This paper is a part of the proceedings for the 2018 Library Assessment Conference. It describes an academic libraries' assessment of their faculty mentoring program.

Although many school libraries include makerspaces, their catalogs do not always provide information about makerspace resources. Cataloging these resources can benefit school library users and staff in several ways. This article argues that how cataloging increases the visibility of the makerspace collection not only by making the items accessible for catalog users, but also facilitating browsing by collocating similar resources.

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.

The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit is a thorough handbook designed to guide future academic librarians from library school through first several years. This chapter specifically focused on scholarly communications librarian, which is a relatively recent area of professional focus for academic librarians.

Full-text of a Qualtrics survey preserving the original formatting and text, including background and consent. The questions are organized into four sections: [1] questions 2-8. information about respondents’ institutions and professional experience.; [2] questions 9-18. metadata practices and technology within repositories; [3] questions 19-21. metadata elements included (i.e., required, recommended, or optional) and elements that are evaluated within repositories; and [4] questions 22-26. implemented and aspirational metadata evaluation practices at respondents’ institutions.

This commentary article discusses the key questions to be addressed before establishing a library publishing program for scholarly books.

Article examines the land in the Yunnan Jinsha River watershed to conduct an integrated analysis of environmental factors and human settlements and provides recommendations for urban planning, land use, and disaster management.

This article describes a half-day pre-conference workshop focused on the ins and outs of managing an EZproxy server. The presenter shared detailed information on how to use the EZproxy admin page to help reduce patrons’ barriers to access and identify potential security concerns. She also covered current topics of interest to the EZproxy community, such as how to modify database stanzas to support https.

Presentation for the North Texas Community College Consortium Spring Leadership Conference. This presentation highlights library resources and services available for community colleges.

Poster presented at the 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting. This poster describes outcomes from a library workshop designed to lower barriers students face when beginning a dissertation or thesis proposal.

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.

White paper discussing qualitative research conducted by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries regarding perceptions of quality by metadata creators and their managers. These perceptions of metadata quality are intended to identify gaps in tools and interfaces used to create metadata.

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.

Recording of "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.

Presentation discussing the interpretation and importance of the Grateful Dead's song, "Terrapin Station." It was presented at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association's 40th Annual Conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Presentation for the 2019 Electronic Resources and Libraries conference. This presentation discusses best practices, the results of a survey of librarians on how trials are currently utilized, and responses from vendors about how trials are viewed

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.

Presentation for the Texas Library Association (TLA- 2019) conference, sponsored by The Texas Association of School Librarians (TASL) Division. This presentation discusses about the available cataloging tools and resources with particular emphasis for School Librarians.

Presentation for the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Spring 2019 Membership Meeting. 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 the sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group 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.

Presentation for the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Spring 2019 Membership Meeting. 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 the sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group 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.

Presentation for the 2019 Texas Library Association Annual Conference. This presentation describes the use of digital primary resources for undergraduate instruction.

This presentation reviews the University of North Texas approach to revamp the philosophy for, and means of supporting, subject librarians as they provide library services to the university community. Crafting a new philosophy of liaison librarianship can be both an exciting and a daunting process. New models of service have emerged that offer exciting opportunities to improve librarian skill sets, clarify expectations of subject librarians, standardize assessment of liaisons, and identify a variety of strategies for providing liaison services.

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.

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.