11/24/2009 12:00:00 AMMartin Halbert brings a distinguished track record in managing and attracting funding for digital library services. story Martin Halbert from Emory University began his new position as dean of the UNT libraries Oct. 1. He brings a distinguished track record in managing and attracting funding for digital library services, having been the principal investigator for projects totaling $6.1 million. He also is president of MetaArchive Cooperative, an international consortium of research libraries and institutes that preserve digital archives in partnership with the Library of Congress. Halbert replaces the now-retired dean, Donald Grose. UNT’s libraries contain more than 6 million cataloged holdings and are designated an affiliated archive of the National Archives and Records Administration.