Roles and Responsibilities of Cataloging Managers: An Updated Study of Job Advertisements (open access)

Roles and Responsibilities of Cataloging Managers: An Updated Study of Job Advertisements

Article based on a research study to determine employers' current expectations of cataloging managers in academic libraries. A second purpose was to examine how these expectations have changed since 2008. Through deductive thematic content analysis and a univariate approach, researchers identified new trends in cataloging manager job requirements, including additional technology responsibilities and a growing emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
Date: January 21, 2022
Creator: Brannon, Sian; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigating the Use of Metadata Record Graphs to Analyze Subject Headings in the Digital Public Library of America (open access)

Investigating the Use of Metadata Record Graphs to Analyze Subject Headings in the Digital Public Library of America

Article discussing network analysis of aggregated subject values in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), with a discussion of how format normalization could affect subject overlap across collections.
Date: November 4, 2021
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Tarver, Hannah
System: The UNT Digital Library
With great power comes great responsibility: Libraries & publishers providing accessible content (open access)

With great power comes great responsibility: Libraries & publishers providing accessible content

Article reporting on a panel session of the same title from the Charleston Conference 2021. The panelists revealed how their organizations implemented accessibility initiatives that provide print disabled users with greater access to online content, and the author provides an overview of their discussion.
Date: June 16, 2022
Creator: Dawson, Jill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating a Sustainable Professional Development Program (open access)

Creating a Sustainable Professional Development Program

Article describing a professional development program for academic librarians at a large research university that has been operating continuously for eight years. Multiple components of the program and their related practices and procedures contribute to its longevity and continuing relevance for librarians.
Date: December 8, 2022
Creator: O'Toole, Erin; Sassen, Catherine; Willis, Shannon; Guerrero, Steven & Berg, Jeremy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Workflow Tools for Digital Curation (open access)

Workflow Tools for Digital Curation

This article discusses workflow tools for digital curation.
Date: April 17, 2013
Creator: Weidner, Andrew & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bradstreet, Anne Dudley (1612-1672)

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Encyclopedia article on American poet Anne Dudley Bradstreet.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince (1806-1893)

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Encyclopedia article on American poet Elizabeth Oakes Smith.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

Osgood, Frances Sargent Locke (1811-1850)

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Encyclopedia article on American poet Frances Sargent Osgood.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

Whitman, Sarah Helen Power (1803-1878)

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Encyclopedia article on American poet Sarah Helen Whitman.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

EPIC: An Iterative Model for Metadata Improvement

Abstract: This paper provides a case study of iterative metadata correction and enhancement at the University of North Texas (UNT), within a model that we have developed to describe this process: Evaluate, Prioritize, Identify, Correct (EPIC). These steps are illustrated within the paper to show how they function at UNT and why it may serve as a useful tool for other organizations. We suggest that the EPIC model works for ongoing assessment, but is particularly useful for large remediation and enhancement projects to plan timelines and to allocate the people and resources needed to determine what issues should be addressed (evaluate), to rate their level of severity, importance, or difficulty (prioritize), to define subsets or records that are affected (identify), and to make changes based on prioritization (correct).
Date: 2022
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Phillips, Mark Edward & Krahmer, Ana
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beyond Scholarly Communications: The Role of Open Access in Facilitating Digital Preservation (open access)

Beyond Scholarly Communications: The Role of Open Access in Facilitating Digital Preservation

This paper is paired with the presentation slides of the same title.
Date: October 2022
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Laughton, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data-Driven Decision-Making and Its Impacts on Education Quality in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review (open access)

Data-Driven Decision-Making and Its Impacts on Education Quality in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

Article describes how data-driven decision-making (DDDM) technologies are increasingly being utilized, aiming to enhance education quality. Authors assert that this paper examines articles that explore the implementation of DDDM technologies and their effects on education quality.
Date: November 6, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem & Jimma, Worku
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data-Driven Decision-Making Practice in Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia (open access)

Data-Driven Decision-Making Practice in Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia

Article describes how the study investigates the practice of data-driven decision-making in higher education institutions in Ethiopia. It then presents the results of a mixed-methods investigation that was conducted at two public universities in Ethiopia.
Date: October 22, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem; Jimma, Worku & Ferede, Bekalu
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scholars Experiencing Epistemic Injustice Due to Management of Scholarly Outputs (open access)

Scholars Experiencing Epistemic Injustice Due to Management of Scholarly Outputs

Article describes how scholars from regions outside of high-income countries experience additional barriers as active consumers, producers, and sharers of scholarly outputs. This study will examine these barriers through a lens based on critical theories, specifically those focused on epistemic injustice.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Ford, Angela
System: The UNT Digital Library
OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure (open access)

OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure

Article describes how the complexity of usage reporting for open access content continues to grow, particularly with content syndication to organizations such as ScienceDirect and ResearchGate, which deliver content across multiple platforms at an unprecedented scale. This paper brings together four different perspectives and walk through what is known, then start to unpack the questions for which they do not have answers.
Date: December 15, 2023
Creator: Tim, Lloyd; Miller, Tricia; Drummond, Christina & Kemp, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library