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- Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Final Report
- 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.
- Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Midterm Report
- 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.
- Critical Digital Pedagogy Kick Off Meeting
- This presentation provides an overview of the Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network Grant project, including activities, goals, and projected outcomes.
- Feeling Animal: Pet-Making and Mastery in the Slave's Friend
- Article on an American Anti-Slavery Society periodical, the 'Slave's Friend,' which ran from 1836 to 1839. The author describes the abolitionist sentiment and the animal metaphor.
- Memories, Memes, and Metadata: Toward a Picture Theory for Digital Humanities
- Presentation for the LAUC-B 2017 Conference “Focus on the Visual: Digital Humanities and Libraries”. This presentation looks at the visual and verbal language used in zines to develop a picture theory for digital humanities.
- Owning Your Labor Is A Skill
- 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.
- Pictures of Charlotte: The Illustrated Charlotte Temple and Her Readers
- Article on the illustrated Charlotte Temple and her readers.
- "The Silicon Dream": Breaking Glass on the Small Screen
- Book chapter discussing the Brian Gibson film "Breaking Glass" and the author's experiences viewing the film and thoughts about the impressions it made.
- A Visual Argument: Embedded Omeka Support for Art History
- Poster presentation for the 2015 Texas Digital Humanities Conference. This poster discusses embedded Omeka support for art history.
- A Journal of One's Own: Developing an Innovative, Values-Driven Open Journal
- Book chapter sharing the authors' experiences with establishing a values-driven open journal and look at ways these values can be incorporated into the bones of a journal.
- The Denton Declaration: An Open Data Manifesto
- Poster for 2013 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL). This poster discusses the Denton Declaration, an open data manifesto created in May 2012 at the University of North Texas (UNT).
- The Problem of Data: iSchools and the New Data Professional
- Paper outlining a fishbowl discussion event at the 2013 International iConference. The theme of the fishbowl event is data curation, data lifecycle, pedagogy, professional development, and library education.
- Yes, but is it Linked Open Data?
- Poster presented at Digital Frontiers. This poster presents preliminary results from an analysis of 407 success proposals to the National Endowment for the Humanities' Office of Digital Humanities grant program.
- Transgender Workplace Belonging in Libraries Survey
- Survey developed as part of a research study related to transgender and gender non-conforming people's experience of workplace belonging in U.S. libraries. The survey was open for responses between September 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023. Results are not included in this document.
- Providing Inclusive Services to Transgender Customers
- This article describes the work of the TX-Gender Project for Libraries to provide research-based resources to help Texas libraries be safe and welcoming places for transgender visitors.
- TX Gender Project: Final Report
- This report documents the TX Gender Project funded through the 2016 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the TX Gender Project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
- DataRes Project Primary Survey
- Dataset from the DataRes Project. This dataset is the primary survey on data management needs of researchers.
- DataRes Project Secondary Survey
- Dataset from the DataRes Project. This dataset is the secondary survey on data management needs of researchers.
- Research Data Management in Policy and Practice: The DataRes Project
- Paper for a Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) report on research data management. This paper reports on data management and the DataRes Project.
- DataRes Project Institution Policy Scan Data
- Dataset from the DataRes Project indicating the name of the institutions in the study, funding awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) during the 2010-2011 fiscal year, whether institutions have a Data Management Policy, and the URL is a policy exists.
- The Rx for Open Access
- Panel presentation for the 2014 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses open access issues, institutional repositories, licenses, and author rights.
- The Rx for Open Access [handout]
- Handout accompanying a panel presentation for the 2014 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Conference. This handout lists major resources relating to open access, copyright and publishers, and open data and data sharing.
- Access Services 2.0 through Employee-Directed Planning
- Presentation discusses utilizing participatory leadership techniques such as circle practice and World Cafe´ to enhance employee involvement in organizational planning. Access Services employees were empowered to participate in setting goals, future planning, and restructuring the department. The details of the process, lessons learned, and challenges will be shared. It was presented at the 2022 Access Services Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Customer Service in the Library
- Presentation to the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries Access Services student assistants. This presentation discusses customer service in the library.
- It Starts at the Top: Developing a Motivational Leadership Style That Moves Mountains
- This presentation describes a variety of successful changes within the University of North Texas Libraries' Access Services such as re-organizing the structure of the department, establishing new services, and accomplishing projects. Stages of change from idea to implementation and the facilitation of communication throughout the process will be discussed.
- So We Have a Brand, Now What?: Modernizing and Marketing an Ask Us Service at an Academic Library
- This presentation provides an overview of the redesign of reference services at UNT Libraries using brand research and marketing strategies.
- More Than Just a Degree: Preparing Graduate Library Students For Their Future
- This poster outlines the recent restructure of the Graduate Library Assistant Program at the University of North Texas Libraries.
- Gadget Lending Project: Filling the Gap in Students' Equipment and Technology Needs
- This report documents the "Gadget Lending Project: Filling the Gap in Students' Equipment and Technology Needs" project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes the project activities including the research, purchase of products, developing circulation policies, creating catalog records, preparing items for circulation, marketing and communication, creation of a LibGuide, employee training, and budget. It also addresses the project outcomes, best practices, and future program continuity.
- By Popular Demand: Modifying Library Policies to Improve User Experience
- Presentation given at the 2018 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference. This presentation explains the UNT Libraries' policies and modifications that have been made to improve services to users. It emphasizes the importance of asking for input from stakeholders and also argues that updating policies accordingly can show to users that their feedback and comments are taken seriously.
- Promoting Excellent Service: Establishing Core Competencies in Training Student Employees
- This presentation provides an overview of the University of North Texas Libraries Access Services training plan for student employees.
