Command-line Tools for Digital Preservation

Presentation for a 2011 command-line workshop at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. This presentation discusses command-line tools for digital curation and preservation.
Date: June 13, 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retrospective Digitization of Theses and Dissertations: Revisiting Issues and Considerations

Poster presented at the 2011 U.S. ETD Annual Conference. The poster describes the digitization of theses and dissertations at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Digital Libraries: Past, Present and Future

This presentation gives an overview of various digital initiatives by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' Digital Projects Unit.
Date: April 25, 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access at the UNT Libraries

This presentation discusses the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' Digital Library collection. It showcases the collections included in the UNT Digital Library, the statistics of use, and highlights the UNT Scholarly Works institutional repository.
Date: May 20, 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Digitization 101

This presentation introduces topics related to digital libraries, including digital asset management, metadata, controlled vocabularies, and digital preservation.
Date: April 12, 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Silent Witness of Civilizations Past and Those yet to be Born (open access)

The Silent Witness of Civilizations Past and Those yet to be Born

This flyer showcases a painting by Rebecca Barham with information about the Visual Arts Society of Texas' 22nd Annual Juried Members Exhibition.
Date: 2011
Creator: Barham, Rebecca
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

Vendor Relations: From Both Sides

This presentation discusses vendor services and relations both as a service provider and as a customer of vendor services, in relation to digital libraries.
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Digitization 101 (open access)

Digitization 101

This document discusses digitization processes, including computer hardware, setting up the computer with Windows XP, setting up Windows 7 for digital projects, identifiers, folder management, standards, scanning, and digital preservation.
Date: April 11, 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Moore, Jeremy D. & Hall, Nathan
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Factors Affecting Selection of Information Sources: A Study of Ramkhamhaeng University Regional Campuses Graduate Students

Poster presented at the 2011 International iConference. This poster presents research conducted on students at Ramkhamhaeng University (RU).
Date: February 2011
Creator: Angchun, Peemasak; Turner, Philip Michael; Lin, Lin & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Assessing the Usage of Electronic Theses and Dissertations: An Overview of ETD Statistics and Metrics in the UNT Libraries

Presentation for the 2011 Texas Electronic Thesis and Dissertations (ETDs) Association Annual Conference. This presentation gives an overview of ETD statistics and metrics in the UNT Libraries.
Date: March 31, 2011
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Digital Library Evaluation

This Tech Talk presentation discusses digital libraries and methods used to evaluate these collections and the practices for developing and maintaining them.
Date: March 9, 2011
Creator: Hall, Nathan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metadata Training Needs Assessment: Final Report (open access)

Metadata Training Needs Assessment: Final Report

Report prepared for the Texas Digital Library (TDL) Metadata Working Group (MWG). In this report, the focus is on the project that was tasked in creating metadata course/modules for beginners and experts alike.
Date: 2011
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Report: ASIS&T Task Force on Webinars (open access)

Final Report: ASIS&T Task Force on Webinars

This report was submitted to the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Board of Directors. In June 2011, an ASIS&T Task Force on Webinars was appointed. This is the final report discusses the findings of this task force and recommendations.
Date: October 3, 2011
Creator: Neal, Diane Rasmussen; Abbas, June, 1964-; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Garnett, Alex & Green, Remlee
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

How to Take Better Photographs: Control Quality by Controlling the Camera

In this Tech Talk presentation, the authors demonstrate simple ways to improve a photograph by making use of camera controls and by considering location, lighting, and composition. The authors will introduce basic information about using manual camera settings to control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and the authors will discuss specific "shooting" situations such as portraits, group photos, and events.
Date: July 27, 2011
Creator: Jones, Jerrell & Hall, Nathan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
E-Journals Support at the UNT Libraries (open access)

E-Journals Support at the UNT Libraries

Report on e-journal support options for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. This report discusses staffing, support levels required to meet faculty expectations, and subsequent plans for next steps.
Date: 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Weng, Neena; Jansing, Dianne; Waugh, Laura & Luetkemeyer, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Transport Neutral Digital Object Replication [Poster]

This poster discusses digital object replication. The University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries has implemented a simple transport neutral digital object replication strategy in its production digital repository infrastructure. This strategy is built with the same ideals as other Curation Micro-Services, in respect to lightweight, software independent specifications coupled to provide a set of services for digital repositories, this approach to replication has allowed the UNT Libraries the flexibility of multiple storage infrastructures and the reassurance the objects are being fully validated as they are replicated throughout the repository.
Date: 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Nordstrom, Kurt
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Curation of the End-of-Term Web Archive (open access)

Curation of the End-of-Term Web Archive

Paper for the 2011 IS&T Archiving Conference. This paper discusses the Classification of the End-of-Term Archive research project at the University of North Texas.
Date: 2011
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.; Ko, Lauren & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transport Neutral Digital Object Replication (open access)

Transport Neutral Digital Object Replication

Paper for the 2011 Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) Archiving Conference. This paper discusses a project by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries to implement a simple transport neutral digital object replication strategy in its production digital repository infrastructure.
Date: 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Nordstrom, Kurt
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access and Scholarly Communication: Digital Curators' Perspectives of the Current Landscape, Future Direction, and the Influence on Global Scholarship

Presentation for the 2011 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. This presentation discusses open access and scholarly communication.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Access and Scholarly Communication: The Current Landscape, Future Direction, and the Influence on Global Scholarship (open access)

Open Access and Scholarly Communication: The Current Landscape, Future Direction, and the Influence on Global Scholarship

Paper for the 2011 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. This paper discusses open access and scholarly communication and the current landscape, future direction, and the influence on global scholarship.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Hastings, Samantha Kelly; Hawamdeh, Suliman M.; McLean, Austin & Rorissa, Abebe
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Access and Scholarly Communication: The Current Landscape, Future Direction, and the Influence on Global Scholarship (open access)

Open Access and Scholarly Communication: The Current Landscape, Future Direction, and the Influence on Global Scholarship

Document proposal for a panel discussion at the Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG/III), part of ASIS&T. There are five panelists listed with brief descriptions of their topics.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

TRAC, FDSys and putting it all together

This presentation discusses TRAC, an open source web-based project management and bug tracking system, and the Federated Digital System (FDSys), an advanced digital system that authenticates, preserves, versions, and provides permanent public access to federal government information.
Date: October 18, 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Introduction to the UNT Digital Collections

Presentation on the University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Library and The Portal to Texas History. The topics include featured collections in The Portal to Texas History and in the UNT Digital Library, and the special collections of maps and their features and usage.
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Data Desiccation: Facilitating Long-Term Access, Use, and Reuse of ETDs [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2011 International Symposium on ETDs. This presentation discusses data desiccation and facilitating long-term access, use and reuse of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
Date: September 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library