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Dreanna L. Belden

Assistant Dean

University of North Texas

Department of Library - ER - External Relations

(940) 369-8740

Email: dreanna.belden@unt.edu

Education

  • MS, Univ. of North Texas, 2003
    Major: Library Science
  • BS, University of the State of New York, 1993
    Major: Business

Professional Positions

  • Asst. Dean for External Relations, UNT. UNT. (2010 - Present).
  • Coordinator of Grants and Development, UNT. UNT. (2005 - 2010).
  • Project Development Librarian, UNT. UNT. (2004 - 2005).

    • Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Asst. Dean for External Partnerships, UNT. UNT. (2023 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • Honor Society. (Present).
  • Association for Documentary Editing. (2019 - Present).
  • American Alliance of Museums. (February 2016 - Present).
  • Texas Association of Museums. (2005 - Present).
  • Society of Southwest Archivists. (2004 - Present).
  • American Library Association. (2002 - Present).
  • Texas Library Association. (2002 - Present).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Belden, D.L., Phillips, M.E., Carlisle, T., Hartman, C.N. (2016). The Portal to Texas History: Building. Other. 182. IGI Global.
  • Murray, K., Phillips, M.E., Hicks, W.L., Weng, N., Belden, D.L. (2013). Reengineering The Portal to Texas History: A Case Study. Recent Developments in the Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Digital Libraries: Case Studies. 18-46. IGI Global.

    • Journal Article

  • Belden, D.L. (2021). The Portal to Texas History: Making Connections with Digital Newspapers. Stirpes. 60 (2) 4. Austin, TX,
  • Belden, D.L. (2019). Three Questions to Engage your Donors, Stakeholders, and Community. Texas Library Journal. 95 (1) 2. Austin, Texas, Texas Library Association. https://txla.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Spring_2019_TLJ-FINAL.pdf
  • Belden, D.L. (2018). When Your Last Name is Smith: Getting Out of the Rough and Onto the Green. Stirpes. 57 (3) 6. Houston, Texas, Texas State Genealogical Society. https://www.txsgs.org/tag/stirpes
  • Belden, D.L. (2018). Reading their Faces: Photographs in UNT Libraries Special Collections and The Portal to Texas History. Stirpes. 57 (1) 5. Houston, Texas, Texas State Genealogical Society. https://www.txsgs.org/tag/stirpes
  • Belden, D.L. (2017). Discovering Who’s between the Dashes with The Portal to Texas History. Stirpes. 56 (4) 3. Houston, Texas, Texas State Genealogical Society. https://www.txsgs.org/tag/stirpes/
  • Belden, D.L., Phillips, M.E., Carlisle, T., Hartman, C.N. (2016). The Portal to Texas History: Building. Other. 182. IGI Global.
  • Murray, K., Phillips, M.E., Hicks, W.L., Weng, N., Belden, D.L. (2013). Reengineering The Portal to Texas History: A Case Study. Other. 18. IGI Global.
  • Kathleen Murray. (2012). "Measuring the Impact of Preserving Digital Assets." Archiving 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2012, Volume 8..
  • Kathleen Murray. (2010). "Applying User-Centered Design Principles to Redesign the Interface to the Portal to Texas History: The IOGENE Project,", Archiving 2010, Den Haag, the Netherlands, May 2010, Volume 7..
  • Belden, D.L. (2008). "Harnessing Social Networks to Connect with Audiences: If You Build it Will They Come 2.0?" Internet Reference Services Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1 (2008) p. 99-111..
  • Danielle Cuniff-Plumer. (2007). "Finding Texas Heritage Online: The Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative," InterFace, Vol. 29, No. 4, (Winter 2007) pp. 6..
  • Alemneh, D.G., Phillips, M.E., Belden, D.L. (2007). Integrating controlled vocabularies into cultural heritage digital collections: The Portal to Texas History experience. Other. 44 (1) 1–5. Wiley Online Library.
  • Middleton, K., Hartman, C.N., Belden, D.L., Reis, N.K., Alemneh, D.G., Phillips, M.E., Dunlop, D. (2005). Development of a portal to Texas history. Other. 23 (2) 151–163. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
  • Hartman, C.N., Belden, D.L., Reis, N.K., Alemneh, D.G., Phillips, M.E., Dunlop, D. (2005). Development of a Portal to Texas History. Other. 23 (2) 151–163. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Educational Service Center 17 Educators Workshop, The Portal to Texas History, Educational Service Center 17, Lubbock, TX, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Educational Service Center 17 Educators Workshop, Texas History for Teachers, Educational Service Center 17 Educators Workshop, Lubbock, TX, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

