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- Abstract for the AMS Southwest Chapter’s April 11, 2015 Spring Conference
- This is an abstract for a presentation that was given at the American Musicological Society Southwest Chapter's Spring Conference on April 11th, 2015. The presentation was given alongside a poster display. This abstract highlights Serge Jaroff's Don Cossack Choir, which was founded at a Turkish concentration camp in 1921, and went on to perform around the world. This abstract gives details on the history of the choir and the type of concerts that Jaroff gave. In addition, it explains the lack of scholarly attention that Jaroff and his choir have received.
- Increasing Student Success with Information Literacy & Student Learning Outcomes
- This handout was created as part of the Information Literacy Initiative at the University of North Texas Libraries. The team conducted curriculum mapping project to improve UNT students' critical thinking and ability to use information effectively.
- Anderson, Sascha: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
- Encyclopedia article discussing writer Sascha Anderson.
- Braun, Volker: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
- Encyclopedia article discussing writer Volker Braun.
- Erb, Elke: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
- Encyclopedia article discussing writer Elke Erb.
- Kolbe, Uwe: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
- Encyclopedia article discussing writer Uwe Kolbe.
- Kunze, Reiner: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
- Encyclopedia article discussing writer Reiner Kunze.
- Reichart, Elisabeth: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
- Encyclopedia article discussing writer Elisabeth Reichart.
- Schedlinski, Rainer: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
- Encyclopedia article discussing writer Rainer Schedlinski.
- Peter Huchel 1903-1981: From "Encyclopedia of German Literature"
- Encyclopedia article discussing writer Peter Huchel.
- Metadata: A Networked Information Strategy to Improve Access to and Management of Government Information
- This document is part of a Government Information Quarterly Special Issue. The author serves as the editor of this issue focusing on the use of metadata as a strategy to improve access to and management of electronic government information. Contributions by writers address federal and state metadata activities and issues.
- SQL Data Analysis Procedures to Create Aggregate and Candidate Record Groups on Sample of Decomposed MARC Records Phase 1 Testing
- This document describes the data analysis procedures developed to create the Aggregate and Candidate Record Groups using SQL statements. This is the preliminary version of these procedures tested and validated on a sample of decomposed MARC records. (For a description of how the MARC records were decomposed see the Z-Interop document, Decomposing MARC 21 Records for Analysis. A subsequent version may be necessary as the authors move to the procedures for the entire file of decomposed records.
- Data Normalization Procedures on Decomposed MARC 21 Records
- In this document, the authors present some aspects of data normalization of the decomposed records to improve the results of analysis. The data normalization processes use pattern-matching techniques to eliminate and/or generalize anomalous characters and terms. Since the unit of analysis in preparing the test dataset of 400,000 MARC 21 records is a "word," there was a need for data normalization to provide reliability in the subsequent analysis.
- ZDoctor Report of SIRSI Indexing Policies for Interoperability Testing: Phase 1 Testing
- This document discusses phase 1 of interoperability testing as part of the Z-Interop project.
- Designing Information Communities for the 3D Environment
- This abstract describes a panel presentation for the 2002 ASIS&T Annual Conference. The panel provides a summary of current research efforts in 3D imaging technologies, including how metadata fit into the panorama of building information communities.
- Indexing Guidelines to Support Z39.50 Profile Searches
- This document provides guidelines for indexing MARC 21 records to support a set of searches using Z39.50. The Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed Project (Z-Interop) uses these guidelines to index the 400,000 MARC 21 records that comprise the Z-Interop reference implementation of the Z39.50 server and online catalog.
- Z-Interop Interoperability Testing Policies and Procedures: Phase 1 Testing
- This document provides an overview and the details of policies and procedures of the Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed Project (referred to as Z-Interop). Specifically, the document lays out the responsibilities and obligations of the Z-Interop testbed and the organizations that participate in interoperability testing. For purposes of this document, Z-Interop staff refers to all members of the Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed Project. Z-Interop participant refers to an individual or organization who tests its Z39.50 client or Z39.50 server through the Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed.
