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Cataloging for Makerspaces

Description: Although many school libraries include makerspaces, their catalogs do not always provide information about makerspace resources. Cataloging these resources can benefit school library users and staff in several ways. This article argues that how cataloging increases the visibility of the makerspace collection not only by making the items accessible for catalog users, but also facilitating browsing by collocating similar resources.
Date: 2019
Creator: Robson, Diane; Sassen, Catherine & Yanowski, Kevin
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Managing Sudden Loss

Description: Managers often face tough, emotional situations at work. One of the biggest is guiding employees and departments successfully through the loss of a coworker. Not only are there emotional components but there are also more technical and procedural responsibilities that may be overlooked. These facilities, technological, and human resources tasks need to be handled sensitively and in a timely manner. Remembering whom to contact, what property needs to be considered, and how to produce final paych… more
Date: 2019
Creator: Brannon, Sian; Yanowski, Kevin; Evans, Taylor & Leuzinger, Julie
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Scholarly Communications Librarian

Description: The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit is a thorough handbook designed to guide future academic librarians from library school through first several years. This chapter specifically focused on scholarly communications librarian, which is a relatively recent area of professional focus for academic librarians.
Date: 2019
Creator: Martin, John Edward
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book Chapter
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Survey of Benchmarks in Metadata Quality

Description: 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. … more
Date: 2019
Creator: Digital Library Federation. Assessment Interest Group. Metadata Working Group. Benchmarks Sub-Group.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Beyond “Set It and Forget It”: Proactively Managing Your EZproxy Server

Description: This article describes a half-day pre-conference workshop focused on the ins and outs of managing an EZproxy server. The presenter shared detailed information on how to use the EZproxy admin page to help reduce patrons’ barriers to access and identify potential security concerns. She also covered current topics of interest to the EZproxy community, such as how to modify database stanzas to support https.
Date: January 11, 2019
Creator: Rosenfeld, Jenny & Enoch, Todd
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Sustaining the Texas Digital Newspaper Program

Description: Presentation given at the Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG) conference 2019 held in Mexico City, Mexico. This presentation discusses the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) at the UNT Libraries and the process to enhance the sustainability of the program.
Date: February 13, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
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Identifying Gaps in Tools and Interfaces for Assessing Metadata Quality

Description: White paper discussing qualitative research conducted by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries regarding perceptions of quality by metadata creators and their managers. These perceptions of metadata quality are intended to identify gaps in tools and interfaces used to create metadata.
Date: February 19, 2019
Creator: Fox, Nathaniel T.; Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
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How Should You Publish?

Description: Presentation for the "Building an Open Textbook Publishing Program", the Open Textbook Publishing Winter Webinar Series 2019. This presentation focuses on the high-level decisions necessary when deciding how to offer a publishing service.
Date: February 20, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
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How Should You Publish?

Description: Recording of "Building an Open Textbook Publishing Program", the Open Textbook Publishing Winter Webinar Series 2019. This presentation focuses on the high-level decisions necessary when deciding how to offer a publishing service.
Date: February 20, 2019
Duration: 54 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
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Monitoring Usage of Open Access Long-Form Content

Description: Presentation for NISO Virtual Conference "Long Form Content: Ebooks, Print Volumes and the Concerns of Those Who Use Both." The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently funded a study of the landscape of usage data for open-access scholarly monographs and an investigation of the viability of creating a data trust for sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) will publish a final white paper that takes into account feed… more
Date: March 20, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Presentation

Cataloging Resources for School Librarians

Description: Presentation for the Texas Library Association (TLA- 2019) conference, sponsored by The Texas Association of School Librarians (TASL) Division. This presentation discusses about the available cataloging tools and resources with particular emphasis for School Librarians.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Hauser, Bonnie & Freiley, Melissa
Item Type: Refine your search to only Presentation

Building a Trusted Framework for Coordinating OA Monograph Usage Data

Description: Presentation for the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Spring 2019 Membership Meeting. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently funded a study of the landscape of usage data for open-access scholarly monographs and an investigation of the viability of creating a data trust for the sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group will publish a final white paper that takes into account feedback from the community during a… more
Date: April 8, 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Presentation
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Building a Trusted Framework for Coordinating OA Monograph Usage Data

Description: Presentation for the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Spring 2019 Membership Meeting. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently funded a study of the landscape of usage data for open-access scholarly monographs and an investigation of the viability of creating a data trust for the sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group will publish a final white paper that takes into account feedback from the community during a… more
Date: April 8, 2019
Duration: 19 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video

A New Approach to Academic Library Liaisons

Description: This presentation reviews  the University of North Texas approach to revamp the philosophy for, and means of supporting, subject librarians as they provide library services to the university community. Crafting a new philosophy of liaison librarianship can be both  an exciting and a daunting process. New models of service have emerged that offer exciting opportunities to improve librarian skill sets, clarify expectations  of subject librarians, standardize assessment of liaisons, and identify a… more
Date: April 17, 2019
Creator: Leuzinger, Julie & Condrey, Coby
Item Type: Refine your search to only Presentation
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Promoting Partnership and Interdisciplinarity for LIS Education

Description: Document proposal for a panel discussion at the Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium (MIRS-2019). There are five panelists listed with brief descriptions of their topics including the current landscape shaping the future of information, language and power in a global and digital world, partnership, interdiciplinarity, new challenges, as well as new opportunities for LIS research.
Date: April 27, 2019
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Zavalina, Oksana; Baker, Rose M. & Palmer, Alexis
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Promoting Partnership and Interdisciplinarity in Evolving LIS Education

Description: Panel presentation for The Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium (MIRS-2019). The panel brings together diverse stakeholders and explored the current landscape shaping the future of information, language and power in a global and digital world. The combined presentation slides offer summary of panelists' perspectives on partnership, interdiciplinarity, new challenges, as well as new opportunities for LIS research.
Date: April 27, 2019
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Zavalina, Oksana; Baker, Rose M.; Palmer, Alexis & Phillips, Mark Edward
Item Type: Refine your search to only Presentation
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