Atrazine Monitoring and Modeling in the Lake Lavon Watershed
Date: August 2001
Creator: Atkinson, Samuel F.; Waller, William T.; Dickson, Kenneth L.; Sanmanee, Sirichai & Moreno, Maria C.
Description: This report describes a study to identify the distribution and extent of areas potentially at risk for atrazine (a broad leaf weedkiller) runoff in the Lake Lavon watershed, which is a major water supply for the Dallas area. The report presents the results of the study and makes recommendations for how information can be used in a cost-effective watershed atrazine reduction strategy.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29479/
Avoiding the Calf-Path: Digital Preservation Readiness for Growing Collections and Distributed Preservation Networks
Date: 2009
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Skinner, Katherine & McMillan, Gail
Description: This paper discusses digital preservation readiness for growing collections and distributed preservation networks. Abstract: Over the past six years, the members of the MetaArchive Cooperative have worked to identify a series of best practices for distributed digital preservation readiness. These best practices can benefit ongoing initiatives as well as start-up programs which have not yet established regular procedures and standards for directory structures, metadata, and file naming conventions. The authors document what they term the "calf-path syndrome", the way in which early strides in an organization's digitization work may create a legacy that is detrimental to the preservation readiness of their growing digital collections. The authors share relatively simple principles and guidelines for such programs that can greatly improve the subsequent likelihood of implementing successful distributed digital preservation programs.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc78317/
Best Practices for Librarians Embedded in Online Courses
Date: 2010
Creator: Hoffman, Starr & Ramin, Lilly
Description: This article discusses embedded librarian services. Abstract: Academic librarians interested in collaborating with faculty in online courses often express questions about their role, level of involvement, and activities. This article provides a list of best practices to guide those developing embedded librarian services. The practices are drawn from a review of the literature, as case study of one embedded librarian's experiences, and a mixed methods study of embedded librarianship at six institutions. The resulting best practices will help embedded librarians collaborate effectively with faculty to create a positive learning experience for distance students.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67620/
Better Guidelines, Better Functionality: How Metadata Supports the Cycle of System Improvement at the University of North Texas
Date: October 22, 2010
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Description: This presentation discusses how the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Projects Unit established their metadata guidelines and how the guidelines work to support The Portal to Texas History and the University of North Texas Digital Library.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29305/
Better Guidelines, Better Functionality: How Metadata Supports the Cycle of System Improvement at the University of North Texas
Date: 2010
Creator: Tarver, Hannah
Description: This paper discusses how metadata supports the cycle of system improvements at the University of North Texas (UNT). The UNT Libraries recently revised their Metadata Input Guidelines in order to improve usability and accessibility for metadata writers, and to enhance the quality of metadata that drives new features in their digital systems. This paper describes important considerations in the revision process and also demonstrates the relationship between quality metadata and system functionality that ultimately benefits both metadata creators and system end-users.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29323/
Beyond Google: Promoting Digitized Primary Sources in First-Year Writing
Date: March 15, 2013
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
Description: 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.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc155618/
Bibliography for "Encouraging Research and Publication among Academic Librarians"
Date: June 2013
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Description: This bibliography accompanies a presentation for the Library Management Institute summer conference. This bibliography contains citations for information related to encouraging research and publication among academic librarians.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc157285/
Bibliography for "Fostering a Culture of Research and Publication in Academic Libraries"
Date: July 2012
Creator: Sassen, Catherine & Wahl, Diane
Description: This bibliography accompanies a presentation for the Library Management Institute summer conference. This bibliography contains citations for information related to fostering a culture of research and publications in academic libraries.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc86940/
Biography indexes reviewed
Date: September 2012
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Description: This article discusses biography indexes. The author discusses index characteristics considered significant by book reviewers of biographies, drawing on reviews excerpted in the 'Reviewed elsewhere' column of Biography.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103252/
Book Reviews in an Electronic Age
Date: August 2012
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler; Heil, Kathy & Wiest, Natalie H., 1948-
Description: This poster discusses book reviews in the electronic age. Book reviews can serve a number of important functions. They can be an aid to collection development. Reviews published in scientific journals also serve to keep scientists informed in their field. The authors looked at book reviews in marine and aquatic journals to gain insight into the characteristics of the reviews, such as length, assessment, evaluation level, recommendations, etc. and their value to librarians and research.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130191/