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Oral History Interview with Ruth Edmonds Hill, May 13, 2016

Description: Interview with Ruth Hill, a librarian and the wife of Boston-area storyteller Brother Blue (Hugh Morgan Hill) from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Hill discusses growing up in Pittsfield and the layout of the communities there, her family history, school, attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, working at Harvard, marrying Hugh, festivities on the Cambridge commons, Blue's storytelling career, and her career working on African-American history projects. In appendix are 3 photos of Mrs.… more
Date: May 13, 2016
Creator: Valk, Anne M. & Edmonds-Hill, Ruth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Wayfinding tools in public library buildings: A multiple case study.

Description: Wayfinding is the process of using one or more tools to move from one location to another in order to accomplish a task or to achieve a goal. This qualitative study explores the process of wayfinding as it applies to locating information in a public library. A group of volunteers were asked to find a selection of items in three types of libraries-traditional, contemporary, and modern. The retrieval process was timed and the reactions of the volunteers were recorded, documented, and analyzed. Th… more
Date: May 2004
Creator: Beecher, Ann B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Library of the Future, How the heart of campus is transforming

Description: This report discusses the future of academic libraries which serve as an essential gateway to knowledge. It discusses how libraries, as one of the largest facilities on campus, have become vibrant hubs for diverse purposes while retaining flexibility for future needs. How librarians have been steering discussions about open-source journals and courseware, which has profound implications for student access and success, and institutional budgets. Why libraries are leveraging special collections t… more
Date: February 2022
Creator: Carlson, Scott
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries

Oral History Interview with Cathy Nelson Hartman, December 7, 2015

Description: Transcript of an interview with Cathy Nelson Hartman, retired Associate Dean of Libraries at the University of North Texas. Hartman discusses her childhood in east Texas; education and work history; move to librarianship; changes at UNT over the years; work at UNT Libraries; move to digital libraries; creation of UNT’s digital repository and the Portal to Texas History; logistics of creating a digital library; international growth of digital libraries.
Date: December 7, 2015
Creator: Moye, J. Todd & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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