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Connecting Soul, Spirit, Mind, and Body: A Collection of Spiritual and Religious Perspectives and Practices in Counseling

Description: This edited volume presents spiritual and religious perspectives and practices that can be integrated into counseling, written by experts in the field. Included are topics such as transpersonal experiences, prayer, meditation, and non-traditional spiritual approaches.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Foster, Ryan D. & Holden, Janice Miner
Partner: UNT Libraries

End of Term Presidential Harvest 2012

Description: This is the collection for the End of Term Presidential Harvest 2012, an effort by the Library of Congress, the California Digital Library, the University of North Texas Libraries, the Internet Archive, and the U.S. Government Printing Office to preserve public United States Government web sites at the end of the presidential term that ended January 20, 2013. This collection documents federal agencies' presence on the World Wide Web during the transition of Presidential administrations.
Date: 2012/2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Libraries.
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit

End of Term Presidential Harvest 2016

Description: This is the collection for the End of Term Presidential Harvest 2016, an effort by the Library of Congress, the California Digital Library, the University of North Texas Libraries, the Internet Archive, George Washington University Libraries, Stanford University Libraries, and the U.S. Government Printing Office to preserve public United States Government web sites at the end of the presidential term that ended January 20, 2017. This collection documents federal agencies' presence on the World … more
Date: 2016-10~/2017-03
Creator: University of North Texas. Libraries.
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
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Understanding Metadata: What is Metadata, and What is it For?

Description: This book provides a comprehensive overview of information about an item's creation, name, topic, features, and more updates NISO's 2004 advice on the subject and follows on the Research Data Management Primer published in 2015. It demystifies a type of information that is ubiquitous in our lives but that can be challenging to produce, store, and understand. Coverage includes topics such as metadata types, standardization, and use in the cultural heritage sector and in the broader world. The P… more
Date: 2017
Creator: Riley, Jenn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Special Education: A Beginner's Guide to Serving All Students

Description: This collection of writings from preservice teachers at the University of North Texas is intended as a brief guide to special education. Through an interview with special education expert and diagnostician, Jennifer Cantu, M.Ed., unpack nuances within the field of special education. Intended to be both a starting point and an ongoing reference source for educators new to service of special needs students, this book seeks to instill a sense of direction, pride, and accomplishment as ones take so… more
Date: 2017
Creator: Watson, Cindy; Cantu, Jennifer & Nancy Terry, Nancy
Partner: UNT Libraries

UNT Libraries Dean's Wiki

Description: Suite of wiki pages maintained by Dr. Martin Halbert, during his tenure at the Univesity of North Texas Libraries (October 2009-May 2017). The pages include personal information about Dr. Halbert as well as updates on library policies and news, such as strategic plans, program updates, and commentaries on current events.
Date: January 25, 2017
Creator: Halbert, Martin
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
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The lost generation: World War I poetry selected from the Donald Thomas War Poetry Collection

Description: Donald Lee Thomas was born in Dallas, Texas in 1943. Before graduating high school he enlisted, at age 17, in the U.S. Navy, serving several tours of duty before being ordered to Vietnam in 1968. There he served as part of Medical Unit Self-Contained Transportable ONE, a joint Navy and Marine Corps crew which operated an experimental infl atable hospital with jet turbine engines. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal with Combat “V” for his service in Vietnam. In 1972 Mr. Thomas graduated w… more
Date: 2017
Creator: University of North Texas Libraries, Special Collections
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Deepwater Horizon Response and Trial Websites]

Description: Websites related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, recovery efforts, and trial. It includes sites established to document corporate and governmental actions to clean up the Gulf of Mexico after the oil spill in 2010, and ongoing efforts to restore ecosystems in the region as well as documentation related to the civil action filed against BP and the subsequent trial.
Date: 2010/2017
Creator: Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Liberia Executive Mansion

Description: Website for the government leaders of Liberia, including biographical information about the president and vice president, as well as speeches, major issues, and links to news and relevant resources.
Date: 2017~
Creator: Liberia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Recovery.gov [2009-2015]

