Photograph taken from Guadalupe Peak Trail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

Presentation for the 2018 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation discusses the "Pathways to OA" toolkit which maps out the various approaches, strategies, and next steps for University of California libraries to approach open access.

Presentation for the 2018 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides an overview of resources within PubMed and its role in scholarly communication services.

Presentation for the 2018 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation discusses how open data facilitates data science and the challenges to open data in the scholarly communication ecosystem.

Presentation for the 2018 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation discusses the adoption (or lack thereof) of Open Access and Open Data trends at for profit healthcare organizations from a scientist’s point of view

Presentation for the 2018 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation examines several open access mandates to compare funded papers' compliance with open access mandates with non-funded papers.

Presentation for the 2018 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation discusses copyright in relation to Open Access and Open Data in for-profit healthcare.

Joint keynote presentation for the 2018 Joint Conference on Digital Libraries and University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation discusses the need for open source solutions within the scholarly communication ecosystem.

Presentation for the 2018 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation discusses the creation of MedPix®, an open-access online teaching file of medical images.

Presentation for the 2018 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides a behind-the-scnees tour of the architecture, workflows, and policies of PubMed Central.

Presentation for the 2018 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation describes recent findings from an analysis of promotion and tenure guidelines regarding the inclusion of open access.

Presentation for the 2018 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation applies the analytic hierarchy process to evaluate collection development strategies for an institutional repository.

Photograph of the Czech Stop And Little Czech Bakery. Well known roadside stop for kolaches on Interstate 35 in West, TX.

Statue of Padre J. Nicolas Balli Located on South Padre Island. Historical Marker on base reads: "Padre Island, off the South Texas coast, is named for Padre Jose Nicolas Balli (177?-1829), whose family migrated from Spain in 1569 and became large landowners in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. In 1800 Balli applied to King Charles IV of Spain for 11 1/2 leagues of land on the island, and in 1804 started its first settlement, Rancho Santa Cruz. Padre Balli served as collector of finances for all the churches in the Rio Grande Valley and founded the first mission in present Cameron County. Padre Balli's ministry was a great influence on the lives of early South Texas settlers."

Staff person from the rescue and rehabilitation organization, "Sea Turtle, Inc" on South Padre Island live-streams the progress of Kemp's ridley hatchlings moving towards gulf waters at sunrise.

Photograph of Point Isabel Lighthouse (located at Point Isabel) in Cameron County, Texas.

Southward facing panoramic photograph of Palmito Hill Battlefield, the last land battle of the American Civil War on May 12-13, 1865. As viewed from the interpretive platform of the Historic Landmark near Boca Chica Blvd. and Palmito Hill Rd.

Photograph of Point Isabel lighthouse as seen from western side.

Wide angle exterior of Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía in Goliad, TX.

Photograph of a historical marker commemorating the last battle of the Civil War. The text reads: "At This Site -- The Last Battle of the Civil War, Known as Palmito Hill, was Fought by Confederate Troops Under Colonel John S. (Rip) Ford and Union Forces on May 13, 1865, 34 Days After Lee's Surrender at Appomatox -- Erected by the State of Texas -- 1936"

Kemp's ridley turtle hatchlings moving towards Texas gulf coast waters at dawn.

Photograph of statue entitled, "Cristo de los Pescadores" in Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island north west of the Jetties.

Photograph of historical marker entitled: "Battle of Palmito Ranch." Text reads: "The last land engagement of the Civil War was fought near this site on May 12-13, 1865, thirty-four days after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Col. Theodore H. Barrett commanded Federal troops on Brazos Island 12 miles to the east. The Confederates occupied Fort Brown 12 miles to the west, commanded by Gen. James E. Slaughter and Col. John S. (Rip) Ford, whose troops had captured Fort Brown from the Federals in 1864. Ordered to recapture the fort, Lt. Col. David Branson and 300 men advanced from Brazos Island. They won a skirmish with Confederate pickets on May 12. Barrett reinforced Branson's troops with 200 men on May 13 and renewed the march to Fort Brown. Confederate cavalry held the Federals in check until Ford arrived with reinforcements that afternoon. Ford's artillery advanced and fired on the northern end of the Federal line while the cavalry charged. The Confederate right charged the southern end of the Federal line and captured part of the Union infantry. Barrett ordered a retreat toward the U.S. position on Brazos Island. While the Confederates reported no fatalities in the Battle of Palmito Ranch, …

Staff members from the rescue and rehabilitation organization, "Sea Turtle, Inc" on South Padre Island release endangered Kemp's ridley hatchlings at dawn, surrounded by onlookers.