Tech Talks
Tech Talks provide a comfortable, informal setting for UNT Libraries' staff to learn about new technologies and discuss possible implementations at UNT. The Digital Projects Unit coordinates the Tech Talks presentations with help from other persons knowledgeable in the topics being discussed. Tech Talks are held in the Digital Projects Lab (Willis Room No. 370) from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Upcoming Topics
- The Web Cloud
By Shaun Seibel, December 10, 2008
- Build a Rocking Bibliography for Publication on the Web
To be announced soon, Spring, 2009 - Annual Firefox Roundup
By William Hicks, Spring, 2009
- "Tech Talks" 5 Years Later - Reflections
To be announced soon, Spring, 2009
Past Topics
2008
- JavaScript and CSS Frameworks
By William Hicks, November 12, 2008 - Plone @ the Library
By William Hicks, October 29, 2008
- Beyond Blogs
By William Hicks, August 13, 2008 - Screen Capture Software
By Kristin Boyett, August 6, 2008 - High Tech Help for Low Tech Hobbies
Co-ordinated by Nancy Reis and Kristin Boyett, July 30, 2008 - High Tech Hobbies
Co-ordinated by Nancy Reis and Kristin Boyett, July 23, 2008 - Web Frameworks
By Brandon Fredericks, July 9, 2008 - Folksonomy
By Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, July 2, 2008
- What is new in Firefox 3: Being Even More Productive with Firefox
By William Hicks, June 25, 2008 - The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)
By Ann Howington, June 11, 2008 - Zotero
By Lilly Ramin, May 28, 2008 - Library Avatars
By Shaun Seibel, May 21, 2008 - An Overview of the Linux Operating System
By Kurt Nordstrom, April 30, 2008 - Project Management with Basecamp
By Mark Phillips, April 23, 2008 - Advanced Wiki
By Shaun Seibel, March 12, 2008 - LibraryThing
By Starr Hoffman, February 20, 2008 - Intranet: To Use or Not to Use, That Is the Question
By Zhiqin (Neena) Weng, January 30, 2008
2007
- Welcome to Worldcat.org
By Nancy Reis, December 12, 2007 - Streaming Media
By Kimberly Stanton, December 5, 2007 - Be More Productive with Firefox
By William Hicks, November 28, 2007 - Intro to Digital Printing
By Jeremy Moore, November 7, 2007 - An Introduction to MODS: The Metadata Object Description Schema
By Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, October 17, 2007 - Introduction to METS
By Mark Phillips, October 16, 2007 - Roll Your Own Google Search Engine
By William Hicks, October 3, 2007 - The UNT Libraries' New Web Site: Current Status and Future Plans
By the Staff of the Multimedia Development Lab, September 19, 2007 -
Using Web 2.0 in Libraries: A Discussion
By Kristin Boyett, August 29, 2007
- Enhancing the Quality of Metadata: Modular Approach to Digital Resource Lifecycle Management
By Daniel Gelaw Alemneh and Mark Phillips, May 16, 2007 - There is no alt tag or, Designing and Coding with Web Standards
By William Hicks, March 28, 2007
- Advanced Photoshop Tutorial: RTVF Chairs
By Jeremy Moore, January 31, 2007
2006
- Advanced Metadata Management
By Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, December 6, 2006 - How to Buy a Digital Camera
By Nancy Reis, November 15, 2006 - An Overview of Open Source Software and Licenses
By Kurt Nordstrom, October 25, 2006 - Introduction to Web CMS
By Kurt Nordstrom, September 6, 2006 - Federated Search
By Mark Phillips, August 23, 2006 - Faceted Navigation and Guided Search Explained: A Description of the New Face of Search for Libraries
By Mark Phillips, July 26, 2006 - User-Centered Design (UCD)
By Kristin Boyett, February 22, 2006
2005
- All About flickr
By Nancy K. Reis, December 7, 2005 - How to Install and Use McAfee and AntiSpyware Tools at Home
By Krysta Kaye, October 26, 2005 - Metadata 101
By Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, October 5, 2005 - Google Tips and Tricks
By Mark Phillips, September 7, 2005 - OAI Overview: What It Is, How It Works, and How We're Using It
By Kurt Nordstrom, July 13, 2005 - The UNT Libraries' Forum: How to Be Cool Using It
By Garret Rumohr, June 29, 2005 - Wikis in Libraries
By Judy Hunter, June 22, 2005 - RSS in Libraries
By Mark Phillips, June 16, 2005 - Blogs in Libraries
By Valerie Glenn, June 15, 2005 - Security for the Home Computer
By Krysta Kaye, May 25, 2005 - Photo Editing 101
By Nathan Hall, April, 27, 2005 - Scanology 101
By Mark Phillips, March, 30, 2005