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- White Paper: Redefining Collection Development at University of North Texas Libraries
- Paper discussing a proposal for redefining collection development at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries.
- Just-in-Time: Redefining Your Collection Development Philosophy
- Presentation given at the Texas Library Association (TLA) Annual Conference in April 2015. The presentation centers on the University of North Texas Libraries, highlighting their issues in collection development, and steps that were taken to combat those issues. This presentation also displays information on UNT Libraries' "ABCD" Philosophy or Access-Based Collection Development Philosophy. Additionally, the implementation of a new plan, the evaluation of the plan, the challenges, and benefits are all outlined.
- Integrated Collection Development for the 21st Century
- This presentation discusses the adoption of a new collection development method implemented by University of North Texas Libraries to better respond to emerging acquisitions models, unstable budgets, and the evolving scholarly communications landscape.
- Managing Change Through Teamwork: UNT Libraries' Transition to Access-Based Collection Development
- Presentation contains information on University of North Texas Libraries' move to increase access-based collection development. The presentation includes a plan that will increase collaboration between internal and external library employees in order to prevent the furthering of silos between Public Services and Technical Services. The presentation also mentions tips on structure, implementation tools, organization, and information sharing. This presentation was given at the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference on Friday, August 7th, 2015.
- Subject-Based Collection Evaluation: Context, Assessment Strategies, and Enhancement
- This presentation discusses how the UNT Libraries approaches collection assessment and its follow-up actions. It covers the nature of collection evaluation in libraries in general and how UNT's assessment strategy that employs a subject-oriented perspective in particular.
- No Dust in the Stacks: Creating a Customized Local Serials Collection on the Fly
- Poster presented at the 2014 Charleston Annual Library Conference. This poster discusses creating a customized local serials collection on the fly.
- Sample Core Journal List Spreadsheet
- Spreadsheet document accompanying a poster for the 2014 Charleston Annual Library Conference. This spreadsheet is a sample of a core journal list for specialized or small academic libraries.
- Fear of Negative Evaluation: Differences amongst librarians
- Article on the fear of negative evaluation and differences amongst librarians.
- Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker as Sole Diabetes Educator: Comparison of CoDE with Similar Culturally Appropriate Interventions
- Article discussing the effectiveness of a community health worker as sole diabetes educator.
- It's in the Bag--Creating Sustainability in the Faculty Book Delivery Service: Final Report
- This report documents the It's in the Bag--Creating Sustainability in the Faculty Book Delivery Service project funded through the 2017 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes the It's in the Bag--Creating Sustainability in the Faculty Book Delivery Service project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
- CSLA Gets Social with Facebook and Twitter
- Presentation for the 2013 Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA) Annual Conference. Timely CSLA information is available through social media and provides members another avenue of communication. This presentation discusses how easy it is for members to learn to use Twitter and Facebook for keeping up to date on library issues and promoting libraries.
- "Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated:" Findings from the TEI in Libraries Survey
- Article on the findings of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) survey of text encoding practices in libraries.
- Preface to the Proceedings of the University of North Texas Department of Anthropology 2010 National Science Foundation Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
- Introduction to the proceedings of the University of North Texas Department of Anthropology 2010 National Science Foundation Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates, featured in the 2010 edition of The Eagle Feather.
- Digitizing Historic Architecture: The Texas Historical Commission's Architectural Photography Archive
- Presentation for the 2015 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses digitizing historic architecture and the Texas Historical Commission's architectural photography archive.
- Report on Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference, March 8–11, 2020, Austin, Texas
- Article reporting on a selection of presentations from the 2020 Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference.
- With great power comes great responsibility: Libraries & publishers providing accessible content
- Article reporting on a panel session of the same title from the Charleston Conference 2021. The panelists revealed how their organizations implemented accessibility initiatives that provide print disabled users with greater access to online content, and the author provides an overview of their discussion.
- Collaborative Clusters: Rethinking User Needs and Breaking Down Barriers
- University of North Texas Libraries established an innovative centralized system designed to increase transparency, evidence-based decision-making, and user-centeredness. A series of internal focus groups have revealed that traditional structures continue to silo and homogenize collections. How can libraries better design electronic collections to serve the needs of underserved users? It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries conference held on March 8-11, 2021.
