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Collaboration, Creativity and Collections: Historical Preservation for Alabama Communities.

Description: Presentation for the 2017 Digital Frontiers Conference. This presentation discusses two traveling postcard exhibits, physical and digital, created by Troy University Libraries and Troy University's International Center for Collaboration and Creativity (iC3).
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Elder, Ruth & Johnson, Jerry
Partner: UNT Libraries

All the News That's Fit to Mine: Text Mining and Topic Modeling Newspaper Usage in Scholarly Literature

Description: Presentation for the 2017 Digital Frontiers Conference. This presentation discusses the use of the JSTOR Data for Research (DfR) tool to examine the occurrence of newspapers in scholarly literature and analyze the disciplines and key terms associated with journal articles that use newspapers in their research.
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Feeney, Mary; Wallace, Niamh & Oliver, Jeff
Partner: UNT Libraries

Breakdowns in Machine Reading: Attempting to De-privilege Modern English Print with the Power of Supercomputing and the DH Dashboard

Description: Presentation for the 2017 Digital Frontiers Conference. This presentation is part of a panel addressing the constructive limitations of decolonializing DH by reflecting on the "Reading the First Books" project currently underway at the University of Texas at Austin. This presentation speaks to the project's technical breakdowns in machine reading.
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Tarpley, Bryan
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Itemized Tax Deductions for Individuals: Data Analysis

Description: This report analyzes the most recently available public data from the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Statistics of Income (SOI) to provide an overview of who claims itemized deductions, what they claim them for, and the amount in deductions claimed. In addition, the revenue loss associated with several of the larger deductions is presented using data from the Joint Committee on Taxation's (JCT's) tax expenditure estimates. This report concludes with a brief discussion of the implications of v… more
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Lowry, Sean
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Puerto Rico and Electric Power Restoration from Hurricane Maria

Description: This report discusses efforts to restore power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria decimated the island's electricity infrastructure. Challenges in power restoration due to the extent of the damage, supply deliveries, timing of the storm after Hurricane Harvey and Irma, and the electric company's financial crisis along with recommendations for strengthening the electric system are discussed.
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Campbell, Richard J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Patent Law: A Primer and Overview of Emerging Issues

Description: This report begins with an overview of patent law. It then discusses the Supreme Court's role in the development of patent law generally before examining the Court's recent decisions in detail. Finally, the report closes with a preview of developments in patent law that are on the horizon, such as the continued viability of certain administrative proceedings related to the validity of patents, which is the subject of two cases scheduled to be heard during the Court's upcoming term, as well as p… more
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Lewis, Caitlin Devereaux & Armstrong, Kathryn B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

Description: This report presents background information and issues for Congress concerning the Navy's force structure and shipbuilding plans. The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the congressional defense committees for many years. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget, as amended on May 24, 2017, requests the procurement of nine new ships, including one Ger… more
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FDA Authorization Act of 2017 (FDARA, P.L. 115-52)

Description: This report presents an overview of the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act (FDARA) of 2017 by title and section, providing a narrative context for each title, as well as a brief description of each section.
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Sarata, Amanda K.; Dabrowska, Agata; Johnson, Judith A. & Thaul, Susan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79): Status and Funding

Description: This report focuses on those policies contained in the 2014 farm bill that support agriculture-based renewable energy, especially biofuels. The introductory sections of this report briefly describe how USDA bioenergy policies evolved and how they fit into the larger context of U.S. biofuels policy. Then, each of the bioenergy provisions of the 2014 farm bill are defined in terms of their function, goals, administration, funding, and implementation status. In an appendix at the end of this repo… more
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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UNT State of the University Address: 2017

Description: Recording of the 2017 "State of the University" address by the UNT president, highlighting programs and action plans for further improvement to the university and grants and funding received. Key points for success in these areas are building the research opportunities, the 60x30 state plan, recruitment and retention, and partnerships.
Date: September 21, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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