    • Keynote/Plenary Address

  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Consortium Annual Meeting, Accessibility for All: Open Educational Resources for History, Cross Timbers Library Consortium, Online, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Conservation Saavy, Adventures in Digital Preservation (and how not to lose your way), McFaddin Ward House, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America. (2013).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Ferguson, C. (Presenter), Texas Association of Museums Annual Conference, Interpreting LGBT History in Two Texas Communities, Texas Association of Museums, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Texas Czech Genealogical Association Annual Meeting, Genealogy Research in The Portal to Texas History, Texas Czech Genealogical Association, Caldwell, Texas, United States of America. (2013).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), TxSGS Family History Conference, The Portal to Texas History for Genealogists, Texas State Genealogical Society, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. (2012).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), American Library Association Annual Conference, From Projects to Production: Scaling it Up, American Library Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. (2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting, Grant Funding for Library, Archives and Museum Projects, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America. (2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), American Library Association Mid-winter meeting, Fundraising and Collaboration with the Portal to Texas, American Library Association, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. (2010).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), American Library Association Annual Meeting, Breaking Down the Costs - What are your Digitization Projects Really Costing?, American Library Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting, Minimal Processing for Paper and Pixels, Society of Southwest Archivists, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America. (2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), The Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, A Cost-Benefit Approach for Describing and Processing Digital Objects, The Society of American Archivists, San Francisco, California, United States of America. (2008).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Belden, D.L. (Moderator), Garcia, G. (Panelist), Bangor, A. (Panelist), Aranda-Narano, B. (Panelist), Salcido, R. (Panelist), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Engaging Diverse Users: Insights from the Experts, Texas Library Association, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Moderator), Fong, B. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Transforming Your Gen X-ers into Gen Donors, Texas Library Association, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Murray, K. (Presenter), TxSGS Family History Conference, Rediscover the Portal to Texas History, Texas State Genealogical Association, Dallas, Texas, United States of America. (2016).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Successful Signature Events at Your Library, Texas Library Association, Houston, Texas, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Texas Association of Museums Annual Meeting, Digital Long-Term Access of Collections: Theory and Practice, Texas Association of Museums, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Lobley, N. (Presenter), Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin, A.Y. (Presenter), Briggs, A. (Presenter), Chernyavaska, M. (Presenter), Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium: Networks, Innovation & Collaboration, Where do Users Find Value?, Library of Congress, Washington DC, United States of America. (2013).
  • Belden, D.L. (Panelist), Tarver, H.M. (Panelist), ALA Annual Conference, Metadata Tools and Workflows at the University of North Texas, American Library Association/LITA, Washington D.C., United States of America. (2010).
  • Belden, D.L. (Moderator), Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting, Extra, Extra! Historic Newspapers Online at Chronicling America, Society of Southwest Archivists, Sante Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. (2010).
  • Belden, D.L. (Panelist), Texas Library Association Annual Meeting, The Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative, Texas Library Association, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2005 - 2005).

    • Paper

  • Belden, D.L. (Author & Presenter), Murray, K. (Author), Archiving 2012, Measuring the Impact of Preserving Digital Assets, IS&T Archiving Society for Imaging Science and Technology, Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark. (2012).

