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After the Harvest: Preservation, Access, and Researcher Services for the 2016 End of Term Archive

Description: This presentation discusses the End of Term Archive and methods for identifying and selecting in-scope content (including using registries, indices, and crowdsourcing URL nominations ["seeds"] through a web application called the URL Nomination Tool), new strategies for capturing web content (including crawling, browser rendering, and social media tools), access models including both an online portal as well as research datasets for use in computational analysis, and preservation data replicati… more
Date: December 13, 2016
Creator: Bailey, Jefferson; Grotke, Abigail & Phillips, Mark Edward

Art Lies: A Contemporary Art Quarterly

Description: This is the official website for Art Lies, a print quarterly arts publication. Founded in Texas, Art Lies offers a critical examination of artistic practice, theory, and discourse on and about the contemporary arts. The first issue of Art Lies was published in 1994. The site includes news, information about current and past issues, the journal's editorial policies, advertising rates. Art Lies ceased operation in 2011.
Date: 2011
Creator: Art Lies

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

Description: This is the official website for Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids. Ben's Guide is a service provided by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources teach how the U.S. government works and include information about the branches of government, how laws are made, the election process, and citizenship. The site includes a glossary, interactive games and activities, and link… more
Date: 2014
Creator: United States. Government Printing Office. Superintendent of Documents
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The Bibliographical Maker Movement

Description: Paper offering an extended discourse on the full range of activities comprising the bibliographical maker movement, which in recent years has coalesced around the idea that maker culture may be employed to enhance our understanding of not only the history but also the future of the book.
Date: June 27, 2022
Creator: Jacobs, Courtney “Jet”; McIntosh, Marcia & O’Sullivan, Kevin M.

Breaking Down the Book: Literature Review and Practice of Book Digitization Methods

Description: Presentation exploring book digitization practices and standards and share how they are implemented by the UNT Digital Projects Lab. With a large number of books flowing into their department, the authors decided to conduct research on the methods of scanning using the equipment and software available to them. This presentation reports on their findings and what factors went into deciding what type of books get scanned where and how. Results include changes to local digitizing standards and cla… more
Date: May 18, 2023
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia & Kellum, Christina

Breaking Down the Book: Literature Review and Practice of Book Digitization Methods [VRA 2023]

Description: Presentation exploring book digitization practices and standards and share how they are implemented by the UNT Digital Projects Lab. With a large number of books flowing into their department, the authors decided to conduct research on the methods of scanning using the equipment and software available to them. This presentation reports on their findings and what factors went into deciding what type of books get scanned where and how. Results include changes to local digitizing standards and cla… more
Date: August 26, 2023
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia & Kellum, Christina

Carry On: One Digitization Lab's Journey Through Temporary Displacement

Description: Presentation on the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) upgrades at the University of North Texas Library which required the displacement of the Digital Projects Lab staff and students from their lab for an estimated six weeks. With little access to digitization equipment, the lab planned to continue running during that period. By presenting the preparation and planning for the move, the logistics of the transition, and the results from the experience, the authors hope to share their str… more
Date: May 25, 2021
Creator: Pankonien, Ailie; McIntosh, Marcia & Willis, Shannon
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A Case Study of Metadata Creation in the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Collections

Description: This paper presents a case study of the work carried out by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries and the intersection of metadata modeling, metadata input rules and documentation, metadata quality assessments, and technology to empower metadata editors to create high-quality metadata.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Zavalina, Oksana & Phillips, Mark Edward

Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity

Description: This is the official website for Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity (CSID) at the University of North Texas. CSID conducts research into the theory and practice of inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to knowledge. The site includes information about CSID's research projects, its publications, and the people involved.
Date: 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity

Classification of the End-of-Term Archive: Extending Collection Development to Web Archives

Description: This is the official website for the project "Classification of the End-of-Term Archive: Extending Collection Development to Web Archives." This project was a collaboration between the Internet Archive and the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. It made use of the EOT Archive, a large Web archive of government information. The goal of the EOTCD project was to help librarians identify and select materials in accordance with collection development policies, to find common metrics to identi… more
Date: 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Libraries

Commission on Long-Term Care

Description: This is the website for the federal Commission on Long-Term Care. Established as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and signed into law January 2, 2013, the commission's goal was to advise Congress on how comprehensive, high-quality long-term care can be better provided and financed for the nation's older adults and people with disabilities. The Commission is composed of 15 members of the Senate and House of Representatives and released its final report on September 18, 2013. The … more
Date: 2013
Creator: United States. Commission on Long-Term Care
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