Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games (open access)

Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games

Collections of three-dimensional materials may not be discoverable to library users if they lack adequate metadata. Discovery of these collections may be enhanced through the application of relevant cataloging standards and con-trolled vocabularies. This paper outlines how librarians at the University of North Texas Libraries used these strategies to increase access to a large collection of tabletop games.
Date: July 2019
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine; Thomale, Jason & Yanowski, Kevin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of URL References in ETDs: A Case Study at the University of North Texas (open access)

Analysis of URL References in ETDs: A Case Study at the University of North Texas

Article discussing a case study at the University of North Texas (UNT) on an analysis of URL references in electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Reyes Ayala, Brenda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introducing Name Authority into an ETD Collection (open access)

Introducing Name Authority into an ETD Collection

Article on introducing name authority into a large electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) collection.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: Waugh, Laura; Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of Physically Embedded Librarianship on Academic Departments (open access)

The Impact of Physically Embedded Librarianship on Academic Departments

This article discusses what happens when subject librarians move from the library services desk to spending a significant part of their workday in the academic departments they serve, and proposes a developmental model for physically embedded librarianship.
Date: July 2016
Creator: O'Toole, Erin; Barham, Rebecca & Monahan, Jo
System: The UNT Digital Library
A unified, contemporary approach to teaching energy in introductory physics (open access)

A unified, contemporary approach to teaching energy in introductory physics

Article proposes a more coherent, contemporary approach to the teaching of energy in introductory physics courses that offers students a principled way to avoid confusions.
Date: July 1, 2019
Creator: Chabay, Ruth; Sherwood, Bruce & Titus, Aaron
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fostering Research and Publication in Academic Libraries (open access)

Fostering Research and Publication in Academic Libraries

Article discussing a study concerning administrative support provided to encourage the research and publishing activities of academic librarians.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Sassen, Catherine & Wahl, Diane
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa (open access)

Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa

Article on the diffusion of scientific knowledge on agriculture for Africa. Using an exploratory research method, this article sets out to investigate existing knowledge diffusion models and their limitations, available best practices, and the potential to infuse translational research as a way to augment extension service programs in SSA agricultural practices.
Date: July 1, 2013
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Are We There Yet? Toward a Workable Controlled Vocabulary for Music (open access)

Are We There Yet? Toward a Workable Controlled Vocabulary for Music

This article discusses moving toward a workable controlled vocabulary for music.
Date: July 2012
Creator: McKnight, Mark, 1951-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building a Better Librarian: Why Your Work As A Librarian Begins LONG Before Your Graduate Program (open access)

Building a Better Librarian: Why Your Work As A Librarian Begins LONG Before Your Graduate Program

This articles discusses why ones work as a librarian begins long before their graduate program.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Jacobs, Courtney E.
System: The UNT Digital Library