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Enhancing Bibliographic Access to Dissertations

Description: This article discusses a study of dissertation cataloging practices of Association of Research Libraries academic libraries to discern how the libraries provide access to subjects as well as to names of academic departments and advisors.
Date: December 12, 2016
Creator: Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries

Letting the collections tell their story: Using Tableau for collection evaluation

Description: This presentation contains the workshop presented at the 2016 Library and Information Technology Association Forum pre-conference session. This workshop presentation includes an introduction to the Tableau Public software, data management, and developing dashboards.
Date: November 17, 2016
Creator: Harker, Karen; Klein, Janette & Parwani, Priya B.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Impediments, Partners, and Proposals: Preparing Graduate Students to Start Their Thesis and Dissertation Proposals

Description: Presentation for the 2018 Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students Conference. This presentation shares the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries’ experience of creating and refashioning workshops to prepare graduate students to write their dissertation or thesis proposals.
Date: March 23, 2018
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries

Authority is Constructed and Contextual: Applying the Frame

Description: Presentation for the September 2017 Subject Liaisons meeting. This presentation was developed as part of the Information Fluency Initiative in the 2015-2018 UNT Libraries Strategic Plan and contains strategies for adapting the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education frame "Authority is Constructed and Contextual" for library instruction and contains an examining of its core concepts.
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Henson, Brea
Partner: UNT Libraries

3DHotbed Project 2017-2018 Update

Description: Presentation for the 2018 Day of Digital Humanities at the University of North Texas Libraries. This presentation provides an overview of the 3D History of the Book Education (3D Hotbed) project and an update on future developments.
Date: March 6, 2018
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia; Jacobs, Courtney E. & O'Sullivan, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Indexing Quality and Effectiveness: An Exploratory Analysis of Electronic Theses and Dissertations Representation

Description: This paper analyzes the quality and effectiveness of indexing terms – both authorized terms from controlled vocabularies and free-text keywords – used to succinctly describe the content of the electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
Date: December 27, 2016
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
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OER Snapshots [Lightning Talks]

Description: Video recording of a lightning talks session at the 2016 Library Publishing Forum. In this session, presenters discuss Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives at local and international levels.
Date: May 17, 2016
Duration: 37 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Ruen, Matt; Walz, Anita & Stranack, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network: Final Report

Description: This report documents the final report the Critical Digital Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network project funded through the University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success Team Mentoring Grant. This final report includes a summary of Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 activities, along with other related events.
Date: May 10, 2017
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Metadata versus Full-Text: Tracking Users’ Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) Seeking Behavior

Description: Presentation for the 2018 iConference. This presentation provides data from a recent research project at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries to better understand how users are discovering electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) in the UNT Libraries.
Date: March 26, 2018
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
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[Notes] The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four-Year Study

Description: Notes for a presentation at the 2018 Texas Library Association. This text contains speaking notes for a presentation that reflects on a four-year study of data from a freshman level English composition course to examine possible correlations between participation in a library instruction session and student success.
Date: April 4, 2018
Creator: Hargis, Carol; Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
Partner: UNT Libraries
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OERs: How and Why? [Panel]

Description: Video recording of a panel presentation session at the 2016 Library Publishing Forum Open Educational Resources (OER) Preconference. This panel discussess the need for OER, and examples from institutional initiatives.
Date: May 17, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Filiatreau, Amy; Chussler, Jordan; Pitcher, Katherine; Brown, Allison P.; Bjork, Karen & Billings, Marilyn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Rediscovering Music Printed in American Newspapers: A Case Study for Mining Non-Textual Content from Digital Newspapers

Description: This paper discusses the use of digital newspaper pages through the Library of Congress database Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers as a case study to demonstrate the value of developing tools to locate non-textual content.
Date: January 6, 2017
Creator: Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
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Publishing Undergraduate Scholarship: Should you be afraid? [Panel]

Description: Video recording of a panel presentation session at the 2016 Library Publishing Forum. In this session, presenters discuss the questions and concerns regarding publishing, protecting, and promoting undergraduate scholarship.
Date: May 18, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Sternberg, Emily; Rubin, Jeffrey & Swift, Allegra
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Keynote Address: Burning Down the Tent: New Futures for Social Justice and Digital Humanities

Description: Video recording of a keynote presentation at the 2016 Digital Frontiers Annual Conference. In this keynote address, Roopika Risam uses digital initiatives at Salem State University as a case study to illustrate the key practices necessary for building digital humanities communities and institutional centers that place social justice at the core of their missions.
Date: September 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Risam, Roopika
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Moving Forward Locally and Collectively [Lightning Panel]

Description: Video recording of a lightning panel at the 2016 Library Publishing Forum. In this session, presenters discuss the development of publishing initiatives, including local perspectives and larger initiatives to collectively study publishing data.
Date: May 18, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: McCready, Kate; Kahn, Meredith & Melton, Sarah
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Perceptions of Open Access

Description: Video of the panel session "Perceptions of Open Access," discussing perceptions of open access through an analysis of journal solicitation emails, a study of library science open access journals, and a discussion of the future of open access.
Date: May 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Burggren, Warren W.; Baker, Sarah & Sandlin, Joslyn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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