Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Searchhttps://digital2.library.unt.edu/search/?t=fulltext&fq=str_year%3A2017&sort=date_a2018-12-19T12:07:19-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching UNT Digital Library SearchProfessional Development Assessment Paella2017-09-29T09:53:09-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993957/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993957/"><img alt="Professional Development Assessment Paella" title="Professional Development Assessment Paella" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993957/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This book chapter contains a recipe detailing the assessment methods of a professional development program at University of North Texas Libraries.</p>Rendering Repositories: Taking out the Fat and Getting to the Impact2017-09-29T09:53:09-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993963/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993963/"><img alt="Rendering Repositories: Taking out the Fat and Getting to the Impact" title="Rendering Repositories: Taking out the Fat and Getting to the Impact" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993963/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This book chapter contains a recipe detailing how to survey users for understanding the perceived value of digital library collections.</p>Rubrics and Rutabagas: Only One is Useful for Assessing Staff During Evaluations2017-09-29T09:53:09-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993948/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993948/"><img alt="Rubrics and Rutabagas: Only One is Useful for Assessing Staff During Evaluations" title="Rubrics and Rutabagas: Only One is Useful for Assessing Staff During Evaluations" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993948/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This book chapter contains a recipe detailing how rubrics can be used for discussing employee performance expectations and evaluations.</p>Stop Folding the Dough: Intervening to Decide Whether or Not to Assess Again2017-09-29T09:53:09-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993962/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993962/"><img alt="Stop Folding the Dough: Intervening to Decide Whether or Not to Assess Again" title="Stop Folding the Dough: Intervening to Decide Whether or Not to Assess Again" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993962/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This book chapter contains a recipe detailing the assessment methods of the Assessment Workgroup at the University of North Texas Libraries.</p>Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library2017-10-06T09:34:54-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010758/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010758/"><img alt="Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library" title="Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010758/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This article addresses succession planning through mentoring within the library. The authors define succession planning as the recruitment, development, and advancement of library personnel to fill staffing gaps and prepare future leaders.</p>Tower Cakes for Ranking Subscription Resources2017-10-06T09:34:54-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010759/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010759/"><img alt="Tower Cakes for Ranking Subscription Resources" title="Tower Cakes for Ranking Subscription Resources" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010759/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This book chapter contains a recipe detailing a method to evaluate subscription-based resources based on objective data and subjective input.</p>Childhood Studies at the Digital Turn2017-02-27T21:29:54-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc957473/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc957473/"><img alt="Childhood Studies at the Digital Turn" title="Childhood Studies at the Digital Turn" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc957473/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This presentation from the Modern Language Association 2017 panel "Keep the H in DH" examines the parallel emerging fields of digital humanities and literary childhood studies.</p>Rediscovering Music Printed in American Newspapers: A Case Study for Mining Non-Textual Content from Digital Newspapers2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980840/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980840/"><img alt="Rediscovering Music Printed in American Newspapers: A Case Study for Mining Non-Textual Content from Digital Newspapers" title="Rediscovering Music Printed in American Newspapers: A Case Study for Mining Non-Textual Content from Digital Newspapers" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980840/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This paper discusses the use of digital newspaper pages through the Library of Congress database Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers as a case study to demonstrate the value of developing tools to locate non-textual content.</p>Tracking User Experience of Digital Newspapers on the Portal to Texas History2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980813/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980813/"><img alt="Tracking User Experience of Digital Newspapers on the Portal to Texas History" title="Tracking User Experience of Digital Newspapers on the Portal to Texas History" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980813/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This paper discusses the research findings of a user experience project directly related to how people interact with newspapers on The Portal to Texas History.</p>Owning Your Labor Is A Skill2017-02-27T21:29:54-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc957469/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc957469/"><img alt="Owning Your Labor Is A Skill" title="Owning Your Labor Is A Skill" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc957469/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This presentation from the Modern Language Association 2017 panel "Digital Humanities in Secondary Education" offers a look at the ethical implications of bringing digital humanities praxis to secondary education.