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- Emerging Trends in Academic Research Libraries
- Presentation for the 2015 Consortium of Ethiopia Academic and Research Libraries (CEARL) General Meeting Workshop. This presentation discusses emerging trends in academic and research libraries.
- My Fulbright Experience: Ethiopia (2019-20) & South Africa (2021-22)
- Presentation describes Daniel Alemneh's experiences as a Fulbright Scholar.
- Toward Best Practices in Integrating ETDs and Associated Data: UNT's Approach
- Poster presented at the 2012 Texas ETD Annual Conference. This poster describes the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries approach toward best practices in integrating ETDs and associated data.
- Digital Repository: Promoting Scholarship via the convergence of (local/global and digital/analogue) contents
- Presentation at Jimma University discussing digital repositories and promoting scholarship through the convergence of local/global and digital/analogue contents.
- Open Access and the Evolving Landscape of Scholarly Communication
- Presentation for Addis Ababa University on open access and the evolving landscape of scholarly communication.
- Digital Curation Tools: Metadata Enhancement with Selenium IDE
- Paper accompanying a poster presentation for the 2013 International iConference. This paper describes metadata enhancement with Selenium IDE.
- Digital Curation Tools: Metadata Enhancement with Selenium IDE [Poster]
- Poster presented at the 2013 International iConference. This poster discusses metadata enhancement with Selenium IDE.
- Factors Affecting Selection of Information Sources: A Study of Ramkhamhaeng University Regional Campuses Graduate Students
- Poster presented at the 2011 International iConference. This poster presents research conducted on students at Ramkhamhaeng University (RU).
- Biophilic Design for Libraries: Integrating and Referencing Nature to Create More Human-Centered Spaces
- This poster discusses biophilic design for libraries.
- Discover America's Cultural Heritage Collections on the Web
- This presentation discusses The Portal to Texas History and the University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Library collections. It also discusses the invisible internet, other Texas digital collections, other large digital collections, major digital collections in other states, subscription databases, and gives strategies for searching all of these databases.
- Update on Digitization at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries
- This presentation gives an update on the digital collection at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries in their Digital Collection and The Portal to Texas History in 2008.
- Update on Digitization Projects at the University of North Texas (UNT)
- This presentation gives an update on the Digital Library and The Portal to Texas History collections held by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries in 2009 and the future projects planned.
- Update on Digitization Projects at the University of North Texas (UNT)
- This presentation gives an update on the Digital Library and The Portal to Texas History collections held by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries in 2010.
- My Texas History Notebook: Interactive Lesson Plans for Fourth and Seventh Grade - Grant Materials
- These grant materials were prepared for a project funded by Humanities Texas to develop and present online lesson plans that incorporate the interactive notebook style of learning. This method of teaching combines three pivotal concepts in educational research: spiral curriculum theory, multiple intelligences, and cooperative interaction. This problem-based learning system incorporates preview assignments, multiple intelligences teaching strategies, graphically organized notes, and processing assignments that require students to demonstrate their knowledge. The documents explore the research and methodology behind this style of pedagogy, and the elements of an interactive notebook. A work plan details how the project would work with master teachers to develop this curriculum. The project was funded for $7,200.
- A Century's Only Partway There: "Hundred Year Hall" and the Evolution of the Live Album
- Notes accompanying a presentation for the 2016 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference. The notes and presentation discusses the evolution of live album recordings of The Grateful Dead, from composite recordings taken from multiple shows to one show releases, the motivations behind this transition, and its influence on the live albums of other artists
- A Century's Only Partway There: "Hundred Year Hall" and the Evolution of the Live Album [Presentation]
- This presentation discusses the evolution of live album recordings of The Grateful Dead, from composite recordings taken from multiple shows to one show releases, the motivations behind this transition, and its influence on the live albums of other artists
- Dark Star: Etymology of an Enigma
- Presentation on the etymology of the lyrics in the song "Dark Star" by the Grateful Dead. Presented as part of the Session "Grateful Dead 3: The World of the Lyrics of the Grateful Dead" at the 2022 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference.
