Providing Inclusive Services to Transgender Customers (open access)

Providing Inclusive Services to Transgender Customers

This article describes the work of the TX-Gender Project for Libraries to provide research-based resources to help Texas libraries be safe and welcoming places for transgender visitors.
Date: September 2017
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Authority is Constructed and Contextual: Applying the Frame

Presentation for the September 2017 Subject Liaisons meeting. This presentation was developed as part of the Information Fluency Initiative in the 2015-2018 UNT Libraries Strategic Plan and contains strategies for adapting the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education frame "Authority is Constructed and Contextual" for library instruction and contains an examining of its core concepts.
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Henson, Brea
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiments in Operationalizing Metadata Quality Interfaces: A Case Study at the University of North Texas Libraries (open access)

Experiments in Operationalizing Metadata Quality Interfaces: A Case Study at the University of North Texas Libraries

Paper presented at the 2018 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications Initiative (DCMI). This paper describes work underway at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries to design and implement interfaces and tools for analyzing metadata quality in their local metadata editing environment.
Date: September 2018
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Paper
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

Deep in the Heart of Texas: Government Information Stars from the Portal to Texas History

Presentation for Help! I'm an Accidental Government Information Librarian Webinar. This presentation provides an overview of Texas State government collections within the Portal to Texas History
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Sittel, Robbie
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Broadening access to books on Texas and Oklahoma

Presented at the Humanities Open Book Project Directors Meeting at the National Endowment for the Humanities Headquarters. This lightning presentation contains an overview of the grant-funded project.
Date: September 22, 2017
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using Metadata Record Graphs to Understand Digital Library Metadata (open access)

Using Metadata Record Graphs to Understand Digital Library Metadata

This paper discusses the use of Metadata Record Graphs as a way of generating network-based metrics for metadata in six digital library collections, and evaluates the usefulness of network analysis versus more standard statistical data.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Zavalina, Oksana & Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationship between Adolescent Risk Preferences on a Laboratory Task and Behavioral Measures of Risk-taking (open access)

Relationship between Adolescent Risk Preferences on a Laboratory Task and Behavioral Measures of Risk-taking

Article discussing research on the relationship between adolescent risk preferences on a laboratory task and behavioral measures of risk-taking.
Date: September 15, 2010
Creator: Rao, Uma; Sidhartha, Tanuj; Harker, Karen; Bidesi, Anup S.; Chen, Li-Ann & Ernst, Monique, 1953-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Creating Order Out of Chaos: Introducing Name Authority into a Large ETD Collection

Presentation for the sixteenth international symposium on electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). This presentation describes the challenges associated with controlling names, the approach of the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries, the development and implementation of the UNT Name App, and discuss lessons learned.
Date: September 25, 2013
Creator: Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Leveraging Digital Library Infrastructure to Build a Language Archive

Presentation describing the ongoing CoRSAL (Computational Resource for South Asian Languages) project, including background on the UNT Digital Library infrastructure and metadata schema, specific fields that have presented issues or areas of discussion for language data records (language, creator/contributor, and relation), and final conclusions about the collaboration so far.
Date: September 30, 2021
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference, March 8–11, 2020, Austin, Texas (open access)

Report on Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference, March 8–11, 2020, Austin, Texas

Article reporting on a selection of presentations from the 2020 Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference.
Date: September 4, 2020
Creator: Dawson, Jill
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

A For-Fee Publishing Service for the Local Community [Presentation]

Presentation for Amigos Library Services online conference, "Libraries, Authors, and Publishing." This presentation discusses a for-fee publishing service for the local community.
Date: September 18, 2014
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A For-Fee Publishing Service for the Local Community [Video] captions transcript

A For-Fee Publishing Service for the Local Community [Video]

Video recording of a presentation for Amigos Library Services online conference, "Libraries, Authors, and Publishing." This video presentation discusses a for-fee publishing service for the local community.
Date: September 18, 2014
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Using the Power of Excel... To help with cutting a budget

Presentation for an Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) webinar. This presentation discusses using Excel to help cut budgets.
Date: September 10, 2014
Creator: Harker, Karen
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holistic Collection Assessment (open access)

Holistic Collection Assessment

This report asserts that the UNT Libraries has been making efforts to address the vestiges of systemic oppression of socially and politically minoritized populations. The project team members conducted a survey and a focus group, and they consulted with an advisory group consisting of representatives from the library, student affairs, and the professorate.
Date: September 30, 2022
Creator: Byrne, Sephra; Harker, Karen; Leuzinger, Julie & Rich, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transgender Workplace Belonging in Libraries Survey (open access)

Transgender Workplace Belonging in Libraries Survey

Survey developed as part of a research study related to transgender and gender non-conforming people's experience of workplace belonging in U.S. libraries. The survey was open for responses between September 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023. Results are not included in this document.
Date: September 2023
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Knox, Briana; Leuzinger, Julie & Peebles, Emily
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Video Game Equipment Loss and Durability in a Circulating Academic Collection (open access)

Video Game Equipment Loss and Durability in a Circulating Academic Collection

This article reviewed twelve years of circulation data related to loss and damage of video game equipment, specifically consoles, game controllers, and gaming peripherals such as steering wheels, virtual reality headsets, and joysticks in an academic library collection.
Date: September 24, 2023
Creator: Robson, Diane; Bryant, Sarah & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interpreting MARC: Where's the Bibliographic Data? (open access)

Interpreting MARC: Where's the Bibliographic Data?

Article discussing the notion that viewing MARC from a modern technological perspective leads to interpretive problems such as a confusion of "bibliographic data" with "catalog records."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Thomale, Jason
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Critical Digital Pedagogy Kick Off Meeting

This presentation provides an overview of the Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network Grant project, including activities, goals, and projected outcomes.
Date: September 9, 2016
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Digital Library Storage Architectures for Digital Collections

This presentation discusses the University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Library Program and possible solutions for sudden growth in digital content.
Date: September 27, 2010
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Where do users find value?

Presentation on the value of The Portal to Texas History at a symposium at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, Cultural Heritage Archives: Networks, Innovation & Collaboration. This was part of a session on the users of Cultural Heritage Archival Materials.
Date: September 26, 2013
Creator: Belden, Dreanna & Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

GitAnnotated: Creating a Digital Annotated Bibliography on GitHub

Presentation describing the process to create an annotated bibliography using GitHub so multiple users could access and contribute to it. The authors share some background, learning resources, problems, and how to contribute to the GitHub site.
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Henson, Brea & Andrews, Pamela
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Impact of Digitizing Resources: Content Partner and User Perspectives

Presentation for the 2012 Digital Frontiers Conference. This presentation discusses research to measure the impact of digital assets in The Portal to Texas History.
Date: September 21, 2012
Creator: Belden, Dreanna & Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Yes, but is it Linked Open Data?

Poster presented at Digital Frontiers. This poster presents preliminary results from an analysis of 407 success proposals to the National Endowment for the Humanities' Office of Digital Humanities grant program.
Date: September 22, 2016
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Grumbach, Elizabeth & Potvin, Sarah
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library