Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Article] (open access)

Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Article]

Article exploring a collaboration between the University of North Texas' The Portal to Texas History and the Rosenberg Library to archive and provide digital, open access to Galveston's newspapers. It was published as part of the conference proceedings from 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) held in 2022.
Date: July 13, 2022
Creator: Edsall, Brooke; Martino Henry, Lauren & Krahmer, Ana
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
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

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
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