National Status of Data Management: The DataRes and CLIR/Sloan Research Projects on Data Management Policies and Practices

Presentation discussing the DataRes and the CLIR/Sloan Research Projects on data management policies and practices. This presentation discusses these two collaborating projects researching emerging policies and practices in data management. These research projects are being undertaken by the Council on Library and Information Resources and the University of North Texas (UNT).
Date: November 1, 2011
Creator: Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Organization of Long-Term Interstellar Distributed Digital Preservation Networks

This presentation discusses the organization of long-term interstellar distributed digital preservation networks. Long term (centuries) management of large growing public bodies of information is both more and less understood. This presentation discusses what we can learn from current efforts to develop long term strategies for digital preservation.
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Community-Driven Approaches to Digital Preservation

This presentation discusses community-driven approaches to digital preservation. The authors state the importance of collaboration and who is collaborating and how. In addition, information on some core principles of collaborative preservation and what these look like in practice.
Date: August 12, 2011
Creator: Halbert, Martin & Skinner, Katherine
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix G: Contingency Plan Outline (open access)

Appendix G: Contingency Plan Outline

This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. In this appendix, the policy statements address the general requirements and procedures related to the enactment and handling of the MetaArchive Contingency Plan.
Date: November 9, 2011
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Skinner, Katherine; Walters, Tyler & Schultz, Matt
Object Type: Text
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

Networking and Getting Involved Professionally

This presentation discusses networking and career development. It includes information about becoming involved in professional organizations, attending conferences, creating business cards, and staying in contact with others in the profession.
Date: June 9, 2011
Creator: Hoffman, Starr
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Political Science (open access)

Preface to the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Political Science

Introduction to the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Political Science as featured in the 2011 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2011
Creator: Ishiyama, John T. & Greig, J. Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Study Blue

This presentation is part of the Eagle Commons Library CLC Workshop Series. It introduces Study Blue, an online study tool system. This article outlines what Study Blue can do, its features, and offers examples for how to navigate and best utilize the system.
Date: 2011
Creator: Jenkins, John
Object Type: Presentation
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

DataRes Project Institution Policy Scan Data

Dataset from the DataRes Project indicating the name of the institutions in the study, funding awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) during the 2010-2011 fiscal year, whether institutions have a Data Management Policy, and the URL is a policy exists.
Date: 2011-10/2013-09
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Stark, Shannon; Najmi, Anjum; Freese, Ephraim & Ugartechea, Monica
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lone Star Ink: Texas NDNP 2011: Grant Materials (open access)

Lone Star Ink: Texas NDNP 2011: Grant Materials

These grant materials were prepared for the National Digital Newspaper Program, a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to provide access to historic American Newspapers. The Library of Congress serves as the technical adviser for the NDNP. The Award funded digitization of Texas historical newspapers. For the grant, UNT served as the lead institution and partnered with the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas. This proposal was funded for $324,980.
Date: January 2011
Creator: Krahmer, Ana; Belden, Dreanna & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Connect With Your Part-Time Library Staff: Using Learning Styles to Individualize Training

Presentation discussing ways in which supervisors can individualize their training of part-time library staff based on individual learning styles. Training techniques currently in practice at the University of North Texas (UNT), Willis Library, for part-time shelvers will be demonstrated as well as assessment methods utilized to determine the effectiveness of staff training.
Date: 2011
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Creating Space for Transition: A space study for an overcrowded library

Presentation for the Texas Library Association (TLA) Annual Conference. In the presentation, the author discusses creating study space for an overcrowded library.
Date: April 13, 2011
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Importance of the Cover Letter: Why a Resume is not Enough

This presentation discusses the importance of including a well-written cover letter with a resume. The author points out why a resume is not enough when applying for a job and offers guidelines for how to successfully write a cover letter.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Motivating Student Employees

Presentation for the Student Assistant Supervisors Workgroup on motivating student employees. The author discusses training and orientation, following up, communication, recognition and rewards, the work environment and helpful resources.
Date: 2011
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Revisiting the Nineteenth-Century Poe Controversies

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This article reviews the book "Poe in His Own time: A Biographical Chronicle of his Life, Drawn from Recollections, Interviews, and Memoirs by Family, Friends, and Associates," edited by Benjamin F. Fisher, published by the University of Iowa Press, 2010.
Date: 2011
Creator: Martin, John
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library

Information Literacy and YouTube: A Winning Combination for Users and Librarians

This presentation discusses information literacy and YouTube. The authors describe how they integrate YouTube videos into their basic information literacy instruction sessions.
Date: March 31, 2011
Creator: May, Frances A.; Byerly, Gayla & Tharp, Julie
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Distributed Digital Preservation ETD Workshop

This presentation is designed to provide institutions with Electronic Theses and Dissertation (ETD) initiatives with information about preserving ETDs. In this presentation, the authors discuss ETDs and preservation needs, MetaArchive and distributed preservation, Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)/MetaArchive ETD DDPN Archive, collections management for preservation, MetaArchive and its member roles and responsibilities, and the ETD Lifecycle Management Project.
Date: September 16, 2011
Creator: McMillan, Gail & Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Food We Eat

This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on the Food We Eat. This series features Dr. James Veteto, director of the Laboratory of Environmental Anthropology, and the Southern Seed Legacy project, Dr. David Kaplan, assistant professor of philosophy and director of the Philosophy of Food Project, and Dr. Priscilla Connors, associate professor of hospitality management.
Date: October 24, 2011
Creator: Mondragon-Becker, Antonio
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Gas Well Drilling: What Does it Mean for North Texas?

This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Gas Well Drilling: What Does It Mean for North Texas? Presenters include Dr. David Sterling, from the UNT Health Science Center, Dr. Terry Clower from the Center for Economic Development & Research, and Dr. Robert M. Figueroa from the Department of Philosophy & Religion.
Date: February 15, 2011
Creator: Mondragon-Becker, Antonio
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

No Child Left Behind

This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on No Child Left Behind. This series features Dr. Jeanne Turks, associate professor for teacher education and administration, Dr. D. Jack Davis, professor emeritus of art education and art history, and Dr. Troy Johnson, UNT's vice provost for enrollment.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Mondragon-Becker, Antonio
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Symposium on Well-Being

This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out, the Symposium on Well-Being. This series features Dr. Celia Williamson, associate professor of rehabilitation, social work and addictions, and Dr. Mark Vosvick, associate professor of psychology and director of the psychology departments' Center for Psychosocial Health Research.
Date: March 24, 2011
Creator: Mondragon-Becker, Antonio
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Unauthorized Immigration

This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Unauthorized Immigration. This series features Dr. Valerie Martinez-Ebers, professor of political science, Dr. David Molina, professor of economics and interim director of UNT's Immigrant Research and Policy Center, Dr. Mariela Nuñez-Janes, professor of anthropology, Shaun Chapa, a graduate student in the anthropology department.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Mondragon-Becker, Antonio
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

World AIDS Day

This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on HIV/AIDS. This series features Dr. Mark Vosvick, associate professor of psychology, Dr. Chwee-Lye Chng, regents professor of kinesiology, health promotion, and recreational studies, Dr. Joseph R. Oppong, professor of geography, and Dr. Ami R. Moore, associate professor of sociology.
Date: December 1, 2011
Creator: Mondragon-Becker, Antonio
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library