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The User Interfaces Unit is actively supporting the following projects:

	UNT Libraries' Website The UNT Libraries' website is currently being redesigned to improve its appearance and usability. This project consists of five phases: needs assessment, redesign requirements, visual design, beta site development, and launch. The redesign project is scheduled to be complete before the 2012 fall semester begins. The User Interfaces Unit along with Facilities & Systems and External Relations leads the redesign, but relies heavily on student, faculty, and library personnel comments and feedback to aid in developing web-based services to meet the needs of the UNT community.
	UNT Libraries' Catalog The UNT Libraries' online catalog provides a way for users to search, find, and obtain library materials. It provides related links to resources such as Google Books and Google Scholar to help enrich the research process. The User Interfaces Unit oversees the catalog's web interface within the boundaries of the overall library system. We have heavily modified the original design to ensure that it works well and is easy to use, and we continue to monitor usage statistics to help us make further improvements.
	UNT Digital Library The UNT Digital Library is a centralized repository for the rich collections held by the libraries, colleges, schools, and departments at UNT. Materials include theses, dissertations, artwork, performances, musical scores, journals, government documents, rare books, historical posters, the CyberCemetery, and much more! In cooperation with the Digital Projects Unit, the User Interfaces Unit contributed to the initial needs assessment and usability studies, built wireframes, and guided work for the site’s information architecture and visual design. We continue to add enhancements to the system on a regular basis.
	The Portal to Texas History The Portal to Texas History is a gateway to Texas history materials and contains unique collections from Texas libraries, museums, archives, historical & genealogical societies, and private family collections. The Portal features digital reproductions of photographs, maps, letters, documents, books, artifacts, and newspapers. In addition, the Portal's Resources⁴Educators pages provide relevant materials for students and classroom teachers. In cooperation with the Digital Projects Unit, the User Interfaces Unit contributed to the initial needs assessment and usability studies, built wireframes, and guided work for the site’s information architecture and visual design. We continue to add enhancements to the system on a regular basis.
	UNT Press UNT Press, founded in 1987, has quickly become a leading press with more than 350 titles in print. Dedicated to producing high quality scholarly, academic, and general interest books, the UNT Press currently publishes between 15 - 20 titles each year. The User Interfaces Unit designed, developed, and migrated the UNT Press website to Drupal content management system during late summer 2011. The new site features a dynamic book banner rotation; scrolling images of new, forthcoming, and bestselling book titles; social networking; lightbox display; and Google preview. The User Interfaces Unit provides monthly maintenance for the website.
	The Handbook of Texas Online The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association. Explore some of the highlights including The Handbook of Civil War Texas, the Texas Lighthouses Series, The Handbook of Texas Music, and Texas Day by Day. The User Interfaces Unit developed the Handbook of Texas Online, which is managed through the Drupal content management system.
	Texas Almanac A source of "all things Texan" since 1857, the Dallas Morning News, Inc. donated the Texas Almanac to the Texas State Historical Association in 2008. The website features a searchable town database, topic information, related links, and sources for teachers. The User Interfaces Unit developed the Texas Almanac, which is managed through Drupal content management system.
	UNT Honors College's The Eagle Feather The Eagle Feather is an interdisciplinary undergraduate research journal for students at UNT. The current issue is the largest to date featuring 36 articles and a video of interactive artwork adapted to the electronic journal format for the first time. The eighth volume of The Eagle Feather published in October 2011 is managed through WordPress content management system. The User Interfaces Unit receives research articles in Word document format beginning in July of each year and we transform them into an electronic journal format. We have provided services and website maintenance to The Eagle Feather since 2004.
	Texas Fashion Collection Known as the Dallas Museum of Fashion when it was brought to UNT in 1972, the Texas Fashion Collection is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and documentation of historically significant fashion. The collection is housed in Scoular Hall and provides over 15,000 items for study by students, researchers, and the general public. The Texas Fashion Collection website was designed and developed by the User Interfaces Unit and is managed through WordPress content management system. We provide system maintenance on an annual basis.
	North Texas Community College Consortium NTCCC is a regional network providing high quality, low cost, easily accessible professional development opportunities for 24 community, junior, and technical colleges in the northeast quadrant of the state. Although originally designed and developed in Adobe Dreamweaver content management system, the User Interfaces Unit migrated the content of the website to Drupal content management system in early 2011. We currently provide weekly content maintenance and statistics for the website.
	Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs COPAA is a nationwide consortium of university departments and programs that provide education in practicing and applied anthropology. In 2004, the User Interfaces Unit designed and developed the COPAA website, which is managed through Adobe Dreamweaver content management system. We currently provide semesterly content maintenance and statistics for the website.