Presentation for the 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2019), discussing the use of network analysis to evaluate subjects in the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' ETD collection.

Presentation discussing the evaluation of network analysis (with Metadata Record Graphs) for metadata in six digital library collections, to determine the usefulness of network-based metrics compared to other statistical data.

Presentation introducing the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) on The Portal to Texas History. It provides examples on different ways to explore the collection and includes other, similar resources that might be of interest. It was presented at the RootsTech 2021 virtual conference.

This presentation presents results of a study that analyzed representation of dates and time in one of the largest aggregators of digital content in the world -- the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The findings demonstrate both similarities and differences in date and time representation across DPLA content hub and service hub provider groups.

Presentation describing the ongoing CoRSAL (Computational Resource for South Asian Languages) project, including background on the UNT Digital Library infrastructure and metadata schema, specific fields that have presented issues or areas of discussion for language data records (language, creator/contributor, and relation), and final conclusions about the collaboration so far.

Presentation exploring the technical perspective of displaying CoRSAL content on social media.

Presentation that covers the basic principles of open access including stakeholder roles, policies, challenges and opportunities, emerging trends, and institutional initiatives.

Presentation highlighting the partnership between the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Library and the Oklahoma Historical Society to digitize Oklahoma newspapers and make them accessible online through the Gateway to Oklahoma History. It was presented at the 2021 National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) Awardee Conference held virtually by the Library of Congress on September 9 and 13-16, 2021.

Presentation on the concepts of open access and scholarly communication. This presentation covers the background of these topics and their definitions, tools and policies for open access, technology and emerging trends, challenges/opportunities that open access faces, and ultimately relates this information to open access initiatives in developing countries.

This presentation covers a study conducted on tourism in Ethiopia. The study used an Ontology approach to research how Ethiopian tourism destination information can be supported with a machine-readable and interoperable model, be made visible and accessible to both international and local tourists, and improve reusability, integrity, and retrieval of tourist information in Ethiopia.

Presentation on the potential of open access to increase exposure and use of published research. The presentation includes sections on the impact of open access in relation to OA community initiatives, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the COVID-19 pandemic, and open access data.

Presentation that covers open access in the context of Ethiopia. This presentation provides examples of the background of open access and scholarly communication, the policy frameworks in place (including the White House OSTP Call to Action), the challenges and opportunities in relation to developing nations, and the emerging trends in institutional initiatives in Ethiopia.

Presentation given at the Fulbright Association’s Virtual 44th Annual Conference that presents the experiences of multiple Fulbright scholars' research and service at various universities in Ethiopia.

Presentation that reports on a research study to develop Speaker Independent, Continuous Speech Recognizer for Kafi Noonoo (Afro-Asiatic language that belongs to North Omotic sub family in Ethiopia).

This presentation gives an overview of Open Access including its definition, basic assumptions, open access registries, technology and trends, technological structure, policy frameworks, challenges and opportunities. It then applies this to the need for developing countries' contributions to global knowledge production and creating institutional initiatives.

Presentation that discusses Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resources (OER) in light of the iniquities in scholarly communication that were made more apparent by the COVID-19 pandemic. This presentation discusses how OA and OER can address social justice concerns, improve scholarly communication, and facilitate equitable educational planning.

Presentation highlighting the collaboration between the University of North Texas Libraries and the Division of Research and Innovation to proactively document and provide stable, long-term access to information about federally-funded grant projects received at UNT, but more importantly to act as a centralized location for accessing research and grant artifacts including documentation and datasets created during the award period. It was presented virtually at the Southeast Data Librarian Symposium held on October 13-15, 2021.

This presentation covers the background and definition, stakeholder roles, policy frameworks, challenges and opportunities, and current/emerging trends in Open Access and Scholarly Communication.

Presentation on the Interdisciplinarity of Information Science with the goal to engage researchers and educators in a discussion about ways in which information science can remain a diverse field, realize its full potential, build a strong identity, and delineate the roles of stakeholders in diversity, as well as identify potential barriers.

Presentation given to stimulate future north-south collaborations by increasing awareness of both funded opportunities and low budget initiatives for scholarly exchanges and collaborations, benefits for scholars and their institutions in developed and developing countries, and best practices with respect to north-south collaborations and scholarly exchanges.

Presentation discussing long-term preservation and access through the process of web archiving. This presentation was given as part of the Spring 2022 Department of Information Science Research Meetings (a.k.a Brown Bag meetings).

Presentation discussing long-term preservation and access of the web through web-archiving. This presentation was given as part of the IEEE-Dallas Consultants Network Meeting in February 2022.

Presentation discussing network analysis of aggregated subject values in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), with a discussion of how format normalization could affect subject overlap across collections.

This presentation gives an overview of the University of North Texas Libraries digital repository self-audit according to the Trusted Repositories Audit & Certification: Criteria and Checklist (2014). It was given at the Designing Storage Architectures for Digital Collections virtual meeting hosted by the Library of Congress on March 14, 2022.