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Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good.

Description: Report discussing research related to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in school systems. The authors implore federal, state, and district policymakers to slow down and restrict the implementation of AI in schools until proper research has been completed and ethical concerns are addressed.
Date: March 2024
Creator: Williamson, Ben; Molnar, Alex & Boninger, Faith
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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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2023-2024 CISA Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence

Description: This report serves as a guide for CISA's AI-related efforts, ensuring both internal coherence as well as alignment with the whole-of-government AI strategy. It incorporates key CISA-led actions as directed by Executive Order 14110, along with additional actions CISA is leading to promote AI security and support critical infrastructure owners and operators as they navigate the adoption of AI.
Date: November 2023
Creator: United States. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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State of California: Benefits and Risks of Generative Artificial Intelligence Report

Description: This report is about the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in State government and presents an initial analysis of the potential benefits to individuals, communities, government and State government workers, with a focus on where GenAI may be used to improve access to essential goods and services.
Date: November 2023
Creator: California Government Operations Agency
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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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The Soundbox: A Music Engagement Lab

Description: Report asserts that The Soundbox was designed as a public space within the Music Library where UNT community members can engage with various types of music technology to learn and create. The overall goal was to utilize Music Library space for public use in a way that increases engagement.
Date: October 6, 2023
Creator: Huff, David; Wolski, Kristin A.; Fernandez, Sabino; Lemons, Justin & Sellers, Steven
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Findings: The Potential Future Risks of AI

Description: Report explaining some of the potential risks associated with the future of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements to advise the U.S. President and the White House National AI Initiative Office (NAIIO).
Date: October 2023
Creator: National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recommendations: Generative AI Away from the Frontier

Description: This report discusses recommendations to the presidential administration about generative artificial intelligence. The report further discusses the importance of acknowledging "off-frontier" generative AI systems in order to have a clear understanding of the potential risks posed by these more widely available generative AI systems.
Date: October 2023
Creator: National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mission Focused Subcommittee Final Report

Description: This report details the creation and intentions of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mission Focused Subcommittee. The subcommittee asserts that if utilized in an ethical, informed, and responsible manner, AI/ML systems have the ability to improve transportation security, accelerate migrant processing timelines, bolster the functioning of supply chains, intercept illicit contraband , and more.
Date: September 14, 2023
Creator: Andreessen, Marc; Barrett, Tarika; Chertoff, Michael; Isom, Robert; Shortal, Matt; Stephen, Craig et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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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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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Creating greater accessibility to special collections materials for patrons with vision disabilities

Description: Report asserts that the project aimed to create greater accessibility to archival and rare materials in UNT Special Collections for patrons with reduced or low vision disabilities through the purchase of Freedom Scientific's TOPAX XL HD desktop video magnifier and the creation of an accessibility station for the Judge Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room.
Date: August 31, 2023
Creator: May, Meagan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Artificial Intelligence and Copyright

Description: This report describes how the United States Copyright Office is undertaking a study of the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence systems.
Date: August 30, 2023
Creator: Wilson, Suzanne V. & Strong, Maria
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Acquisition and Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies by DHS Components

Description: This report is a policy statement that guides Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Operational and Support Components and directs actions that should be taken to establish policy and practices governing the acquisition and use of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology within the department.
Date: August 8, 2023
Creator: Mayorkas, Alejandro N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Current State of Artificial Intelligence in Disaster Recovery: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions

Description: This report explored the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in disaster response and environmental remediation by providing a historical overview, conducting a meta-analysis of related literature, identifying natural language processing (NLP) and image analysis as key research areas, and presenting conceptual examples of AI's potential applications.
Date: August 2023
Creator: Boe, Tiimothy & Sayles, Gregory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced Data Analytics Academic Program Review

Description: This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Advanced Data Analytics-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the a… more
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Chemistry Academic Program Review

Description: This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Chemistry-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the academic progra… more
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Computer Science and Computer Engineering Academic Program Review

Description: This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Computer Science and Computer Engineering-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and resea… more
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Educational Psychology, Special Education, and Human Development and Family Science Academic Program Review

Description: This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Educational Psychology, Special Education, and Human Development and Family Science-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections… more
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Interdisciplinary Studies Academic Program Review

Description: This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Interdisciplinary Studies-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the… more
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Linguistics and ESL Academic Program Review

Description: This report summarizes an evaluation of the UNT Libraries' Linguistics and ESL-related resources and materials to determine if the collection is adequately serving patron needs. It was generated as part of the UNT Libraries’ contributions to the university’s Academic Program Reviews, which are conducted by the Accreditation office in the Division of Planning. The UNT Libraries’ Collection Assessment Department evaluated collections’ ability to meet the curricular and research needs of the acade… more
Date: July 28, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries
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