September OER Users Group
2024-09-10 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | online
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.

Imaging Group: September A Round Tuit
2024-09-12 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York)
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.

September DSpace User Group
2024-09-23 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
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.

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 (America/New_York)
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

Rescheduled: October OER Users Group
2024-10-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York)
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.

2024 Vireo Users Group Virtual Annual Meeting
2024-10-07 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York)

October Member Forum
2024-10-16 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Cancelled: October Digital Preservation Interest Group
2024-10-17 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
The Digital Preservation Interest Group meeting has been cancelled for the month of October.
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.

October GIS Interest Group
2024-10-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)

October DSpace User Group
2024-10-28 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

OER @ TDL: Supporting Open Pedagogy Panel Discussion
2024-11-06 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Open pedagogy is becoming increasingly prevalent in institutions of higher education as a means of engaging with students as co-creators of knowledge. Given their unique expertise in open licensing and assignment planning, librarians are well positioned to provide support for open pedagogy. In this panel discussion, we will hear from three librarians about how they collaborate with faculty members to support open pedagogy assignments at their respective institutions. They will share their favorite resources and best practices that attendees can utilize for growing open pedagogy support at your own institution.

OER @ TDL meetings are organized by the TDL OER Users Group and are open to anyone interested, regardless of membership in the Texas Digital Library.
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.

Speakers:

Ariana Santiago, Head of Open Education Services, University of Houston (she/her)

Tricia Boucher, Open Pedagogy Librarian, Texas State University (she/her)

Lauren Ray, Open Education Librarian, University of Washington (they/them)

Moderated by: Kate McNally Carter, University of Houston (she/her)
Date and Time: November 6 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Central Time
Location: Zoom – Registration is required. Please register here.

November OJS User Group
2024-11-07 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

November TDL Imaging Group Meeting
2024-11-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
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

Cancelled: November OER Users Group
2024-11-12 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
November’s OER Users Group is cancelled due to the OER @ TDL event taking place in November.
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.

Texas Digital Library’s Pre-GIS Day 2024: Find Your Bearings with GIS!
2024-11-13 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
We’re counting down to the Texas Digital Library (TDL) GIS Interest Group’s Pre-GIS Day Celebration on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 3:30-5:00 pm, and we’d love for you to be part of it!
This year’s event will be packed with exciting activities, presentations, and a few bear-y special surprises! Here’s what you can look forward to:

Engaging presentations
Geography-Themed Zoom Background Contest
GIS Bingo

There should be something for everyone!
Title: TDL’s Pre-GIS Day Celebration
Date: Wednesday, November 13
Time: 3:30pm-5pm
CFP: https://forms.gle/qqYV5rEgsrEoLutH6
Registration is required.

Imaging Group: November A Round Tuit
2024-11-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

November Member Forum
2024-11-20 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

November GIS Interest Group
2024-11-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)

DUG Open Repositories Planning Session
2024-11-25 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The DSpace User Group November meeting is being converted into an opportunity to discuss and plan for an Open Repositories 2025 conference proposal.
This will be a brainstorming session that we hope will result in one or more proposals from the TDL Community for OR2025 in Chicago in June. All are welcome to attend and participate, whether or not you intend to go to OR.
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.

December OJS User Group
2024-12-05 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)

Cancelled: December DSpace User Group
2024-12-09 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
*The December DSpace User Group meeting has been cancelled.*
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.

December OER Users Group
2024-12-10 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)

Imaging Group: December A Round Tuit
2024-12-12 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)

TDL Holiday Hangout
2024-12-18 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
Everyone is invited to the TDL Holiday Hangout! Join Texas Digital Library staff for a chilled out, low-key, virtual hangout to chat with friends and colleagues from our community. Feel free to dress in your favorite festive getup. The TDL Holiday Hangout will serve as an informal TDL Forum meeting.
Event: TDL HOLIDAY HANGOUT
When: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Time: 10:30-11 a.m. Central

Download a calendar invitation here (.ics file).
Join the Holiday Hangout here. This is the December Forum meeting.
A Zoom account is required to join. Click here to create a free Zoom account.

Imaging Group: January A Round Tuit
2025-01-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)

Cancelled: January OJS User Group
2025-01-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
The January meeting has been cancelled.
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.