</p>Biophilic Design for Libraries: Integrating and Referencing Nature to Create More Human-Centered Spaces2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974462/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974462/"><img alt="Biophilic Design for Libraries: Integrating and Referencing Nature to Create More Human-Centered Spaces" title="Biophilic Design for Libraries: Integrating and Referencing Nature to Create More Human-Centered Spaces" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974462/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This poster discusses biophilic design for libraries.</p>Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Midterm Report2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974470/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974470/"><img alt="Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Midterm Report" title="Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Midterm Report" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974470/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report details the mid-term status of the Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network project funded through the University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success Team Mentoring Grant.</p>[Review] Dem Bones2018-12-19T12:07:19-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393842/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393842/"><img alt="[Review] Dem Bones" title="[Review] Dem Bones" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393842/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This column reviews the book "Dem Bones" by Bob Barner for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.</p>[Review] Fishing with Grandma2018-12-19T12:07:19-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393761/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393761/"><img alt="[Review] Fishing with Grandma" title="[Review] Fishing with Grandma" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393761/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This column reviews the book "Fishing with Grandma" by Susan Avingaq and Maren Vsetula for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.</p>[Review] Great Big Body Book, The2018-12-19T12:07:19-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393818/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393818/"><img alt="[Review] Great Big Body Book, The" title="[Review] Great Big Body Book, The" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393818/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This column reviews the book "The Great Big Body Book" by Mary Hoffman for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.</p>[Review] How Things Work2018-12-19T12:07:19-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393816/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393816/"><img alt="[Review] How Things Work" title="[Review] How Things Work" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393816/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This column reviews the book "How Things Work" by T.J. Resler for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.</p>[Review] Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West2018-12-19T12:07:19-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393766/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393766/"><img alt="[Review] Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West" title="[Review] Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393766/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This column reviews the book "Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West" by Emma Bland Smith for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.</p>Growing Your Custom Holdings2017-03-31T09:51:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967164/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967164/"><img alt="Growing Your Custom Holdings" title="Growing Your Custom Holdings" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967164/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This presentation is part of the panel "The Care and Feeding of Custom Holdings" from the 2017 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference and shares concrete instructions, best practices, and innovations in the configuration and maintenance of custom holdings groups and paths used within multiple OCLC ILL interfaces at University of North Texas Libraries.</p>Are You on the Happiness Track? Do You Want to Be?2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974459/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974459/"><img alt="Are You on the Happiness Track? Do You Want to Be?" title="Are You on the Happiness Track? Do You Want to Be?" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974459/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This presentation discusses key points of research on happiness including several techniques application to attendees' personal and professional lives.</p>Evaluating Paid For And Open Access Resources2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974463/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974463/"><img alt="Evaluating Paid For And Open Access Resources" title="Evaluating Paid For And Open Access Resources" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974463/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Data comes in a multitude of formats, concerns most subject areas, but is often found freely available. After pulling from a variety of resources, talking to numerous librarians, and researching offerings, this presentation presents all necessary elements of a data resource into an easy-to-use evaluation rubric and collection development policy.</p>"How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" Assessing Information Interaction at the University of North Texas to Improve Library Collections and Services2017-06-02T16:24:31-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc977349/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc977349/"><img alt=""How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" Assessing Information Interaction at the University of North Texas to Improve Library Collections and Services" title=""How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" Assessing Information Interaction at the University of North Texas to Improve Library Collections and Services" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc977349/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This presentation discusses the methodology and preliminary results of two usability studies – one on online video, and one on ebooks.