Campus Pride Report: Summary of UNT Libraries' Collections (open access)

Campus Pride Report: Summary of UNT Libraries' Collections

This report is the final output of an in-depth evaluation using the Campus Pride Index (CPI) and includes answers to the specific questions in the CPI survey, the full list of call numbers relevant to LGBT subjects, lists of links to LGBT-specific queries of the UNT Libraries catalog, and a list of subjects for which additional resources will be sought.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Condrey, Coby & Harker, Karen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Identifier Usage and Maintenance in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections

Presentation for the 2016 DCMI International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. This presentation discusses the various ways that the UNT Libraries creates identifiers for objects and vocabulary values.
Date: 2016
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library Survey (open access)

Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library Survey

Survey Instrument used for study, "Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library." The purpose of this study is to determine if libraries are incorporating succession planning in their hiring, recruitment and retention plans and if there is perceived value among librarians in incorporating mentoring in their succession plans.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Double Happiness (open access)

[Review] Double Happiness

This column reviews the book "Double Happiness" by Nancy Tupper Ling for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] First Grade Dropout (open access)

[Review] First Grade Dropout

This column reviews the book "First Grade Dropout" by Audrey Vernick for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Little Big (open access)

[Review] Little Big

This column reviews the book "Little Big" by Jonathan Bentley for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Mummy Cat (open access)

[Review] Mummy Cat

This column reviews the book "Mummy Cat" by Marcus Ewert for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Traveling Butterflies (open access)

[Review] Traveling Butterflies

This column reviews the book "Traveling Butterflies" by Susumu Shingu for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Century's Only Partway There: "Hundred Year Hall" and the Evolution of the Live Album (open access)

A Century's Only Partway There: "Hundred Year Hall" and the Evolution of the Live Album

Notes accompanying a presentation for the 2016 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference. The notes and presentation discusses the evolution of live album recordings of The Grateful Dead, from composite recordings taken from multiple shows to one show releases, the motivations behind this transition, and its influence on the live albums of other artists
Date: February 11, 2016
Creator: Berg, Jeremy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Century's Only Partway There: "Hundred Year Hall" and the Evolution of the Live Album [Presentation]

This presentation discusses the evolution of live album recordings of The Grateful Dead, from composite recordings taken from multiple shows to one show releases, the motivations behind this transition, and its influence on the live albums of other artists
Date: February 11, 2016
Creator: Berg, Jeremy
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

DIY API: A Sierra-Based, Homegrown Catalog API

This presentation provides an overview of the development process for building a local API using Sierra catalog data. This overview includes a discussion of terms, history of the project, and example applications.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Thomale, Jason
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
White Paper: University of North Texas, Information Fluency Initiative (open access)

White Paper: University of North Texas, Information Fluency Initiative

Paper discussing a proposal for an information fluency initiative at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Hardin, Gregory
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Working Together to Get It For Them: ILL and Document Delivery at the UNT Libraries

This presentation provides an overview of the document delivery process for UNT Libraries. Slides include reorganization of process to include use of ILLiad. Presented at the 2016 OCLC ILLiad International Conference.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Johnston, Pamela
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Extending the TAM2 Model: Card Swiping and Academic Librarians

Presentation discusses use of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and its extended modified TAM2 Model to examine pre- and post-implementation factors in adopting card swiping for libraries.
Date: March 11, 2016
Creator: Smith, Susan & Brannon, Sian
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Development of the Knowledge and Attitudes About Near-Death Experiences Scale (KANDES)

Article discussing the development of an instrument to measure healthcare professionals' knowledge and attitudes about NDEs that would demonstrate acceptable psychometric properties.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Pace, Laura; Holden, Janice Miner; Blalock, Sarah; Holliman, Ryan & Henson, Robin K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Unique Library Services for Graduate Students: Support Over the Graduate Lifecycle

This presentation provides an overview of the University of North Texas Libraries' Library Research Support Services department and its work to support the graduate student life cycle.
Date: March 29, 2016
Creator: O'Toole, Erin; Smith, Susan; Barham, Rebecca & Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Digital Preservation of Federal Information Summit: Reflections (open access)

Digital Preservation of Federal Information Summit: Reflections

This report provides a synopsis of the Digital Preservation of Federal Information Summit held in San Antonio on April 3-4, 2016, including the event's structure, work sessions, and outcomes.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Skinner, Katherine & Sittel, Robbie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Portal to Texas History: Building a Partnership Model for a Statewide Digital Library (open access)

The Portal to Texas History: Building a Partnership Model for a Statewide Digital Library

This chapter describes aspects of establishing the collaborations to create The Portal to Texas History, including the background of the project, marketing the initiative to potential partners, partnership roles and agreements, preservation of all digital master files, technical infrastructure to support partnership models, promoting standards and good practice, funding issues and development, research studies to understand partner benefits and user groups, sustainability issues, and future research directions.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Belden, Dreanna; Phillips, Mark Edward; Carlisle, Tara & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Chicken-Scratch Decoded: Deciphering Professor Signatures for Improved Discoverability of ETDs

This poster describes the process for deciphering professor signatures for improved discoverability of ETDs.
Date: April 19, 2016
Creator: Wolf, Stacey & Yanowski, Kevin
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

More Than Just a Degree: Preparing Graduate Library Students For Their Future

This poster outlines the recent restructure of the Graduate Library Assistant Program at the University of North Texas Libraries.
Date: April 19, 2016
Creator: Keshmiripour, Setareh & Zerangue, Amanda
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Publishing Analytics Data Alliance

We invite publishers, libraries, research centers, societies, funders, aggregators, and other scholarly communication stakeholders to join Project Meerkat to develop guidelines and standards for digital scholarly monograph usage data and to construct a neutral organizational apparatus for the ongoing collection and aggregation of data about these scholarly publications.
Date: April 19, 2016
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library

This presentation discusses succession planning through mentoring, including an overview of survey results with a special focus on succession planning and mentoring within academic libraries.
Date: April 21, 2016
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Assessing an Academic Library Professional Development Program

This presentation discusses assessment methods for UNT Libraries' professional development program.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Sassen, Catherine; O'Toole, Erin & Harker, Karen
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bibliography: Assessing an Academic Library Professional Development Program (open access)

Bibliography: Assessing an Academic Library Professional Development Program

This bibliography accompanies a presentation for the 2016 Texas Library Association Conference in Houston, TX, April 19-22. The bibliography contains citations regarding assessment of professional development programs within academic libraries.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Sassen, Catherine; Harker, Karen & O'Toole, Erin
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library