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A Theory of Public Knowledge

Description: This article offers a theory of public knowledge for the purposes of defining more clearly its role in information systems and classification schemas.
Date: June 30, 2019
Creator: Miksa, Shawne D., 1969- & McLain, Chinami
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Gender Differences in 7th Grade Students' Interest in STEM after Participating in a Solenoid Instructional Unit

Description: Paper presented at the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. The research presented studies achievement scores and affinity towards STEM scores of male and female students after participating in a unit focused on understanding a solenoid.
Date: 2019-06-15/2019-06-19
Creator: Tyler-Wood, Tandra L.; Smith, Daniella & Johnson, Karen R.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Using Metadata Record Graphs to understand controlled vocabulary and keyword usage for subject representation in the UNT theses and dissertations collection

Description: This article discusses the use of network analysis through the creation Metadata Record Graphs to analyze the interconnectedness of subject and keywords in the University of North Texas Theses and Dissertations collection. The analysis compares overlap of controlled terms (Library of Congress Subject Headings) and uncontrolled terms (keywords), as well as the effects of basic format normalization (to simulate editing values for consistency) to evaluate how well subjects connect in the collecti… more
Date: December 2019
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Tarver, Hannah & Zavalina, Oksana
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Evaluation of Metadata Change in Authority Data Over Time: An Effect of a Standard Evolution

Description: This article presents some results of the content analysis study that explores the authority data change over time in response to change in standards. Authority data describes persons, institutions, places, events, and works, as well as relations between them. This study contributes to the understanding of metadata change and its relation to functionality of authority records and improved information access.
Date: February 1, 2019
Creator: Zavalina, Oksana & Zavalin, Vyacheslav
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Interview Guide for Archive Managers: Exploring Methods and Techniques for Facilitating Access to Digital Language Archives

Description: This is an interview guide used as part of the 'Exploring Methods and Techniques for Facilitating Access to Digital Language Archives' project (January 2019-August 2020).
Date: May 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary; Zavalina, Oksana; Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Exploration of Information Organization in Language Archives

Description: This article reports preliminary results of the first stage of a research project that seeks to identify the information organization methods and techniques currently offered in the language data archives and the gaps between the tools and techniques available and the needs of actual and potential users of language data archives.
Date: October 18, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary & Zavalina, Oksana
Partner: UNT College of Information

Preparing Linguists’ Field Recordings and Datasets for Ingest into a Digital Library System: Lessons from Creating the Lamkang Language Resource at the University of North Texas Digital Library

Description: Presentation on the long term preservation of and universal access to language data which may tap into typologically rare phenomena and which represents the intangible and irreplaceable heritage of indigenous communities. This language data can be in the form of audio, video, picture, and various digital formats. In order to prepare the source files of a documentation project for ingest to a digital library, linguists and digital librarians must develop a common procedure that takes into consid… more
Date: May 23, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary; Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Interview Guide for End Users: Researchers, Depositors, Language Communities: Exploring Methods and Techniques for Facilitating Access to Digital Language Archives

Description: This is an interview guide used as part of the 'Exploring Methods and Techniques for Facilitating Access to Digital Language Archives' project (January 2019-August 2020).
Date: May 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary; Zavalina, Oksana; Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Discovering fake news embedded in the opposing hashtag activism networks on Twitter: #Gunreformnow vs. #NRA

Description: This article is a study investigating fake news included in political discourse of opposing activism hashtags, #Gunreformnow and #NRA (The National Rifle Association) and aims to lay out the process of identifying fake news in the hashtag activism network on Twitter.
Date: August 21, 2019
Creator: Chong, Miyoung
Partner: UNT College of Information
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