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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

Metadata and XML

This presentation discusses how XML can help store metadata. The University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Projects Unit developed the UNTL metadata element set with IndexData that tailored the data to meet their needs.
Date: November 7, 2003
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Digital Curation: Curation Micro-services approach to Building Repositories

This presentation discusses digital curation, preservation and stewardship. The author provides information on Curation Micro-Services.
Date: November 8, 2010
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Keeping it Real: A Comprehensive and Transparent Evaluation of Electronic Resources

Presentation slides from a pre-conference workshop at the 2014 Charleston Annual Library Conference. The workshop discusses a comprehensive and transparent evaluation of electronic resources.
Date: November 5, 2014
Creator: Harker, Karen; Enoch, Todd & Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Vendor Relations: Evolving Ethos & Etiquette

Presentation delivered at the 2018 Louisiana Virtual Academic Library Conference. This presentation describes the University of North Texas Libraries' multi-year effort to improve vendor relations by proactively preventing problems and by responding effectively to new situations as they arise.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson & Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A data trust for industry data sharing (open access)

A data trust for industry data sharing

This is a portion of a report, Building a Trusted Framework for Coordinating OA Monograph Usage Data, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to study the landscape of usage for open-access scholarly monographs and investigate the viability of creating a data trust for sharing usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Suzor, Nic; Gray, Joanne Elizabeth; Neylon, Cameron; Montgomery, Lucy; Ozaygen, Alkim; Hawkins, Kevin S. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Out of the Oven and into the (Reusable) Bag: Sous-Vide Book Delivery (open access)

Out of the Oven and into the (Reusable) Bag: Sous-Vide Book Delivery

This is a section of The Sustainable Library's Cookbook, which is a collection of sustainable activities for academic libraries. This particular section explores sustainable practices in the Access Services Department at the University of North Texas.
Date: November 18, 2019
Creator: Brand, Rebecca; Cornell, Emily; Cunningham, Chris; Johnston, Pamela & Keshmiripour, Setareh
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Evolving Landscape of Scholarly Communication: Stakeholders' Roles in a Global Ecosystem

Presentation for a panel at the 2014 University Partnerships Workshop, sponsored by the U. S. Department of State and the U. S. Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan. This presentation discusses the evolving landscape of scholarly communication and stakeholders' roles in a global ecosystem.
Date: November 14, 2014
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Web Archiving at UNT and End of Term Harvest 2008

This presentation illustrates the collaborative project with the University of North Texas (UNT) and the United States Government Printing Office as part of the Federal Depository Library Program. The CyberCemetery was created as an online archive of government websites that have ceased operation. This also discusses the UNT collaboration with the United States Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Internet Archive, and the California Digital Library in an End of Term Harvest project in 2008 to archive the Presidential campaign websites before they ceased to exist.
Date: November 7, 2008
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

So We Have a Brand, Now What?: Modernizing and Marketing an Ask Us Service at an Academic Library

This presentation provides an overview of the redesign of reference services at UNT Libraries using brand research and marketing strategies.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Keshmiripour, Setareh & Venner, Mary Ann
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Demographic Trends of College Students Today & Tomorrow: How Do We Entice Them to Use the Academic Library? (open access)

Demographic Trends of College Students Today & Tomorrow: How Do We Entice Them to Use the Academic Library?

This article discusses how libraries can use demographic trends to tailor library services to future populations.
Date: November 4, 2011
Creator: Bloechle, Marie & Brannon, Sian
Object Type: Paper
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
Keeping Human Resources happy: Improving hiring processes through the use of rubrics (open access)

Keeping Human Resources happy: Improving hiring processes through the use of rubrics

Article on keeping human resources happy and improving hiring processes through the use of rubrics.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Brannon, Sian & Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Documenting Times of Difficulty and Crisis: University Case Study of Leveraging an App to Gather University Community Memories (open access)

Documenting Times of Difficulty and Crisis: University Case Study of Leveraging an App to Gather University Community Memories

Conference paper examining the deployment of The Keeper App, developed at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries, to help students document their daily lives as members of the UNT campus community. Deployed one year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, the Keeper App soon became a means for students and other members of the UNT community to share their experiences from isolation during the time of crisis.
Date: November 3, 2023
Creator: Gieringer, Morgan Davis; Phillips, Mark Edward & Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker as Sole Diabetes Educator: Comparison of CoDE with Similar Culturally Appropriate Interventions (open access)

Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker as Sole Diabetes Educator: Comparison of CoDE with Similar Culturally Appropriate Interventions

Article discussing the effectiveness of a community health worker as sole diabetes educator.
Date: November 4, 2008
Creator: Culica, Dan; Walton, James W.; Harker, Karen & Prezio, Elizabeth A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Becoming the Storm (open access)

Becoming the Storm

Text of the keynote address delivered during the University of North Texas Lavender Graduation at the end of the Fall 2015 semester.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Peer-to-Peer Approach to Review Compliance with Trustworthy Repository Audit and Certification (TRAC)

This poster explains the collaboration between the libraries at the University of North Texas and University of Florida in order to complete the Trusted Repository Audit Checklist (TRAC). The TRAC is an assessment to demonstrate good practice as a trusted digital repository to its communities. The poster was featured at the 11th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Osaka Japan.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Phillips, Mark Edward; Waugh, Laura; Tarver, Hannah & Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
The UNT Libraries Website Redesign 2011-2012: Project Plan (open access)

The UNT Libraries Website Redesign 2011-2012: Project Plan

This report documents the project plan for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' website redesign. This report discusses why the redesign is necessary the scope of the work to be excluded, stakeholders, project phases, deliverables, and major milestones, assumptions, constraints, and risks.
Date: November 3, 2011
Creator: Weng, Neena; Hicks, William & Thomale, Jason
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tips and Tricks for Usability Studies

This presentation from the 2003 Internet Librarian Conference shares some experiences from two “real-life” Web site usability studies, including tips and tricks for carrying out a Web usability study.
Date: November 3, 2003
Creator: Thomsett-Scott, Beth
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Libraries: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Spaces

Presentation for 2015 Higher Education Technology Forum put on by the North Texas Community College Consortium. This presentation discusses the UNT Libraries' evolution in relation to technology.
Date: November 6, 2015
Creator: Hunter, Judy & Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access: The Global Scene

Presentation for a panel at the 2014 Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting. This panel presentation discusses global open access practices.
Date: November 3, 2014
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Rorissa, Abebe; Matusiak, Krystyna; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Helge, Kris & Hastings, Samantha Kelly
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Gordon Knox Film Collection: Access to Three Family Collections: How'd We Do It

This presentation discusses the digitization project of the Gordon Knox film collection. The University of North Texas (UNT) Media Library began working with the donors and assessing the project plan for digitizing this collection in 2007 and the films were made available in the UNT Digital Library in 2010. This presentation describes the strategies, initial challenges, processes, and lessons learned from working on this project.
Date: November 19, 2011
Creator: Stanton, Kimberly
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library