Texas Digital Library

CANCELLED: TDL @ TLA Happy Hour
2023-04-20 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Easy Tiger on East 7th, 1501 E 7th Street, Austin, TX, 78702, United States
TDL @ TLA Happy Hour is, regretfully, cancelled due to a high chance of thunderstorms today. We hope to see you in Austin next month for TCDL!
Join Texas Digital Library staff for happy hour!
TDL @ TLA Happy Hour
Thursday, April 20, 2023
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. CST
Easy Tiger on East 7th
1501 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702 [map]
No RSVP necessary. Come and go as you please.
BYOD – buy your own drinks. TDL will buy snacks. We hope to see you there!

April DSpace User Group
2023-04-25 10:00 - 11:00 | online
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.

TDL’s DUG meets monthly every fourth Tuesday of the month from 10am – 11am, CST.
Download a recurring calendar invite here.
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.

April GIS Interest Group
2023-04-28 14:00 - 15:00 | online
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.
The GISIG meets monthly on the fourth Friday of the month from 2-3PM CST.
Click to join our GISIG email list to receive updates and meeting invitations: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-gis

Speaker Orientation for TCDL 2023
2023-04-28 14:30 - 15:30 | online
Attend a special virtual orientation just for TCDL presenters. The TCDL Conference Committee will deliver a brief presentation about the conference program, site, and helpful hints on how to make your TCDL experience a success.
TCDL 2023 SPEAKER ORIENTATION
Friday, April 28, 2023
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a calendar download.
Please contact info@tdl.org if you have any questions or suggestions. We hope to see you there!

May OJS User Group
2023-05-04 10:00 - 11:00 | online
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

The OJS User Group meets every first Thursday of the month from 10-11AM CST.
TDL’s OJS Users Group is composed 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.

TCDL Office Hours
2023-05-10 14:00 - 16:00 | online
All TCDL presenters and moderators are welcome to drop by for TCDL Office Hours. Come and go as you please. This meeting is optional; no registration is needed.

Committee members will be on hand to answer questions during this very informal and low-key meeting time.
You are also welcome to use this time to work on your presentations – we can provide a breakout room for you and your co-presenters.
This session will not be recorded as there will be no presentation.

TCDL OFFICE HOURS
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
2pm – 4pm Central
Zoom link https://utexas.zoom.us/j/91793601161
Dial in (just in case) 346 – 248 – 7799
Meeting ID: 917 9360 1161
Download a calendar invitation

May DSpace User Group
2023-05-23 10:00 - 11:00 | online

May Web Archiving Interest Group
2023-05-25 11:00 - 12:00 | online
The purpose of the Web Archiving Texas Interest Group (WATXIG) is to build a community around web archiving in Texas, bring people together to share skills and resources to accomplish shared goals, and amplify our work that impacts the national and international web archiving community. The Confluence wiki page for the group, hosted by TDL, is located here.
TDL’s WATXIG meets quarterly on the fourth Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Central.
Download a recurring calendar invite here.
The Web Archiving Texas Interest Group has a listserv at tdl-watxig@utlists.utexas.edu and quarterly meetings. Anyone is welcome to join the group, whether they are working at a TDL member institution or not. To request to join the list and/or the meetings, please email TDL at info@tdl.org.

CANCELLED: May GIS Interest Group
2023-05-26 14:00 - 15:00 | online
The May GIS Interest Group meeting is cancelled due to TCDL.
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.
The GISIG meets monthly on the fourth Friday of the month from 2-3PM CST.
Click to join our GISIG email list to receive updates and meeting invitations: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-gis

