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Enriching Access through Partnership: Expanding Audio/Visual Equipment Holdings at the Music Library and The Spark

Description: This report documents the "Enriching Access through Partnership: Expanding Audio/Visual Equipment Holdings at the Music Library and The Spark" project funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly documents the project activities, budget, outcomes and best practices, and program continuity.
Date: January 31, 2022
Creator: Wolski, Kristin; Fernandez, Sabino & Brubaker, Blaine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Increasing Music Accessibility for Patrons With Print Disabilities

Description: This report documents the "Increasing Music Accessibility for Patrons With Print Disabilities" project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes the project activities, budget, outcomes and other relevant results/information, best practices, and future program continuity.
Date: January 31, 2022
Creator: Brubaker, Blaine; Wolski, Kristin & Fernandez, Sabino
Partner: UNT Libraries
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MEI at UNT: Towards a Semantic Presentation of Music Scores

Description: This report documents the "MEI at UNT: Towards a Semantic Presentation of Music Scores" project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes the project activities, budget, outcomes and other results/information, best practices, and future program continuity.
Date: January 31, 2022
Creator: Feustle, Maristella; Cleveland, Susannah, 1972-; La Spata, Adam; Morris, Laikin; Wodny, Anna; Esperante, Daniel et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Little Scrappy's Search: A Library Breakout

Description: This report documents the "Little Scrappy's Search: A Library Breakout" project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes the project activities, budget, project outcomes, best practices, and future program continuity.
Date: January 27, 2022
Creator: Monahan, Jo; Newsom, Matina & Robson, Diane
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data

Description: This report documents the "Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data" project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes the project activities, budget, outcomes and other results, best practices, and future program continuity.
Date: January 2022
Creator: Tarver, Hannah; Miles, Chassidy & Zipperer, Rachael
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The 1776 Report

Description: A report authored by historians, academics, and politicians to chronicle the American founding, the effect of the meaning of the Declaration of Independence on the U.S. history, the principles in the Constitution, and challenges to those principles, as well as suggestions for national renewal.
Date: January 2021
Creator: United States. President's Advisory 1776 Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service: Interim Report

Description: Interim report of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service summarizing the information they gathered, ongoing research, and upcoming meetings regarding military selective service, as well as increasing military, national, and public service.
Date: January 2019
Creator: United States. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Balkans and Russia

Description: This report discusses relations between Russia and the Balkan countries of southeast Europe. Efforts by Russia to gain influence and hinder the Balkan countries in their relations with the EU through "soft power" and intelligence activities are discussed.
Date: January 31, 2018
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FEMA Individual Assistance Programs: In Brief

Description: This report discusses FEMA's individual assistance programs for victims of natural disasters. It provides a short summary of the types of individual assistance programs administered by FEMA following a disaster. This report also provides a summary of the criteria FEMA uses in determining which individual assistance programs may be made available to impacted areas following a major disaster declaration, and discusses a proposed rule to change these criteria.
Date: January 31, 2018
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gun Control: Concealed Carry Legislation in the 115th Congress

Description: This report discusses handgun concealed carry laws and provides statistics for the type of permits issued by states and territories and a historical comparison to laws in 1987.
Date: January 30, 2018
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Real Wage Trends, 1979 to 2016

Description: This report provides data and analysis of real wage rates from 1979 to 2016 with a focus on wage rates and changes at selected wage percentiles, with some attention given to the potential influence of educational attainment and the occupational distribution of worker groups on wage patterns.
Date: January 30, 2018
Creator: Donovan, Sarah A. & Bradley, David H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Vulnerable Youth: Background and Policies

Description: This report first provides an overview of the youth population and the increasing complexity of transitioning to adulthood for all adolescents. It also provides a separate discussion of the concept of "disconnectedness," as well as the protective factors youth can develop during childhood and adolescence that can mitigate poor outcomes. Further, the report describes the evolution of federal youth policy, focusing on three time periods, and provides a brief overview of current federal programs t… more
Date: January 30, 2018
Creator: Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Addressing Sexual Harassment by Modifying the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995: A Look at Key Provisions in H.R. 4822.

Description: This report discusses the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) and proposed reforms to how it handles harassment claims through the bill H.R. 4822. The report highlights and considers some of the major differences between the current process provided under the CAA and the process that would exist if H.R. 4822 were enacted, as well as other changes proposed by the bill that could affect both legislative branch employees and Members of Congress.
Date: January 29, 2018
Creator: Back, Christine J. & Freeman, Wilson C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations

Description: This report discusses the political and governmental structure of Mexico, upcoming presidential elections, the economy, social and security problems, and relations with the U.S.
Date: January 29, 2018
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Small Business Lending Fund

Description: This report discusses the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF). The report concludes with an examination of the program's implementation and a discussion of bills introduced during recent Congresses to amend the SBLF.
Date: January 29, 2018
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Survey of House and Senate Committee Rules on Subpoenas

Description: This report discusses House and and Senate committee rules regarding subpoenas. It begins with an explanation of how to analyze committees' subpoena rules. The report then first surveys House committees' subpoena rules, followed by a survey of Senate committees' subpoena rules. Both surveys begin with a brief description of chamber rules, followed by a short summary of that chamber's committees' rules that are ancillary to committee subpoena authorization procedures or appear in only one or two… more
Date: January 29, 2018
Creator: Koempel, Michael L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TPP Countries Conclude Agreement Without U.S. Participation

Description: This report discusses the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and the successful conclusion of negotiations between the party countries after the U.S. withdrawal from negotiations.
Date: January 29, 2018
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Williams, Brock R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response

Description: This report discusses the history of abortion related judicial decisions and legislation and current legislation related to abortion.
Date: January 26, 2018
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Administration's Syria Policy Envisions Continued U.S. Presence

Description: This report discusses the President's plan for U.S. involvement in Syria in the future and the five main goals the U.S. hopes to accomplish there.
Date: January 26, 2018
Creator: Humud, Carla E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Shining a Light on the Solar Trade: Investigation Leads to Tariffs on Solar-Related Imports (Part 1)

Description: This report is part one of a report discussing the implementation of a tariff-rate quota on solar-energy related imports for four years beginning February 7, 2018. The announcement was triggered by the results of a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation into potential harm to U.S. industries from the importation of solar-panel related parts. The process of an ITC investigation is described in this part of the the report.
Date: January 26, 2018
Creator: Lewis, Caitlain Devereaux
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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