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[Handout to Accompany Poster on Implementation of a New Date/Time Standard] (open access)

[Handout to Accompany Poster on Implementation of a New Date/Time Standard]

Handout with supplementary information to accompany the poster "Implementation of a New Date/Time Standard in Digital Library Metadata." In includes examples of dates that meet Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) standards, examples of problems encountered when normalizing date displays for users, additional statistics related to already-valid dates in the digital collections at the time that the standards were formally adopted, and links to online materials.
Date: May 7, 2013
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

Implementation of a New Date/Time Standard in Digital Library Metadata

Poster illustrating issues involved in fully-implementing the Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) standards in the UNT Libraries' digital collections, comprising The Portal to Texas History, the UNT Digital Library, and The Gateway to Oklahoma History.
Date: May 7, 2013
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Breaking Down Barriers to Accessing Technical Literature on Opaque Microcard

Poster presented at the 2019 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL-2019). This poster discusses the Challenges of Microcards and UNT's collaborative project in partnership with the Technical Reports Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) that investigates the maturity of technologies that can be used to digitize microcards.
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Milburn,Morgan C. & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Envisioning a Geospatial Data Portal and Curation Network

This presentation is part of the panel "Envisioning a Geospatial Data Portal and Curation Network" from the 2016 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries and contains a brief overview on the GIS data and services provided by the University of North Texas.
Date: May 25, 2016
Creator: Burns, Douglas
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Extracting "Documents" from Web Archives

Presentation was given at the 2019 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries in Austin, Texas. This presentation discusses an IMLS funded research grant to use machine learning techniques to help identify high-value publications from web archives.
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Caragea, Cornelia; Patel, Krutarth & Fox, Nathaniel T.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Suggestions for Effective Collaboration on Digital Projects

Presentation on suggestions for effective collaboration on digital projects.
Date: May 24, 2012
Creator: Tarver, Hannah & Moore, Jeremy D.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Culinary Indexers' Reference Sources (open access)

Culinary Indexers' Reference Sources

Handout accompanying a presentation for the 2014 American Society for Indexing Conference. This handout lists culinary reference sources in print and online.
Date: May 1, 2014
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Portal to Texas History Usability Test

This presentation discusses a usability test conducted on users of The Portal to Texas History website managed by the University of North Texas. The study looks at the navigation of the Portal website and recruited users that UNT sees as their target audience. This presentation discusses the purpose of the usability testing, the test environment, test methodology, the usability scenario and tasks, user profiles, findings and analysis, and recommendations.
Date: May 2, 2011
Creator: Crane, Kate; Gilmore, Linda; Khammassi, Khouloud & Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Metadata Quality Enhancement for Large Digital Collections: Web Browser Automation with Selenium IDE

Poster presented at the 2012 TCDL Annual Conference. This poster discusses metadata quality enhancement for large digital collections.
Date: May 24, 2012
Creator: Weidner, Andrew & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Enhancing Content Visibility in Institutional Repositories: Maintaining Metadata Consistency Across Digital Collections

Poster presented at the 2012 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This poster discusses enhancing content visibility in institutional repositories and maintaining metadata consistency across digital collections.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Tmava, Ahmet Meti & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Crossing State Lines For Collaborative Newspaper Digitization: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

This presentation discusses a collaborative project between the Oklahoma Historical Society and the University of North Texas (UNT) to digitize all of the pre-1923 newspapers in the Oklahoma Historical Society's collection. The project involved building The Gateway to Oklahoma History, which allows easy access to newspapers for students, researchers, and journalists.
Date: May 24, 2012
Creator: Day, Jennifer; Newell, Mallory; Williams, Chad & Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lifecycle Management of ETDs: Toward A Collaborative Approach To Stakeholders' Involvement In ETDs Curation

This presentation discusses the management and curation of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). It highlights and discusses the early findings of an IMLS-funded project on Lifecycle Management of ETDs.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Henry, Geneva & Stark, Shannon
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Outreach and Collaboration: Strategies for Digital Repositories

Presentation for the 2012 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL). This presentation discusses outreach and collaboration strategies for digital repositories.
Date: May 24, 2012
Creator: Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Message from United States Senator John Cornyn for the 2015 Open Access Symposium captions transcript

Message from United States Senator John Cornyn for the 2015 Open Access Symposium

Video message delivered by United States Senator John Cornyn for the 2015 UNT Open Access Symposium, hosted by the UNT Dallas College of Law.
Date: May 6, 2015
Creator: Cornyn, John, 1952-
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Student-Centered Value Research: Assessment activities of the UNT Libraries

This presentation discusses student-centered value research and the assessment activities of the UNT Libraries. The UNT Libraries value research initiatives provide a means of measuring the Libraries' contribution to UNT's strategic goals.
Date: May 2, 2013
Creator: Brannon, Sian & Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Denton Declaration: An Open Data Manifesto

Poster for 2013 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL). This poster discusses the Denton Declaration, an open data manifesto created in May 2012 at the University of North Texas (UNT).
Date: May 7, 2013
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C. & Stark, Shannon
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Understanding large digital collections and learning new tools: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program Visualizations

This presentation discusses the Texas Digital Newspaper Program visualizations and learning new tools for digital collections.
Date: May 7, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Hicks, William
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

How Digital Libraries can Create a Culture of Open Access on Campus

Presentation for a panel discussion at the 2013 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This panel presentation discusses how digital libraries can create a culture of open access on campus. Five panelists discuss their perspectives, strategies, challenges, and progress.
Date: May 7, 2013
Creator: Najmi, Anjum; Waugh, Laura; Helge, Kris; Stark, Shannon & Keralis, Spencer D. C.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exploring the Evolving Landscape of Open Access

Presentation for a workshop at the 2013 Open Access Symposium. This presentation discusses the impact of open access for students, the impact of open access on universities, and the impact of open access on publishing practices.
Date: May 31, 2013
Creator: Najmi, Anjum; Helge, Kris & Waugh, Laura
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Facilitating User Access through the Extraction of Documents from Digital Archives

Poster presented at the 2019 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL-2019). This poster discusses about the University of North Texas' archive of government websites known as the CyberCemetery. The UNT Libraries have begun to extract documents embedded within the vast collection of web archives. Many of these documents include reports and transcripts from the various committees and agencies found in the collections. Through this project, the UNT Digital Library expands its role as a steward of digital resources in addition to making information easier to find.
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Fernandez, Mike & Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Leveraging Machine Learning to Extract Content-Rich Publications from Web Archives

Poster presented at the 2019 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL-2019). This poster discusses about ways of Identifying content-rich documents among the wealth of materials available via web archives. This research attempts to answers the following two research questions: 1. What role do web-published documents and publications play in developing collections in the broad categories of institutional repositories, state government documents, and publications from the federal government? 2. What are the characteristics of web-published documents and publications that help content selectors identify them for inclusion in their local collection
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Fox, Nathaniel T. & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Stop Using Cheesy Clip Art: Designing Better Graphics

This presentation discusses graphics. The author argues against using clip art and instead offers alternative options including tips for taking better photographs.
Date: May 14, 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Graphic Editing for the Non-Techie: Using Photoshop or Free Programs

This presentation discusses graphic editing. It includes basic rules of thumb, basic graphic editing skills, pros and cons of Photoshop, basic Photoshop tools, and alternatives to Photoshop.
Date: May 14, 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

CyberCemetery: Archiving Historically Significant Federal Websites

Presentation for the 2015 Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting. This presentation discusses the CyberCemetery and archiving historically significant federal websites.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library