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Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games (open access)

Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games

Collections of three-dimensional materials may not be discoverable to library users if they lack adequate metadata. Discovery of these collections may be enhanced through the application of relevant cataloging standards and con-trolled vocabularies. This paper outlines how librarians at the University of North Texas Libraries used these strategies to increase access to a large collection of tabletop games.
Date: July 2019
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine; Thomale, Jason & Yanowski, Kevin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of URL References in ETDs: A Case Study at the University of North Texas (open access)

Analysis of URL References in ETDs: A Case Study at the University of North Texas

Article discussing a case study at the University of North Texas (UNT) on an analysis of URL references in electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Reyes Ayala, Brenda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introducing Name Authority into an ETD Collection (open access)

Introducing Name Authority into an ETD Collection

Article on introducing name authority into a large electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) collection.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Waugh, Laura; Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of Physically Embedded Librarianship on Academic Departments (open access)

The Impact of Physically Embedded Librarianship on Academic Departments

This article discusses what happens when subject librarians move from the library services desk to spending a significant part of their workday in the academic departments they serve, and proposes a developmental model for physically embedded librarianship.
Date: July 2016
Creator: O'Toole, Erin; Barham, Rebecca & Monahan, Jo
System: The UNT Digital Library
A unified, contemporary approach to teaching energy in introductory physics (open access)

A unified, contemporary approach to teaching energy in introductory physics

Article proposes a more coherent, contemporary approach to the teaching of energy in introductory physics courses that offers students a principled way to avoid confusions.
Date: July 1, 2019
Creator: Chabay, Ruth; Sherwood, Bruce & Titus, Aaron
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fostering Research and Publication in Academic Libraries (open access)

Fostering Research and Publication in Academic Libraries

Article discussing a study concerning administrative support provided to encourage the research and publishing activities of academic librarians.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Sassen, Catherine & Wahl, Diane
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa (open access)

Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa

Article on the diffusion of scientific knowledge on agriculture for Africa. Using an exploratory research method, this article sets out to investigate existing knowledge diffusion models and their limitations, available best practices, and the potential to infuse translational research as a way to augment extension service programs in SSA agricultural practices.
Date: July 1, 2013
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Are We There Yet? Toward a Workable Controlled Vocabulary for Music (open access)

Are We There Yet? Toward a Workable Controlled Vocabulary for Music

This article discusses moving toward a workable controlled vocabulary for music.
Date: July 2012
Creator: McKnight, Mark, 1951-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building a Better Librarian: Why Your Work As A Librarian Begins LONG Before Your Graduate Program (open access)

Building a Better Librarian: Why Your Work As A Librarian Begins LONG Before Your Graduate Program

This articles discusses why ones work as a librarian begins long before their graduate program.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Jacobs, Courtney E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Toward an Explanation of Near-Death Phenomena (open access)

Toward an Explanation of Near-Death Phenomena

This paper discusses different kinds of near-death experiences (NDEs) and the conditions that general elicit them. Their nature is elaborated upon, as well as their effects on the people that experience them.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Grosso, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experiences: Some Logical Problems and Questions for Further Study (open access)

Near-Death Experiences: Some Logical Problems and Questions for Further Study

This paper assesses the logical status of near-death experiences (NDEs), and proposes questions and problems that discuss the process of forming a coherent interpretation of NDEs.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Vicchio, Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Near-Death Experience: Myth or Reality? A Methodological Approach (open access)

The Near-Death Experience: Myth or Reality? A Methodological Approach

This paper discusses the effort to find an objective means of evaluating near-death experiences (NDEs). A study of "one hundred and sixteen near-death survivors have been interviewed in this study" (abstract). The author's mechanism for determining the authenticity of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) requires that individuals recall details that are specific to the events that surrounded their physical body during the duration of their OBE, and the individual must have no physical means of gaining sensory information about their surroundings.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Sabom, Michael B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experiences and the Mind-Body Problem (open access)

Near-Death Experiences and the Mind-Body Problem

This paper talks about near-death experiences and their nature causing conflicts with the current view of the body and mind. The paper discusses different views about the nature of the human mind and body.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Woodhouse, Mark B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unresolved Problems in the Study of Near-Death Experiences: Some Suggestions for Research and Theory (open access)

Unresolved Problems in the Study of Near-Death Experiences: Some Suggestions for Research and Theory

This paper means to progress the research of near-death experiences (NDEs) by analyzing potential methodology and addressing assumptions. It also analyzes different kinds of NDEs and the limitations that restrict the deriving of strong conclusions from data. The author makes it clear that their own assumption leans towards the existence of NDEs as a cognitive phenomenon until further research can be conducted.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Drab, Kevin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Article] (open access)

Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Article]

Article exploring a collaboration between the University of North Texas' The Portal to Texas History and the Rosenberg Library to archive and provide digital, open access to Galveston's newspapers. It was published as part of the conference proceedings from 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) held in 2022.
Date: July 13, 2022
Creator: Edsall, Brooke; Martino Henry, Lauren & Krahmer, Ana
System: The UNT Digital Library