</p>Integrated Collection Development for the 21st Century2017-05-22T09:19:08-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc976975/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc976975/"><img alt="Integrated Collection Development for the 21st Century" title="Integrated Collection Development for the 21st Century" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc976975/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This presentation discusses the adoption of a new collection development method implemented by University of North Texas Libraries to better respond to emerging acquisitions models, unstable budgets, and the evolving scholarly communications landscape.</p>3D Printing Book History: Extending Bibliographical Pedagogy Through Additive Manufacturing2018-02-01T18:37:38-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065403/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065403/"><img alt="3D Printing Book History: Extending Bibliographical Pedagogy Through Additive Manufacturing" title="3D Printing Book History: Extending Bibliographical Pedagogy Through Additive Manufacturing" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065403/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presented at the 2017 Day of Digital Humanities. This presentation provides an overview of the 3Dhotbed project to extend bibliographical pedagogy through additive manufacturing.</p>Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game2017-03-31T09:51:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967162/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967162/"><img alt="Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game" title="Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967162/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This handout accompanies the poster "Enhancing the Discovery of Unique Collections" and contains an example of genre authority records, a partial bibliographic record, and a list of authorized genre headings.</p>Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game2017-03-15T12:42:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc958736/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc958736/"><img alt="Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game" title="Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc958736/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>The handout consists of an example of a catalog record for a tabletop game (including genre terms), an authority record for a genre term, a reference to a list of genre terms for tabletop games, and a bibliography of works on genre terms.</p>Enhancing the Discovery of Unique Collections2017-03-31T09:51:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967165/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967165/"><img alt="Enhancing the Discovery of Unique Collections" title="Enhancing the Discovery of Unique Collections" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967165/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This poster includes best practices for using genre headings to enhance discovery of tabletop games.</p>Academic Librarians as STEM Retention Partners2017-07-11T19:49:35-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984057/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984057/"><img alt="Academic Librarians as STEM Retention Partners" title="Academic Librarians as STEM Retention Partners" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984057/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This column article discusses how academic librarians can assist with increasing student retention in STEM fields.</p>Collaboration in scholarly communication: Opportunities to normalize open access2017-05-22T09:19:08-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc976969/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc976969/"><img alt="Collaboration in scholarly communication: Opportunities to normalize open access" title="Collaboration in scholarly communication: Opportunities to normalize open access" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc976969/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses scholarly communication from a holistic perspective and includes some strategies implemented at University of North Texas Libraries.</p>Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Final Report2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974473/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974473/"><img alt="Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Final Report" title="Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Final Report" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974473/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report documents the final report the Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network project funded through the University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success Team Mentoring Grant. This final report includes a summary of Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 activities, along with other related events.</p>Found You! Identifying and Accessing Hidden Collections2017-05-22T09:19:08-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc976963/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc976963/"><img alt="Found You! Identifying and Accessing Hidden Collections" title="Found You! Identifying and Accessing Hidden Collections" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc976963/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This presentation discusses the University of North Texas Libraries' efforts to identify, document, and increase access to hidden or obscured collections.</p>Comics in Academia2018-02-01T18:37:38-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065438/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065438/"><img alt="Comics in Academia" title="Comics in Academia" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065438/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Panel presented at the 2017 Comicpalooza. This panel discusses comics in academia through the lens of library exhibitions and programing, combining comics and textbooks, and the use of comics as a new rhetorical and multimodal method for exploring narrative.</p>Skill Building for Effective Use of Multidimensional Measurements in Collection Assessments2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980829/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980829/"><img alt="Skill Building for Effective Use of Multidimensional Measurements in Collection Assessments" title="Skill Building for Effective Use of Multidimensional Measurements in Collection Assessments" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980829/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation for the 2017 ALCTS Exchange Virtual Conference. This presentation explores multidimensional measures including percentage of expected use, percentage of expected holdings, and ratio of borrowings to holdings.