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17 USC 109: The First Sale Doctrine

Description: This document is part of a series of white papers on various copyright issues. One statute, 17 USC § 109, provides a number of exceptions specifically for libraries. In addition to fair use, there are a variety of other exceptions built into the copyright law that don’t get as much attention.This paper argues that as there is no digital first sale, libraries can continue to use 17 USC ​§ ​109 for physical collections and are safe to lend the books they own without worrying about copyright probl… more
Date: January 2018
Creator: Wolfson, Stephen M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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17 USC 108(h): The “Last Twenty Years” Exception

Description: This document is part of a series of white papers on various copyright issues. One statute, 17 USC § 108, provides a number of exceptions specifically for libraries. In addition to fair use, there are a variety of other exceptions built into the copyright law that don’t get as much attention.This paper specifically addresses one of 108’s lesser-used provisions and the value it may hold for libraries and archives: 108(h).
Date: December 2017
Creator: Wolfson, Stephen M.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Social Media on Schedule

Description: Presentation for the 2013 Digital Frontiers Annual Conference. In this presentation, the author discusses scheduled social media updates at the Texas Archive of the Moving Image.
Date: September 20, 2013
Creator: Hansen, Elizabeth
Partner: UNT Digital Scholarship Cooperative (DiSCo)

Digital Evolution: Innovative Survival

Description: Presentation for the 2013 Digital Frontiers Annual Conference. In this presentation, the authors discuss digitization methodologies, skills, and economic factors relating to the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: September 20, 2013
Creator: Pryse, JA & Wojcik, Nicholas
Partner: UNT Digital Scholarship Cooperative (DiSCo)

Building Digital Archives

Description: This presentation is about the steps followed in the development of the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' Digital Library infrastructure, the lessons learned along the way, and the opportunities that are available today.
Date: June 6, 2008
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Bibliographical Control of Afro-American Literature, Volume 1: Papers Presented at a Conference

Description: These papers are a compilation presented at a conference on bibliographic control of Afro-American literature. The papers discuss issues in cataloging and archiving African-American literature including relevant subject headings, sources of texts, and collection development. Index starts on page 293.
Date: 1976
Creator: Totten, Herman L.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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The Public Perception of the Cult of Lenin Based on Archival Materials

Description: This book presents a study of collective representations in Soviet Russia concentrates on perceptions of Lenin's image from a socio-anthropological, rather than political, view. In addition to Communist Party information, official documents, memoirs and folklore, newly opened secret reports of the Soviet political police are used for the first time. The book analyzes the development of the cult from Lenin's lifetime up to the process of "de-Leninization" in the 1990s. Much of the research conce… more
Date: 2001
Creator: Velikanova, Olga V.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Focus Group Discussion Guide

Description: This document is part of the Web-at-Risk project. This is the focus group discussion guide used for the project. The purpose of the questions included in this guide are to create a comfortable atmosphere in which people feel valued for their participation, to establish the context for the discussion, and to provide the facilitator with information about the group.
Date: May 31, 2005
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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End User Interviews: Summary Report

Description: This report summarizes the results of the interviews with end users for the Web-at-Risk project. The Web-at-Risk project is one of eight digital preservation projects funded in 2004 by the Library of Congress. The project is a 3-year collaborative effort of the California Digital Library (CDL), the University of North Texas (UNT), and New York University (NYU). The project will develop a Web Archiving Service that enables curators to build, store, and manage collections of web-published materia… more
Date: April 17, 2006
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Attendees looking at archival books]

Description: Photograph of the attendees on a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. They are standing at the end of a conference table where several different books, manuscripts, photos, and documents have been laid out by Timothy Binkley, an archivist, who is standing among them. One of the books is illuminated.
Date: July 28, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bridwell Library archival materials 2]

Description: Photograph of archival materials from a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. They were laid out on a conference table by archivist Timothy Binkley for the attendees to view. The books are supported by wedges to protect their binding when they're held open. One of the books is illuminated and the documents are inside of plastic sleeves to protect them.
Date: July 28, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bridwell Library archival materials 1]

Description: Photograph of archival materials from a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. They were laid out on a conference table by archivist Timothy Binkley for the attendees to view. The books have been set into cradles, or are supported by wedges, to protect their binding when they're held open. One of the books is illuminated. The photos are in sheets to protect them as well.
Date: July 28, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Handwritten letter on box]

Description: Photograph of a handwritten letter from a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. The letter is inside of a plastic sleeve to protect it and its sitting on top of a box that holds it and other materials and items in the collection. The side of the box has a piece of paper attached that reads "Collection BridArch 303.52: Frances E. Willard papers Box 1730 C". A book is visible on the table past the box. Archivist Timothy … more
Date: July 28, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Illuminated book on wedges]

Description: Photograph of an illuminated book from a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. The item is a part of the archival materials kept by the library and it was set out for display by archivist Timothy Binkley. The manuscript is supported by wedges to protect the binding while it is held open. The materials were put on display for the attendees who were taking a tour of the location.
Date: July 28, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Alan Smollen working in Music Library]

Description: Photograph of Alan Smollen pushing a dolley with three large boxes down an aisle of shelves with more of the boxes on them. He is in the Music Library portion of Willis Library. On the back of the print is a handwritten note that reads "Alan Smollen, senior, and student employee of Willis Library, is busy catagorizing the albums as they are unloaded into their new permanent home -- the shelves of the NTSU Music library. NTSU Today (1985?) Library".
Date: 1985~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[C. C. Nolen, Bob Nichols, and David Webb]

Description: Photograph of NTSU President C. C. Nolen, Bob Nichols, and Dr. David A. Webb holding up the One Millionth Volume to be added to the library. Behind them is a shelf with other manuscripts and books. On the back of the print is a handwritten note that reads "Library - One Millionth Volume Sept 1974" and "Millionth Volume (Nolen, CC (L)) (Webb, David (R)) (Nichols, Bob (C)) sept 1974".
Date: September 1974
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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