Description: Website for the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, a non-partisan, non-political agency established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) intended to provide information and oversight related to the distribution and spending of Hurricane Sandy funds. It contains information about the board's activities, as well as funding data and information for funding recipients. This archive includes multiple captures of the Recovery.gov domain over the course of six yea… more
Date: 2009/2015
Creator: United States. Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit

[Official Portal of Texas and TRAIL Service]

Description: Series of websites created by Texas state government agencies (within the .state.tx.us domain) including the "Portal of Texas" list of resources and information. It also includes an interactive Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL) search service compiled by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), providing access to state government information available digitally.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Texas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

GlobalChange.gov [2009-2010]

Description: Website for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, a multi-agency initiative to research, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural climate changes. It includes information about the program's activities and related resources. This archive includes multiple captures of the domain during 2009 and 2010.
Date: 2009/2010
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit

Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas [2010-2023]

Description: Website for the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, which provides information and services to ensure freedom of speech and open government. It includes information about the organization as well as relevant court cases and legal documentation, news, and other resources. This archive includes multiple captures of the domain starting in 2010.
Date: 2009/..
Creator: Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
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17 USC 109: The First Sale Doctrine

Description: This document is part of a series of white papers on various copyright issues. One statute, 17 USC § 109, provides a number of exceptions specifically for libraries. In addition to fair use, there are a variety of other exceptions built into the copyright law that don’t get as much attention.This paper argues that as there is no digital first sale, libraries can continue to use 17 USC ​§ ​109 for physical collections and are safe to lend the books they own without worrying about copyright probl… more
Date: January 2018
Creator: Wolfson, Stephen M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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17 USC 108(h): The “Last Twenty Years” Exception

Description: This document is part of a series of white papers on various copyright issues. One statute, 17 USC § 108, provides a number of exceptions specifically for libraries. In addition to fair use, there are a variety of other exceptions built into the copyright law that don’t get as much attention.This paper specifically addresses one of 108’s lesser-used provisions and the value it may hold for libraries and archives: 108(h).
Date: December 2017
Creator: Wolfson, Stephen M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Bureaucracy: A Love Story

Description: Bureaucracy usually only becomes visible when it stops working—when a system fails, when an event gets off schedule, when someone points to a problem or glitch in a carefully calibrated workflow. But Bureaucracy: A Love Story draws together research done by scholars and students in the Special Collections at the University of North Texas to illuminate how bureaucracy structures our contemporary lives across a range of domains. People have navigated bureaucracy for centuries, by creating and uti… more
Date: 2017
Creator: Cervantes, Gabriel; Porter, Dahlia; Skinnell, Ryan & Wisecup, Kelly
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Music Copyright: Unraveling the Weirdness

Description: This document is part of a series of white papers on various copyright issues. A copyright license is a contract to use a work in certain limited ways. Because copyright grants authors a “bundle of rights” over their works, rights holders can choose how other people can use any or all of those 11 rights without giving away their entire copyrights. They use licenses to do this. This section will address several ways that licensing is unique for music copyright and introduce four licenses that a… more
Date: March 2018
Creator: Wolfson, Stephen M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Oral History Collection

Description: Text regarding the Oral History Collection at North Texas State University. It describes the committee behind the collection and the oral history subcollections. An index of the collection begins on page 11.
Date: April 1980
Creator: North Texas State University
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Electronic Course Reserves, Copyright Law, and Cambridge University Press v. Becker

Description: This document is part of a series of white papers on various copyright issues. This section revisit the current e-course reserves policy, which allows faculty members to make some readings available for electronic reserve. It uses the case from the 11th Circuit which may clarify how schools can use electronic course reserves.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Wolfson, Stephen M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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News on the Margins: Surfacing Marginalized Voices in the News Collections of Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Description: This report documents the design, methods, results, and recommendations of News on the Margins, a Fall 2017 pilot project funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and undertaken by the Educopia Institute in partnership with the Digital Public Library of America. The News on the Margins project takes as its primary concern the accessibility and survival of historically significant news records created by and for marginalized communities.
Date: 2018
Creator: Skinner, Katherine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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