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Good, Fast, and Cheap: The Pioneering Reference Chat Service at the University of North Texas
This presentation is about the Online Reference Help Desk utilized by the University of North Texas. It includes information on the history of the service and how it works, as well as facts about the Help Desk's performance since origination. This presentation was given at the Music Library Association Conference on February 13, 2003.
RILM via FirstSearch
This presentation focuses on the Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) search interface. RILM is an online music bibliography. Through screenshots of the interface and instructions, the presentation highlights different features of RILM's database and how to get the most accurate results based on your search topic. This presentation was given at the Music Library Association Conference on February 12, 2004,
Bay Area Community Colleges Information Competency Assessment Project (ICAP)
This presentation details a "collaborative project among community college librarians in the San Francisco Bay Area to develop and field-test an information competency assessment instrument. This competency assessment instrument would "assess community college students' proficiency with information competency skills. This presentation was given as part of the Music Library Association Conference on February 23, 2006.
Thinking Outside the Box: Finding Publishing Opportunities in Unexpected Places
This is a slideshow that focuses on different places that writers can publish their work. It highlights how you can find ways to publish work in unexpected places. This presentation was given at the Music Library Association Conference in Atlanta from February 26th - March 2nd of 2014.
Cataloging Sheet Music in the Church or Synagogue Library
This presentation provides an overview of the challenges faced in cataloging sheet music by both academic and congregational libraries.
The Aristocratic Soprano, An Estate, and the Sanitary District of Chicago: the Collection of Florence B. Paulson
This presentation describe the process of creating and use of binder's collections to study the musical, economic, and political culture of the geographic area, with the Florence B. Paulson collection as a case study.
The Aristocratic Soprano, An Estate, and the Sanitary District of Chicago: the Collection of Florence B. Paulson
This presentation includes slides and notes to describe the process of creating and use of binder's collections to study the musical, economic, and political culture of the geographic area, with the Florence B. Paulson collection as a case study.
A Hidden Collection of LPs: Cataloging with Connexion and MarcEdit
This presentation provides an overview of a pilot program cataloging LPs with Connexion and MarcEdit. Slides include presentation notes. Presented at the 2016 Music OCLC (MOUG) Annual Conference.
Texas Catholic Missions Travel Guide
This presentation describes the use of The Portal to Texas History in the classroom through a lesson plan creating a journey through Spanish Missions in Texas.
Educating Music Catalogers: The Synergy of Work and School
Presentation for the UNT Music Library 75th Anniversary Symposium. This presentation discusses the education and training of the UNT Music Library's student workers.
The Stan Kenton Collection
This presentation provides an overview of Stan Kenton's legacy and connections with the University of North Texas, including a description of the Stan Kenton Collection.
Statistical Indications of Notational Style in Composers' Additions of Performance Marks in Solo Piano Scores
This presentation provides an overview of how statistical analyses may be used to examine patterns of performance marks and notational styles, using nineteenth-century piano sonatas.
I Can't Believe It's Not Borodin!: Documenting Performance Practice with Piano Rolls
The presentation discusses the value and importance of preserving piano rolls.
If Casals or Primrose Jumped Off a Cliff, Would You? Thoughts on Editions of J.S. Bach's Cello Suites and Their Use by Performers
This presentation is used to discuss variations among the Bach Cello Suites.
Music for Silent "Spook Tales" in the University of North Texas Music Library Special Collections [Presentation]
This presentation contains images to accompany the presentation notes for "Music for Silent 'Spook Tales' in the University of North Texas Music Library Special Collections."
Caverns and Caves Depicted in Music
Presentation for the 2016 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Landscape, Place, and Material Culture. This presentation contains a brief overview of musical works about caverns.
Marcedit and Connexion in the Audio Rapid Cataloging Project at University of North Texas
Presentation for the 2017 Southeast Chapter of the Music Library Association. This presentaiton describes the workflow for audio rapid cataloging of a collection of LPs.
Batch Processes: Using Connexion Client, MarcEdit, and Microsoft Access
Presentation for the 2017 Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG) during the Music Library Association National Convention. This presentation discusses how to expedite the cataloging of similar items using Connexion Client, MarcEdit, and Microsoft Access.
