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Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public, and School Libraries: Final Report

Description: This document is the final report with the summary of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations for consideration by the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board (TIFB) Library Working Group as part of the Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public and School Libraries. The report is the work of the Needs Assessment Study Team, Texas Center for Digital Knowledge at the University of North Texas. The study was conducted during the period of February through September 15, 2002. Fun… more
Date: October 2002
Creator: Moen, William E.; Simpson, Carol; Mason, Florence & Wetherbee, Louella
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Habitat Requirements of the Golden Orb (Quadrula aurea): Final Report

Description: Final report of a project to determine habitat parameters influencing distributions of Golden Orb (Q.aurea) mussels in the Guadalupe-San Antonio river basin: "The objectives of this study can be summarized by the following task: 1) Identify four samples with sufficient populations of Q.aurea to evaluate habitat parameters. 2) Evaluate the distribution of Q.aurea at selected sample sites in relation to habitat parameters and monitor flow conditions at these locations. 3) Calculate the shear stre… more
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Hammontree, Sarah E.; Mabe, J. A. & Kennedy, J. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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North Texas State Fair & Rodeo: The Economic Impacts of Existing Activities and Preliminary Feasibility Assessment for New Fairgrounds and Expo Center

Description: This report discusses the economic impacts of existing activities and gives a preliminary feasibility assessment for new fairgrounds and expo center. The economic and fiscal impacts generated by fairs, rodeos, horse shows, and cattle shows nationwide are significant. Impacts estimated in the millions of dollars are not uncommon for regional and state events. It is against this backdrop that the University of North Texas Center for Economic Development and Research has been asked to estimate the… more
Date: July 2009
Creator: Seman, Michael
Partner: UNT Center for Economic Development and Research
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Lavon, Texas: Crossroads of Opportunity

Description: This report examines the City of Lavon, Texas and its economic opportunities. It gives an overview of the City of Lavon and discusses the development of other small cities in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area. It reports on incentives for Lavon, discusses the organization of an Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and its tasks, offers an in-depth profile of the community in Lavon, and shows economic development strategies with conclusions about their findings.
Date: April 2010
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Economic Development and Research.
Partner: UNT Center for Economic Development and Research
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Archaeological Testing of the Lewisville Lake Shoreline, Denton County, Texas

Description: This report describes the results of test excavations at 23 prehistoric and 16 historic sites on the periphery of Lewisville Lake, Denton County, Texas. The purpose of this report is to summarize the character and significance of the archaeological sites that were test excavated and recommendations for mitigation at those sites determined eligible for the National Register.
Date: 1991
Creator: Brown, Kenneth L. (Kenneth Lynn), 1951- & Lebo, Susan A.
Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
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Archaeological Investigations at Four Sites Along Potapo Creek, McGee Creek Reservoir, Atoka County, Oklahoma

Description: This volume contains the results of excavations and analyses of Prehistoric archaeological data from four sites located along Potapo Creek in the northwestern part of the McGee Creek project area in southeastern Oklahoma. Some excavations yielded archaeological records of Early Caddoan occupation. Other excavations in the project yielded few artifacts, but important geological and environmental information.
Date: 1994
Creator: Ferring, C. Reid
Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
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Technical Memorandum: Lewisville Lake Watershed Protection & Management Strategies

Description: This report represents the findings of a study which "assessed the viability of the Water Quality Corridor Management (WQCM) model in reviewing the status of stream systems, and ultimately, established an accurate mechanism for evaluating the stream corridor and surface water quality draining into Lewisville Lake" (p. 1).
Date: September 2007
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
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Aquatic Ecological Classification and Evaluation of Streams and Stream Reaches in the Upper Roanoke River Basin, Virginia

Description: The purpose of this study is to "establish a data base and methodology for classifying...the streams of the Roanoke Basin into a hierarchy of ecological systems" and to "establish evaluative criteria and methodology for classifying and ranking streams within the ecological systems relative to their state of environmental quality" (p. R1).
Date: March 30, 1979
Creator: North Texas State University. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
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Post-impoundment Study of Ray Roberts Lake Year-Ten

Description: "This report is the final chapter of a long-term project to assess the environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation of Ray Roberts Lake during its first ten years" (p. ii). The purpose of the study is "to improve understanding of the impact of [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] water resource projects, to provide the basis for evaluating the projects' effects on fish and wildlife resources, and to provide the opportunity for better planning and development of water resource … more
Date: December 1999
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
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Post-impoundment Study of Ray Roberts Lake Year-Six

Description: "This report presents the results of investigations conducted six years following the impoundment of Ray Roberts Lake." The purpose of the study is "to improve understanding of the impact of [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] water resource projects, to provide the basis for evaluating the projects' effects on fish and wildlife resources, and to provide the opportunity for better planning and development of water resource projects and natural resource management" in the Lake Ray Roberts area, locat… more
Date: December 1995
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
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Pre-impoundment Environmental Study of Ray Roberts Lake

Description: "This report presents the results of the pre-impoundment investigations" of Ray Roberts Lake. The purpose of the study is "to improve understanding of the impact of [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] water resource projects, to provide the basis for evaluating the projects' effects on fish and wildlife resources, and to provide the opportunity for better planning and development of water resource projects and natural resource management" in the Lake Ray Roberts area, located in Denton County, Texas… more
Date: May 1988
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
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A Water Quality and Ecological Survey of the Trinity River, Volume 2

Description: This volume of the report represents the technical findings of a study conducted on the ecological makeup of the Trinity River. The data presented includes: ambient toxicity test results and survival rates, United States Geological Survey (USGS) flow data, water quality data, as well as sediment quality data.
Date: November 1989
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
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