Architecture of a Centralized Portal to Distributed Information: The Portal to Texas History
Date: 2004
Creator: Hartman, Cathy Nelson & Phillips, Mark Edward
Description: This handout discusses the development of the architecture to build The Portal to Texas History through the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' Digital Projects Unit.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29813/
Archiving Web-published Materials
Date: April 13, 2007
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.
Description: This handout accompanies a presentation about archiving Web-published materials. The topics include an overview of the Web-at-Risk project, information about the needs assessment, the key findings, Web collection development, and the Web Archiving Service (WAS).
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36324/
Effects of Chemicals on People and the Environment
Date: March 1984
Creator: Dickson, Kenneth L.
Description: This pamphlet discusses the effects of chemicals on people and the environment. Chemicals provide many benefits to mankind. They also create a wide variety of problems. In this pamphlet, the author will examine some of the benefits of chemicals to mankind. The author also will examine some of the problems chemicals have caused, are causing and may cause in the future. Obviously, we seek to have the benefits outweigh the problems. Whether you feel that the benefits outweigh the problems depends to a large extent on your understanding of the issues, your economic condition, your philosophy of life, and many other factors. Basically, the author hopes to share with you his perspective on the use of chemicals and identify some of the opportunities and challenges facing us as interdependent citizens and residents of communities throughout Texas and indeed the world.
Contributing Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83295/
The Fear of Extinction before Enlightenment
Date: 2008
Creator: Barham, Rebecca
Description: This flyer showcases a painting by Rebecca Barham with information about the Visual Arts Society of Texas' 20th Annual Juried members Exhibition.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36308/
[Handout to Accompany Poster on Implementation of a New Date/Time Standard]
Date: May 7, 2013
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Description: Handout with supplementary information to accompany the poster "Implementation of a New Date/Time Standard in Digital Library Metadata." In includes examples of dates that meet Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) standards, examples of problems encountered when normalizing date displays for users, additional statistics related to already-valid dates in the digital collections at the time that the standards were formally adopted, and links to online materials.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc159536/
[Handout to Accompany Poster on Scanning TRAIL Project Technical Reports]
Date: May 7, 2013
Creator: Tarver, Hannah & Willis, Shannon
Description: Handout with supplementary information to accompany the poster "Scanning TRAIL Project Technical Reports: A Workflow for a Large-Scale Collaborative Digitization Effort." In includes a brief overview of the project, a list of hardware and software used in the project, and a detailed list of the steps for each stage of the process (Inventory, Scanning, Processing, Metadata, and Upload).
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc159537/
Merit Pay for Teachers: A Review
Date: December 1983
Creator: Muro, James F.
Description: This pamphlet discusses merit pay for teachers. In most societies, the acquisition of money is a symbol of success. The present supply as well as the quality of public school teachers in the United States is directly related to the salaries that are paid to teachers as compensation for services rendered. How much to pay teachers for their services, who should be given merit pay, and how a pay plan should be administered are the focal points of an issue that promises to promote debate in the forthcoming presidential election.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Education
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83299/
Shaping User Experience
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Krahmer, Ana; Crane, Kate & Carlisle, Tara
Description: This handout accompanies a workshop presentation about shaping user experience. The topics of the workshop include usability testing, iterative design, and digital libraries. This handout outlines the topics that will be covered with a timeline of the activities, glossary of terminology used, worksheets, and references.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83328/
The Silent Witness of Civilizations Past and Those yet to be Born
Date: 2011
Creator: Barham, Rebecca
Description: This flyer showcases a painting by Rebecca Barham with information about the Visual Arts Society of Texas' 22nd Annual Juried Members Exhibition.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36307/
Spiritual Anatomy: In the Image of the Universal Mind
Date: 2009
Creator: Barham, Rebecca
Description: This flyer showcases a painting by Rebecca Barham with information about the Visual Arts Society of Texas' 21st Annual Juried Members Exhibition.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36309/