Faculty Profile

Hannah Tarver

Title
Associate Librarian
Department
Library - DL - Digital Projects
College
University of North Texas
Special Appointment
Libraries
University of North Texas

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MLS, University of North Texas, 2008. 
Major: Information Organization
BA, Northern Arizona University, 2006. 
Major: English





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
No previous courses available.

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
Tarver, H. M., Phillips, M. E., Hoffman, S.  (2016). Metadata Enhancement Through Name Authority in the UNT Digital Library. Dynamic Research Support in Academic Libraries. 133-147.  London: Facet. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc854127/
Cited Research
Bodian, L., Chartier, M., Dickson, M., Dykas, F., Finnigan, L., Flynn, K., Gentry, S., Graciani, P., Guegen, G., Hale, M. L., Leonard, A., Mowry, A., Park, C., Payant, A., Tarver, H., White, R., Wittmann, R.  (2020). [Response Data: Survey of Benchmarks in Metadata Quality]. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1637688/
Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H. M., Zavalina, O. L. (2019). Metadata Record Graphs for Six Collections from the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections. 67. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1532397/
Conference Proceeding
Tarver, H., Phillips, M. E. (2021). EPIC: A Proposed Model for Approaching Metadata Evaluation. 1355, 6. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1747971/
Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H. M., Zavalina, O. L. (2019). Using Metadata Record Graphs to Understand Controlled Vocabulary and Keyword Usage for Subject Representation in the UNT Theses and Dissertations Collection. Other. Proceedings of the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Conference. 2019(1), 61-76. Associação Portuguesa de Biblioteconomia, Arquivística e Documentação. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1616586/
Phillips, M. E., Zavalina, O. L., Tarver, H. M. (2019). Using Metadata Record Graphs to Understand Digital Library Metadata. Other. 49-58. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1616551/
Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H. M. (2018). Experiments in Operationalizing Metadata Quality Interfaces: A Case Study at the University of North Texas. Other. 15-23. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248352/
Zavalina, O. L., Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H. M. (2017). Quality assurance and evaluation of change for patent metadata. Proceedings of the 80th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting. Association for Information Science and Technology. 
Tarver, H. M., Zavalina, O. L., Phillips, M. E. (2016). An Exploratory Study of the Description Field in the Digital Public Library of America. Other. 34-44. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910346/
Tarver, H. M., Zavalina, O. L., Phillips, M. E. (2016). A Case Study of Metadata Creation in the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Collections. 12. International Federation of Library Associations. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849978/
Alemneh, D. G., Zavalina, O. L., Tarver, H. M., Zavalina, O. L., Phillips, M. E., Kizhakkethil, P.  (2015). Knowledge Representation and Subject Access in Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Analysis of Creators’ and Users’ Assumptions and Expectations. International Council on Knowledge Management. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1803089/
Zavalina, O. L., Phillips, M. E., Kizhakkethil, P., Alemneh, D. G., Tarver, H. M. (2015). Representation of Recorded Knowledge and Extended Date/Time Format: A Case Study of the Digital Public Library of America. International Council on Knowledge Management. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1803090/
Alemneh, D. G., Phillips, M. E., Waugh, L., Tarver, H. M., Krahmer, A. J. (2015). A Peer-to-Peer Approach to Review Compliance with Trustworthy Repository Audit and Certification (TRAC). https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc801988/
Tarver, H. M., Phillips, M. E., Zavalina, O. L., Kizhakkethil, P.  (2015). An Exploratory Analysis of Subject Metadata in the Digital Public Library of America. 30-40. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc725779/
Tarver, H. M., Phillips, M. E. (2015). Exploratory Analysis of Metadata Edit Events in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections. Other. 50-62. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc725847/
Zavalina, O. L., Kizhakkethil, P., Alemneh, D. G., Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H. M. (2015). Building a Framework of Metadata Change to Support Knowledge Management. 14(1), 16. World Scientific Publishing Co.. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc505014/
Tarver, H. M., Zavalina, O. L., Phillips, M. E., Alemneh, D. G., Shakeri, S.  (2014). How Descriptive Metadata Changes in the UNT Libraries' Collections: A Case Study. Other. 43-52. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc406345/
Tarver, H., Shakeri, S.  (2014). How Descriptive Metadata Changes in the UNT Libraries’ Digital Collections: A Case Study. 43-52, . https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc406345/
Waugh, L., Tarver, H. M., Phillips, M. E. (2014). Introducing Name Authority into an ETD Collection. Library Management. Proceedings of the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Conference. 35(4/5), 16. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279706/
Tarver, H. M., Waugh, L., Phillips, M. E., Hicks, W. L. (2013). Implementing Name Authority Control into Institutional Repositories: A Staged Approach. Open Repositories. 
Tarver, H. M., Waugh, L., Phillips, M. E., Hicks, W. L. (2013). Implementing Name Authority Control into Institutional Repositories: A Staged Approach. 4. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc172365/
