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Empirically-Based Best Estimates of After-Death Communication (ADC) Phenomena: A Systematic Review of Research (open access)

Empirically-Based Best Estimates of After-Death Communication (ADC) Phenomena: A Systematic Review of Research

Article discussing and ranking 35 studies on after-death communication (ADC) related phenomena.
Date: Autumn 2022
Creator: Streit-Horn, Jenny; Holden, Janice Miner & Smith, Julia E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Why Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) Matter to Psychology: An Exploration of Aotearoa New Zealand Psychologists' Knowledge off NDEs and Implications for Professional Practice (open access)

Why Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) Matter to Psychology: An Exploration of Aotearoa New Zealand Psychologists' Knowledge off NDEs and Implications for Professional Practice

Study on how NDEs are perceived and understood within psychology.
Date: Autumn 2022
Creator: Tassell-Matamua, Natasha A.; Lindsay, Nicole & Winterbottom, Johnathon P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure (open access)

OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure

Article describes how the complexity of usage reporting for open access content continues to grow, particularly with content syndication to organizations such as ScienceDirect and ResearchGate, which deliver content across multiple platforms at an unprecedented scale. This paper brings together four different perspectives and walk through what is known, then start to unpack the questions for which they do not have answers.
Date: December 15, 2023
Creator: Tim, Lloyd; Miller, Tricia; Drummond, Christina & Kemp, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bradstreet, Anne Dudley (1612-1672)

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Encyclopedia article on American poet Anne Dudley Bradstreet.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince (1806-1893)

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Encyclopedia article on American poet Elizabeth Oakes Smith.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

Osgood, Frances Sargent Locke (1811-1850)

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Encyclopedia article on American poet Frances Sargent Osgood.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

Whitman, Sarah Helen Power (1803-1878)

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Encyclopedia article on American poet Sarah Helen Whitman.
Date: 2006
Creator: Martin, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beyond Scholarly Communications: The Role of Open Access in Facilitating Digital Preservation (open access)

Beyond Scholarly Communications: The Role of Open Access in Facilitating Digital Preservation

This paper is paired with the presentation slides of the same title.
Date: October 2022
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Laughton, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data-Driven Decision-Making and Its Impacts on Education Quality in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review (open access)

Data-Driven Decision-Making and Its Impacts on Education Quality in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

Article describes how data-driven decision-making (DDDM) technologies are increasingly being utilized, aiming to enhance education quality. Authors assert that this paper examines articles that explore the implementation of DDDM technologies and their effects on education quality.
Date: November 6, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem & Jimma, Worku
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data-Driven Decision-Making Practice in Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia (open access)

Data-Driven Decision-Making Practice in Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia

Article describes how the study investigates the practice of data-driven decision-making in higher education institutions in Ethiopia. It then presents the results of a mixed-methods investigation that was conducted at two public universities in Ethiopia.
Date: October 22, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem; Jimma, Worku & Ferede, Bekalu
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scholars Experiencing Epistemic Injustice Due to Management of Scholarly Outputs (open access)

Scholars Experiencing Epistemic Injustice Due to Management of Scholarly Outputs

Article describes how scholars from regions outside of high-income countries experience additional barriers as active consumers, producers, and sharers of scholarly outputs. This study will examine these barriers through a lens based on critical theories, specifically those focused on epistemic injustice.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Ford, Angela
System: The UNT Digital Library
Video Game Equipment Loss and Durability in a Circulating Academic Collection (open access)

Video Game Equipment Loss and Durability in a Circulating Academic Collection

This article reviewed twelve years of circulation data related to loss and damage of video game equipment, specifically consoles, game controllers, and gaming peripherals such as steering wheels, virtual reality headsets, and joysticks in an academic library collection.
Date: September 24, 2023
Creator: Robson, Diane; Bryant, Sarah & Sassen, Catherine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using Curriculum Mapping to Understand Information Literacy in Political Science Curricula (open access)

Using Curriculum Mapping to Understand Information Literacy in Political Science Curricula

Article presenting a curriculum mapping study of noncore course offerings in political science curricula by an early-career librarian. It combines syllabi study and curriculum mapping methods to analyze the language of student learning objectives (SLOs) from course syllabi and to integrate SLOs with threshold concepts from the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and the AAC&U Information Literacy VALUE Rubric. The methods produce two sample sets: one of core concept representation and the other of additional observances for syllabi improvements. Results analyze the frequency and percentage distributions of threshold concepts in SLOs. The author outlines strategies for engaging faculty in information literacy and suggests how librarians and faculty might inform information literacy teaching in the department.
Date: October 5, 2023
Creator: Henson, Brea
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparing Near-Death Experiences and Shared Death Experiences: An Illuminating Contrast (open access)

