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The Business of Sustainability in Fashion: Following the Threads

Description: Book focused on critical and creative thinking surrounding corporate and consumer sustainability while succinctly illustrating how interdependent the challenges of being sustainable are. As the world becomes more aware of the urgency of climate change, landfill overuse, and protecting precious resources, this book can be used as a primer for understanding the problems and exploring solutions. Those who are interested in “doing something” will benefit from reading this book, which takes a compl… more
Date: 2023
Creator: Jestratijevic, Iva
Partner: UNT College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism
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Applied Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology

Description: This book is intended to help readers become educated consumers of research. It provides a practical, applied, and user-friendly approach to research methods by consistently applying the concepts learned to real-life examples of research. Each chapter builds upon prior chapters so readers can incrementally learn the dynamics of the research process. Readers will understand how research is one of several sources of knowledge when they are faced with the question “How do we know what we know?” St… more
Date: 2025
Creator: Fritsch, Eric J.; Trulson, Chad R. & Blackburn, Ashley G.
Partner: UNT College of Health and Public Service
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Frameworks For Jazz Improvisation Volume 1 Bebop

Description: This book embarks on a jazz improvisation journey with "Frameworks for Jazz Improvisation Volume 1: Bebop" with Nick Finzer. Discover the essence of bebop language, guided by renowned jazz artist and professor Nick Finzer and inspired by jazz piano pedagogue Barry Harris. From Charlie Parker to Thelonious Monk, explore the idiomatic approaches that shaped generations of jazz. With practical exercises and insights, internalize bebop vocabulary and elevate your improvisational skills. Unleash you… more
Date: 2023
Creator: Finzer, Nick A.
Partner: UNT College of Music
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2023 UNT OA Symposium: Recent Texas Legislation Affecting Course Materials and OER

Description: Video recording of the session, "Recent Texas Legislation Affecting Course Materials and OER," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This session looks at two recent pieces of legislation-- Texas SB 810 (OER course markings) and HB 1027 (disclosure of course material information)--and their implications for Texas institutions of higher education.
Date: April 14, 2023
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Ivie, DeeAnn; McClean, Jessica & Towery, Stephanie
Partner: UNT Libraries
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2023 UNT OA Symposium: Federal Initiatives Supporting Open Science and Equitable Access

Description: Video recording of the session, "Federal Initiatives Supporting Open Science and Equitable Access," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This session focuses on recent federal initiatives supporting Open Science and public access to federally-funded research, including those outlined in the 2022 Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo, Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research.
Date: April 14, 2023
Duration: 47 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Steen-James, Katie & Waugh, Laura
Partner: UNT Libraries
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2023 UNT OA Symposium: OER and Open Textbook Projects at UNT

Description: Video recording of the session, "OER and Open Textbook Projects at UNT," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This session is a panel of UNT faculty that discuss their university-sponsored OER and open textbook projects. They consider how these projects were conceived, created, and implemented in the classroom and what the outcomes, benefits, and drawbacks might be.
Date: April 14, 2023
Duration: 59 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Martin, John Edward; Connors, Priscilla L.; Ding, Junhua; Hawamdeh, Suliman M.; Ryan, Sarah & Webb, Jae
Partner: UNT Libraries

Encouraging Adoption, Adaptation, and Creation of OER at UNT

Description: To complement UNT’s limited inclusive-access program, the UNT Libraries has taken the lead on two programs designed to encourage adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER at UNT. The first, OER Summer Grants, provides research funding for faculty who adopt an open textbook, modify an existing one, or create new supplemental material. The second, UNT Open Texts, is a partnership with the UNT Press that provides research funding for faculty who author a new open textbook to be published jointly b… more
Date: August 2019
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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