April GIS Interest Group
2023-04-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 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

Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2023
2023-05-16 - 2023-05-18 | Commons Conference Center, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 137, Austin, TX, 78758, United States
The Texas Conference on Digital Libraries is a gathering place for the Texas library and archives community to share and learn about research, practice, and advocacy in digital libraries and digital archives. The conference provides opportunities for faculty, students, researchers, librarians, administrators, policymakers, advocates, and others to share expertise and network through various types of presentations, panels, workshops, and informal discussions.
After three years in the virtual space, the Texas Conferences on Digital Libraries will be held in-person, and we could not be more excited to welcome you back to Austin. Hi… How are you? As we reunite face-to-face, we’ll pause to reflect on all that has changed, especially ourselves and our workplaces, and forge a path forward together.
Our work centers on increasing equitable access to digital materials, valuing the individual, celebrating differences, eliminating barriers, and providing space everyone can fully participate in. Let’s share how we work at work, how we work together, and how we work through challenges old and new.
So, hi. How are you… really? We can’t wait to find out at TCDL.

TCDL 2023 Open Plenary & Keynote
2023-05-16 13:30 - 15:00 | Commons Conference Center, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 137, Austin, TX, 78758, United States
Join the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries for the open plenary and keynote address in person this year. During this time, we will present the TDL awards, introduce you to the TCDL 2023 planning committee, and present the keynote address.
This year, TCDL presents Sofia Leung as our keynote speaker. Sofia, she / her, is an author, librarian, facilitator, and educator committed to social justice in libraries and higher education. For more information, click here.
Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2023
May 16 – 18, 2023
Commons Conference Center, Austin, Texas
Register here. Early bird registration ends April 30.

TCDL 2023 Reception
2023-05-16 16:15 - 18:30 | Commons Conference Center, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 137, Austin, TX, 78758, United States
Please join the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries in person for the Hi… How are you? reception. Attendees will be able to chat, meet TCDL and TDL staff, and reflect on all that has changed after years in the digital space. Food and drinks will be provided.
Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2023
May 16 – 18, 2023
Commons Conference Center, Austin, Texas
Register here. Early bird registration ends April 30.

CANCELLED: May Member Forum
2023-05-17 10:30 - 11:00 | online
The May Member Forum is cancelled due to TCDL.
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.

OER User Group @ TCDL
2023-05-17 16:30 - 17:30 | Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, 2901 Read Granberry Trail, Austin, TX, 78758, United States
Join us for a kickoff meeting at Texas Digital Library’s annual conference!
Texas Conference on Digital Libraries
May 16 – 18, 2023
Commons Conference Center, Austin, Texas
Hosted by Texas Digital Library https://main-migrate.tdl.org/
REGISTRATION CLOSES MAY 9, 11:30 p.m. CST
Click here to register for TCDL
OER USER GROUP KICKOFF
TCDL, Wednesday, May 17, 2023
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Commons Conference Center, Longhorn Room
Sign up for OER emails from TDL https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-oer or email info@tdl.org if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!

May DSpace User Group
2023-05-23 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.

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 Member Forum
2023-06-21 10:30 - 11:00 | online
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: TDL Monthly Member Forum(.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 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.

CANCELLED: July Member Forum
2023-07-19 10:30 - 11:00 | online
The July forum is cancelled.
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: TDL Monthly Member Forum (.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.

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

QGIS Webinar Series #1: 3D Modeling of Library Spaces Using QGIS
2023-07-26 15:00 - 16:30 | online
QGIS Webinar Series
Join the GIS Interest Group for the summer 2023 QGIS webinar series. QGIS is open-source and free GIS software available on Mac, Windows, and Linux from here: https://qgis.org/. Absolutely no prior GIS experience is required to fully participate in these webinars.
Webinar #1: 3D Modeling of Library Spaces Using QGIS
Presenters: Michael Shensky (UT Austin) and Katherine Strickland (UT Austin)
In spring 2023 the UT Libraries worked with students in the UT Austin Master of Science in Information Technology and Management program on a project to create a 3D interactive model of the Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL) Map Room that could be deployed as a web app. This project resulted in the successful development of a new web app that was created using open source software and which will allow patrons to locate maps when visiting the PCL Map Room in-person and explore the collection virtually. This webinar will provide an overview of this web app’s development and show how others can use open source tools like QGIS for creating similar interactive 3D models of library spaces.
Registration: Register is required for this meeting:
https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqf-CprjkpHtYAgZnAH-P2mXOFbCuIxwjH
See QGIS Webinar Series #2 here.

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

QGIS Webinar Series #2: Researching Your Community with QGIS
2023-08-02 15:00 - 16:30 | online
QGIS Webinar Series
Join the GIS Interest Group for the summer 2023 QGIS webinar series. QGIS is open-source and free GIS software available on Mac, Windows, and Linux from here: https://qgis.org/. Absolutely no prior GIS experience is required to fully participate in these webinars.
Webinar #2: Researching Your Community with QGIS
Presenters: Kate McNally Carter (University of Houston) and Joshua Been (Baylor University)
In this webinar, you will learn how you can use open source GIS software to map and analyze features of your local community. Focusing on open data sources, the presenters will walk through the process of locating, loading, and preparing data for analysis. Participants will also gain hands-on practice in analyzing a statewide database. No prior experience with GIS is required. We recommend that participants download the current version of QGIS before the webinar to participate in the hands-on activity during the session.
Registration: Register is required for this meeting: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0of-ugqj4uE9ZAQBdJXvMwC32B291RnbDU
See QGIS Webinar Series #1 here.

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 Member Forum
2023-08-16 10:30 - 11:00 | online
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 TDL Monthly Member Forum (.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.

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

TDL OER User Group Meeting
2023-09-13 14:00 - 15:00 | online
TDL OER User Group Meeting
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
2pm – 3pm Central
Join us on Zoom
Download a calendar invite
No registration required.
Please join us for the first regular monthly meeting of the TDL OER User Group on September 13, from 2-3pm 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.
