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Inspired to Serve: Executive Summary

Description: Executive summary of a report documenting findings and recommendations regarding the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service's tasks to (1) review the military selective service process and (2) suggest methods to increase military, national, and public service. It includes the commissioners' letter, a summary version of the final report, and associated references.
Date: March 2020
Creator: United States. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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

The Library of the Future, How the heart of campus is transforming

Description: This report discusses the future of academic libraries which serve as an essential gateway to knowledge. It discusses how libraries, as one of the largest facilities on campus, have become vibrant hubs for diverse purposes while retaining flexibility for future needs. How librarians have been steering discussions about open-source journals and courseware, which has profound implications for student access and success, and institutional budgets. Why libraries are leveraging special collections t… more
Access: Restricted to the UNT Community Members at a UNT Libraries Location.
Date: February 2022
Creator: Carlson, Scott
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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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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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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Gadget Lending Project: Filling the Gap in Students' Equipment and Technology Needs

Description: This report documents the "Gadget Lending Project: Filling the Gap in Students' Equipment and Technology Needs" project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes the project activities including the research, purchase of products, developing circulation policies, creating catalog records, preparing items for circulation, marketing and communication, creation of a LibGuide, employee training, and budget. It also addresses the project outcomes, best practices, and fut… more
Date: Spring 2022
Creator: Keshmiripour, Setareh; Akers, Emily; Knox, Briana & Mount, Jonathan
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching Keeps New Teachers in their Classrooms

Description: Policy brief sharing research for the potential for teacher-principal ethnoracial matching to improve outcomes such as teacher satisfaction and retention rates.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Anderson, Cornelius Q.; Miller, Alexis & Burden, Kafarra Q. L.
Partner: UNT College of Education
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Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up

Description: Policy brief sharing results from a study that looked at how new teacher retention patterns are predicted by the distance between the high school the teacher graduated from and the school where they were first employed.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Kirksey, Jacob J.; Burden, Kafarra Q. L. & Miller, Alexis
Partner: UNT College of Education
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UNT Libraries Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) Initiatives

Description: Report on the accomplished and continued Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (IDEA) efforts of the UNT libraries prior to April 2022. The report details efforts in representing underserved communities in library collections, accessibility efforts, resources such as online guides created to support IDEA initiatives, special projects, grants and fellowships, events, workplace culture, outreach, and committees or groups designed to expand Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility.
Date: April 15, 2022
Creator: Library Council on Diversity and Inclusion
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Making Our Library Spaces More Accessible: Accessible Furniture for Sycamore Library: Final Report

Description: This report details the feedback from library users and staff, collected via a survey of students with disabilities and a separate survey of library employees, highlighted a need for more accessible furniture in library spaces. The project members purchased various selections of library furniture during the grant period, and staff observed and recorded how users engaged with the new furniture. The project outcome details the recorded observations of users interacting with furniture from the tea… more
Date: September 29, 2023
Creator: Rowe, Jennifer; Venner, Mary Ann & Sittel, Robbie
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Music Library Picture Show: Creating a "Third Place" for Denton Students: Final Report

Description: Report states that the aim of the Music Library Picture Show demonstration was to learn about how event programming affects student attitudes about the library and to position the library as a viable "third place" for UNT students and visiting high school students. The project members promoted the events with the assistance of UNT Libraries Communications and Marketing which includes posters, small flyers, lawn signs, etc. Their results discuss the outcome of various events put on by the librar… more
Date: October 6, 2023
Creator: Sprabary, Meghan & Wolski, Kristin A.
Partner: UNT Music Library
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University of North Texas Research and Innovation Annual Report, 2021

Description: Annual report for the University of North Texas (UNT) Division of Research and Innovation including an overview of the Division and strategic plan, ongoing research, programs of study, and accomplishments of individual units as well as statistical breakdowns of enrollment, grant funding, and other operational information.
Date: 2021
Creator: University of North Texas. Division of Research and Innovation.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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University of North Texas President's Annual Report, 2020

Description: Annual report for the University of North Texas (UNT) includes an overview of research, programs of study, and accomplishments of university departments as well as statistical breakdowns of enrollment, fiscal expenditures, and other operational information.
Date: February 2021
Creator: University of North Texas. Division of University Relations, Communications and Marketing.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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ST JOHN'S Cemetery: A report detailing how Denton County Commissioner Hub Clark stole a cemetery from a Pilot Point freedpersons community in 1938.

Description: This report was submitted to the Denton County Commissioner’s Court on December 12, 2023. The independent research contained herein was inspired by a collaborative community effort to highlight the emerging historical narrative of the St. John's freed-persons community of Pilot Point, its unexplained disappearance in the 1930s, and the events that led to the community's cemetery becoming landlocked and inaccessible to the public for more than eighty years.
Date: December 12, 2023
Creator: Luther Rummel, Jessica
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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The Naming Commission - Final Report to Congress, Part I: United States Army Bases

Description: Report summarizing the recommendations of The Naming Commission's findings regarding army bases as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which mandates the removal of names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America. "Part 1 of the three-part Naming Commission Final Report .... recommends new names for nine military bases (Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort P… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: United States. Naming Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Naming Commission - Final Report to Congress, Part II: U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Naval Academy

Description: Report summarizing the recommendations of The Naming Commission's findings regarding military academies in the United States as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which mandates the removal of names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America. "Part II of the Naming Commission 's Final Report .... addresses assets on the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point and the United States … more
Date: August 2022
Creator: United States. Naming Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Naming Commission - Final Report to Congress, Part III: Renaming Department of Defense Assets

Description: Report summarizing the recommendations of The Naming Commission's findings as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which mandates the removal of names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America. "Part III of the Naming Commission 's Final Report .... contains recommendations for the disposition of all Confederacy-affiliated and named Department of Defense assets not already covered" in previous … more
Date: September 2022
Creator: United States. Naming Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

Description: "This report will provide greater detail about the multistep effort devised and driven by Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election and block the transfer of power. Building on the information presented in our hearings earlier this year, we will present new findings about Trump's pressure campaign on officials from the local level all the way up to his Vice President, orchestrated and designed solely to throw out the will of the voters and keep him in office past the end of his elected term." … more
Date: December 2022
Creator: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)

Description: This report outlines a framework for risk management in the context of artifiical intelligence including people, processes, infrastructure, and data.
Date: January 2023
Creator: National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Future of Workforces in the European Union and the United States of America

Description: Report on an economic study related to artificial intelligence: "This report is intended to highlight the economics behind AI-driven technological change with a particular focus on the institutional and policy decisions that will shape its future impact on the workforce. [...] Parts I and II of this report introduce AI and document its widespread adoption in the European Union and the United States; part III focuses on AI’s impact on labor; part IV contains case studies on hiring and logistic… more
Date: December 2022
Creator: European Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Interim Report and Third Quarter Recommendations, October 2020

Description: A report containing the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI)'s third quarterly memo and second interim report with 66 recommendations in key areas. They are organized under five tabs: strengthening the triangular alliance for AI research, applying AI for national security missions, training and recruiting AI talent, protecting and building upon U.S. technology advances, and marshaling global AI cooperation & ethics.
Date: October 2020
Creator: National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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