Assessment of Cataloging Services in an Academic Library (open access)

Assessment of Cataloging Services in an Academic Library

This article contains survey data on cataloging services as assessed by personnel in the Public Services Division and the Catalog and Metadata Services Department.
Date: December 30, 2015
Creator: Sassen, Catherine; Loafman, Kathryn & Welch, Rebecca
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) in the Digital Public Library of America's Metadata: Exploratory Analysis (open access)

Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) in the Digital Public Library of America's Metadata: Exploratory Analysis

This paper presents results of an exploratory analysis of representation of dates in over 8 million metadata records from the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), and compares it to Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) specifications.
Date: November 6, 2015
Creator: Zavalina, Oksana; Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Tarver, Hannah & Kizhakkethil, Priya
Object Type: Paper
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

The Unknown Path - Evaluating Electronic Resources for Access-Based Collection Development

Presentation evaluates different electronic resources for access-based collection development. The presentation covers trials and feedback from librarians, as well as the pros and cons of different access-based models. This presentation was shown at the 2015 Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition.
Date: November 6, 2015
Creator: Miller, Erin; Crawford, Laurel & Henley, Mark
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Knowledge Representation and Subject Access in Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Analysis of Creators’ and Users’ Assumptions and Expectations (open access)

Knowledge Representation and Subject Access in Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Analysis of Creators’ and Users’ Assumptions and Expectations

This paper analyzes the relationship between subject terms -- both authorized terms from controlled vocabularies and free-text keywords -- used to succinctly describe the content of the electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) and the search terms entered by users to discover and access the ETDs. Identification of search terms and comparison of search results with subject terms used in describing ETDs provides a basis for assessing the relative usefulness of controlled-vocabulary subject terms supplied by professional indexers and free-text keywords supplied by authors of ETDs in facilitating access to ETDs. Arguably, there has been a shift in the way users search, access, and use information resources.
Date: 2015-11-04/2015-11-06
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Zavalina, Oksana; Tarver, Hannah; Zavalin, Vyacheslav; Phillips, Mark Edward & Kizhakkethil, Priya
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

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

Transforming an Academic Library to a Community Partner

Presentation about ways that have been utilized to promote access to resources found at UNT Libraries. The presentation also includes a brief history of UNT Libraries' collections and ways to engage with the community. This presentation was shown at the 2015 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference.
Date: October 19, 2015
Creator: Sittel, Robbie; Rowe, Jennifer & Sears, Suzanne
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rethinking How We Pay for Scholarly Monographs (open access)

Rethinking How We Pay for Scholarly Monographs

Paper for an invited presentation at a 2015 meeting of the Southwest Area Theological Library Association (SWATLA). This paper discusses rethinking how we pay for scholarly monographs.
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix A: UNT Libraries TRAC Audit Checklist (open access)

Appendix A: UNT Libraries TRAC Audit Checklist

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix outlines the requirements of a Trusted Digital Library by metric, with example evidence and its location as addressed within the TRAC Conformance Document.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix B: Formal Statement of Conformance to ISO 14721:2012 (open access)

Appendix B: Formal Statement of Conformance to ISO 14721:2012

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix contains a formal statement of conformance to the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model, based on the official standard ISO 14721:2012.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix C: Collection Development Policy for the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections (open access)

Appendix C: Collection Development Policy for the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix describes the policies governing the acquisition, curation, and management of materials in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Tarver, Hannah; Krahmer, Ana; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix D: The Portal Partnership Agreement (open access)

Appendix D: The Portal Partnership Agreement

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix contains a Portal Partnership Agreement outlining the agreement between partner institutions and the University of North Texas when contributing items to the Portal to Texas History.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix E: Portal Memorandum of Agreement for Digital Rights (open access)

Appendix E: Portal Memorandum of Agreement for Digital Rights

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix contains the Memorandum of Agreement for Digital Rights, which describes the permissions granted to the University of North Texas when contributing items to the Portal to Texas History.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix F: Digital Library Memorandum of Agreement for Digital Rights (open access)

Appendix F: Digital Library Memorandum of Agreement for Digital Rights

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix contains the Memorandum of Agreement for Digital Rights, which describes the permissions granted to the University of North Texas when contributing items to the UNT Digital Library.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix G: Travel and Professional Development Documentation (open access)

Appendix G: Travel and Professional Development Documentation

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix contains a table of conferences and related travels by members of the UNT Digital Libraries Division from 2013 to 2015.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix H: UNT Libraries' Digital Preservation Policy Framework (open access)

Appendix H: UNT Libraries' Digital Preservation Policy Framework

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix describes the University of North Texas Libraries' digital stewardship efforts.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix I: Timetable for Documentation Review (open access)

Appendix I: Timetable for Documentation Review

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix contains the review schedule for specific technical documents.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix J: UNT Libraries' Digital Collections Usage and Feedback Policy (open access)

Appendix J: UNT Libraries' Digital Collections Usage and Feedback Policy

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix describes the policies governing the interaction of external users with materials in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix K: Digital Projects Unit Standards (open access)

Appendix K: Digital Projects Unit Standards

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix describes the standards used by the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Projects Lab.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix L: Preferred File Formats (open access)

Appendix L: Preferred File Formats

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix describes the file formats preferred for inclusion in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix M: UNT Libraries OAIS Information Package Specification (open access)

Appendix M: UNT Libraries OAIS Information Package Specification

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix defines the use of Information Packages within the UNT Libraries Digital Library Infrastructure.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Tarver, Hannah; Krahmer, Ana; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix N: Coda Repository Screenshots (open access)

Appendix N: Coda Repository Screenshots

Appendix to the UNT Libraries: TRAC Conformance Document. This appendix contains screenshots of the Coda repository, the archival management system used by UNT Libraries.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library