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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Digital preservation work increasingly takes place under conditions of uncertainty: shifting funding landscapes, evolving systems, unclear authority, and emotional strain. While technical assessment frameworks help institutions evaluate infrastructure and workflows, they rarely address the human experience of stewardship work—confidence, safety,…
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…
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…
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…