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Metadata Record Graphs for Six Collections from the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections

Description: Paper providing background and the entire processed, intermediary data used for network analysis research regarding metadata from the UNT Digital Collections. It includes background and contextual information to reuse the data and provides complete datasets for metadata in six selected collections: the College of Music Recordings, Technical Report Archive and Image Library, the Texas Patents Collection, Texas State Publications, UNT Theses and Dissertations, and the University Photography Coll… more
Date: August 15, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Tarver, Hannah & Zavalina, Oksana
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Modular Curation for ETD Repositories

Description: This paper discusses the Lifecycle Management of ETDs project led by the University of North Texas (UNT) and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This paper explains the research methodology the project took to evaluate these various tools, IRs and related submission systems; share findings; and discuss how these findings have solidified implementation improvements for the above mentioned curation technologies (Clam, AV, JHOVE/JHOVE2, DROID & FITS).
Date: July 11, 2013
Creator: Schultz, Matt; Eisenhauer, Stephen & Krabbenhoeft, Nick
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Organizational Alignment

Description: This paper discusses organizational alignment and digital preservation.
Date: May 23, 2011
Creator: Angevaare, Inge; Gallinger, Michelle; Anderson, Martha; Giaretta, David & Halbert, Martin

The Origins of SIG-III and Its 30 Years' Journey: Visions and Reflections

Description: This paper discusses the origins of the Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) and its early years.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Carbo, Toni; Caidi, Nadia; Gruzd, Anatoliy & Rorissa, Abebe
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Patron Driven Acquisitions: Or I Wish I Knew Then...

Description: This paper accompanies a poster presentation on patron driven acquisitions. The ups and downs of initiating and assessing a patron acquisitions program at the University of North Texas (UNT) will be highlighted. Emphasis will be placed on changing the philosophy of collection development, how to start the program (through a jobber or direct), coordinating print and electronic acquisitions processes, and assessing the first year's purchases.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler & Harker, Karen
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PREMIS Event Service

Description: This paper discusses the PREMIS Event Service. The University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries have created a digital library infrastructure that is designed using the Curation Micro Services methodology for building repositories. Based on modular components designed for reuse and re-configuration the authors propose a general-purpose preservation event logging system using the PREMIS Event and Agent data model. An example implementation developed with the Django Web framework and employing RESTf… more
Date: June 9, 2011
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Schultz, Matt & Nordstrom, Kurt
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Prospects for Research Data Management

Description: Paper included in a report for the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) on research data management and the DataRes Project. This chapter highlights some of the most provocative findings of the DataRes Project on the topic of research data management in higher education and possible scenarios for the future and the implications of these scenarios.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Halbert, Martin
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Research Data Management in Policy and Practice: The DataRes Project

Description: 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.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Stark, Shannon; Halbert, Martin & Moen, William E.
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Rethinking How We Pay for Scholarly Monographs

Description: Paper presented as a keynote address for the 2015 Reinventing University Publishing Symposium. This paper discusses rethinking how we pay for scholarly monographs.
Date: March 18, 2015
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
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Rethinking How We Pay for Scholarly Monographs

Description: Paper for an invited presentation at a 2015 meeting of the Southwest Area Theological Library Association (SWATLA). This paper discusses rethinking how we pay for scholarly monographs.
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
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Student Use of Interactive Whiteboards in an Academic Library Setting

Description: The interactive whiteboard is a learning technology that was introduced in the early 1990s, with the most commonly known product being the SMART Board from SMART Technologies. The main market for interactive whiteboards has been elementary schools, but other markets include secondary schools, higher education, libraries, and businesses. Librarians use the technology to enhance active learning and collaboration in instruction sessions. In January 2011, the University of North Texas Libraries ins… more
Date: April 2012
Creator: Elizondo, Yvette & O'Toole, Erin
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