Dreanna L. Belden

Title: Assistant Dean

Department: Library - Digital Libraries & External Relations

College: University of North Texas

General Information Previous Courses Publications Research

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

No previous courses scheduled.

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.

Webpage

Belden, D.L. (2024). Voices of the Eastern Shore. 1,183. https://voicesoftheeasternshore.org/

Contracts, Grants and 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., "Texas History for Teachers," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Local, $25000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
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).
Belden, D.L., "Texas History for Teachers," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Local, $25000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
Belden, D.L., "Eastern Shore Voices Digital Edition: the Papers of Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, Phase I," sponsored by Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, State, $47500 Funded. (2023 - 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).
Belden, D.L., "Texas History for Teachers," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Local, $25000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
Belden, D.L., "Texas History for Teachers," sponsored by Pevehouse Family Foundation, Local, $10000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
Belden, D.L., "Texas History for Teachers," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Local, $25000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
Belden, D.L., "Challenge Grant for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by Pevehouse Family Foundatoin, Local, $10000 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
Belden, D.L., "Challenge Grant for the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment," sponsored by Pevehouse Family Foundation, Local, $10000 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
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).

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Overall Summative Rating	Challenge and Engagement Index	Response Rate
out of 5	out of 7	% of students responded

Overall Summative Rating (median):
This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
- The course as a whole was
- The course content was
- The instructor’s contribution to the course was
- The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
Challenge and Engagement Index:
This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
- Do you expect your grade in this course to be
- The intellectual challenge presented was
- The amount of effort you put into this course was
- The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
- Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was