Appendix To What We Can Learn From Each Other: International Archival Pedagogy Conversations and Collaborations (open access)

Appendix To What We Can Learn From Each Other: International Archival Pedagogy Conversations and Collaborations

This is an appendix to “What We Can Learn From Each Other: International Archival Pedagogy Conversations and Collaborations,” a manuscript that was inspired by a collaborative workshop at the 2023 institute of the Archival Education and Research Initiative (AERI). The lively workshop discussion revealed both how much the participants all had in common, and how much they had to learn from each other. Their discussion highlighted how disconnected and geographically siloed archival education programs still continue to be, despite opportunities for international collaboration between archival educators. With this issue in mind, workshop participants decided to continue their conversations past the AERI 2023 meeting as part of an investigation of current pedagogical practices, teaching needs, and future goals of archival educators in a variety of settings. They met on Zoom and then corresponded asynchronously for a discussion of the structures of their archival education programs, their students’ needs, their teaching goals, how they respond to challenges in their virtual and physical classrooms, and how they can leverage this and future collaborations to benefit both their students and the archival education field as a whole. Using the transcripts of their conversations as a data set, they then used a grounded theory analysis …
Date: 2023
Creator: Christina-Lamb, Caitlin; Roeschley, Ana; Saurombe, Nampombe; Mojapelo, Makutla; Lee, Jamie A.; Chaterera-Zambuko, Forget et al.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure (open access)

OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure

Article describes how the complexity of usage reporting for open access content continues to grow, particularly with content syndication to organizations such as ScienceDirect and ResearchGate, which deliver content across multiple platforms at an unprecedented scale. This paper brings together four different perspectives and walk through what is known, then start to unpack the questions for which they do not have answers.
Date: December 15, 2023
Creator: Tim, Lloyd; Miller, Tricia; Drummond, Christina & Kemp, Jennifer
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Journal of One's Own: Developing an Innovative, Values-Driven Open Journal (open access)

A Journal of One's Own: Developing an Innovative, Values-Driven Open Journal

Book chapter sharing the authors' experiences with establishing a values-driven open journal and look at ways these values can be incorporated into the bones of a journal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C. & Martin, John Edward
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Working Towards an Index of Music Printed in American Newspapers: 1900-1920

Presentation highlighting a project to create an index of music printed and shared via newspapers in the United States from 1900 to 1920. It also shares some results of the project so far. It was presented at the Texas Music Library Association's fall meeting held October 20-21, 2023 in Denton, Texas.
Date: October 20, 2023
Creator: Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cultivating Cooperation: Creating the Vendor Reciprocity Scale

Presentation on the development of a Vendor Reciprocity Scale (VRS) by the University of North Texas Libraries as a way to download institutional knowledge of patterns of vendor behavior, and the presentation encouraged thoughtful and productive discussion on our collective knowledge surrounding best practices in business partnerships and negotiations as a way to help refine the VRS.
Date: November 8, 2023
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson; Dawson, Jill; Peebles, Emily & Sterling, Jennifer
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Predicting Student Success with and without Library Instruction (open access)

Predicting Student Success with and without Library Instruction

Conference proceedings paper sharing a study to determine the impact that "one-shot" library instruction sessions had on students' success in two foundational English courses. Overall, attendance in library instruction had a small but statistically significant impact on student success metrics. The main purpose of this analysis was to demonstrate the value of predictive modeling of student success and identify the key groups for which library instruction could provide the most impact. This is the accepted manuscript version of the final paper.
Date: 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen; Rowe, Jennifer & Hargis, Carol
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

These Tunes Ain't Straight In Line: Grateful Dead Shows and Problems with Music Cataloging Outside of the Western Art Paradigm

Presentation provides an overview of the structure upon which modern library resource description is based, and we will highlight the difficulties of imposing this description standard on music for which it was not optimized, using examples from the Grateful Dead repertoire. It was presented at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association's 44th Annual Conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Date: February 23, 2023
Creator: Berg, Jeremy & West, Janelle
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Making Sense of the Curriculum for the Knowledge Management Practitioner within Society 5.0

This presentation for panel discussion #396 is about making sense of the curriculum for the Knowledge Management Practitioner within Society 5.0. It addresses the iSchool's version of "harnessing the power of information and technology, and maximizing the potential of humans" by recommending forward-thinking KM curricula and capabilities relevant to Society 5.0.
Date: March 28, 2023
Creator: Mearns, Martie; Bester, Elmi; Holmner, Marlene; Meyer, Anika; Dalkir, Kimiz & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Data-Driven Decision-Making Practice in Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia

This presentation details how the authors' study investigates the practice of data-driven decision-making in higher education institutions in Ethiopia. The study also involved interviews with two directors from the university's education program relevance and enhancement office and four senior officers from library departments.
Date: October 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem; Jimma, Worku & Ferede, Bekalu
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Application of Big Data Analytics in Precision Medicine: Lesson for Ethiopia, Systematic Review

This presentation asserts that in Ethiopia, the BDA concept and its implementation are either not know or left insignificant. The aim of this study was to investigate the current trends, challenges and opportunities of applying BDA in precision medicine globally and take lessons for Ethiopia.
Date: June 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Woldemariam, Misganaw Tadesse
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engaging with the IR Remotely (open access)

