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TDL begins testing phase for Vireo 1.8

The Vireo Development Team concluded active development of Vireo 1.8, a new version the Vireo Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Management System, and began deployment and testing of staging instances of the software for TDL members.

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TDL moves to Zendesk for helpdesk management

As part of its on-going efforts to improve users’ experiences with TDL services, the Texas Digital Library has launched Zendesk customer service software for managing technical support requests that come in through the TDL Helpdesk.

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Summer Conference Roundup: TDL attends USETDA and OR2012

USETDA Conference

TDL Program Coordinator Ryan Steans represented the Texas Digital Library at the US ETD Association Conference, held in Boston June 13-15. The conference welcomed professionals from graduate schools, libraries, and other academic units working with electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

The theme of the conference was “USETDA 2012: A revolution in scholarship – A commonwealth of knowledge.”

He co-presented with Caitlin Nelson from the Florida Center for Library Automation on “Statewide Collaboration in ETDs.” Steans’ portion of the presentation focused on TDL collaboration around Vireo,

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Vireo 1.8 development on track

Development efforts for Vireo 1.8 are continuing this summer, with completion of the new code scheduled for fall 2012 and implementation thereafter.

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New issue of TDL Update is available

Check out the latest issue of TDL Update, the newsletter of the Texas Digital Library, to discover the latest news and learn how TDL is working with its members to advance scholarly communication.

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Attendees “connect” over digital libraries at TCDL 2012

The 2012 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries brought together nearly 150 librarians, software developers, faculty researchers, and others interested in the future of libraries and scholarly communication for two days of presentations, posters, workshops, and informal networking opportunities. The conference was held May 24-25 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin.

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New issue of TDL Update available

Check out the latest issue of TDL Update, the newsletter of the Texas Digital Library, to discover the latest news and learn how TDL is working with its members to advance scholarly communication.

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Member Story: History of Medical Collections in the UTMB Institutional Repository

he Moody Medical Library at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has added four medical history collections from the Truman G. Blocker Jr. History of Medicine Collections to its Texas Digital Library (TDL) repository.

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TCDL 2012 list of presentations and abstracts available

The planning committee for the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries received a historic number of proposal submissions with an outstanding level of quality.

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TCDL 2012 keynote speakers announced

James Hilton and John Price Wilkin will serve as keynote speakers for the 2012 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held May 24-25 in Austin.

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