- Crossing State Lines For Collaborative Newspaper Digitization: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
- This presentation discusses a collaborative project between the Oklahoma Historical Society and the University of North Texas (UNT) to digitize all of the pre-1923 newspapers in the Oklahoma Historical Society's collection. The project involved building The Gateway to Oklahoma History, which allows easy access to newspapers for students, researchers, and journalists.
- Preface to the Proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology at the University of North Texas
- Introduction to the proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology, as published in the 2008 edition of The Eagle Feather.
- Preface to the Proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology at the University of North Texas
- Introduction to the special section featuring the proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology in the 2009 edition of the Eagle Feather.
- Relevance Criteria and Online Video
- This report documents the Relevance Criteria and Online Video project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant funded by the UNT Libraries. The final report briefly describes the Relevance Criteria and Online Video project activities, budget, and outcomes.
- [Tackling Toxicity.] Appendix A: Survey questions
- This handout was presented along with a poster that presented the preliminary results from a survey of library employees on their experiences with toxic workplaces in libraries. This handout details the survey questions and the sources used to develop the survey. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
- [Tackling Toxicity.] Appendix B: Warning Signs - Looking in from the Outside
- This handout was presented along with a poster that presented the preliminary results from a survey of library employees on their experiences with toxic workplaces in libraries. This handout details signs to look for during interviews and suggested questions to ask to determine if their is a toxic workplace environment. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
- Tackling Toxicity: Predicting, Surviving, & Preventing Toxic Workplaces
- This poster presents preliminary results from a survey of library employees on their experiences with toxic workplaces in libraries. The poster includes the most-reported toxic behaviors, advice for employees and employers on how to manage or avoid a toxic workplace environment. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
- A Census of Game Collections in Libraries: Final Report
- This report documents the Census of Game Collections in Libraries project funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant. The project set out to collect data on games in libraries' collection, house the data in the UNT repository to make it available to anyone, and establish a process to complete more in the future. The final report briefly describes the project scope, activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and project continuity.
- "How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?": Assessing Information Interaction to Improve Library Collections and Services: Final Report
- This report documents the "How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" project funded through the 2016 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the "How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
- "How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" Assessing Information Interaction at the University of North Texas to Improve Library Collections and Services
- This presentation discusses the methodology and preliminary results of two usability studies – one on online video, and one on ebooks.
- Creating A Featured Book Display: Marrying old and new technologies
- This Tech Talk presentation describes the process used to select the individual works and the inspiration behind the solution to the problem - a physical representation of a digital object.
- Survey of Benchmarks in Metadata Quality
- Full-text of a Qualtrics survey preserving the original formatting and text, including background and consent. The questions are organized into four sections: [1] questions 2-8. information about respondents’ institutions and professional experience.; [2] questions 9-18. metadata practices and technology within repositories; [3] questions 19-21. metadata elements included (i.e., required, recommended, or optional) and elements that are evaluated within repositories; and [4] questions 22-26. implemented and aspirational metadata evaluation practices at respondents’ institutions.
- More Than Just a Job: Student Employee Success in Academic Libraries
- Presentation describes how being a student assistant at UNT Libraries impacted Holly Dolan. The presentation also includes perspectives from other student workers, as well as advice on how to improve library programs to ensure the success of student workers. This presentation was shown at the 2015 Texas Library Association Annual Conference.
- More Than Just a Job: Student Employee Success in Academic Libraries [Audio]
- Audio for presentation describing how being a student assistant at UNT Libraries impacted Holly Dolan. The presentation also includes perspectives from other student workers, as well as advice on how to improve library programs to ensure the success of student workers. This presentation was shown at the 2015 Texas Library Association Annual Conference.
- Introduction to the Special Section on Art History
- Introduction to the special section on art history featured in the 2011 edition of The Eagle Feather.
- Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships
- This paper focuses on how the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries was able to develop a successful partnership with the UNT Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) and move outside the Libraries’ normal sphere of influence to help create a patent internship program for students. The paper is published in the Texas Library Journal Special Edition for Summer 2020, and it was a contributed paper at the Texas Library Association 2020 Virtual Summer of Learning conference.
- Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships
- Video of the presentation "Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships," which focuses on how the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries was able to develop a successful partnership with the UNT Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) and move outside the Libraries’ normal sphere of influence to help create a patent internship program for students. It is a presentation for a contributed paper at the Texas Library Association 2020 Virtual Summer of Learning conference.
- Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships
- This presentation focuses on how the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries was able to develop a successful partnership with the UNT Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) and move outside the Libraries’ normal sphere of influence to help create a patent internship program for students. It is a presentation for a contributed paper at the Texas Library Association 2020 Virtual Summer of Learning conference.
- Bridging Connections: Mentoring and Being Mentored
- Poster presented at the 2017 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative meeting. This poster models the experiences of a mentor and mentee at international, state, and national organization levels.
- Teaching Information Literacy: A Performance Based Cycle
- This presentation discusses teaching information literacy and a project to assess student searching skills. It includes background information on the project, discusses the performance cycle of information literacy, active teaching, learning, and assessing, student navigation skills, and software and strategies.
- Enemies of History: Murderers of the Past
- This presentation is about a workshop for high school students. The workshop focused on preservation and how it relates to the study of history.
- Simple Ways to Add Active Learning to Your Library Instruction
- This paper discusses library instruction. Assessments are recommended to determine the effectiveness of student learning. This paper also discusses a project by the UNT Libraries' in which they developed software to assess library instruction, called Library Instruction Software for Assessment (LISA) and the outcome of that study.
- Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Article]
- Article exploring a collaboration between the University of North Texas' The Portal to Texas History and the Rosenberg Library to archive and provide digital, open access to Galveston's newspapers. It was published as part of the conference proceedings from 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) held in 2022.
- Student Use of Interactive Whiteboards in an Academic Library Setting
- 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 installed two Hitachi StarBoards in the new Collaboration and Learning Commons of the Eagle Commons Library for patrons to use independently. Casual observation suggests that although the StarBoards are popular, the patrons are making minimal use of their interactive functions. The authors propose a study of independent patron use of interactive whiteboards in an academic library setting.
- Student Use of Interactive Whiteboards in an Academic Library Setting
- In January 2011, the University of North Texas Libraries installed two Hitachi StarBoards in the new Collaboration and Learning Commons of the Eagle Commons Library for patrons to use independently. This presentation reports preliminary findings from a web survey on students use of smart technologies and interactive whiteboards at the University of North Texas Libraries.
- Preparation is Key: Lessons Learned from an ERMS Implementation
- This presentation discusses lessons learned from an Electronic Resource Management System (ERMS).
- Tracking Down the Problem: the development of a web-scale discovery troubleshooting workflow
- Presentation for the 2017 North American Serials Interest Group. This presentation discusses the implementation of an error reporting link within the Summon web-scale discovery service, and the resultant troubleshooting workflows, types of errors encountered, and causes of frequently encountered errors.
- Planning for the Budget-ocalypse: The Evolution of a Serials/ER Cancellation Methodology
- Presentation for the 2014 North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Annual Conference on the development of the University of North Texas (UNT)'s strategy for determining cancellations.
- Finding the Target: An Experiment in Benchmarking
- This article discusses a new method of evaluating purchasing decisions at the University of North Texas Libraries.
- Transparency on Journal Pricing - Make a List!
- This poster discusses the creation and value of UNT Libraries Serials Transparency List that contains the subscription pricing information they receive from publishers. The list promotes transparency in journal pricing and informed decision-making in collection development. It was presented at The Exchange an Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)/Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)/Library Leadership and Management (LLAMA) Collaboration held virtually on May 4, 6, & 8, 2020.
- Facilitating User Access through the Extraction of Documents from Digital Archives
- Poster presented at the 2019 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL-2019). This poster discusses about the University of North Texas' archive of government websites known as the CyberCemetery. The UNT Libraries have begun to extract documents embedded within the vast collection of web archives. Many of these documents include reports and transcripts from the various committees and agencies found in the collections. Through this project, the UNT Digital Library expands its role as a steward of digital resources in addition to making information easier to find.
- "Blow the Curtain Open": How Gene Hall and Leon Breeden Advanced the Legitimacy of Jazz in Music Education [Presentation]
- Presentation for the Jazz Education Network Fifth Annual Conference. This presentation discusses how Gene Hall and Leon Breeden advanced the legitimacy of jazz in music education.
- "Blow the Curtain Open": How Gene Hall and Leon Breeden Advanced the Legitimacy of Jazz in Music Education [Presentation Notes]
- Notes accompanying a presentation for the Jazz Education Network Fifth Annual Conference. These notes and the presentation discuss how Gene Hall and Leon Breeden advanced the legitimacy of jazz in music education.