The University of North Texas Libraries’ Dean’s Innovation Grant, formerly known as the Green Light To Greatness Award, provides funding to research and projects within the UNT Libraries that promote scholarship and contribute to the gathering of knowledge that helps improve our libraries, our university, and the community.

Dean’s Innovation Grant 2018 Awardees

​Sara Outhier, David Huff, Justin Lemons

Project Title

Don’t Fence Me In: Engaging Local Music Communities to Preserve Texas Music

Project Description

The Local / Independent Music Initiative of Texas (LIMIT) is an ongoing initiative to collect, preserve, and provide access to music that originates from Texas. LIMIT team members have identified a desire in the Denton music community for an archiving project. UNT Libraries have the expertise and resources to preserve local music history by engaging with the stakeholders. Through outreach and programming, LIMIT team members will be an active presence in the local music community.