- OK Fine, We'll Lecture: Protest and Social Commentary in the Lyrics of the Grateful Dead
- Notes accompanying a presentation for the 2014 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Annual Conference. The notes and presentation discuss protest and social commentary in the lyrics of the Grateful Dead.
- OK Fine, We'll Lecture: Protest and Social Commentary in the Lyrics of the Grateful Dead [Presentation]
- Presentation for the 2014 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Annual Conference. This presentation discusses protest and social commentary in the lyrics of the Grateful Dead.
- Turtles All The Way Down To The Tracks: What And Where Is Terrapin Station?
- Presentation discussing the interpretation and importance of the Grateful Dead's song, "Terrapin Station." It was presented at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association's 40th Annual Conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- These Tunes Ain't Straight In Line: Grateful Dead Shows and Problems with Music Cataloging Outside of the Western Art Paradigm
- Presentation provides an overview of the structure upon which modern library resource description is based, and we will highlight the difficulties of imposing this description standard on music for which it was not optimized, using examples from the Grateful Dead repertoire. It was presented at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association's 44th Annual Conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Trivia, Alliances, & Polls: Reimagining Virtual Outreach and Student Engagement
- Presentation on the transition to remote outreach and student engagement in an academic library. It was presented at the North American Virtual Reference Online Conference held February 23-25, 2021.
- Emeritus College Presentation Lecture Notes
- These lecture notes accompany a presentation titled 'This Side of the Border: The Mexican Revolution through the Lens of American Photographer Otis Aultman.' The lecture notes discuss the fifty-two presentation slides with the topics and details.
- This Side of the Border: The Mexican Revolution through the Lens of American Photographer Otis A. Aultman
- This presentation discusses the Mexican Revolution, as seen through the camera lens of American photographer Otis A. Aultman. In 2009, El Paso Public Library's Archivist Marta Estrada received a grant from the UNT Libraries to digitize a portion of their Otis Aultman Photograph Collection and add it to The Portal to Texas History. El Paso Public Library's collection on the Portal consists of more than 500 digitized glass plate negative photographs that documents the Mexican Revolution through the eyes of Mr. Aultman, many of which have not been seen for a century.
- Mining Newspaper Archives
- This presentation discusses mining online newspaper archives. The topics in this presentation include the types of information found in these newspapers, the technology and standards for digitizing newspapers and offering effective search and navigation, ways to search, view, and browse the newspapers and how to use the search results.
- University of North Texas Manifesto: Expectations for Vendors of Library Collections
- Manifesto describing expectations for library collection vendors.
- Identifying Gaps in Tools and Interfaces for Assessing Metadata Quality
- 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.
- The Life Cycle of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
- This presentation discusses the life cycle of electronic theses and dissertations. The presentation includes a look at ETD programs today, definitions of lifecycle management, ETD lifecycle management challenges, and the IMLS ETD Lifecycle Management Project.
- The Status of Research Data Management in the United States
- Presentation for the first Open Data Hackathon at UNT, organized as part of International Open Data Day. This presentation discusses the status of research data management in the United States and the challenges, opportunities, and emerging trends.
- Chronicles in Preservation Project
- Paper for the 2012 International iConference. This paper discusses the chronicles in preservation project.
- The DataRes Research Project on Data Management
- Paper for the 2012 International iConference. This presentation discusses data management and the DataRes Project.
- Providing the ETDs of Today for the Researchers of Tomorrow
- Poster presented at the 2012 Texas Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) Annual Conference discussing the ETD Lifecycle Management project, a collaborative project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
- FRBR/FRAD Intentions and RDA: Where are we now?
- This presentation discusses Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)/ Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD) Intentions and Resource Description and Access (RDA). This presentation includes information on the background and intent of FRBR, FRAD, and RDA, user tasks, and current issues.
