Texas Digital Library

Digital Preservation Users Group
2021-10-21 14:00 - 14:50, 2021-07-15 14:00 - 14:50 (America/New_York) | online
Description
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.
Meetings
TDL 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.
How to join
Contact Texas Digital Library at info@tdl.org to be added to the Digital Preservation Interest Group listserv and receive meeting invitations.

October Member Forum
2021-10-20 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.

2021 Annual TDL Member Board Meeting
2021-10-14 13:00 - 14:30 | online
The 2021 Annual Member Board meeting of Texas Digital Library will take place on October 14. Meeting details are below.
2021 Annual TDL Member Board Meeting
Thursday, October 14, 2021
1pm – 230pm Central
Agenda forthcoming.
Please contact info@tdl.org if you have any questions.

TDL Accessible AV Kickoff Meeting
2021-10-07 12:00 - 13:30 | online
Join TDL Accessible AV to share and learn about accessibility in digital audiovisual collections. We want to create a series of webinars to learn about why and how to make digital AV collections accessible and invite anyone interested in learning more and sharing knowledge. Please sign up for the first meeting session on October 7th, 2021, where we will begin to plan the webinar series. We welcome all who are interested in this topic including collection managers, repository managers, developers, and user advocates.
TDL Accessible AV Kickoff meeting
Thursday, October 7, 2021
12pm – 130pm Central
Registration with a Zoom account is required. Click here to register.
Once you’ve registered, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with a personalized link to join the meeting.
Please contact Texas Digital Library at info@tdl.org if you have any questions along the way. We look forward to seeing you on October 7!

OER Ambassadors Meeting
2021-10-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-09-07 15:00 - 16:00 | online
Join TDL for our monthly OER Ambassadors Meeting! If you are interested in joining please visit our OER Ambassadors page here.
Texas Digital Library is expanding our services to include support for Open Educational Resources (OER). Driven by initiatives to increase the adoption of OER from across our consortium of academic libraries, TDL is responding to the needs of our members as well as the needs of Texas higher education students to meet their scholarly and financial challenges.

Vireo Users Group Annual Virtual Meeting
2021-10-05 11:00 - 14:00
This meeting is an opportunity for Vireo users to discuss Vireo development, use and future plans with their Steering Committee and the lead developers at Texas Digital Library.
When: Oct 5, 2021 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)Register in advance for this meeting here.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please find the agenda here.

DSpace User Group Meeting
2021-09-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-07-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-06-22 10:00 - 11:00 | online
Join us for our monthly DSpace User Group Meeting.
Purpose of the group: The TDL DSpace Users Group 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.

Who can join: 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. If you are interested in joining, please email us at info@tdl.org.
TDL’s DUG meets monthly every fourth Tuesday of the month from 10am – 11am, CST.
Download a recurring calendar invite here.

GIS Interest Group Meeting
2021-09-24 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-08-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 | online
Description
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.
Meetings
The GISIG meets monthly on the fourth Friday of the month from 2-3PM CST.
Download meeting invite here.
How to join
Click to join our GiSIG email list to receive updates and meeting invitations: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-gis

Research Integrity Working Group Meeting
2021-09-15 13:00 - 14:30 | online
TDL is listening! You said you want to be an advocate for research integrity, so we’re starting a working group just for you. The Research Integrity Working Group is your group: You choose the topics for conversation, you set the meeting schedule, and you choose the activities.
Join us on September 15 via Zoom for the planning meeting.
RESEARCH INTEGRITY WORKING GROUP KICK-OFF
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
1:00pm – 2:30pm Central
Registration is required. Click here to register. Once you’ve registered, you will receive an email confirmation from Zoom with a personal link to join the meeting.
We’ll start by introducing a values-based approach to research integrity. Then we’ll break into small groups to discover ways we can work together to promote integrity in our own research, in our research assistance services, and in our instruction.

Do you want to enhance existing instructional materials?
Do you want to launch a campus-wide research integrity initiative?
What do you want to accomplish?

Come, meet colleagues and forge collaborations on shared projects.
Meet the Facilitators
Dr. Bruce Herbert is Professor of Geology and currently serves as the Director of the Office of Scholarly Communications in the Sterling C. Evans library At Texas A&M University. Dr. Herbert is responsible for strengthening the Library’s efforts in scholarly communications and open access through engagement and collaboration with faculty across Texas A&M University.
Melody Herr, PhD, is Head of the Office of Scholarly Communications at the University of Arkansas. She conducts research and gives presentations on issues related to scholarly publishing, intellectual property, and research misconduct.
Resources
Before the kickoff meeting, you may want to familiarize yourself with core concepts and terminology related to research integrity.
Research integrity topics:

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Research Data Management
Sensitive Data (e.g., patient data, classified data, proprietary data)
Data Fabrication and Falsification
Image Manipulation
Plagiarism
Conflict of Interest / Conflict of Commitment
Advising / Mentoring
Stewardship of Resources
Authorship

Essential reading on research integrity:
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, et al. On being a scientist: A guide to responsible conduct in research. (2009) https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12192/on-being-a-scientist-a-guide-to-responsible-conduct-in
Herr, Melody. “Responding to Research Misconduct: A Primer for LIS Professionals” (2019)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0194262X.2019.1644268
Resources for teaching research integrity:
Turrens, Julio F., with Michael S. Springer. How to Train Undergraduates in Research Integrity and the Responsible Conduct of Research. Washington, DC: Council on Undergraduate Research, 2020.
https://www.cur.org/documents/?Keywords=how%20to%20train
NIH: https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/ethical-conduct/responsible-conduct-research-training
NIH case studies: https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/ethical-conduct/responsible-conduct-research-training/annual-review-ethics-case-studies/research-cases-use-nih-community
Office of Research Integrity: https://ori.hhs.gov/
ORI case studies: https://ori.hhs.gov/rcr-casebook-stories-about-researchers-worth-discussing
Ethics Education Library: http://ethics.iit.edu/eelibrary/about
Ethics Education Library case studies: http://ethics.iit.edu/eelibrary/case-study-collection

ABOUT TDL
A collaborative consortium based in Texas and rooted in higher education, the Texas Digital Library builds capacity among our membership for ensuring equitable access to and preservation of digital content of value to research, instruction, cultural heritage, and institutional memory. Membership in TDL is open to any library. Find out more by visiting https://main.tdl.org/members/membership/ or email us at info@tdl.org.

