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Cleaning up Messy Data with Open Refine

Description: This Tech Talk presentation discusses the open source software OpenRefine and strategies for cleaning up messy data.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Najmi, Anjum & Keralis, Spencer D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Shared Metadata for Regional Landmarks: Building Names

Description: Presentation for the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Special Collections Affinity Group meeting. This presentation discusses dealing with building names in digital collections.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries

Estimating Solar PV Output Using Modern Space/Time Geostatistics

Description: This presentation describes a project that uses mapping techniques to predict solar output at subhourly resolution at any spatial point, develop a methodology that is applicable to natural resources in general, and demonstrate capability of geostatistical techniques to predict the output of a potential solar plant.
Date: April 29, 2009
Creator: Lee, S. J.; George, R. & Bush, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

OER: Open Educational Resources

Description: Presentation for the Tarrant County College Northwest Campus discussing copyright, open educational resources, and creative commons licensing.
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: McKinnon, Laura F.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Evaluating Collections on a Regular Basis

Description: Presentation for the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group meeting at the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. This presentation discusses a service at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries to evaluate collections on a regular basis.
Date: June 29, 2014
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler & Harker, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries

Cataloging that Works: How to Make E-books Findable

Description: Presentation for the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference as part of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Cataloging and Classification Research Interest Group sponsored program. This presentation discusses a study on the discoverability of ebooks in library catalogs.
Date: June 29, 2014
Creator: Sassen, Catherine & Harker, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries

CoRSAL Collection @ UNT Digital Library

Description: Presentation given at the third Computational Resource for South Asian Languages symposium in 2019 at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. This presentation describes the activities of the UNT Libraries to provide infrastructure and support for language documentation archiving and preservation via the CoRSAL Collection.
Date: October 29, 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries

Collection Assessment Through DEI Lenses: Venturing into (nearly) uncharted waters

Description: Presentation for a panel discussing UNT Libraries' journey to address systemic and systematic vestiges of oppression of socially and politically minoritized populations. For this purpose, the Collection Assessment Department is planning on evaluating the UNT Libraries’ collections, identifying sources of diverse materials, and connecting with our communities. They will conduct focus groups and pilot a method on one aspect of their collections. For this panel discussion, self-selected members of… more
Date: July 29, 2022
Creator: Harker, Karen; Leuzinger, Julie; Wolf, Stacey; Rodriguez, Allyson; Brannon, Sian & Byrne, Sephra
Partner: UNT Libraries

CSLA Gets Social with Facebook and Twitter

Description: Presentation for the 2013 Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA) Annual Conference. Timely CSLA information is available through social media and provides members another avenue of communication. This presentation discusses how easy it is for members to learn to use Twitter and Facebook for keeping up to date on library issues and promoting libraries.
Date: July 29, 2013
Creator: Cutchin, Cheryl; Hartsock, Ralph & Shufeldt, Pat
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Expanded William Waybourn Blackstone presentation]

Description: An expanded version of a presentation given by William Waybourn at Blackstone headquarters in New York City on June 25, 2019, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The presentation reflects on Waybourn's involvement in gay rights and AIDS activism nationally and in Dallas, Texas. An additional slide, written on July 29, 2020, was included shortly before the presentation was donated to UNT Special Collections that reflects on the parallels between the mismanagement of … more
Date: July 29, 2020
Creator: Waybourn, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Expanded William Waybourn Blackstone presentation with presenter's notes]

Description: An expanded version of a presentation given by William Waybourn at Blackstone headquarters in New York City on June 25, 2019, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The presentation reflects on Waybourn's involvement in gay rights and AIDS activism nationally and in Dallas, Texas. An additional slide, written on July 29, 2020, was included shortly before the presentation was donated to UNT Special Collections that reflects on the parallels between the mismanagement of … more
Date: July 29, 2020
Creator: Waybourn, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Preserving History By Building Access: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program

Description: Presentation on how to build digital newspaper collections via the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) on The Portal to Texas History. It highlights grant opportunities that are available to support libraries in building access to their newspapers and demonstrates how to use the digital newspaper collections. It was presented at the Texas Library Association District 9 Fall 2020 meeting held virtually on October 29, 2020.
Date: October 29, 2020
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
Partner: UNT Libraries

Machiavelli's "The Prince" as a Satire

Description: Presentation for the 2007 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on Machiavelli's "The Prince" as a satire.
Date: March 29, 2007
Creator: Kniatt, Stacey & Johnson, Ken
Partner: UNT Honors College
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