2016 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries
Commons Learning Center, Austin, Texas
10100 Burnet Road
Austin, TX 78758
Dates: May 24 – 26, 2016
Theme: Local Connections. Global Reach.
TCDL addresses a wide range of topics including creation, promotion, preservation and management of digital projects and assets, as well as the software and applications that drive the digital library world. Through a blend of interactive presentations, engaging speakers and informative workshops, TCDL 2016 will be a great place to network and experience the latest in all things digital.
What kind of broad areas would we hope to see covered at TCDL 2016? Here are some ideas!
Unexpected finds:
- Present new ways to use existing technology or demonstrate a new piece of software that’s really made an impact on your workflow.
- Show off a new digital collection or project or present novel uses of your institution’s collection material.
Unexplained gaps:
- Present ways the larger digital library community can work together to solve problems;
- Initiate dialogues to answer to difficult questions that have faced your institution; and
- Suggest solutions you’d like to see offered at a state or national level.
Unexplored collaborations:
- Discover ways to partner together to address an unmet collecting need,
- Novel partnerships that produced interesting results or ideas for greater exposure for collaborative collections.
Keynote Speaker: Trevor Owens
Trevor serves as the Senior Program Officer responsible for the development of the national digital platform portfolio for the Office of Library Services at the Institute of Museum and Library Services. He steers an overall strategy encompassing research, grant making, and policy agendas , as well as communications initiatives, in support of the development of national digital services and resources in libraries. From 2010 – 2015, Trevor served as a Digital Archivist with the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress. Before that, he was the community manager for the Zotero project at the Center for History and New Media.
Trevor has a doctorate in social science research methods and educational technology from the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University, a bachelor’s degree in the history of science from the University of Wisconsin, and a master’s degree in American history with an emphasis on digital history from George Mason University. He teaches graduate seminars on digital history and digital curation for American University’s history department and the University of Maryland’s iSchool.
In 2014, the Society of American Archivists gave him the Archival Innovator Award, an award granted annually to recognize the archivist, repository, or organization that best exemplifies the “ability to think outside the professional norm.”
Opening Keynote Session on May 25, 2016
“From Content to Services, Use, and Engagement: Next Steps for IMLS’s National Digital Platform Priority”
Building on 20 years of investments in digital tools, services and related training and education, over the past three years IMLS has reframed and focused its investments in these areas as a funding priority called the national digital platform. In this context, the national digital platform is a way of thinking about and approaching the digital capability of libraries and archives nationwide, with a strong focus on networked, collaborative approaches. This holistic approach focuses attention on the combined impact of software applications, social and technical infrastructure, and staff expertise that enable access to library content and services for all users. This presentation will provide an update on a series of recently funded projects in this priority area and explore trends and emerging themes in this area. In particular, the presentation focuses on the need for digital collection efforts to move beyond simply providing access, to increasingly providing services. Accordingly, new metrics are required to demonstrate the value and impact of the various uses of collections and services.
Conference Proceedings
The 2016 TCDL Conference Proceedings are available in the Texas Digital Library (TDL) repository.
TCDL 2016 Announcements
Sponsors
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TCDL 2016 Planning Committee
Chair: Laura Waugh, University of North Texas
Vice-Chair: Ramona Holmes, University of Texas at Arlington
Jee Davis, University of Texas at Austin
James Williamson, Sam Houston State University
Mary Jarvis, West Texas A&M University
Susan Elkins, Angelo State University
About the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries
Since 2007, the Texas Digital Library has hosted the annual Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL). TCDL covers topics relevant to the creation, promotion, dissemination, and preservation of research, scholarship, and cultural heritage digital materials. The goal of TCDL is to bring together those working on digital projects — including outreach librarians, repository managers, catalogers, faculty members, technical staff, and others — in order to build a practical, usable, and sustainable model for digital libraries.
TCDL encourages and welcomes participation from students, scholars, librarians, researchers, faculty, and users from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. All are welcome!
Read TCDL’s Code of Conduct and Land Acknowledgement.