The Life-Changing Magic of OpenRefine: The Open-Source Art of Data Decluttering and Organizing
Presentation for the 2017 UNT Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides an overview of a workshop on using OpenRefine to make sense of data, standardize, correct, and rearrange data elements, automate tedious editing, and prepare data for export to other platforms for a variety of uses.
The Legacy of Willis Conover in Hungary: Jazz Behind the Iron Curtain
Presentation on the legacy of Voice of America broadcaster Willis Conover's interaction with and propagation of Hungarian jazz.
Access Methods for Resources of Material Culture: Genres and Forms
Presentation for the 2017 Annual Conference of the International Society for Landscape, Place, and Material Culture. This presentation focuses on access in relation to genre and form projects.
College of Music Recordings at the University of North Texas
Presentation for the Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG) 2018 Conference. This presentation describes the process of ingesting College of Music Recordings at UNT Libraries.
A Variety of Volumes Cataloged: Cataloging And Cultural Lessons Learned
Presentation for the 2018 Music Library Association Conference. This presentation details cataloging and cultural lessons learned by a music cataloger.
Cataloging, Preservation, and Discovery of Radio Content in Music Libraries and Archives (Or, “Where’s Willis?”)
Presentation given as part of the session "Cataloging, Preservation, and Discovery of Radio Content in Music Libraries and Archives" at the 2018 Music Library Association conference in Portland, Oregon.
Willis Conover’s Music USA: A Continuation of East-West Jazz Connections [Presentation]
Presentation on the historical context of Willis Conover's long-running jazz program, Music USA, on the Voice of America, for the conference Music and the Nation III: Music in Postwar Transitions at the Université de Montréal held on October 18-20, 2018 in Montreal, Canada.
Music with Friends: The Role of Voice of America's Willis Conover in the Global Reach of Polish Jazz [Presentation]
Presentation on Voice of America broadcaster Willis Conover's long association with Polish jazz, given at the meeting of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) Congress held in Kraków, Poland July 14-19, 2019.
Anacreon Who? How a Poem and a Tune Found Each Other to Make our National Anthem [Presentation]
Presentation on the history of the Star Spangled Banner for the Denton (Benjamin Lyon) chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on September 6, 2019.
My Data is So Open-Refined: Make Your Data the High-Class Kind
Presentation for a workshop on OpenRefine for the Music OCLC Users Group meeting in Norfolk, VA held on February 25-26, 2020.
We Handle Water Music: The Crazy Water Radio Broadcast Transcription Discs at University of North Texas [Presentation]
Presentation on the Crazy Water radio broadcasts in the UNT Music Library. This presentation was selected for the 2020 Best of Chapters presentations at the Music Library Association conference in Norfolk, VA held on February 26-March 1, 2020.
Duke Ellington Through the Eyes and Microphone of Willis Conover [Presentation]
Presentation on the friendship and collaboration between Willis Conover and Duke Ellington for the 26th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference. Due to the Covid pandemic, this conference was cancelled early in the morning before it was set to begin.
The Past Sure Is Tense: Revisiting Rock History Narratives with the John Gilliland Pop Chronicles Interviews [Presentation]
Presentation on the interviews present in the John Gilliland Collection, and how they can inform rock music historiography. It was presented at the joint Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association and the Southwest Chapter of the American Musicology Society meeting held on September 24-26, 2020.
Conover 101: Intro to Willis Conover [Presentation]
Presentation on the life and career of Willis Conover for the Willis Conover Centennial Symposium held virtually on December 11, 2020.
The Houston-Stockholm Pipeline: One Attorney's Passion for Duke Ellington's Music, and a Texas Treasury of Swedish Concerts [Presentation]
Presentation on the contents and historical context of the Rhodes Baker Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library. It was presented at the 55th Annual Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Conference held virtually May 12-15, 2021.
Encoding the Works of Jean-Baptiste Lully & Sons with MEI [Presentation]
Presentation given as part of the session "Music encoding use-cases in US libraries: aims, pedagogy, and workflows" at the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) Congress held virtually on July 26-30, 2021.
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