Staff Publications-Library

Assessing the Texas Data Repository: Determining What to Measure and How

Chan-Park, Christina; Dabrowski, Anna J.; Lindsey, Nerissa; Waugh, Laura; McElfresh, Laura Kane (2018-12-05)

Background: The Texas Data Repository (TDR) was launched in Spring 2017. The TDR is built on the Dataverse software platform and hosted by the Texas Digital Library (TDL)—a consortium of higher education institutions in ...

Developing a Researcher Profile and Managing Your Research Environment

Ancelet, Lisa; Waugh, Laura (2018-10-25)

Various online tools such as Google Scholar, Web of Science, and ORCID allow users to register for a unique number so that all of the publications of a given author can be linked together. This has several advantages: Claim ...

From VHS to MP4: Improving Access to 40 Years of Literary Recordings

King, Liz; Towery, Stephanie; Waugh, Laura (2018-10-04)

This poster presentation outlines the collaboration between the academic community involved in this collaborative project, including representatives from a student-run, free, online literary journal as well as university ...

Introduction to Research Data Management

Morganti, Dianna (2018-08-30)

Learn the basics of managing research data well for optimized publishing, sharing, and re-use. An introduction to metadata, disciplinary repositories, and data publication is included, as well as an intro to Texas State ...

Multimedia Visualization and Interactive Systems: Drawing Board Possibilities and Server Realities

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2005-11)

This presentation looks at multimedia visualization and interactive systems through a case study example (The Cuban Rafter Project, http://balseros.miami.edu). It reflects on new interface possibilities for digital libraries ...

Introduction to Image Processing with Python and Jupyter Notebooks

Moore, Jeremy; Peters, Todd (2018-05-15)

This workshop will introduce the basics of image processing using the Python programming language and the interactive Jupyter Notebook environment. Jupyter Notebooks run in most major web browsers and allow the user to mix ...

Can We Get Some Order Here? The Application of Principles of IT Project Management for Online Library Projects

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (Texas State University Libraries, 2012)

This article overviews principles of IT project management for online library projects. It reviews project management methodologies, SWOT analysis, stakeholder documents, agile programming and project management methodologies ...

Texas State University Libraries: Faculty Digitization Services Overview

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (Texas State University Libraries, 2014-09)

This presentation overviews Digitization Services for Texas State University Faculty by Texas State University Libraries division of Collection and Digital Services. It overviews Digital Access Services: Online Repositories, ...

Academic ePresses and Online Universities: Envisioning Futures

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (Texas State University Libraries, 2014-01)

This presentation explores the integration of 21st century academic presses and academic publishing and possibilities for academic libraries. It overviews online library possibilities, changing university press and academic ...

Human Knowledge Seeking and Information Visualization: Exploring New Possibilities

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (2006-09)

This presentation presents a historical overview of human knowledge seeking and information visualization from the ancient past to present day. It survey knowledge management from historical perspectives looking at ...

Coming of Age: The Online Data Research Repository

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (Campus Technology, 2016-12)

This interview for Campus Technology overviews the world of online data research repositories: objectives, why they are needed, the various parameters, admonitions and prescriptions for faculty and students wishing to use ...

From Zero to Hero: 3D Printer Infrastructures for College and University Campuses

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (Campus Technology Conference, 2016-08-03)

This presentation overviews setting up a 3D printer lab for an academic library or university makerspace setting. The presentation covers setting up a 3D printing lab, makerspaces and 3D printers, developing 3D printer ...

Transforming Academic Libraries for the New Millennia: From Book Warehouses to Technology-Centered Learning Commons

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (LRC Publications, 2016-03-24)

This presentation overviews building learning commons for academic libraries. The presentation reviews offsite repositories, themed moveable centers, learning commons technology inclusive of visualization technologies and ...

The Cosmos of Libraries: From Alexandria to the Internet

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (Infosources Publishing, 2018-01)

This article presents a blueprint for marketing libraries for the 21st century. Through an inspirational overview, this research presents an episodic outline for a documentary series to promote libraries surveying various ...

Arbitrage Opportunities for Image Search: Changing Metaphors, Game Metadata and Gathering Common Sense

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2009-06)

This article presents a new paradigm for image search metadata collection exemplified by the Human Computation School’s application of gaming principles to information science search challenges. In parallel, it looks at a ...

Multimedia Visualization and Interactive Systems: Drawing Board Possibilities and Server Realities - A Cuban Rafter Paradigm Case Study

Uzwyshyn, Raymond (Texas State University Libraries, 2007-05)

This article presents a schematic for building a multimedia information visualization system and digital archive which takes advantage of a wider spectrum of media elements (images, sound, datasets) and interactivity with ...