</p>Skill Building for Effective Use of Multidimensional Measurements in Collection Assessments: Discussion Guide2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980848/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980848/"><img alt="Skill Building for Effective Use of Multidimensional Measurements in Collection Assessments: Discussion Guide" title="Skill Building for Effective Use of Multidimensional Measurements in Collection Assessments: Discussion Guide" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980848/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Discussion guide presentation for the 2017 ALCTS Exchange Virtual Conference. This guide explores multidimensional measures including percentage of expected use, percentage of expected holdings, and ratio of borrowings to holdings.</p>After the Mandates & Manifestos, What Next? The Denton Declaration at 52017-06-02T16:24:31-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc977347/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc977347/"><img alt="After the Mandates & Manifestos, What Next? The Denton Declaration at 5" title="After the Mandates & Manifestos, What Next? The Denton Declaration at 5" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc977347/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation for the 2017 UNT Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides background on the Denton Declaration, an open data manifesto created in 2012, before introducing panelists for a discussion on the future of open data and open access.</p>After the Mandates & Manifestos, What Next? The Denton Declaration at 52017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991055/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991055/"><img alt="After the Mandates & Manifestos, What Next? The Denton Declaration at 5" title="After the Mandates & Manifestos, What Next? The Denton Declaration at 5" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991055/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Video of the panel session "After the Mandates & Manifestos, What Next? The Denton Declaration at 5" at the 2017 Open Access Symposium. This video discusses the origin of the Denton Declaration and current initiatives regarding open data.</p>3Dhotbed: Harnessing 3D Technologies and Data to Teach the History of the Book2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980814/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980814/"><img alt="3Dhotbed: Harnessing 3D Technologies and Data to Teach the History of the Book" title="3Dhotbed: Harnessing 3D Technologies and Data to Teach the History of the Book" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980814/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation at the 2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation includes the case study of developing 3D models of the tools, hosting the resulting data in the digital library, and the pedagogical opportunities the project has afforded.</p>Replicating Processes: Testing the Project Points System at UNT Digital Projects2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980809/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980809/"><img alt="Replicating Processes: Testing the Project Points System at UNT Digital Projects" title="Replicating Processes: Testing the Project Points System at UNT Digital Projects" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980809/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation at the 2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation describes the replication of a points system used by Northwestern University's Digital Media Services department to better understand lab resources and capacity within the UNT Digital Projects Lab.</p>UNT Libraries ETD Citation Analysis Project2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980819/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980819/"><img alt="UNT Libraries ETD Citation Analysis Project" title="UNT Libraries ETD Citation Analysis Project" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980819/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Poster for the 2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This poster discusses results from an analysis of UNT Electronic Theses and Dissertations citing URLs to items from the UNT Digital Library and The Portal to Texas History.</p>Lessons Learned in Creating New Digital Libraries Interfaces2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980832/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980832/"><img alt="Lessons Learned in Creating New Digital Libraries Interfaces" title="Lessons Learned in Creating New Digital Libraries Interfaces" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980832/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation for the 2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation discusses lessons learned from the UNT Libraries redesign of two digital library interfaces: The Portal to Texas History and the UNT Digital Library.</p>Teaching Poe in the Context of the ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy2018-02-01T18:37:38-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065422/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065422/"><img alt="Teaching Poe in the Context of the ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy" title="Teaching Poe in the Context of the ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065422/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presented at the 2017 American Literature Association, in a session organized by the Poe Studies Association. This presentation discusses how the Association of College and Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy can be used as a pedagogical basis for teaching the works of Edgar Allan Poe.</p>Authority is Constructed and Contextual: Breaking Down the ACRL Framework2018-06-15T22:41:44-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164540/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164540/"><img alt="Authority is Constructed and Contextual: Breaking Down the ACRL Framework" title="Authority is Constructed and Contextual: Breaking Down the ACRL Framework" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164540/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation for the September 2017 Library Learning Services Retreat. This presentation was developed as part of the Information Fluency Initiative in the 2015-2018 UNT Libraries Strategic Plan and examines of core concepts of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education frame "Authority is Constructed and Contextual."</p>Aquiline Books at UNT: A Progress Report2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980806/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980806/"><img alt="Aquiline Books at UNT: A Progress Report" title="Aquiline Books at UNT: A Progress Report" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980806/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation for the 2017 Texas Conference on Institutional Repositories. In June 2015, the UNT Libraries launched a for-fee service for publishing works of scholarship from authors affiliated with the university. While authors can choose from a menu of editing and design options, all publications are made free to read online through the institutional repository.