- Portal to Texas History Grant Materials
- These grant materials were prepared to create the Portal to Texas History a project funded by the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (TIF) to create a gateway to historic materials. The Award funded the creation and first iteration of The Portal to Texas History. The project was funded for $197,410.
- Decomposing MARC 21 Records for Analysis
- This document discusses decomposing MARC 21 records for analysis. To prepare the test dataset of the 1% sample of MARC 21 records from the WorldCat database for use in the Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed, the authors need to be able to efficiently analyze the records to determine relevant records to be returned for a set of test searches. The first step in that analysis is to determine the occurrence of test search terms in specific records. This document describes the general approach for this analysis and identifies specifications for the analysis.
- Procedures for Issuing Test Searches from Z-Interop Testbed Participant's Z-Client: Phase 1
- This document describes the procedures that participants in the Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed (Z-Interop Participant) are to use when testing Z39.50 client (Z-client) applications. The testing of a Z-Interop reference implementation Z39.50 server. Specifically, the attribute combination and other query components (e.g., Boolean operators) are reviewed, and a report of the results will be prepared for each Z-Interop participant.
- No Longer Under Our Control: The Nature and Role of Standards in the 21st Century Library
- This lecture script examines the nature and role of standards for the emerging 21st century library. Given the dynamic character of the networked environment, when are standards appropriate and how can they be developed in a manner consistent with the volatility of information technologies and changing library services? What are the roles and responsibilities of standards developing organizations, technology vendors, content creators, and librarians for standards? Do local practices of libraries threaten standards-based resource sharing and resource access technologies? Can local needs be balanced with broader library community responsibilities, and how do standards affect this balance? The speaker's assumption is that adherence to standards has never been more critical, yet his implementation experience with Z39.50 and MARC suggests that the commitment to national and international standards by librarians, technology vendors, and content creators are often an example of good intentions rather than actual practice. This standards disconnect threatens the emerging 21st century library's ability to deliver fundamental services in appropriate ways to their users.
- Organizational History of The Portal to Texas History, 2004
- This two page document is a brief organizational history for The Portal to Texas History for 2004. This document was used for grant submissions to state or federal funding agencies, or private foundations. This document reflects on strategic directions for the program, as well as the number of collaborative partners for the Portal and the number of historic documents in the digital library.
- Common Threads in Research Across Disciplines: A Reflection
- Keynote address for the 2004 University Scholars Day delivered by Dr. Samuel Matteson. This keynote speaker discusses common threads of thought and practice that run through what is called "research."
- Project Work Plan Draft
- This document details a work plan to guide the planning and execution of a new phase of the Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed Project.
- Z39.50 Interoperability Testing Framework for Online Library Catalogs Using Radioactive MARC Records
- This document discusses a Z39.50 Interoperability Testing framework. In a first phase of the Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed, a large dataset of MARC records was used. In this work, the authors are exploring how a set of special, diagnostic MARC records can be developed and used to identify interoperability problems between a Z39.50 client and a Z39.50 server providing access to a database of bibliographic records supporting the search and retrieval functions of an online library catalog. The authors refer to these special, diagnostic records as radioactive MARC records. It discusses the various components and identifies the tasks related to developing and implementing the components.
- Lorenzo de Zavala Online: Empressario, Statesman & Texas Revolutionary Grant Materials
- These grant materials were prepared for a project funded by Humanities Texas to digitize materials from ten collaborative partners. The documents discuss the historical significance of Lorenzo de Zavala, the proposed materials for digitization, project goals, and publicity. A work plan details selection criteria for materials, the digitization process and scanning standards, translating Spanish materials, and long-term benefits of the project. The project was funded for $10,000.
- Z-Interop 2 Project Search and Record Data Requirements for Z39.50 Interoperability Testing Using Radioactive MARC Records
- This document is a draft version of the Z-Interop 2 project search and record data requirements for Z39.50 interoperability testing using radioactive MARC records.