    • Webinar

  • Belden, D.L. (Presenter), Texas Historical Commission Webinar, Sealing the Deal: Making a Compelling Case for Funding with Private Foundations, Texas Historical Commission, online, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Challenge Grant for the Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $500000 Funded. (2016 - 2019).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Support for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by The Summerlee Foundation, Private, $40000 Funded. (2017 - 2019).
  • Belden, D.L., "Support for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by Union Pacific Foundation, Other, $5000 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Support for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by H.L. Brown Jr. Family Foundation, Private, $25000 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Support for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by Dodge Jones Foundation, Private, $15000 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), "Support for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by Summerfield G. Roberts Foundation, Private, $10000 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Support for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation, Private, $25000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Support for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by Dodge Jones Foundation, Private, $25000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Support for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, $10000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Support for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by George Foundation, Private, $15000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Gieringer, M.D. (Principal), Parks, S.E. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing the KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection," sponsored by Anonymous foundation, Private, $100000 Funded. (2015 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Gieringer, M.D. (Principal), Parks, S.E. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing of the NBC 5/KXAS (formerly WBAP) Television News Collection," sponsored by Amon Carter Foundation, Private, $150000 Funded. (2015 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Phillips, M.E. (Principal), "Digitizing the Texas Jewish Post, 1947-1965," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $24663 Funded. (2015 - 2016).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Phillips, M.E. (Principal), "Let it Be Heard: the Dallas Voice Online," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $19915 Funded. (2014 - 2015).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Fifty Years Later: the John F. Kennedy Assassination," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $21945 Funded. (2013 - 2014).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Phillips, M.E. (Principal), "Texas Recorded Historic Landmarks," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $25000 Funded. (2013 - 2014).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Early Texas Newspapers III: the Final Chapter," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $17135 Funded. (2011 - 2012).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "New Mexico Digital Newspaper Project," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $233045 Funded. (2010 - 2012).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Mapping the Southwest," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $347945 Funded. (2010 - 2012).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Texas Cultures Online," sponsored by Amon Carter Foundation, Private, $100000 Funded. (2010 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Long Star Ink: the Texas Digital Newspaper Program," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $399790 Funded. (2009 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives.," sponsored by National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Federal, $30509 Funded. (2011 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Early Texas Newspapers II," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $25000 Funded. (2010 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Classification of Government Websites in the End-of-Term Archive: Extending Depository Libraries' Collection Development Practices," sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, Federal, $631720 Funded. (2009 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing Oklahoma Newspapers," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $236024 Funded. (2009 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Rescuing Texas History 2008," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, $15000 Funded. (2008 - 2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Supporting), "Optimizing the User Experience in an Architecture for Rapid Development," sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, Federal, $448548 Funded. (2007 - 2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Digitizing the Bartlett Tribune," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $60403 Funded. (2008 - 2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Early Texas Newspapers: 1829-1861," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $24302 Funded. (2008 - 2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Lone Star Ink: the Texas Digital Newspaper Program," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $397552 Funded. (2007 - 2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Adopt a Book Digitally program," sponsored by Summerfield G. Roberts Foundation, Private, $10000 Funded. (2007 - 2008).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing history from the Heritage House Museum, Orange," sponsored by Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, Private, $2800 Funded. (2007 - 2008).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures," sponsored by Adeline and George McQueen Foundation, Private, $10000 Funded. (2007 - 2008).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth’s Historic Treasures," sponsored by Amon Carter Foundation, Private, $25000 Funded. (2007 - 2008).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History," sponsored by Forrest C. Lattner Foundation, Private, $10000 Funded. (2007 - 2007).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Rescuing Texas History through the Digitization of At-risk Photographs and Maps II," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, $10000 Funded. (2007 - 2007).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "My Texas History Notebook: Interactive lesson plans for Texas History," sponsored by Humanities Texas, State, $7200 Funded. (2006 - 2007).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Rescuing Texas History 2006," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, $7500 Funded. (2006 - 2006).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Deaf Smith County: Frontier Communities of the Llano Estacado," sponsored by Texas Humanities, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2005 - 2006).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Lorenzo de Zavala Online: Empresario, Statesman and Texas Revolutionary," sponsored by Humanities Texas, State, $10000 Funded. (2004 - 2005).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Project Development for the Portal to Texas History," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, $10000 Funded. (2004 - 2005).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Challenge Grant for the Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, Funded. (2016 - 2019).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Gieringer, M.D. (Principal), Parks, S. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing the KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection," sponsored by Anonymous foundation, Private, Funded. (2015 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Gieringer, M.D. (Principal), Parks, S. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing of the NBC 5/KXAS (formerly WBAP) Television News Collection," sponsored by Amon Carter Foundation, Private, Funded. (2015 - 2017).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Phillips, M.E. (Principal), "Digitizing the Texas Jewish Post, 1947-1965," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, Funded. (2015 - 2016).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Phillips, M.E. (Principal), "Let it Be Heard: the Dallas Voice Online," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, Funded. (2014 - 2015).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Fifty Years Later: the John F. Kennedy Assassination," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, Funded. (2013 - 2014).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Phillips, M.E. (Principal), "Texas Recorded Historic Landmarks," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, Funded. (2013 - 2014).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Early Texas Newspapers III: the Final Chapter," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, Funded. (2011 - 2012).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Mapping the Southwest," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, Funded. (2010 - 2012).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Texas Cultures Online," sponsored by Amon Carter Foundation, Private, Funded. (2010 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Long Star Ink: the Texas Digital Newspaper Program," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, Funded. (2009 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives.," sponsored by National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Federal, Funded. (2011 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Classification of Government Websites in the End-of-Term Archive: Extending Depository Libraries' Collection Development Practices," sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, Federal, Funded. (2009 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing Oklahoma Newspapers," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, Funded. (2009 - 2011).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Rescuing Texas History 2008," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, Funded. (2008 - 2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Supporting), "Optimizing the User Experience in an Architecture for Rapid Development," sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, Federal, Funded. (2007 - 2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Digitizing the Bartlett Tribune," sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, Funded. (2008 - 2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Lone Star Ink: the Texas Digital Newspaper Program," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, Funded. (2007 - 2009).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Adopt a Book Digitally program," sponsored by Summerfield G. Roberts Foundation, Private, Funded. (2007 - 2008).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing history from the Heritage House Museum, Orange," sponsored by Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, Private, Funded. (2007 - 2008).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures," sponsored by Adeline and George McQueen Foundation, Private, Funded. (2007 - 2008).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth�s Historic Treasures," sponsored by Amon Carter Foundation, Private, Funded. (2007 - 2008).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History," sponsored by Forrest C. Lattner Foundation, Private, Funded. (2007 - 2007).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Rescuing Texas History through the Digitization of At-risk Photographs and Maps II," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, Funded. (2007 - 2007).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "My Texas History Notebook: Interactive lesson plans for Texas History," sponsored by Humanities Texas, State, Funded. (2006 - 2007).
  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Rescuing Texas History 2006," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, Funded. (2006 - 2006).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Deaf Smith County: Frontier Communities of the Llano Estacado," sponsored by Texas Humanities, University of North Texas, Funded. (2005 - 2006).
  • Belden, D.L. (Supporting), Hartman, C.N. (Principal), "Lorenzo de Zavala Online: Empresario, Statesman and Texas Revolutionary," sponsored by Humanities Texas, State, Funded. (2004 - 2005).
  • Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Project Development for the Portal to Texas History," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, Funded. (2004 - 2005).