- Teaching RDA: A First Attempt
- This presentation discusses teaching Resource Description and Access (RDA). The author describes a first attempt at teaching two students RDA as part of a formal library-school class on 'Special Problems in Music Cataloging.'
- Using Students in Cataloging
- Presentation notes presented as part of a panel, "Utilizing Student Employees in the Cataloging Workflow," at the Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG) Annual Convention
- Optimizing the User Experience in a Rapid Development Framework: Final Project Report, February 2010
- This report discusses a research project conducted by the UNT Libraries. The UNT Libraries received a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a two-year study to redesign the interface to The Portal to Texas History, a digital library program at the UNT Libraries. This report opens with background information for the project, describes the project's methods and working model, guides the reader through the project's three phases and associated feedback from the review process, and presents the revised model for application development. The report closes with measures of the project's success as well as reflections on the experience gained and its value for future digital library application development projects.
- Development of a portal to Texas history
- Article discussing the development of the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' Portal to Texas History.
- Classification Of The End-Of-Term Archive: Extending Collection Development Practices To Web Archives
- This is the final report for the EOTCD project, which is formally titled 'Classification of the End-of-Term Archive: Extending Collection Development Practices to Web Archives.' The project commenced December 1, 2009 and ended November 30, 2012. The overview includes background information about the End of Term (EOT) 2008 Archive and a brief description of the activities conducted in the project's four work areas. Following the Overview there are three sections: Goals Accomplished; Significant Findings and Accomplishments; and Project Achievements.
- Piercing the Curtain: One Composer's Penetration into Eastern European Music Festivals: An Introduction to the Music of Gloria Coates
- Paper presented at the 2005 Women in Music/Contemporary Music Roundtable at the Music Library Association Annual Conference. This paper discusses the music of Gloria Coates and her radio program in Germany.
- Preliminary Models for a Database of Composition Styles of Twentieth Century Composers
- Paper for the 1992 Music Library Association Contemporary Music Subject Access Roundtable Meeting. This paper discusses preliminary models for a database of composition styles of twentieth century composers.
- How Should You Publish?
- 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.
- How Should You Publish?
- 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.
- Prepare to Share
- This presentation provides an overview of the landscape and factors to consider in choosing among the options for printing and selling an open textbook. It was originally presented as part of Pub101, an online course from the Open Education Network, on February 24, 2021.
- Mindful Study Breaks
- This presentation is a workshop that provides a structured program of five mindfulness exercises to help individuals learn how to develop mindfulness practices that may be useful when studying. The program is connected to an optional research study on mindfulness programming in libraries.
- One Million Pages of Texas Newspapers: Issue Timeline
- One poster visualizing the newspaper title distribution among Texas counties for the first one million pages of Texas newspapers in the Texas Digital Newspaper Collection hosted by The Portal to Texas History
- One Million Pages of Texas Newspapers: Issues, Pages, Uses
- One poster visualizing the newspaper title distribution among Texas counties for the first one million pages of Texas newspapers in the Texas Digital Newspaper Collection hosted by The Portal to Texas History
- One Million Pages of Texas Newspapers: Texas Newspapers By County
- One poster visualizing the newspaper title distribution among Texas counties for the first one million pages of Texas newspapers in the Texas Digital Newspaper Collection hosted by The Portal to Texas History
- Managing an institutional repository workflow with GitLab and a folder-based deposit system
- This article highlights the application of GitLab in ingesting material into an institutional repository and the folder-based deposit system that is used to move deposited resources through the ingestion process.
- Online College of Music Recordings at the University of North Texas
- Poster presented at the 2008 Music Library Association Annual Conference. This poster discusses online College of Music recordings at the University of North Texas (UNT).
- Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Midterm Report
- This report details the mid-term status of the Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network project funded through the University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success Team Mentoring Grant.