September GIS Interest Group
2025-09-26 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | 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

October Open Knowledge [Access] Interest Group
2025-10-01 14:00 - 15:00 | online
The TDL Open Knowledge [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 Knowledge [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-knowledge@utlists.utexas.edu. Subscribe to the Open Knowledge listserv here.

October OJS User Group
2025-10-02 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.

October OER Users Group
2025-10-08 15:00 - 16:00 | online
TDL members are invited to 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 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 email list.

October Member Forum
2025-10-15 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 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.

October Digital Preservation Interest Group
2025-10-16 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.
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
2025-10-24 14:00 - 15:00 | online

October DSpace Users Group
2025-10-27 15:00 - 16:00 | 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 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.

October Web Archiving Texas Interest Group
2025-10-29 14:00 - 15:00 | online
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.

October Harmful Content and Description Interest Group
2025-10-30 13:00 - 14:00 | online
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.
The group will share announcements and updates through the email listserv tdl-harmful-content@utlists.utexas.edu. Subscribe here.

November Open Knowledge [Access] Interest Group
2025-11-05 14:00 - 15:00 | online

November OJS Users Group
2025-11-06 10:00 - 11:00 | online
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.

2025 TDL Member Board Meeting
2025-11-12 11:00 - 12:30
Each fall, all Regular Members of the Texas Digital Library consortium gather for an annual meeting of the TDL Member Board. This board consists of the deans and directors of our Regular member libraries (or their designated proxies) who meet to discuss the business of the consortium.
The annual meeting of the TDL Member Board is a public meeting, and guests are welcome to attend unless and until the Board adjourns to executive session.
Please contact info@tdl.org if you have any questions.

Register for the 2025 TDL Member Board meeting.

November OER Users Group
2025-11-12 15:00 - 16:00 | online
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 email list.

Texas Digital Library’s Pre-GIS Day 2025
2025-11-12 15:00 - 16:30 | online
The Texas Digital Library (TDL) GIS Interest Group is thrilled to invite you to participate in our annual Pre-GIS Day Celebration on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, from 3:00-4:30 pm! (Annually held 1 week prior to the official GIS Day.)
Call for Proposals
We are accepting proposals from any aspect of GIS and/or mapping and no idea is too small or too large. Working on a mapping project or recently completed a project? Or, perhaps your library acquired a new mapping-related resource? Or, perhaps you are learning GIS and want to share what you’ve learned? This is the perfect opportunity to share amongst friends.
In the spirit of fun and exploration, TDL’s Pre-GIS Day celebration will be cat-themed. So, opt for the presentation style that is just right for you:

Kitten Cuteness – Poster/Short Presentation: 5 minutes
Mama Cat – Long Presentation: 10 minutes
Cat Attack – PechaKucha: 20 slides X 20 seconds
Other (Suggestions Welcome)

Register in advance for this meeting.

Member Group Leadership Orientation Session
2025-11-13 11:00 - 12:00 | online
This orientation session is intended to provide new TDL Member Group leaders with opportunities to understand expectations of their roles, learn about support offered by TDL, and develop leadership skills. In-coming chairs and vice chairs of TDL Member Groups (users group, interest groups, or committees) are invited to attend.
TDL holds member group leadership orientation sessions twice per year, in the fall and spring.

November TDL Forum
2025-11-19 10:30 - 11:00 | online

November DSpace Users Group
2025-11-24 15:00 - 16:00 | online

Cancelled: November GIS Interest Group
2025-11-28 14:00 - 15:00 | online
The November GIS Interest Group meeting is cancelled due to Thanksgiving break.
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

December Open Knowledge [Access] Interest Group
2025-12-03 14:00 - 15:00 | online

December OJS Users Group
2025-12-04 10:00 - 11:00 | online

December OER Users Group
2025-12-10 15:00 - 16:00 | online

Rescheduled: December GIS Interest Group
2025-12-12 14:00 - 15:00 | online
The December GIS Interest Group meeting has been rescheduled.
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

Proposal Info Session | TCDL 2026
2025-12-15 15:00 - 16:30 | online
Thinking of presenting at the 2026 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL) but have questions? Not sure which presentation type fits your topic? Unsure how the conference proposal process works? Attend the TCDL 2026 Proposal Info Session to learn more about presenting at the conference.
Planning committee members will discuss the event, presentation types, and the proposal process, and there will be plenty of time for your questions.
Registration is required.

Cancelled: December TDL Forum
2025-12-17 10:30 - 11:00 | online
The December forum meeting 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 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.

Cancelled: December DSpace Users Group
2025-12-22 15:00 - 16:00 | online
The December DSpace Users Group meeting is cancelled due to winter break.
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: January OJS Users Group
2026-01-01 10:00 - 11:00 | online
The January OJS Users Group meeting is cancelled due to winter break.
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.

Cancelled: January Open Knowledge [Access] Interest Group
2026-01-07 14:00 - 15:00 | online
The January Open Knowledge [Access] Interest Group meeting has been cancelled and will resume in February.
The TDL Open Knowledge [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 Knowledge [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-knowledge@utlists.utexas.edu. Subscribe to the Open Knowledge listserv here.

January OER Users Group
2026-01-14 15:00 - 16:00 | online
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.

January Digital Preservation Interest Group
2026-01-15 14:00 - 15:00 | online
