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Academic Librarians as STEM Retention Partners

Description: This column article discusses how academic librarians can assist with increasing student retention in STEM fields.
Date: May 2017
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Access to Geographical Information in Library Catalogs: a Case Study

Description: 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
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Achieving Financial Sustainability: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions?

Description: This article discusses the financial sustainability of scholarly publishing and libraries, based off the author's presentation given at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 2016 Satellite Meeting on Libraries as Publishers: Building a Global Community.
Date: August 18, 2017
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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After-math: Counting the Aftereffects of Potentially Spiritually Transformative Experiences

Description: Abstract: This article provides a summary of current literature regarding the nature of spiritual development, types of potentially spiritually transformative experiences (pSTEs), and both short- and long-term aftereffects of pSTEs— biological, psychological, spiritual, and social. The author concludes that in the aftermath of pSTEs, experiencers, their intimates and associates, and their healthcare providers should be prepared to experience integration that can be manageable or be deeply chall… more
Date: Winter 2012
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Aquiline Books at UNT: A Progress Report

Description: 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… more
Date: June 2, 2017
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Art book indexes reviewed

Description: Article discussing index characteristics considered important by reviewers of art books.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Assessing an Academic Library Professional Development Program

Description: This article describes how measures of need, participation, satisfaction, and impact are employed to assess many aspects of a professional development program in a large academic library.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Harker, Karen; O'Toole, Erin & Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Assessment of Cataloging Services in an Academic Library

Description: This article contains survey data on cataloging services as assessed by personnel in the Public Services Division and the Catalog and Metadata Services Department.
Date: December 30, 2015
Creator: Sassen, Catherine; Loafman, Kathryn & Welch, Rebecca
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Beyond “Set It and Forget It”: Proactively Managing Your EZproxy Server

Description: This article describes a half-day pre-conference workshop focused on the ins and outs of managing an EZproxy server. The presenter shared detailed information on how to use the EZproxy admin page to help reduce patrons’ barriers to access and identify potential security concerns. She also covered current topics of interest to the EZproxy community, such as how to modify database stanzas to support https.
Date: January 11, 2019
Creator: Rosenfeld, Jenny & Enoch, Todd
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Biography indexes reviewed

Description: Article discussing research on biography reviews and indexes.
Date: September 2012
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Cataloging for Makerspaces

Description: Although many school libraries include makerspaces, their catalogs do not always provide information about makerspace resources. Cataloging these resources can benefit school library users and staff in several ways. This article argues that how cataloging increases the visibility of the makerspace collection not only by making the items accessible for catalog users, but also facilitating browsing by collocating similar resources.
Date: 2019
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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