    • Grant - Service

  • Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), Torget, A. (Co-Principal), "Texas History for Teachers (TX4T): Accessibility for All," sponsored by Humanities Texas, Federal, $30000 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
  • Torget, A.J. (Co-Principal), Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), "Burdine Johnson Foundation Grant for Texas History for Teachers," sponsored by The Burdine Johnson Foundation, Local, $50000 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
  • Torget, A.J. (Co-Principal), Belden, D.L. (Co-Principal), "Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation grant to Texas History for Teachers Project," sponsored by The Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation, Local, $7500 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Torget, A.J. (Co-Principal), Belden, D.L. (Principal), "Texas History for Teachers Project," sponsored by Humanities Texas, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Phillips, M.E. (Principal), "New Mexico Digital Newspaper Project," sponsored by DNU University of New Mexico (FFL), NFP, Funded. (2010 - 2016).

Service

Public Service

  • Board Member, The Dallas Way. Dallas, TX. (December 1, 2022 - December 31, 2025).
  • Board Member, Collaborative for Children. Houston, TX. (September 2018 - August 2025).
  • Board Member, KERA/KXT Community Advisory Board. Dallas, Texas. (April 2014 - April 2020).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, TexShare Taskforce for K-12 Public Schools. Austin, TX. (August 2013 - Present).
  • Officer, President/Elect/Past, Texas Association of Museums. Texas. (2015 - 2019).
  • Board of Directors, Texas Association of Museums. Fort Worth, Texas. (2011 - 2019).
  • Officer, Vice President, Texas Association of Museums. Texas. (2013 - 2015).
  • Chairperson, Texas State Library and Archives Commission's Advisory Board for IMLS grant, "Train to Share". Austin, Texas. (September 2008 - August 2011).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Washington DC, (February 2009 - May 2009).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Texas Education Agency. Austin, Texas. (April 2007 - May 2007).