Texas Digital Library

Cancelled: January DSpace Users Group
2026-01-26 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | online
This meeting has been cancelled due to campus closures for inclement weather.
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 Monday of the month from 3pm — 4pm, CST.
Any users of DSpace, regardless of TDL membership, may attend user group meetings and join the DSpace Users Group email list. Voting membership in the DSpace Users Group is limited to users affiliated with TDL member institutions who have a role in managing their DSpace repository. Click here to join the DUG email list.

January Web Archiving Texas Interest Group
2026-01-28 14:00 - 15:00
The TDL Web Archiving Texas Interest Group (WATXIG) aims 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.
Open to all persons who conduct web archiving work or have an interest in the work.
Click to join our WATXIG email list to receive updates and meeting invitations.

February Open Access Interest Group
2026-02-04 14:00 - 15:00
The TDL Open Access Interest Group provides a community for exploring topics related to Open Access broadly interpreted to encompass the traditional definition of Open Access (free, online access to research outputs using open licenses) and the ways that the principles of OA intersect with other flavors of “open” (e.g. Open Science, Open Research, or Open Education).
The goal of the group is to create opportunities for learning and discussion on Open Access topics, and identify areas for collective action to advance Open Access. As a consortium providing a shared infrastructure enabling Open Access, the aims of this group are core to the mission of the Texas Digital Library.
The Open Access Interest Group meets every first Wednesday of the month from 2-3 PM CST.
Participation is open to all.
The group will share announcements and updates through the email listserv tdl-open-access@utlists.utexas.edu. Subscribe to the Open Access listserv here.

February OJS Users Group
2026-02-05 10:00 - 11:00
The TDL OJS Users 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 Users 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.

February OER Users Group
2026-02-11 15:00 - 16:00
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.
TDL members are invited to join us for the monthly meeting of the TDL OER Users Group on Zoom. The meeting will be led by Users Group chair Isabelle Antes (Texas State University).
The TDL OER Users Group is open to faculty and staff at all TDL Member Institutions and meets monthly on the second Wednesday of the month from 3-4PM CST on Zoom. Meeting links are shared via the TDL OER Users Group TDL OER Users Group email list.

February DSpace Users Group
2026-02-23 15:00 - 16:00
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 Monday of the month from 3pm — 4pm, CST.
Any users of DSpace, regardless of TDL membership, may attend user group meetings and join the DSpace Users Group email list. Voting membership in the DSpace Users Group is limited to users affiliated with TDL member institutions who have a role in managing their DSpace repository. Click here to join the DUG email list.

February GIS Interest Group
2026-02-27 14:00 - 15:00
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.

March Harmful Content and Description Interest Group
2026-03-03 14:00 - 15:00
The TDL Harmful Content and Description Interest Group aims to help members mitigate harm and implement just and ethical practices in library and archives collections. The interest group provides a venue for discussion and development of best practices around topics such as addressing harmful content and language and implementing inclusive and reparative metadata practices.
Participation is open to all. The interest group will meet quarterly on the first Tuesday of the month from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
The group will share announcements and updates through the email listserv tdl-harmful-content@utlists.utexas.edu. Subscribe here.

March Open Access Interest Group
2026-03-04 14:00 - 15:00

March OJS Users Group
2026-03-05 10:00 - 11:00

March OER Users Group
2026-03-11 15:00 - 16:00

March DSpace Users Group
2026-03-23 15:00 - 16:00

Web Archiving Open Chat
2026-03-25 14:00 - 15:00
The TDL Web Archiving Texas Interest Group (WATXIG) invites people to come chat about anything related to web archiving, from developing a new web archiving program to current projects, and across tools, techniques, workflows, preservation, and more. This is an informal get together open to anyone who would like to talk about web archives.
Click to join our WATXIG email list to receive updates and meeting invitations.

March GIS Interest Group
2026-03-27 14:00 - 15:00

April Open Access Interest Group
2026-04-01 14:00 - 15:00

April OJS Users Group
2026-04-02 10:00 - 11:00

April OER Users Group
2026-04-08 15:00 - 16:00

April Digital Preservation Interest Group
2026-04-16 14:00 - 15:00
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.
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.

April GIS Interest Group
2026-04-24 14:00 - 15:00

April DSpace Users Group
2026-04-27 15:00 - 16:00

April Web Archiving Texas Interest Group
2026-04-29 14:00 - 15:00

May Open Access Interest Group
2026-05-06 14:00 - 15:00

May OJS Users Group
2026-05-07 10:00 - 11:00

May OER Users Group
2026-05-13 15:00 - 16:00

May GIS Interest Group
2026-05-22 14:00 - 15:00

Cancelled: May DSpace Users Group
2026-05-25 15:00 - 16:00
May’s Dspace Users Group meeting is cancelled due to Memorial Day.
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 Monday of the month from 3pm — 4pm, CST.
Any users of DSpace, regardless of TDL membership, may attend user group meetings and join the DSpace Users Group email list. Voting membership in the DSpace Users Group is limited to users affiliated with TDL member institutions who have a role in managing their DSpace repository. Click here to join the DUG email list.

Cancelled: June OJS Users Group
2026-06-04 10:00 - 11:00
The June OJS Users Group meeting is canceled due to TCDL.
The TDL OJS Users 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 Users 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.

June Harmful Content and Description Interest Group
2026-06-04 10:15 - 11:15
In this session, Harmful Content and Description interest group members will gather to discuss best practices related to harmful content, harmful description, reparative metadata, and related topics. We will discuss current initiatives undertaken, as well as identify creative strategies and collective solutions to support our community and sustain the work we all do. Come prepared to build together the best practices zone and share relevant resources!
This is a hybrid meeting taking place during TCDL.
Below is the Zoom information:
https://utexas.zoom.us/j/81539322963
Meeting ID: 815 3932 2963
The group will share announcements and updates through the email listserv tdl-harmful-content@utlists.utexas.edu. Subscribe here.

June OER Users Group
2026-06-10 15:00 - 16:00

June DSpace Users Group
2026-06-22 15:00 - 16:00