September Member Forum
2021-09-15 10:30 - 11:00 | online

WATX Interest Group Meeting
2021-08-26 11:00 - 12:00 | online
Join TDL and the Web Archiving Texas Interest Group for our quarterly meeting. The purpose of the group 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 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 support@tdl.org.
Download a recurring calendar invite here.

August Member Forum
2021-08-18 10:30 - 11:00 | online

A-Tex Office Hours
2021-08-13 13:00 - 14:30 | online
Join the Archivematica Texas Users Group (ATEX) Steering Committee to discuss digital preservation using Archivematica. All are welcome–newbies, curious and pro users! This will be an informal conversation hosted by the ATEX SC.

Please register here.

OER Ambassadors Meeting
2021-08-03 15:00 - 16:00 | online
Learn more about TDL’s OER Ambassadors here.

TOHA Webinar: Bridging the Gap Between Oral Historian & Archivist
2021-07-26 13:00 - 14:00 | online
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ORAL HISTORIAN & ARCHIVIST
Monday, July 26m 2021 | 1-2pm CST
Jena Heath, Associate Dean Arts & Humanities, Associate Professor Journalism & Digital Media, Coordinator Journalism and Digital Media program, St. Edward’s University
Megan Firestone, Head of Special Collections and Archives, Southwestern University
Registration required. Click here to register.
Please contact Texas Digital Library at info@tdl.org if you have questions or suggestions.

July Member Forum
2021-07-21 10:30 - 11:00 | online

TDL GISIG GIS Learning Community Sprint
2021-07-19 - 2021-07-22 | online
Registration is limited to TDL GISIG participants, and is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so register today!

Join us for a 4-day learning opportunity, offering the daily combination of a brief overview session that introduces curricular concepts, “Sprint” time on your own to review resources and complete activities, and a follow up meeting for questions and wrap up.
This learning opportunity is intended to enable participants to:

increase their awareness of and context for GIS web applications and cloud based geospatial tools for use in advising faculty and students during research consultations, or for their own work
be introduced to quick, easy ways to locate and utilize GIS resources and manage geospatial data in the cloud
learn how to make a web map to share information, augment research outcomes, or tell a story
experience the benefits of co-learning with a community of like-minded colleagues

Please feel free to check out our FAQ page for more information.
Registration link: Registration is now closed.

OER Ambassadors Meeting
2021-07-06 15:00 - 16:30 | online
Learn more about the OER Ambassadors here.

OER @ TDL: Quarterly Meeting for OER Practitioners
2021-06-24 13:00 - 14:30 | online
OER @ TDL Quarterly Meeting for Open Education Practitioners
Thursday, June 24, 2021, 1pm – 230pm Central

Presentation topic: How is your OER program structured?

Presenters: DeeAnn Ivie, Open Education Coordinator at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Taylor Fairweather-Leitch, Scholarly Communications Librarian at West Texas A&M University

Question for discussion: Open discussion around your summer OER projects and biggest challenges preparing for the Fall semester.

Registration required for all presenters and attendees. Click here to register.
Once you’ve registered, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to join and a calendar invite to download. You will only need to register once for the series of recurring meetings.

Learn more about Texas Digital Library’s OER Ambassadors and OER Support Service. Contact us at info@tdl.org with any questions or suggestions.

ABOUT 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.

TDL Hangout
2021-06-23 13:00 - 13:45, 2021-06-09 13:00 - 13:45 | online
Join Texas Digital Library staff and fellow TDL members for a bi-weekly hangout session. No agenda and no registration or RSVP required. Come as you are! Pets and family members are welcome to stop by.
Download recurring calendar invites for the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.

TDL Open House
2021-06-18 12:00 - 13:30 | online
Are you interested in getting involved in the TDL community or becoming an institutional member of the Texas Digital Library consortium?
TDL is hosting a Virtual Open House for anyone interested in learning more about getting involved in the TDL community. Registration is required – more details below. And please feel free to forward on to your colleagues in libraries and archives. All are invited!
TDL VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE

Friday, June 18, 2021, starting at 12:00pm CST
TDL staff will kick things off with a brief overview of our mission, services, and community, followed by plenty of time for questions and an informal discussion with all attendees about your institutional goals, needs, and challenges.
Registration for the Open House is required. Please click here to register.
Once you’ve registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a custom Zoom link to join.

The presentation portion of the event will be recorded, so please drop in to the Open House when you can and we’ll share the recording with attendees afterward.
Current TDL Members are welcome to join us too!
Please contact Texas Digital Library at info@tdl.org if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!
View slides | recording

GIS Interest Group Meeting
2021-06-16 11:00 - 12:00 | online
Description
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.
Meetings
The GISIG meets monthly on the third Wednesday of the month from 11am to 12pm CST.
Download a recurring calendar invite here.
How to join
Click to join our GiSIG email list to receive updates and meeting invitations: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/tdl-gis

Cancelled: June Member Forum
2021-06-16 10:30 - 11:00 | online
Due to a scheduling conflict, Texas Digital Library’s June 2021 Member 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 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.