Comparing Near-Death Experiences and Shared Death Experiences: An Illuminating Contrast

Article comparing records of persons who reported near-death experiences (i.e., experienced by a person close to death) with shared death experiences (i.e., experienced by someone other than the person close to death). It discusses similarities and differences in features and aftereffects based on these reports.
Date: Summer 2022
Creator: Shared Crossing Research Initiative
System: The UNT Digital Library
"It's made me reassess what I think and believe." An Exploratory Study of Therapists' Experiences With Their Clients' Deathbed Visions, Deathbed Coincidences, and After-Death Communication (open access)

"It's made me reassess what I think and believe." An Exploratory Study of Therapists' Experiences With Their Clients' Deathbed Visions, Deathbed Coincidences, and After-Death Communication

Article discussing an analysis of literature and interview data with implications for clinical practice related to therapists working with clients who report experiencing deathbed visions, deathbed coincidences, or after-death communication.
Date: Summer 2022
Creator: Bacchus, Gurm; Charura, Divine & Fox, Tara
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Geographical Information in Library Catalogs: a Case Study (open access)

Access to Geographical Information in Library Catalogs: a Case Study

Conference paper exploring three case studies on how methods of retrieval of geographic data offered by libraries. The online catalog (Case no. 1) includes various materials available to users. Case no. 2 is Special Collections in general, including the Portal to Texas History. Case no. 3 is a particular collection digitized by UNT: The map collection of the University of Texas at Arlington.
Date: 2015
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
System: The UNT Digital Library
A beginner’s guide to library association service (open access)

A beginner’s guide to library association service

This article explains the immediate and long-term benefits of service to new librarians. It also covers finding and selecting service opportunities, serving effectively in those roles, and documenting service activities. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article.
Date: April 22, 2023
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Report of Electroencephalogram of a Dying Human Brain (open access)

Recent Report of Electroencephalogram of a Dying Human Brain

Invited commentary discussing interpretation of brainwave recordings taken of an elderly patient who suffered a cardiac arrest and it's relationship to near-death experiences.
Date: Spring 2022
Creator: Greyson, Bruce; van Lommel, Pim & Fenwick, Peter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Observed Somatic Continuance During Spontaneous Out-of-Body Experiences (open access)

Observed Somatic Continuance During Spontaneous Out-of-Body Experiences

Article regarding observed somatic continuance (OSC) -- i.e., situations where an experiencer observes their physical body persisting in semi-autonomous behavior from what appears to be a detached vantage point -- and discussing possible theories about what might trigger the experiences.
Date: Spring 2022
Creator: King, Robert A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hypnotically Induced Near-Death-Like Experiences: An Exploratory Study of Phenomenological Similarities to Near-Death Experiences (open access)

Hypnotically Induced Near-Death-Like Experiences: An Exploratory Study of Phenomenological Similarities to Near-Death Experiences

Article discussing the results of a study that used hypnosis to simulate near-death experiences.
Date: Spring 2022
Creator: Machado Ferreira, Ana Sofia; Farinha, Ana Paula & Simões, Mário
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Article] (open access)

Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Article]

Article exploring a collaboration between the University of North Texas' The Portal to Texas History and the Rosenberg Library to archive and provide digital, open access to Galveston's newspapers. It was published as part of the conference proceedings from 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) held in 2022.
Date: July 13, 2022
Creator: Edsall, Brooke; Martino Henry, Lauren & Krahmer, Ana
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating a Sustainable Professional Development Program (open access)

Creating a Sustainable Professional Development Program

Article describing a professional development program for academic librarians at a large research university that has been operating continuously for eight years. Multiple components of the program and their related practices and procedures contribute to its longevity and continuing relevance for librarians.
Date: December 8, 2022
Creator: O'Toole, Erin; Sassen, Catherine; Willis, Shannon; Guerrero, Steven & Berg, Jeremy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commentary on After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond, by Bruce Greyson, MD (open access)

Commentary on After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond, by Bruce Greyson, MD

Article outlining the ways that near-death experiences (NDEs) may be described in a psychedelic framework in terms of neurobiology, within the context of a book written by Dr. Bruce Greyson, which does not use this framework.
Date: Autumn 2021
Creator: Michael, Pascal
System: The UNT Digital Library
Response to Pascal Michael's Commentary on "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond" (open access)

Response to Pascal Michael's Commentary on "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond"

Article responding to criticism of the author's book regarding research in near-death experiences (NDEs) and clarifying that psychedelic molecules may be a factor in some NDEs but is only one factor and not relevant to all NDEs.
Date: Autumn 2021
Creator: Greyson, Bruce
System: The UNT Digital Library