- Creating Radioactive MARC Records and Z Queries Using the MARCdocs Database
- This document describes how the authors can extend a relational database of MARC documentation to store the appropriate information that will support the automatic generation of the special, diagnostic MARC records the authors will call radioactive MARC (RadMARC) records. The information contained in the database will also support the generation of the Z queries used in the interoperability testing.
- Organizational History of The Portal to Texas History, 2005
- This one page document is a brief organizational history for The Portal to Texas History for 2005. This document was used for grant submissions to state or federal funding agencies, or private foundations. This document reflects on strategic directions for the program, as well as the number of collaborative partners for the Portal and the number of historic documents in the digital library.
- Radioactive MARC Records Specifications
- This document provides the preliminary specifications for the different RadMARC records to be created for use in the Z-Interop2 interoperability testbed. Experience with these records may result in revisions to the specifications.
- Setting That Record Straight: Revised Program Notes for Sounds of New Music, Smithsonian Recordings
- Revised program notes for the recording "Sounds of New Music" produced by Smithsonian Recordings. The document includes an introduction, a list of relevant formats and associated OCLC numbers to which the notes correspond, and a brief description of each piece appearing on the recording.
- Deaf Smith County: Frontier Communities of the Llano Estacado Grant Materials
- These grant materials were prepared for a project funded by Humanities Texas to digitize materials from the Deaf Smith County Library. The collection represented a wealth of primary source images that document the people, places and culture of Hereford and the surrounding county. A work plan details the digitization process and scanning standards, developing a lesson plan, and long-term benefits of the project. The project was funded for $5,000.
- Creation and Evolution: What Should We Teach?
- Keynote address for the 2005 University of Scholars Day delivered by Dr. Eugenie C. Scott. This keynote speaker discusses an overview of the foundations of the creation/evolution debate in the United States today.
- Content Producer Interview Questionnaire
- This document is an interview, questionnaire for the Web-at-Risk project. The purpose of this interview is to explore the issues information publishers or content producers have regarding web archives. The purpose of this discussion is to elicit the needs and thoughts of the users regarding web archives of materials created by a third party, such as a universal library.
- End User Interview Questionnaire
- This document is the end user interview questionnaire used for the Web-at-Risk project. It includes instructions for the interviewer, key concepts, and digital archive examples along with the questions to be asked.
- Focus Group Discussion Guide
- This document is part of the Web-at-Risk project. This is the focus group discussion guide used for the project. The purpose of the questions included in this guide are to create a comfortable atmosphere in which people feel valued for their participation, to establish the context for the discussion, and to provide the facilitator with information about the group.
- Focus Group Participant Questionnaire
- This document is part of the Web-at-Risk project. This is the focus group participant questionnaire and lists seven questions for participants to answer.
- Needs Assessment Survey
- This document is part of the Web-at-Risk project. This is the needs assessment survey for the project. The purpose of this assessment is twofold: (1) to identify curator and end-user needs that impact the collection development process for web archives, and (2) To identify the requirements for the Curator User Interface (CUI) to the web crawler and associated tools in the areas of content crawling, crawl progress monitoring, crawl quality assessment, management and description of crawled content, searching and browsing of crawled content, and preservation of crawled content.
- Research Consent Form: Focus Groups and End User Interviews
- This document is a consent form for focus groups and end users for the Web-at-Risk project. This consent form describes the purpose of the study, the description of the study, the procedures used, and the risks and benefits to users.
- My Texas History Notebook: Interactive Lesson Plans for Fourth and Seventh Grade - Grant Materials
- These grant materials were prepared for a project funded by Humanities Texas to develop and present online lesson plans that incorporate the interactive notebook style of learning. This method of teaching combines three pivotal concepts in educational research: spiral curriculum theory, multiple intelligences, and cooperative interaction. This problem-based learning system incorporates preview assignments, multiple intelligences teaching strategies, graphically organized notes, and processing assignments that require students to demonstrate their knowledge. The documents explore the research and methodology behind this style of pedagogy, and the elements of an interactive notebook. A work plan details how the project would work with master teachers to develop this curriculum. The project was funded for $7,200.
