Blog Archives

Video available from Open Access Symposium at UNT

The University of North Texas has mad available videos of presentations from its Open Access Symposium, held May 18, 2010.

Posted in Texas Digital Library
Tags: , , , ,

June 2010 issue of TDL Update newsletter 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.

Posted in TDL News
Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Digital repositories in the Chronicle of Higher Ed

The Chronicle of Higher Education provides an update on the state of institutional repositories in US higher education in the article “Digital Repositories Foment a Quiet Revolution in Scholarship.”

The article chronicles some of the disappointments of IRs, but also highlights some successes —

Read more ›

Posted in Texas Digital Library
Tags: , , , , ,

University of Houston adds new collection to digital library

The University of Houston has added a new collection to their digital library: the Gladys Ewing Debutante Scrapbook.

Posted in Texas Digital Library
Tags: , ,

Texas Digital Library presents at ETD 2010

Representatives of the Texas Digital Library attended the 13th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2010). The conference took place in Austin, Texas, on June 16-18.

Posted in TDL News, Texas Digital Library
Tags: , , , , ,

Journal pricing standoff at UC system

The University of California system has taken the bold step of threatening to boycott the Nature Publishing Group, after the publisher hiked journal subscription prices by 400%.

Posted in Texas Digital Library
Tags: , ,

Journal of Virtual Worlds Research releases latest issue

The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, a journal hosted by the TDL Electronic Press, has released its latest issue entitled “The Metaverse Assembled.”

Posted in TDL News, Texas Digital Library
Tags: , , ,

Member Story: Baylor Libraries and Open Access Week 2009

Baylor Libraries participated in OA Week in 2009 with a number of events designed to engage faculty about Open Access and promote services offered by the TDL.

Posted in Texas Digital Library
Tags: ,

Registration for ETD 2010 extended until June 10

Conference organizers have extended the registration deadline for ETD 2010 until Thursday, June 10. The conference will take place June 16-18 at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin.

Posted in Texas Digital Library
Tags: , , ,

New ETD resource from Texas A&M

The Texas A&M Thesis Office has released a set of online tutorials on the steps graduate students must take to format and submit their theses online.

Posted in Texas Digital Library
Tags: , ,

Categories