In this presentation, we reflect on our choices in designing the publishing service—such as not organizing peer review, delivering publications through the repository, requiring free public access but not Creative Commons licenses—and on what authors have chosen from the menu of options over the past two years.</p>Deciphering Signatures for Improved Discoverability of ETDs2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980847/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980847/"><img alt="Deciphering Signatures for Improved Discoverability of ETDs" title="Deciphering Signatures for Improved Discoverability of ETDs" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980847/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation for the 2017 Texas Conference on Institutional Repositories. This lightning round presentation describes the creation of a database for deciphering and cataloging signatures for recently-digitized theses and dissertations.</p>Toward a Better Understanding of Open Access Policy Assessment2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980818/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980818/"><img alt="Toward a Better Understanding of Open Access Policy Assessment" title="Toward a Better Understanding of Open Access Policy Assessment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980818/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation for the 2017 Texas Conference on Institutional Repositories. In this presentation, the speakers will use current scholarship on IR and assessment methods to tease apart elements useful for understanding the fluid components of an open access policy.</p>Pathway to Success: Librarian/Faculty Collaboration for Student Learning2017-12-14T11:26:10-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1049719/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1049719/"><img alt="Pathway to Success: Librarian/Faculty Collaboration for Student Learning" title="Pathway to Success: Librarian/Faculty Collaboration for Student Learning" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1049719/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This poster describes activities to support student information-seeking and information-processing skills through a librarian and faculty collaboration for student learning.</p>Sommer Browning: Comics as Poetry2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990974/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990974/"><img alt="Sommer Browning: Comics as Poetry" title="Sommer Browning: Comics as Poetry" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990974/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This video contains a conversation with Poet Sommer Browning on her work in melding together comics and poetry.</p>Tracking Down the Problem: the development of a web-scale discovery troubleshooting workflow2017-11-15T11:13:09-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1040562/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1040562/"><img alt="Tracking Down the Problem: the development of a web-scale discovery troubleshooting workflow" title="Tracking Down the Problem: the development of a web-scale discovery troubleshooting workflow" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1040562/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presentation for the 2017 North American Serials Interest Group. This presentation discusses the implementation of an error reporting link within the Summon web-scale discovery service, and the resultant troubleshooting workflows, types of errors encountered, and causes of frequently encountered errors.</p>The Portal to Texas History: Filling In Your Story2017-08-31T17:38:12-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991477/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991477/"><img alt="The Portal to Texas History: Filling In Your Story" title="The Portal to Texas History: Filling In Your Story" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991477/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presented for the Red River Historical and Genealogical Society. This presentation provides an overview of The Portal to Texas History, including information on search functions and available research types.</p>Broadening access to books on Texas and Oklahoma2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980796/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980796/"><img alt="Broadening access to books on Texas and Oklahoma" title="Broadening access to books on Texas and Oklahoma" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980796/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Slides presented during panel “Four Case Studies, Four Ways: Highlights from AAUP's Review of OA Projects” at the 2017 annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses. This presentation by the principal investigator of this grant-funded project describes how we chose the topic of Texas and Oklahoma, what has surprised him about working with outside organizations and presses, what the challenges of working with outside organizations and presses have been, and what the good things about working with outside organizations have been.</p>3D Printing Book History: Extending bibliographical pedagogy through additive manufacturing2017-07-31T20:25:29-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc987463/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc987463/"><img alt="3D Printing Book History: Extending bibliographical pedagogy through additive manufacturing" title="3D Printing Book History: Extending bibliographical pedagogy through additive manufacturing" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc987463/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Presented at the 2017 Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Conference. This seminar focuses on work extending bibliographical pedagogy through additive manufacturing</p>