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In Search of Charles B. Ward [Presentation Notes]

Description: Notes accompanying a presentation for the 2014 Digital Frontiers Annual Conference. The notes and presentation discuss Charles B. Ward (1864-1917) and include a biography and further implications for biography and musical reception history through resources originally created with different purposes in mind.
Date: September 18, 2014
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
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Appendix A: Preservation Business Model

Description: This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix includes the 2010-2013 Strategic Plan which highlights the Educopia institute's strengths and achievements to date and details the strategic planning process. Specifically this strategic plan declares Educopia institute's: Mission statement, Vision, Three Critical Challenges, and Six Programmatic Goals (with objectives and strategies).
Date: March 13, 2012
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Skinner, Katherine; Walters, Tyler & Schultz, Matt
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Appendix B: MetaArchive-SRB Transfer

Description: This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix document is a report on the status of a two-phase transfer test being carried out between the MetaArchive Cooperative and Chronopolis. These tests aim to demonstrate a proof-of-concept that the MetaArchive network may use Chronopolis's data grid preservation service as an exit strategy in the event that either MetaArchive or LOCKSS becomes unsustainable in the future.
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Skinner, Katherine; Walters, Tyler & Schultz, Matt
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Appendix C: MetaArchive-iRODS Transfer Prep

Description: This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix document describes the preparation of archival units residing on a LOCKSS file system that have been designated for packaging and exchange with a non-LOCKSS-based preservation environment-in this case an iRODS grid-based environment.
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Skinner, Katherine; Walters, Tyler & Schultz, Matt
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Appendix D: LOCKSSBAGGER Tool

Description: This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix document describes tools. These tools are designed to facilitate the transfer of data contained within a number of LOCKSS archival units and packaged into bags. The bags are then transferred to the iRODS grid. The user has the option of creating and sending filled bags, or holey bags. The primary tools are written in Python, and make use of the iRODS command line utilities for data transfer.
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Skinner, Katherine; Walters, Tyler & Schultz, Matt
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Appendix E: MetaArchive-iRODS Transfer

Description: This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix document describes an automation process that involved the sending of a Folger Shakespeare Library collection (246 archival units measuring 1.3TB) hosted on a University of North Texas (UNT) LOCKSS cache to a storage resource hosted by Chronopolis at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC).
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Skinner, Katherine; Walters, Tyler & Schultz, Matt
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Appendix F: MetaArchive Microservices

Description: This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. The purpose of this document is to explain the PREMIS Event microservice as prototyped for the MetaArchive Cooperative, primarily from a developer's standpoint. The document will attempt to explain the purpose of the microservice, the underlying principles on which it operates, and a practical example of its usage. The MetaArchive has installed all of the components needed to deploy this microservice and looks forward to opportunities to expe… more
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Skinner, Katherine; Walters, Tyler & Schultz, Matt
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Appendix G: Contingency Plan Outline

Description: This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. In this appendix, the policy statements address the general requirements and procedures related to the enactment and handling of the MetaArchive Contingency Plan.
Date: November 9, 2011
Creator: Halbert, Martin; Hartman, Cathy Nelson; Skinner, Katherine; Walters, Tyler & Schultz, Matt
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Using Students in Cataloging

Description: Presentation notes presented as part of a panel, "Utilizing Student Employees in the Cataloging Workflow," at the Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG) Annual Convention
Date: February 24, 2015
Creator: Harden, Jean, 1948-
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Increasing Student Success with Information Literacy & Student Learning Outcomes

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hardin, Gregory; Richardson, Jordan; Henson, Brea; Harker, Karen & Hargis, Carol
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[Notes] The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four-Year Study

Description: Notes for a presentation at the 2018 Texas Library Association. This text contains speaking notes for a presentation that reflects on a four-year study of data from a freshman level English composition course to examine possible correlations between participation in a library instruction session and student success.
Date: April 4, 2018
Creator: Hargis, Carol; Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
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Steps for Using the Worksheets for Evaluating Link Resolvers

Description: This worksheet accompanies a workshop presentation titled 'Is it really that bad? Verifying the extent of full-text linking problems', which discusses a methodology for addressing full-text linking problems.
Date: August 9, 2012
Creator: Harker, Karen
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Bibliography: Usage of E-books With Enriched Bibliographic Records

Description: This bibliography accompanies a presentation for the 2014 Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference. The bibliography contains citations for information related to the usage of e-books with enriched bibliographic records.
Date: March 2014
Creator: Harker, Karen & Sassen, Catherine
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Portal to Texas History Grant Materials

Description: 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.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Hartman, Cathy Nelson
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Designing Information Communities for the 3D Environment

Description: 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.
Date: 2002
Creator: Hastings, Samantha Kelly; Rowe, Timothy; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Lewis, Elise; Noot, Walter; Arroyo, Miguel Morales et al.
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Aquiline Books: Mock operating budget for fiscal year 2019

Description: Handout presented for the 2018 Association of University Presses Annual Meeting. This text contains a mock operating budget for Aquiline Books, a University of North Texas Libraries publishing service.
Date: June 17, 2018
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
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Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma: Application Cover Page and Narrative for Grant Application for Humanities Open Book Program

Description: This two-year project, led by the University of North Texas Libraries, will broaden access to 141 books selected by one of three publishers or by the UNT Libraries for their relevance to the history of Texas and Oklahoma. It will also broaden access to five humanities-related books to be selected once the grant starts. Those books not yet available online through the Gateway to Oklahoma History, Portal to Texas History, or UNT Digital Library websites will be digitized, with full-text searching… more
Date: June 2015
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
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Grant Proposal: Developing a Data Trust for Open Access Ebook Usage

Description: Grant proposal narrative for a project to build a pilot data trust related to usage of open access (OA) monographs that will allow authors and institutions to analyze the data in a secured system. Includes appendices for principal related efforts, curriculum vitae for the principal investigators, descriptions for positions that will be hired with grant funds, budget information, and meeting agendas.
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
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Publishing by Academic Libraries

Description: Presentation text for the 2015 Open Access Symposium discussing publishing by academic libraries.
Date: May 18, 2015
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
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University of North Texas Libraries Land Acknowledgment Creation Guide

Description: This document is intended to be a resource for library employees who wish to create a land acknowledgment for various aspects of their work. Creating land acknowledgments is not required, and they represent the perspective of the individual not the libraries or university.
Date: June 24, 2021
Creator: Henson, Brea & Evans, Kelly
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