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TDL demos Vireo 1.0.1 and begins testing phase

On Tuesday, February 16, The Texas Digital Library development team held a demonstration of the Vireo 1.0.1 release at TDL headquarters at UT Austin. Lab instances of the new version will be available for testing by TDL member institutions beginning February 17.

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TDL members ranked among the world’s top institutional repositories

The University of Texas at Austin Digital Repository has been ranked #50 in the Ranking Web of World Repositories’ list of the top 400 institutional repositories in the world.

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Open Journal Systems and Academic Freedom

The Chronicle of Higher Education offers an article about John Willinsky, education professor at Stanford and leader of the Public Knowledge Project, the outfit behind Open Journal Systems (OJS) software. The Texas Digital Library hosts Open Journal Systems for members wishing to create and publish online, open-access scholarly journals.

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Social networking and TCDL 2010: Crowdvine, Twitter, and more

In the spirit of the TCDL 2010 theme — Collaboration — the TDL is offering several new opportunities for networking, discussion, and staying informed.

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University of Illinois successfully tests Vireo system for managing ETDS

The University of Illinois Graduate College is finding out how Vireo helps graduate schools manage the submission and administration of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

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New resource available for online journal management

Co-Action Publishing and Lund University Library have published an Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing, a Web-based document intended to assist in the process of planning, implementing and managing Open Access Journals.

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TDL to develop federated Texas Water Digital Library with state researchers

The Texas Digital Library and several prominent water researchers are working together to develop a new collaborative resource for sharing water data across the state of Texas: the Texas Water Digital Library (TWDL).

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2010 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries invites proposals for participation

The Texas Digital Library is pleased to invite proposals for participation at the 4th annual Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held May 17-18, 2010, in Austin, Texas.

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TDL offers February training on Open Journal Systems and Vireo

The Texas Digital Library will hold low-cost training courses for members on February 23 at Baylor University. Sign up now to reserve your seat!

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CSHE Report on the Future of Scholarly Communications

The Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) has released Assessing the Future Landscape of Scholarly Communication, a report on faculty needs and practices in regards to scholarly communications.

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