Engaging with the IR Remotely

Book chapter exploring approaches and methods of engaging with an institutional repository (IR) remotely.
Date: December 2023
Creator: Johnson-Freeman, Whitney R. & Scott, Megan E.
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

My Fulbright Experience: Ethiopia (2019-20) & South Africa (2021-22)

Presentation describes Daniel Alemneh's experiences as a Fulbright Scholar.
Date: February 27, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Towards Reducing Epistemic Injustices Identified During Fulbright Experiences

Presentation describes how teaching is one of the activities as a Fulbright Scholar. Alemneh describes a plethora of open-source tools and technologies used to prepare, organize and deliver the courses I taught.
Date: October 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Assefa, Shimelis & Ford, Angela
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data-Driven Decision-Making and Its Impacts on Education Quality in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review (open access)

Data-Driven Decision-Making and Its Impacts on Education Quality in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

Article describes how data-driven decision-making (DDDM) technologies are increasingly being utilized, aiming to enhance education quality. Authors assert that this paper examines articles that explore the implementation of DDDM technologies and their effects on education quality.
Date: November 6, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem & Jimma, Worku
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data-Driven Decision-Making Practice in Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia (open access)

Data-Driven Decision-Making Practice in Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia

Article describes how the study investigates the practice of data-driven decision-making in higher education institutions in Ethiopia. It then presents the results of a mixed-methods investigation that was conducted at two public universities in Ethiopia.
Date: October 22, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem; Jimma, Worku & Ferede, Bekalu
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

On the Open Road: The Story of an OA Publication through the Stakeholders Journey

Presentation discusses the process to publishing an open access book, and they discuss the critical role of OA in facilitating equitable global education. Authors of the presentation also introduce current and future work in the area of open access.
Date: 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Ford, Angela
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Collection Evaluation for Enhancements: Languages and Literatures

Presentation used to report the evaluation of UNT Libraries’ holdings supporting the curriculum and research in the area of languages and literatures. This collection analysis was focused on the four languages which undergraduates and graduate degrees are offered, including literatures and cultures.
Date: December 4, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen; Byrne, Sephra & Irhamni, Irhamni
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transgender Workplace Belonging in Libraries Survey (open access)

Transgender Workplace Belonging in Libraries Survey

Survey developed as part of a research study related to transgender and gender non-conforming people's experience of workplace belonging in U.S. libraries. The survey was open for responses between September 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023. Results are not included in this document.
Date: September 2023
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Knox, Briana; Leuzinger, Julie & Peebles, Emily
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Video Game Equipment Loss and Durability in a Circulating Academic Collection (open access)

Video Game Equipment Loss and Durability in a Circulating Academic Collection

This article reviewed twelve years of circulation data related to loss and damage of video game equipment, specifically consoles, game controllers, and gaming peripherals such as steering wheels, virtual reality headsets, and joysticks in an academic library collection.
Date: September 24, 2023
Creator: Robson, Diane; Bryant, Sarah & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Implementing a Serial Title Database: A UNT Case Study

Presentation outlining information about the deployment of a new serial title database in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections, including background information, purpose of the database, record modeling, and integration into the public interface.
Date: October 18, 2023
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using Digitized Historical Newspapers to Engage Sociology Students in Local History [Paper] (open access)

Using Digitized Historical Newspapers to Engage Sociology Students in Local History [Paper]

Conference paper highlighting a course developed by Dr. William Scarborough at the University of North Texas (UNT) on intersectionality for undergraduate students. Partnering with the UNT Libraries to engage with primary sources, particularly newspaper collections, to conduct archival analysis related to the history of power, domination and resistance in Texas communities.
Date: September 4, 2023
Creator: Krahmer, Ana; Scarborough, William & Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Making Our Library Spaces More Accessible: Accessible Furniture for Sycamore Library: Final Report (open access)

Making Our Library Spaces More Accessible: Accessible Furniture for Sycamore Library: Final Report

This report details the feedback from library users and staff, collected via a survey of students with disabilities and a separate survey of library employees, highlighted a need for more accessible furniture in library spaces. The project members purchased various selections of library furniture during the grant period, and staff observed and recorded how users engaged with the new furniture. The project outcome details the recorded observations of users interacting with furniture from the team members.
Date: September 29, 2023
Creator: Rowe, Jennifer; Venner, Mary Ann & Sittel, Robbie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral Histories in The Portal to Texas History

This presentation focused on the background and workflows of adding oral histories to The Portal to Texas History. It was presented as part of the Oral History Forum Webinar Series.
Date: February 15, 2023
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rankism Survey (open access)

Rankism Survey

Survey created by the UNT Library Council on Diversity and Inclusion (LCDI) exploring if rankism in the UNT Libraries contributes to experiences. It was created based on results from a previous survey, the UNT Libraries' Climate Survey, which identified feelings of belittlement or degradation in the UNT Libraries. The survey was open for responses between November 1, 2023 and November 15, 2023. Results are not included in this document.
Date: November 2023
Creator: University of North Texas. Libraries. Library Council on Diversity and Inclusion.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library