- Toward an understanding of Data Literacy Needs in Community Colleges: A Conceptual Framework
- Poster focuses on developing a conceptual framework to understand data literacy needs in community colleges. The authors propose a framework for studying data literacy by conceptualizing data literacy and explicating the core content and competencies associated with it. It was presented at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This work is part of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant.
- Book Review: Texts Related to Survival of Consciousness
- Review outlining the various range of scholarly and non-scholarly characterizations regarding the survival of human consciousness after death by analyzing four books on the topic: "Science and the Near-Death Experience: How Consciousness Survives Death" (Chris Carter); "The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next!" (Roberta Grimes); "The Science of Life after Death: New Research Shows Human Consciousness Lives On" (Stephen Hawley Martin); and "There is Life after Death: Compelling Reports from Those Who Have Glimpsed the Afterlife" (Roy Abraham Varghese).
- Rhapsody in Green: ETDs at the University of North Texas
- This presentation discusses electronic theses and dissertations at the University of North Texas (UNT). UNT began mandatory ETDs for both theses and dissertations in fall 1999, making it the 3rd institution in the world to go "electronic" in this way. There have been challenges along the way, but from the very beginning there has been a close and cordial relationship between the Grad School and the Libraries which serves to "book end" the student's ETD experience in a meaningful and productive way. During this session, UNT's ETD process from start to finish will be explained, especially the ways in which the Grad School and the Libraries work together to enhance the lifecycle management of students' research output at UNT.
- Riding the Restriction Wave at the University of North Texas: Comparing IR and ProQuest Embargoes
- Presentation for United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertations Association (USETDA) conference. The authors discuss comparing institutional repository and ProQuest embargoes.
- Filling the Gap: A Focus on Accessibility and Curriculum in Equipment Lending
- Presentation discussing the steps taken to create a new circulating collection of equipment items, from needs assessment and item selection to circulation and promotion. Best practices for cataloging, circulation, and item storage will be discussed. Presenters share a LibGuide created to enhance the discoverability of the collection and discuss decisions made about content and format. The presenters also highlight project successes, as well as some of the challenges faced and lessons learned. It was presented at the 2022 Access Services Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Leveraging Collaboration and Peer-to- Peer Strategies to Expand Outreach Efforts
- Presentation highlighting changes made in the University of North Texas Libraries' Access Services Department to address changing workflows and service demands, including reallocating duties to create a position that focuses on outreach and programming for the department.
- pywb at UNT Libraries
- Presentation on the UNT Libraries' migration from OpenWayback to pywb for web archiving. It was presented at the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) Technical Speaker Series: pywb Webinar held virtually on March 30, 2022.
- Beyond Google: Promoting Digitized Primary Sources in First-Year Writing
- This presentation discusses promoting digitized primary sources in research. Topics include the background and interest in the subject, key term definitions, examples of items and usage, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) K-12 teaching resources, and FYC application.
- Community Newspaper Preservation: One page at a time
- Presented at the 2017 International Digital Preservation Day. This presentation discusses the preservation of the Aransas Pass Progress newspaper prior to Hurricane Harvey.
- Documenting Institutional Knowledge Through TRAC Self Audit: Case Study
- Presented at the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This presentation explores the Trusted Repository Audit and Checklist through the lens of contextual dimensions within knowledge management, using the case study of the University of North Texas Libraries.
- History 9-1-1: How University of North Texas Libraries Save Newspaper Runs through the Texas Digital Newspaper Program
- Presentation for the 2018 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions International News Media Conference. This presentation describes how the Texas Digital Newspaper Program partners with other libraries and museum to preserve materials, and how this can act as a safeguard after natural disasters in the area.
- The Portal to Texas History: Walking in the Footprints of History
- Presentation for the Cedar Hill Genealogy Society. This presentation describes how The Portal to Texas History can facilitate genealogical research.
- Preserving History By Building Access: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program
- Presentation on how to build digital newspaper collections via the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) on The Portal to Texas History. It highlights grant opportunities that are available to support libraries in building access to their newspapers and demonstrates how to use the digital newspaper collections. It was presented at the Texas Library Association District 9 Fall 2020 meeting held virtually on October 29, 2020.
- Taking Your Students Through Time: By Traveling Through Newspapers
- Presentation introducing the Texas Digital Newspaper Program and providing possible uses for it in the classroom. It was presented for the Fall 2020 HIST 4750.001, Social Studies Teaching Methods, course.
- Texas Digital newspapers: Newspaper Preservation and DH Projects
- This presentation provides an overview of the Texas Digital Newspaper Program and includes examples of digital humanities projects utilizing the program.
- Defining What Preservation Through Access Means in Digitizing Community Newspapers
- Poster presented at the 2012 NTLP Annual Conference on Library Technology. This poster discusses what preservation through access means in digitizing community newspapers.
- Our Users, Our Selves: Evaluating user experience on The Portal to Texas History
- Presentation for the 2018 Texas Library Association Annual Conference. This presentation describes the development and results of a usability study to understand how users navigate The Portal to Texas History.
- Laying the Groundwork for Newspaper Preservation through Collaboration and Communication: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program
- This paper discusses the history of the Texas Digital Newspaper Program and associated digital newspaper initiatives at the University of North Texas Libraries.
- Newspaper Preservation through Collaboration and Communication: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program
- Presentation discussing the history and background, external support, communication, technology, and workflow of The Texas Digital Newspaper Program at the University of North Texas Libraries.
- Research from Many Angles: Evaluating Usage and Impact of Digital Newspapers in the Texas Digital Newspaper Program
- Paper for the 2014 IFLA International Newspapers Conference. This paper discusses evaluating usage and impact of digital newspapers in the Texas Digital Newspapers Program (TDNP).