From Common to Commons: Repurposing a Traditional Reading Room at the University of North Texas Science and Technology Library [Presentation]

Presentation for the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Librarians Conference. This presentation discusses repurposing a traditional reading room at the University of North Texas (UNT) Science and Technology Library.
Date: July 12, 2011
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
System: The UNT Digital Library

Challenges in Web Archiving UNT Perspective

This presentation discusses making Web archives more usable for libraries, building digital library collections from Web content, and understanding how Web archives should fit into traditional library metrics.
Date: July 21, 2010
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Infrastructure for the UNT Digital Library

This presentation discusses creating workflows for digitization projects as well as data models and descriptive metadata schema. It describes the processes of creating a workable model to digitize objects.
Date: July 15, 2010
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Portal to Texas History and Digital Projects at UNT

This presentation discusses the two digital collections in the UNT Libraries, The Portal to Texas History and the Digital Library. It discusses the benefits of these collections, how the partnerships work with organizations who contribute to the collections, and gives examples of the projects and items within these two collections.
Date: July 15, 2010
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
System: The UNT Digital Library

How to Take Better Photographs: Control Quality by Controlling the Camera

In this Tech Talk presentation, the authors demonstrate simple ways to improve a photograph by making use of camera controls and by considering location, lighting, and composition. The authors will introduce basic information about using manual camera settings to control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and the authors will discuss specific "shooting" situations such as portraits, group photos, and events.
Date: July 27, 2011
Creator: Jones, Jerrell & Hall, Nathan
System: The UNT Digital Library

Government Documents for the Family Historian

Presentation for the Tulsa City-County Library. This presentation discusses how government information can be used for genealogical research and example information types found within government documents.
Date: July 21, 2018
Creator: Sittel, Robbie & Lupardus, Andy
System: The UNT Digital Library

Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa [Presentation]

Presentation for the International Association of Agriculture Information Specialists (IAALD) World Congress. The authors discuss the diffusion of scientific knowledge on agriculture for Africa.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
System: The UNT Digital Library

Moodle for Professional Development to Agricultural Extension Professionals in Africa: Workshop

Presentation for the International Association of Agriculture Information Specialists (IAALD) World Congress. The authors discuss the Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (Moodle) software package and its use for professional development to agriculture extension professionals in Africa.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
System: The UNT Digital Library

Implementing Name Authority Control into Institutional Repositories: A Staged Approach

This presentation discusses name authority for institutional repositories. It gives an overview of some major initiatives in name authority and outlines the staged approach taken by the UNT Libraries.
Date: July 9, 2013
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Disaster Management in the Church and Synagogue Library

Presentation for the 2015 National Church and Synagogue Library Association Conference. This presentation discusses disaster management in the Church and Synagogue Library.
Date: July 30, 2015
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library

Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals For Smart Staff Development

This presentation discusses setting goals for staff. This presentation will talk about writing SMART goals that are clear and achievable and that meet the needs of the organization and its individuals for training.
Date: July 9, 2012
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler
System: The UNT Digital Library

Using Assessment to Guide Strategic Planning

This presentation discusses using assessments to guide strategic planning.
Date: July 9, 2012
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler
System: The UNT Digital Library

Digital Repositories of Religious History: Structure, Method, and Content

Presentation for the 2014 Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses the structure, method, and content of digital repositories of religious history.
Date: July 30, 2014
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph & Carlisle, Tara
System: The UNT Digital Library

Promoting Excellent Service: Establishing Core Competencies in Training Student Employees

This presentation provides an overview of the University of North Texas Libraries Access Services training plan for student employees.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Keshmiripour, Setareh; Knox, Briana & Peebles, Emily
System: The UNT Digital Library

Charting New Territory: Mapping the UNT Libraries Collections

Presentation given at the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference on July 22, 2016. This presentation describes the components and creation of the Collection Map, a collection assessment tool developed by the University of North Texas.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Harker, Karen & Klein, Janette
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evaluation of a Bestsellers Leasing Program in an Academic Library

This presentation provides an overview of the University of North Texas Libraries assessment of a book leasing program for popular fiction and non-fiction items.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Condrey, Coby
System: The UNT Digital Library

Making MINES for Libraries Work for Your Library

This presentation provides an overview of the use of MINES for Libraries® at the University of North Texas Libraries.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Harker, Karen & Parwani, Priya B.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Broadening the Scope of an Institutional Repository: The Patent Project

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation a project to include patents into the University of North Texas (UNT) Scholarly Works institutional repository.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Waugh, Laura
System: The UNT Digital Library

From Theses and Dissertations to ETD: Retrospective Digitization and New Forms of Scholarship

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) and retrospective digitization and new forms of scholarship.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Loafman, Kathryn; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Berg, Jeremy
System: The UNT Digital Library

Managing Serials in the UNT Libraries Digital Collections

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses serials in the UNT digital collections, including ways of finding/browsing serials, how we describe them in the metadata, and examples of various exceptions.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Challenge of Open Access and the Humanities

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference, as part of the 'Emerging Opportunities in Open Access' interactive panel session. This presentation discusses the challenges of open access and the humanities.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Combining Circulation and Reference Desks into a Single Service Point

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses a project of combining circulation and reference desks into a single service point at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Venner, Mary Ann; Abrams, Sarah; Dolan, Holly & Martinez, Francesca
System: The UNT Digital Library

Getting the Word Out: Strategies for Amplifying your Library's Twitter Presence

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses strategies for amplifying your library's Twitter presence and getting the word out.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Judkins, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Road Trip! Special collections and heritage tourism

Presentation for the 2014 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses special collections and heritage tourism.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Gieringer, Morgan Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library