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Organizing a Successful Workload Analysis Project

Description: Presentation focusing on a project-based experience to analyze workflows within technical services that influenced workload leveling and understanding of work across technical services at the UNT Libraries. It was presented at the CORE Interest Group Week held March 6-10, 2023.
Date: March 10, 2023
Creator: Yanowski, Kevin; Sassen, Catherine & Brannon, Sian
Partner: UNT Libraries

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Remembrance Twitter Dataset

Description: This dataset contains Twitter JSON data for Tweets related to the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020. This dataset was created using the twarc (https://github.com/edsu/twarc) package that makes use of Twitter's search API. A total of 4,195,270 Tweets make up the combined dataset.
Date: 2020-09-10/2020-10-04
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Public Health and Health Communications Collection Evaluation Report

Description: This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Public Health and Health Communications collection to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was determined that the collection was currently meeting patrons' needs, and some recommendations for future collection maintenance were included.
Date: December 10, 2021
Creator: Harker, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Managing an institutional repository workflow with GitLab and a folder-based deposit system

Description: 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.
Date: February 10, 2021
Creator: Johnson-Freeman, Whitney R.; Phillips, Mark Edward & Phillips, Kristy
Partner: UNT Libraries

Collaborative Clusters: Rethinking User Needs and Breaking Down Barriers

Description: University of North Texas Libraries established an innovative centralized system designed to increase transparency, evidence-based decision-making, and user-centeredness. A series of internal focus groups have revealed that traditional structures continue to silo and homogenize collections. How can libraries better design electronic collections to serve the needs of underserved users? It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries conference held on March 8-11, 2021.
Date: March 10, 2021
Creator: Dawson, Jill & Crawford, Laurel
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Dataset: Paper Mould Version 3]

Description: 3D dataset model of a hand papermaking mould consisting of three parts: a mould frame, a mould surface, and a deckle. This version (v3) is the same as version 2 in that the mould frame and the mould surface are printed separately, but the holes in V3's mould frame are larger in diameter to accept a heat set threaded insert and machine screws are used in place of sheet metal screws. The user will need to print all three files to have a complete papermaking mould. The resulting 3D printed model w… more
Date: November 10, 2020
Creator: Queen, Brian
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Dataset Paper Mould Version 2]

Description: 3D dataset model of a hand papermaking mould consisting of three parts: a mould frame, a mould surface, and a deckle. In this version (v2), the mould frame and the mould surface are printed separately and can be fastened together with common sheet metal screws. The user will need to print all three files to have a complete papermaking mould. The resulting 3D printed model will replicate the historical artifact used in Great Britain and parts of Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries w… more
Date: November 10, 2020
Creator: Queen, Brian
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Dataset: Paper Mould Version 1]

Description: 3D dataset model of a hand papermaking mould consisting of two parts: a mould frame and a deckle. In this version (v1), the mould frame and the Mould surface are printed together as one piece. The user will need to print both files to have a complete papermaking mould. The resulting 3D printed model will replicate the historical artifact used in Great Britain and parts of Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with sight variations. This papermaking mould is functional and can be used… more
Date: November 10, 2020
Creator: Queen, Brian
Partner: UNT Libraries

John Lewis Twitter Dataset

Description: This dataset contains Twitter JSON data for several Twitter search queries that were collected following the death on July 17, 2020, of American politician and civil-rights leader John Lewis, who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death. This dataset was created using the twarc (https://github.com/DocNow/twarc) package that makes use of Twitter's search API. A total of 6,870,881 Tweets and 42,055 media files make up … more
Date: 2020-07-10/2020-08-10
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries

Tropical Storm Imelda Twitter Dataset

Description: This dataset contains Twitter JSON data for Tweets related to Tropical Storm Imelda and the subsequent flooding in the south Texas region. This dataset was created using the twarc (https://github.com/DocNow/twarc) package that makes use of Twitter's search API. A total of 76,420 Tweets and 4,429 media files make up the combined dataset.
Date: 2019-09-10/2019-09-21
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[Tackling Toxicity.] Appendix A: Survey questions

Description: This handout was presented along with a poster that presented the preliminary results from a survey of library employees on their experiences with toxic workplaces in libraries. This handout details the survey questions and the sources used to develop the survey. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
Date: March 10, 2020
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin & Crawford, Laurel
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[Tackling Toxicity.] Appendix B: Warning Signs - Looking in from the Outside

Description: This handout was presented along with a poster that presented the preliminary results from a survey of library employees on their experiences with toxic workplaces in libraries. This handout details signs to look for during interviews and suggested questions to ask to determine if their is a toxic workplace environment. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
Date: March 10, 2020
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin & Crawford, Laurel
Partner: UNT Libraries

Tackling Toxicity: Predicting, Surviving, & Preventing Toxic Workplaces

Description: This poster presents preliminary results from a survey of library employees on their experiences with toxic workplaces in libraries. The poster includes the most-reported toxic behaviors, advice for employees and employers on how to manage or avoid a toxic workplace environment. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
Date: March 10, 2020
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin & Crawford, Laurel
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Spatial characteristics of physical environments for human settlements in Jinsha River watershed (Yunnan section), China

Description: Article examines the land in the Yunnan Jinsha River watershed to conduct an integrated analysis of environmental factors and human settlements and provides recommendations for urban planning, land use, and disaster management.
Date: January 10, 2019
Creator: Xia, Jisheng & Dong, Pinliang
Partner: UNT Libraries

Righting the Ship: One library's experience from a front-line librarian's perspective

Description: This presentation explains the process librarians took to make collection cuts. They focused on larger vendors and subscriptions where possible, and they made decisions based on standardized criteria. It was presented at the Texas Council of Academic Libraries in September of 2019.
Date: September 10, 2019
Creator: Crawford, Laurel
Partner: UNT Libraries

Collaborative/Shared Management in Libraries

Description: This presentation provides an overview of collaborative management at the UNT Digital Libraries Division. It includes a discussion of available tools and mechanisms that facilitate effective communications among the various units and members and how role definition and designation of responsibilities help to manage complex digital projects.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Willis, Shannon & McIntosh, Marcia
Partner: UNT Libraries

Water Quality Corridor Management for Restoration (WQCM-R) Modeling Dataset

Description: The dataset was developed to support research intended to develop a spatially-explicit model that prioritizes riparian areas in terms of potential for ecosystem restoration specifically to improve water quality downstream of the riparian area, and ultimately improve drinking water quality. The model was developed and then tested on the Lewisville Lake watershed (north central Texas, just north of Dallas, Texas, USA). The dataset contains environmental data for 90 sub-watersheds that form the ov… more
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Atkinson, Samuel F.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Transforming Liaison Services at the UNT Libraries

Description: Presentation for the 2018 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative annual conference. This presentation reviews the process used to revamp the the University of North Texas Libraries philosophy for supporting subject librarians as they provide library services to the university community.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Condrey, Coby & Leuzinger, Julie
Partner: UNT Libraries

It's in the Bag: Creating Sustainability in the Faculty Book Delivery Service

Description: Presentation for the 2018 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference. This presentation describes the University of North Texas Libraries Access Services Department's development of a sustainable faculty delivery service.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Cornell, Emily; Brand, Rebecca; Keshmiripour, Setareh; Cunningham, Chris & Johnston, Pamela
Partner: UNT Libraries
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