannah & Frakes, Stacy
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Digital Libraries Division

Presentation for the UNT Libraries Dean's Coffee. This presentation offers updates and information on the Digital Libraries Division.
Date: January 21, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cleaning up Messy Data with Open Refine

This Tech Talk presentation discusses the open source software OpenRefine and strategies for cleaning up messy data.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Najmi, Anjum & Keralis, Spencer D. C.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shared Metadata for Regional Landmarks: Building Names

Presentation for the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Special Collections Affinity Group meeting. This presentation discusses dealing with building names in digital collections.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

APA Review: Citing Social Media and Websites

Presentation at the University of North Texas (UNT) for the research fellows from the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan. This presentation discusses citing social media and websites.
Date: February 2014
Creator: Whitmer, Susan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating a Faculty Book Delivery Service: Supporting Faculty Research (open access)

Creating a Faculty Book Delivery Service: Supporting Faculty Research

Article on creating a faculty book delivery service and supporting faculty research.
Date: February 2014
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Library and Information Science End of Program Exam Survival Tips

Presentation for a University of North Texas (UNT) School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) 5900 course. This presentation discusses library and information science end of program exam survival tips and how to write three 2500 word essays in one week.
Date: February 2014
Creator: Whitmer, Susan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research from Many Angles: Evaluating Usage and Impact of Digital Newspapers in the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (open access)

Research from Many Angles: Evaluating Usage and Impact of Digital Newspapers in the Texas Digital Newspaper Program

Paper for the 2014 IFLA International Newspapers Conference. This paper discusses evaluating usage and impact of digital newspapers in the Texas Digital Newspapers Program (TDNP).
Date: February 4, 2014
Creator: Krahmer, Ana & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Texas Digital Newspaper Program Data: What we gather, and how we use it

Presentation for the IFLA International Newspaper Conference. This presentation discusses the Texas Digital Newspaper Program, its target audiences, and the collection and use of the data.
Date: February 4, 2014
Creator: Krahmer, Ana & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
OK Fine, We'll Lecture: Protest and Social Commentary in the Lyrics of the Grateful Dead (open access)

OK Fine, We'll Lecture: Protest and Social Commentary in the Lyrics of the Grateful Dead

Notes accompanying a presentation for the 2014 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Annual Conference. The notes and presentation discuss protest and social commentary in the lyrics of the Grateful Dead.
Date: February 19, 2014
Creator: Berg, Jeremy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library