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Archival First Aid and Preservation in a War Zone

Description: Presentation introduces the concept of practical preservation for archival collections, emphasizing realistic and achievable strategies for protecting materials when ideal preservation conditions are limited by emergencies, resource constraints, or environmental challenges. It provides guidance on disaster preparedness, archival first aid, risk assessment, and common-sense preservation practices that can help stabilize and safeguard collections during crises until long-term solutions are availa… more
Date: August 2025
Creator: Lemons, Justin
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Preservation Survey and Assessment Project Results and Recommendations

Description: Presentation shares the results of a comprehensive preservation survey and assessment conducted on institutional holdings housed at the Research Collections Library between 2020 and 2024. It highlights the workflows developed for the project, summarizes key preservation and accessibility concerns identified during the assessment, and outlines four recommended action plans to guide future preservation efforts and resource planning.
Date: July 2024
Creator: Lemons, Justin & Zimmerman, Camila
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Anti-Establishment Iconography of S. Brooks: 1970s Dallas Viewed Through the Countercultural Pen of its Most Laid-Back Radical

Description: Presentation explores the work of artist Steve Brooks and his influence on the visual culture of the Dallas counterculture movement during the 1970s. Through an examination of his illustrations, posters, publications, and collaborations, it highlights how Brooks used humor and distinctive graphic design to communicate anti-establishment ideas while helping define the visual identity of a significant cultural era.
Date: March 28, 2024
Creator: Lemons, Justin
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Accessing the Inaccessible: Capturing and Re-Purposing Metadata Prior to Digitization to Ensure Adequate Description and Access

Description: Presented at the 2018 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation provides a detailed look at how University of North Texas Libraries' Special Collections embarked upon a large-scale digitization project involving a portion of the highly requested A/V materials from the NBC-5/KXAS Television News collection, using a third-party vendor. This project included the use of snapshots to help repurpose metadata, then linked data tools in Excel and WikiMedia to create access to tape conten… more
Date: May 17, 2018
Creator: Pierce, Gregory & Niño, Ana
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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