Cancelled: May DSpace User Group
2024-05-27 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | online
The May 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.

June OJS User Group
2024-06-06 10:00 - 11:00
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.

June OER Users Group
2024-06-11 15:00 - 16:00
Please join us for the monthly meeting of the TDL OER Users Group on Zoom. ABOUT THE TDL OER USERS 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 Users Group chair Sabrina Davis (Texas Tech University Libraries) and vice-chair Kate McNally Carter (University of Houston Libraries). The TDL OER Users Group is open to faculty and staff at all TDL Member Institutions and meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month from 3-4PM CST. Join us on Zoom. No registration required.

Cancelled: June Member Forum
2024-06-19 10:30 - 11:00
The June Member Forum is cancelled due to the holiday.

The Texas Digital Library invites members to attend the TDL Forum, a monthly meeting in which members can hear a brief presentation about the activities of the TDL staff and participate in a question-and-answer period. If you have questions about the TDL Forum, you may send them to info@tdl.org.

TDL Forums occur the third Wednesday of every month from 10:30am to 11:00am CST.

Download a calendar invitation here (.ics file).
Join the TDL Forum here.
A Zoom account is required to join. Click here to create a free Zoom account.

The TDL Forums are recorded and made available in the TDL DSpace repository, and on the TDL YouTube Channel, following the meeting.

June DSpace User Group
2024-06-24 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.

June GIS Interest Group
2024-06-28 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: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-gis

July OER Users Group
2024-07-09 15:00 - 16:00

July Member Forum
2024-07-17 10:30 - 11:00
The Texas Digital Library invites members to attend the TDL Forum, a monthly meeting in which members can hear a brief presentation about the activities of the TDL staff and participate in a question-and-answer period. If you have questions about the TDL Forum, you may send them to info@tdl.org.

TDL Forums occur the third Wednesday of every month from 10:30am to 11:00am CST.

Download a calendar invitation here (.ics file).
Join the TDL Forum here.
A Zoom account is required to join. Click here to create a free Zoom account.

The TDL Forums are recorded and made available in the TDL DSpace repository, and on the TDL YouTube Channel, following the meeting.

Mid-Summer GIS Spotlight: Data & Games!
2024-07-17 15:00 - 16:00
Join us for an hour of GIS learning and fun!
From 3-3:30pm, Alex Marden (GIS and Geospatial data Coordinator with the UT Libraries) will lead a webinar entitled, Fundamentals and Emerging Trends of GIS Data. Finding and accessing data to use in GIS software is a common task for librarians, but GIS data is highly varied and is often challenging to work with. In this webinar, we will confront those challenges by covering the fundamentals, highlighting valuable data sources and tools, and exploring emerging trends in geospatial data accessibility.
From 3:30-4pm, we will play a group game of GeoGuessr (https://www.geoguessr.com/). GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings. Whether you played before or not, this is sure to be a fun time!
Questions or Comments: Contact us via TDL GIS List: tdl-gis@utlists.utexas.edu
Registration is required for this event.

July Digital Preservation Interest Group
2024-07-18 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.

July DSpace User Group
2024-07-22 15:00 - 16:00

July GIS Interest Group
2024-07-26 14:00 - 15:00

August OJS User Group
2024-08-01 10:00 - 11:00

August TDL Imaging Group Meeting
2024-08-08 14:00 - 15:00
Started in 2019, the Texas Digital Library Imaging Group is open to all non-commercial parties who would like to learn, contribute, or discuss regional digital imaging and digitization best practices.
Interested in joining or getting involved in the TDL Imaging Group?

Join our listserv tdl-imaging-group@utlists.utexas.edu

August OER Users Group
2024-08-13 15:00 - 16:00

August Member Forum
2024-08-21 10:30 - 11:00

August GIS Interest Group
2024-08-23 14:00 - 15:00

August DSpace User Group
2024-08-26 15:00 - 16:00

September OJS User Group
2024-09-05 10:00 - 11:00

September OER Users Group
2024-09-10 15:00 - 16:00

Imaging Group: September A Round Tuit
2024-09-12 10:00 - 11:00
Join the TDL Imaging Group in a scheduled time to work on those things you would like to get A Round Tu!
When: Every 2nd Thursday of the month from 10-11 am
Interested in joining or getting involved in the TDL Imaging Group?

Join our listserv tdl-imaging-group@utlists.utexas.edu.

September Member Forum
2024-09-18 10:30 - 11:00

September DSpace User Group
2024-09-23 15:00 - 16:00

Open Texas 2024
2024-09-25 - 2024-09-27
Join us online for Open Texas 2024, to be held September 25-27. The conference will once again be fully online and free to attend.

The conference theme is “Global Horizons of Open Education: The View from Texas.”

About Open Texas 2024

The 2024 Open Texas conference is jointly organized by Texas Digital Library (TDL) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), to convene faculty, librarians, administrators, and other open education practitioners, researchers, and advocates in Texas.

Dr. Tonja Conerly, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, San Jacinto College, and Niki Whiteside, Vice Chancellor for Instructional Innovation & Support, San Jacinto College, serve as Co-Chairs for Open Texas 2024.

September GIS Interest Group
2024-09-27 14:00 - 15:00

Rescheduled: October OER Users Group
2024-10-01 15:00 - 16:00
This meeting has been rescheduled from October 8 to October 1 to accommodate those who are attending OpenEd24.
Please join us for the monthly meeting of the TDL OER Users Group on Zoom. ABOUT THE TDL OER USERS 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 Users Group chair Sabrina Davis (Texas Tech University Libraries) and vice-chair Kate McNally Carter (University of Houston Libraries). The TDL OER Users Group is open to faculty and staff at all TDL Member Institutions and meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month from 3-4PM CST. Join us on Zoom. No registration required.

October OJS User Group
2024-10-03 10:00 - 11:00

2024 Vireo Users Group Virtual Annual Meeting
2024-10-07 10:00 - 12:00
Registration is now open for the free, virtual annual meeting of Vireo users. We welcome TDL hosted members, self-hosted colleagues from the open source user community, and anyone interested in Vireo OSS.
When: Oct 7, 2024 10:00 AM – Noon Central Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYoceGsqT0iHtXsb9wqHPWjMUjDnu2TyF7x
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The draft agenda for the meeting is here: https://texasdigitallibrary.atlassian.net/l/cp/ABjhimEd
There will be time allotted for your input and questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

Imaging Group: October A Round Tuit
2024-10-10 10:00 - 11:00

October Member Forum
2024-10-16 10:30 - 11:00