- The Future of Democracy in the Middle East
- Keynote address for the 2006 University Scholars Day delivered by Dr. Emile Sahliyeh. This keynote speaker discusses major reasons and issues relating to the lack of democratization in the Middle East to date.
- Lone Star Ink: Exploring Texas through Historic Newspapers, 1880-1910: Grant Materials
- These grant materials were prepared for the National Digital Newspaper Program, a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to provide access to historic American Newspapers. The Library of Congress serves as the technical adviser for the NDNP. NEH designated this proposal a “We the People” grant, and it was provided by NEH as an example grant in the following year’s grant round. The award funded digitization of Texas historical newspapers. For the grant, UNT served as the lead institution with partners at the Center for American History at the University of Texas, and Texas Tech University. This proposal was funded for $397,552.
- Eighteenth-Century Women Novelists at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century
- This bibliography provides an overview of eighteenth-century women authors at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
- Organizational History of The Portal to Texas History, 2007
- This document is a brief organizational history for The Portal to Texas History for 2007. This document was used for grant submissions to state or federal funding agencies, or private foundations. This document reflects on strategic directions for the program, as well as the number of collaborative partners for the Portal, the number of historic documents in the digital library, and key project staff members.
- Supporting Information: Thermochemical studies on 3-methylquinoxaline-2-carboxamide 1,4-dioxide derivatives: enthalpies of formation and of (N-O) bond dissociation
- This document includes supplemental material to an article titled "Thermochemical studies on 3-methylquinoxaline-2-carboxamide 1,4-dioxide derivatives: enthalpies of formation and of (N-O) bond dissociation," published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
- Supplemental Material: Enthalpy of Solvation Correlations for Gaseous Solutes Dissolved in Benzene and in Alkane Solvents Based on the Abraham Model
- This document includes supplemental material to an article titled "Enthalpy of solvation correlations for gaseous solutes dissolved in benzene and in alkane solvents based on the Abraham model," published in QSAR & Combinatorial Science.
- Understanding the Development of the Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems Using Avian Models
- Keynote address for the 2007 University Scholars Day delivered by Dr. Edward Dzialowski, This keynote speaker discusses the development of respiratory and cardiovascular systems using avian models.
- Supplemental Material: Enthalpy of Solvation Correlations for Gaseous Solutes Dissolved in Linear Alkanes (C5 thru C16) Based on the Abraham Model
- This document includes supplemental material to an article titled "Enthalpy of solvation correlations for gaseous solutes dissolved in linear alkanes (C5 thru C16) based on the Abraham model," published in QSAR & Combinatorial Science.
- Technical Memorandum: Lewisville Lake Watershed Protection and Management Strategies
- With a current population of just over half a million and a 2030 projected population of approximately one million, expansion throughout Denton County shows no sign of slowing down (NCTCOG). Increasingly, freshwater resources are also facing increased pressure from this urban expansion. Effective assessment and management techniques are necessary to protect the diversity of ecosystem services found within fluvial ecosystems and to mitigate current and future conditions of environmental stressor amplified by urban development. The use of various spatial analysis techniques in environmental assessment present more expedient, cost effective, and broader ranging methods of evaluation than traditional field techniques. One such novel evaluation technique is the Water Quality Corridor Management (WQCM) model, developed by the University of North Texas in cooperation with the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD). The WQCM model is a geospatial database that utilizes GIS and remote sensing techniques to assess and prioritize stream reaches according to their overall health and sustainability. This project assessed the viability of the WQCM model in reviewing the status of stream systems, and ultimately, established an accurate mechanism for evaluating the stream corridor and surface water quality draining into Lewisville Lake, a popular recreation site and drinking water source for the urbanizing Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan area.
- Supplemental Material: Enthalpy of Solvation Correlations for Gaseous Solutes Dissolved in Alcohol Solvents Based on the Abraham Model
- This document includes supplemental material to an article titled "Enthalpy of solvation correlations for gaseous solutes dissolved in alcohol solvents based on the Abraham model," published in QSAR & Combinatorial Science.