Metadata to fit your needs... How much is too much?

This presentation briefly introduces the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries and their mission. It explains the structure of the Digital Projects Unit having the Digital Library and The Portal to Texas History, and discusses their metadata structure and its role in Digital Projects.
Date: March 16, 2009
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Enhancing the Quality of Metadata: Modular Approach to Digital Resource Lifecycle Management

This Tech Talk presentation discusses digital resource management. Templates, validation, controlled vocabularies, analysis tools, graphical reports, and more are explained in this presentation.
Date: March 16, 2007
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Curators' Evaluation of WAS Release 2/3 (open access)

Curators' Evaluation of WAS Release 2/3

This report discusses the curators' evaluation of WAS release 2/3, part of the Web-at-Risk project.
Date: March 16, 2007
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Enemies of History: Murderers of the Past

This presentation is about a workshop for high school students. The workshop focused on preservation and how it relates to the study of history.
Date: April 16, 2008
Creator: Downey, Annie; May, Frances A.; Mears, Michelle M. & Smith, Jon
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Next Generation of Creative Commons Licenses, What's New in CC 4.0

This Tech Talk presentation discusses the next generation of Creative Commons (CC) licenses and what is new in CC 4.0.
Date: April 16, 2014
Creator: Helge, Kris
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Transforming an Academic Library from a Traditional Service Model to a Community Partner

Presentation for the 2015 Texas Library Association (TLA) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses transforming an academic library from a traditional service model to a community partner.
Date: April 16, 2015
Creator: Sears, Suzanne; Leuzinger, Julie; Rowe, Jennifer; Sittel, Robbie & Burns, Douglas
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mixed-Methods Assessment of a Mentoring Program (open access)

Mixed-Methods Assessment of a Mentoring Program

This article describes how a large academic library's continuous cycle of mixed-methods assessment contributes to the success of their mentoring program. Assessment instruments include the Mentoring Competencies Assessment, the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, a satisfaction survey and a focus group.
Date: September 16, 2019
Creator: Harker, Karen; O'Toole, Erin; Keshmiripour, Setareh; McIntosh, Marcia & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mapping the Way for Information Literacy Skills in Child Development Research

Presentation for the 2014 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Information Literacy Satellite Meeting on conjunction with the IFLA World Library and Information Congress. This presentation discusses mapping the way for information literacy skills in child development research.
Date: August 16, 2014
Creator: Bradetich, Judi Rockey & Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhancing Descriptive Metadata Records with Freely-Available APIs (open access)

Enhancing Descriptive Metadata Records with Freely-Available APIs

Article on enhancing descriptive metadata records with freely-available Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
Date: April 16, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Implementing the Extended Date/Time Format in Digital Collections

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. This presentation discusses the implementation of the Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) within the University of North Texas (UNT) digital collections. It includes a summary of the kinds of date formats in the EDTF with examples from the digital collections, a description of methods used to implement and utilize the machine-readability of the format, and an overview of reasons that other institutions may want to consider switching to the EDTF.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Name Authority Control: An institutional repository approach

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. This presentation discusses the importance of name authority, how the UNT Name App tool addresses challenges with name authority, the migration and implementation process, and implications for future use.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

NDNP at UNT: Building Open Access To Our Heritage

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. This presentation discusses the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) at the University of North Texas (UNT). The author gives a background of the project, discusses the production, the data and workflow, collaboration efforts, and helpful software tools.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Weidner, Andrew
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access to Our Heritage: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. This presentation discusses open access to our heritage and the history, development, workflow, and content of the Gateway to Oklahoma History digital newspaper repository.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pay It Forward: Mentoring library students for career development

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) conference. The authors discuss mentoring library students for career development.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Creating Value Beyond the Library: Best Practices for Embedded Librarianship

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. This presentation discusses creating value beyond the library and best practices for embedded librarianship.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Barham, Rebecca; Batman, Cindy & O'Toole, Erin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Curating the Southwest Region's Maps: UNT-UTA Collaborative Project

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference discussing the Mapping the Southwest project. Mapping the Southwest was a 3-year project (2010-2013) funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) We the People grant. This presentation discusses the background of the project, the goals and activities, impacts, and lessons learned.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Phillips, Mark Edward & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Facilitating Discovery and Long-term Access to Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Notes About Those in Music

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. In this presentation, the authors discuss facilitating discovery and long-term access to electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) and offer notes about music ETDs.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Justice, Andrew
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Combined Library Services Desk: Round Table Discussion

Presentation for a round table discussion at the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. This presentation discusses combining library service desks.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Hardikar, Bethany; Abrams, Sarah & Whitmer, Susan
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Scaling up to meet growing needs

Presentation for the 2013 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. The author discusses scaling up to meet the growing needs of a digital library.
Date: August 16, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Copyright Workflow for the Institutional Repository

Presentation on the methods for discovering publisher policies and gaining permissions to make previously published works available through an institutional repository. It was presented at the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative - Scholarly Communication & Digital Curation Affinity Group meeting on December 16, 2016 at the Dick Smith Library at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.
Date: December 16, 2016
Creator: Andrews, Pamela
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mindful Study Breaks

This presentation is a workshop that provides a structured program of five mindfulness exercises to help individuals learn how to develop mindfulness practices that may be useful when studying. The program is connected to an optional research study on mindfulness programming in libraries.
Date: February 16, 2022
Creator: Henson, Brea
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beyond Makerspaces: Fabricating a Bibliographic Community

This presentation focuses on the 3Dhotbed collection's goal of creating a bibliographic community. The team discusses their challenges of broadening the project while ensuring quality metadata and long-term preservation. It was presented at the Digital Library Federation Forum held in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 15-17, 2018.
Date: October 16, 2018
Creator: Jacobs, Courtney E.; McIntosh, Marcia & O'Sullivan, Kevin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Vendor Relations: Evolving Ethos & Etiquette

Presentation for the 2018 Electronic Resources & Libraries Annual Conference. This presentation discusses how you can advocate for your library while maintaining vendor relationships.
Date: March 16, 2018
Creator: Rodriguez, Allyson & Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Access Services 2.0 through Employee-Directed Planning

Presentation discusses utilizing participatory leadership techniques such as circle practice and World CafeĀ“ to enhance employee involvement in organizational planning. Access Services employees were empowered to participate in setting goals, future planning, and restructuring the department. The details of the process, lessons learned, and challenges will be shared. It was presented at the 2022 Access Services Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Date: November 16, 2022
Creator: Keshmiripour, Setareh & Knox, Briana
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library