June OJS User Group
2023-06-01 10:00 - 11:00 | online

June GIS Interest Group
2023-06-23 14:00 - 15:00 | online

June DSpace User Group
2023-06-27 10:00 - 11:00 | online

July OJS User Group
2023-07-06 10:00 - 11:00 | online

OER @ TDL | Planning Your Academic Year
2023-07-07 10:00 - 11:30 | online
Texas Digital Library invites anyone who works with, advocates for, or is interested in open education to join us for our next OER @ TDL meet-up. Event details are below.
Topic: Planning Your Academic Year
In honor of all the color-coded calendar fanatics, day-planner devotees, BuJo™ buffs – and everyone in between – Texas Digital Library invites leaders from our OER Community to share their approaches to planning OER activities for the academic year. Following presentations, we will invite guests to share their own calendars / planning tools as well as reserve ample time for Q&A at an open forum.
Friday, July 7 2023 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am Central
Presenters

Sabrina Davis, Texas Tech University
Gabrielle Hernandez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Registration is required. Click here to register.

We have plenty of room for all who are interested in OER. Feel free to share this link to register with your campus colleagues and professional networks.
The OER @ TDL meetings are not recorded in order to cultivate candid conversations. Presentations and resources shared during the meeting will be shared with registrants afterward.
Visit TDL’s website to learn more about Texas Digital Library’s OER Support Service.

ABOUT the TDL
Texas Digital Library is a consortium of library and archives professionals that propels the Academy forward by maintaining our past and preparing for the future. Membership in TDL is open to any academic library. Find out more by visiting https://main.tdl.org/members/membership/ or email us at info@tdl.org.

July Digital Preservation Interest Group
2023-07-20 14:00 - 15:00 | online
Texas Digital Library’s 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.
Download a recurring calendar invite here.
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.
Contact Texas Digital Library at info@tdl.org to be added to the Digital Preservation Interest Group listserv and receive meeting invitations.

July DSpace User Group
2023-07-25 10:00 - 11:00 | online

July GIS Interest Group
2023-07-28 14:00 - 15:00 | online

CANCELLED: August OJS User Group
2023-08-03 10:00 - 11:00 | online
The August OJS meeting is cancelled and will resume in September.
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

The OJS User Group meets every first Thursday of the month from 10-11AM CST.
TDL’s OJS Users Group is composed 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.

August DSpace User Group
2023-08-22 10:00 - 11:00 | online

August GIS Interest Group
2023-08-25 14:00 - 15:00 | online

September OJS User Group
2023-09-07 10:00 - 11:00 | online

September GIS Interest Group
2023-09-22 14:00 - 15:00 | online

September DSpace User Group
2023-09-26 10:00 - 11:00 | online

October OJS User Group
2023-10-05 10:00 - 11:00 | online

October TDL OER Users Group Meeting
2023-10-10 15:00 - 16:00 | online
TDL OER User Group Meeting
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
3pm – 4pm Central
Join us on Zoom
No registration required.

Please join us for the monthly meeting of the TDL OER User Group on October 10, from 3-4pm Central on Zoom.

ABOUT THE TDL OER USER GROUP

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.

The meeting will be led by User Group chair Sabrina Davis (Texas Tech University Libraries) and vice-chair Kate McNally Carter (University of Houston Libraries).

The TDL OER User Group is open to faculty and staff at all TDL Member Institutions.

October Digital Preservation Interest Group
2023-10-19 14:00 - 15:00 | online

October DSpace User Group
2023-10-24 10:00 - 11:00 | online

October GIS Interest Group
2023-10-27 14:00 - 15:00 | online

November OJS User Group
2023-11-02 10:00 - 11:00 | online

November TDL OER Users Group Meeting
2023-11-14 15:00 - 16:00 | online
TDL OER User Group Meeting
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
3pm – 4pm Central
Join us on Zoom
No registration required.

Please join us for the monthly meeting of the TDL OER User Group on November 14, from 3-4pm Central on Zoom.

ABOUT THE TDL OER USER GROUP

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.

The meeting will be led by User Group chair Sabrina Davis (Texas Tech University Libraries) and vice-chair Kate McNally Carter (University of Houston Libraries).

The TDL OER User Group is open to faculty and staff at all TDL Member Institutions.
