All events are online, in Central Standard Time (CST), and require a Zoom account to register and attend. Click here to create a free Zoom account.
SPECIAL EVENTS
July 25 @ 1:00 PM | TDL GIS Interest Group’s “Georeferenceathon”
Join us for a free session that will focus on teaching complete beginners how to georeference scanned maps. Feel free to bring your own maps or use maps from our institutions’ collections that we will provide. No prior GIS or georeferencing experience necessary! Also, bring whatever sweet treat, snack, or drink you use to beat the Texas heat! Registration is required.
July 30 @ 1:00 PM | OER @ TDL: OER Course Marking: Promoting Open & Affordable Resources
Course marking—the practice of designating courses that use open educational resources (OER) or other no- or low-cost resources—helps students identify affordable course options in their class schedules, enabling them to make informed decisions when they register for classes. In addition to providing valuable information to students, course markings also help institutions assess the use and impact of OER. However, it can be challenging to initiate and maintain this process of marking courses, which often involve a large number of stakeholders across the institution. In this session, we will hear how three institutions have initiated and improved upon course marking processes for their students. They will share their challenges, successes, and future plans to establish sustainable course marking workflows in order to better promote open and affordable resources. Registration is required.
RECURRING EVENTS
July 16 @ 10:30 AM | TDL Member Forum
Texas Digital Library invites members to attend the TDL Forum, a monthly meeting in which members can hear a brief presentation about the activities of the TDL staff and participate in a question-and-answer period.
Download a recurring calendar invite here.
MEMBER GROUP MEETINGS
Digital Preservation Interest Group
Description
This meeting is open to anyone interested in TDL’s and Texas digital preservation efforts and helping us to strengthen our impact by including more voices.
Meetings
TDL Digital Preservation Services Users and other Texas-based workers interested in digital preservation topics meet quarterly on the third Thursday of the month from 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM.
How to join
Contact Texas Digital Library at info@tdl.org to be added to the Digital Preservation Interest Group listserv and receive meeting invitations.
DSpace Users Group
Description
Texas Digital Library’s DSpace Users Group (DUG) works to create an active community among DSpace users that:
- facilitates mutual support for DSpace use and repository management;
- identifies areas of work that could be taken on by member working groups or by TDL staff;
- connects the TDL DSpace user community to the larger open source DSpace community in North America.
Meetings
TDL’s DUG meets monthly every fourth Monday of the month from 3pm – 4pm, CST.
How to join
Any users of DSpace can join the users group, regardless of affiliation with TDL. The group shares updates and information about training and events at our monthly meetings and through the TDL DSpace Users Group Email List. Click here to join the DUG email list.
GIS Interest Group
No meeting this month.
Description
TDL’s GIS Interest Group (GISIG) seeks to develop a Community of Practice around geographic information systems (GIS) and become a source of expertise for all Texas Digital Library consortium members and partners.
Meetings
The GISIG meets monthly on the fourth Friday of the month from 2-3PM CST.
How to join
Click to join our GISIG email list to receive updates and meeting invitations: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-gis.
Harmful Content and Description Interest Group
No meeting this month.
Description
The TDL Harmful Content and Description Interest Group aims to help members mitigate harm and implement just and ethical practices in library and archives collections. The interest group provides a venue for discussion and development of best practices around topics such as addressing harmful content and language and implementing inclusive and reparative metadata practices.
Meetings
The TDL Harmful Content and Description Interest Group frequency of meetings is TBD.
How to join
If you are interested in joining the TDL Harmful Content and Description Interest Group, please subscribe to our listserv to get involved at https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-harmful-content.
Imaging Group
No meeting this month.
Description
The mission of the TDL Imaging Group is to create and exchange information on both basic and advanced digital imaging and digitization best practices, in addition to establishing an open and inclusive environment for the exchange of information regionally, within the state of Texas, and surrounding areas.
Meetings
TDL’s Imaging Group hosts quarterly virtual meetings and other occasional meet-ups. They use the email list to exchange information about those meetings and other resources.
How to join
If you are interested in joining the TDL Imaging Group, please subscribe to our listserv to get involved at https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-imaging-group.
OER User Group
Description
The TDL OER Users Group (OUG) encourages the widespread use of open educational resources (OER) across Texas institutions by creating opportunities for open education advocates and practitioners to come together to exchange information and create resources for TDL members and the broader OER community.
Meetings
The TDL OER Users Group meets monthly every second Tuesday of the month from 3-4PM CST.
How to join
Subscribe to TDL’s OER listserv at https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-oer-users-group.
OJS User Group
Description
Purpose of the group | The TDL OJS User Group works to create an active community among TDL’s users of the Open Journal System hosting service in the following ways:
- By facilitating mutual support among library managers of the OJS hosting service, including the sharing of resources about library publishing policies and good practices
- By facilitating better communication between TDL staff and libraries using this service
- By identifying areas of work that could be undertaken by member-led working groups
Meetings
The OJS User Group meets monthly every first Thursday of the month from 10-11AM CST.
How to Join
TDL’s OJS Users Group is comprised of library liaisons for campus journals and is an exclusive benefit for TDL members only. TDL’s OJS Hosting Service Manager serves as a member of the group. Please contact us at info@tdl.org for more information.
Open Knowledge [Access] Interest Group
Description
The TDL Open Knowledge [Access] Interest Group provides a community for exploring topics related to Open Access broadly interpreted to encompass the traditional definition of Open Access (free, online access to research outputs using open licenses) and the ways that the principles of OA intersect with other flavors of “open” (e.g. Open Science, Open Research, or Open Education).
Meetings
The TDL Open Knowledge [Access] Interest Group meets monthly every second Thursday of the month from 3-4PM CST.
How to Join
If you are interested in joining the TDL Open Knowledge [Access] Interest Group, please subscribe to our listserv to get involved at https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-open-knowledge.
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Texas Digital Library is a library consortium that provides services to its member institutions that enable free and open access to scholarship, cultural heritage materials, and educational resources. These services are built in a shared, open infrastructure and sustained by a collaborative community of library and archives workers. Learn more about TDL membership or email us at info@tdl.org.