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Genre Terms for Tabletop Games
This document contains genre terms for cataloging table top games within the University of North Texas Libraries Media Library.
Sharing Session Handout on Tabletop Game Genre Terms
Handout for the American Library Association's Games and Gaming Round Table sharing session "A Winning Game Plan: Using Genre Terms to Enhance Discovery of Tabletop Games" demonstrating bibliographic and genre authority records for tabletop games.
Don't Just Roll The Dice: Simple Solutions for Circulating Game Collections Effectively
This presentation discusses a year-long research project by the UNT Media Library to assess different preservation techniques to extend the life of a game collection and minimize missing pieces.
Let's Get Judgy: Rubric Based Evaluation of Electronic Resources
This poster describes the workflow for evaluating one resources using rubrics covering overall functionality, usability, and licensing and contracts. This poster was presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, FL on June 25, 2016, and at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio on August 15, 2016.
Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game
The handout consists of an example of a catalog record for a tabletop game (including genre terms), an authority record for a genre term, a reference to a list of genre terms for tabletop games, and a bibliography of works on genre terms.
Escape to the Library: Building a Library Learning Escape Room for Incoming Students
This presentation details the design of an escape room as part of the "First Flight" orientation for incoming freshmen at the University of North Texas.
"How do I know if it's useful if I can't even get it to open?" Assessing Information Interaction at the University of North Texas to Improve Library Collections and Services
This presentation discusses the methodology and preliminary results of two usability studies – one on online video, and one on ebooks.
Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game
Presented at the 2017 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses how best practices were implemented to meet user needs when cataloging a large collection of tabletop games.
Is Print REALLY Dead? Exploring the Relationship between the Technology Acceptance Model and Use of E-books at a Large Research University
Poster presented at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference. This poster summarizes the application of the technology acceptance model to the use of e-books at a large research university.
Just Catalog It! Providing Access to 3-D Materials
Presented for an Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) webinar. This presentation discusses how to catalog games and three-dimensional materials using current cataloging standards, and how to increase discoverability of catalog records by applying facets and genre terms.
Cataloging for Makerspaces
Presentation for the 2018 Texas Library Association Annual Conference for the Cataloging and Metadata Round Table. This presentation covers descriptive cataloging, subject headings and genre terms for makerspace materials. The presentation refers to two supplemental documents: "Genre Terms for Makerspace Materials" and "LCSH for Makerspace Activities".
Genre Terms for Makerspace Materials
Handout for the 2018 Texas Library Association Annual Conference for the Cataloging and Metadata Round Table. This document contains genre terms for cataloging makerspace materials within the University of North Texas Libraries. This document was referred to within the presentation "Cataloging for Makerspaces" and is intended to be used alongside an additional document, "Library of Congress Subject Headings for Makerspace Activities".
Library of Congress Subject Headings for Makerspace Activities
Handout for the 2018 Texas Library Association Annual Conference for the Cataloging and Metadata Round Table. This document contains Library of Congress subject headings for cataloging makerspace materials within the University of North Texas Libraries. This document was referred to within the presentation "Cataloging for Makerspaces" and is intended to be used alongside an additional document, "Genre Terms for Makerspace Activities".
Genre Terms for Makerspace Materials
Handout for the 2018 American Library Association Annual Conference for the Games & Gaming Round Table. This document contains genre terms for cataloging makerspace materials within the University of North Texas Libraries.
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