Tarver, H. M., Phillips, M. E. (2013). Lessons Learned in Implementing the Extended Date/Time Format in a Large Digital Library. Other. 60-70. Dublin Core Metadata Initiatie. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc174739/
Tarver, H. M. (2010). Better Guidelines, Better Functionality: How Metadata Supports the Cycle of System Improvement at the University of North Texas. 12. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29323/
Journal Article
Burke, M., Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H., Zavalina, O. L. (2022). Using existing metadata standards and tools for a language archive: A balancing act. The Electronic Library. 40(5), 579-593. Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-02-2022-0028
Tarver, H., Phillips, M. E., Krahmer, A. J. (2022). EPIC: An Iterative Model for Metadata Improvement. Other. 15(4), 244-253. Inderscience. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1916232/
Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H.  (2021). Investigating the Use of Metadata Record Graphs to Analyze Subject Headings in the Digital Public Library of America. The Electronic Library. Proceedings of JCDL 2020 Workshop 4 “Organizing Big Data, Information, and Knowledge”. 39(3), . 
Phillips, M. E., Zavalina, O. L., Tarver, H. M. (2020). Exploring the utility of metadata record graphs and network analysis for metadata quality evaluation and augmentation. Other. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1616614/
Graham, S., Lee, D., Radio, E., Tarver, H. M. (2018). University of North Texas Name App. Other. "Who is This?": Moving from Authority Control to Identity Management. 22(5), 24-27. American Association of Law Libraries. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1281827/
Zavalina, O. L., Alemneh, D. G., Kizhakkethil, P., Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H. M. (2015). Extended date/time format (EDTF) in the digital public library of America’s metadata: Exploratory analysis. Other. 52(1), 1–5. 
Tarver, H. M., Waugh, L., Alemneh, D. G., Phillips, M. E. (2015). Managing Serials in a Large Digital Library: Case Study of the UNT Libraries Digital Collections. Other. 68(1-4), 353–360. Routledge. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc406384/
Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H. M. (2014). Enhancing Descriptive Metadata Records with Freely-Available APIs. Other. (24), 14. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc284576/
Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H. M., Frakes, S.  (2014). Implementing a Collaborative Workflow for Metadata Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Mapping. Other. (23), 9. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc284577/
Tarver, H. M., Phillips, M. E. (2013). Integrating Image-Based Research Datasets into an Existing Digital Repository Infrastructure. Cataloging and Classification Quarterly. 51(1-3), 238-250. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc146603/
Poem
Tarver, H. M. (2009). Ode to Controlled Vocabulary. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc40411/
Poster
Duran, A., Graciani, P., Gushee, L., Long, K., Tarver, H. M., Tomfohrde, K., Washington, A., Woodward, N.  (2019). Developing Metadata Guidelines for DPLA TxHub. Other.  Austin, Texas:. 
Fernandez, M., Tarver, H.  (2019). Facilitating User Access through the Extraction of Documents from Digital Archives. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1533634/
Alemneh, D. G., Phillips, M. E., Waugh, L., Tarver, H. M., Krahmer, A. J. (2015). A Peer-to-Peer Approach to Review Compliance with Trustworthy Repository Audit and Certification (TRAC). International Conference on Knowledge Management. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc801979/
Waugh, L., Tarver, H. M., Phillips, M. E., Alemneh, D. G., Krahmer, A. J. (2015). A Collaborative Approach to the Trusted Repository Audit Checklist. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699807/
Scholarly Note
Tarver, H. M. (2018). Identity Management at the University of North Texas. "Who Is This?": Moving from Authority Control to Identity Management. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1281827/
White Paper
Tarver, H., Miles, C. A., Zipperer, R. A. (2021). Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data: White Paper. 42. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1871085/
Fox, N. T., Phillips, M. E., Tarver, H. M. (2020). Programmatic Extraction of ‘Documents’ from Web Archives: Identifying Document Characteristics from Content Selector Interviews. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1757659/
Gentry, S., Hale, M. L., Payant, A., Tarver, H., White, R., Wittmann, R.  (2020). Survey of Benchmarks in Metadata Quality: Initial Findings. 35. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1637685/
Fox, N. T., Tarver, H. M., Phillips, M. E. (2019). Identifying Gaps in Tools and Interfaces for Assessing Metadata Quality. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1453742/
Waugh, L., Tarver, H. M., Phillips, M. E., Alemneh, D. G. (2015). Comparison of Full-text Versus Metadata Searching in an Institutional Repository: Case Study of the UNT Scholarly Works. 4. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc725823/
Krahmer, A. J., Tarver, H. M., Barker, T., Berrios, R., Fisher, S.  (2012). Lessons Learned: Digitization of Cooke County Ledgers. 24. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83298/



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Tarver, H. (Principal), Miles, C. (Supporting), Zipperer, R. (Supporting), "Improving Subjects in the Digital Collections with Data," Sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021).
Tarver, H. M. (Supporting), "Development of a Statewide Aggregation Service for Texas Digital Collections," Sponsored by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, State, $74920 Funded. (September 2016 – August 2018).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • 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):
				
      
					
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			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):
				
      
					
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