Texas Digital Library

Responsible AI in Practice: The Viewfinder Toolkit for Values-Driven AI in Libraries and Archives
2026-06-23 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Texas Digital Library (TDL) invites you to an upcoming webinar entitled Responsible AI in Practice: The Viewfinder Toolkit for Values-Driven AI in Libraries and Archives. This will be the first in a summer webinar series on AI and Machine Learning.
Webinar description and details
AI hype is everywhere! Libraries and archives see AI as a potential tool for improving our resources and services, but we also want to uphold our professional values and protect our communities from harm. Our team developed the Viewfinder toolkit to help practitioners reflect on how and whether AI can be implemented responsibly. This webinar introduces the toolkit and guides participants through its use.
Webinar series: AI and Machine Learning
Date: June 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM Central
Location: Virtual | Free registration is required.
Presented by: Sara Mannheimer (Professor – Data Librarian, Montana State University and Director, Responsible AI in Libraries and Archives) and Scott W. H. Young (Professor – UX Librarian, Montana State University)

Canceled: June GIS Interest Group
2026-06-26 14:00 - 15:00 | online
The June GIS Interest Group meeting is canceled 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.

Texas America 250 Collaborative Web Archiving
2026-07-01 14:00 - 15:00 | online
The TDL Web Archiving Texas Interest Group (WATXIG) invites you to help create an archive of web content documenting the events Texans are holding around America’s 250th birthday. Please join us for this working session to find and nominate URLs to crawl as part of a Texas America 250 web archive that will be made public via the Portal to Texas History. All are welcome. No web archiving experience is necessary. Instructions and guidance will be provided. E pluribus unum!
For more information, please visit the Texas America 250 Collaborative Web Archiving Project Wiki page.
The URL nomination tool is active now for anyone wanting to get a head start on adding URLs for the collection: Texas America 250 Nomination Tool
Please contact Lauren Ko (lauren.ko@unt.edu) with any questions related to the project.
Join Zoom Meeting (Passcode: [REDACTED]

July OJS Users Group
2026-07-02 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.

July OER Users Group
2026-07-08 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.

July TDL Forum
2026-07-15 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 (.ics file)
Join the TDL Forum.
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 Open Access Interest Group
2026-07-15 15:00 - 16:00 | online
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 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 Access Interest Group meets every third Wednesday of the month from 3-4 PM CST.
Participation is open to all.
The group will share announcements and updates through the email listserv tdl-open-access@utlists.utexas.edu. Subscribe to the Open Access listserv here.

July Digital Preservation Interest Group
2026-07-16 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.

AI in Trusted Data Repositories - Reflections from Exploration and Experimentation at ICPSR
2026-07-21 14:00 - 15:00 | online
The implications for AI are reflected throughout the research data lifecycle, organizational workflows, and infrastructure. In this webinar, we will share reflections from exploration and experimentation with AI at ICPSR, from deposit and ingest to metadata enrichment to policy & governance. We will leave time at the end of the presentation for an interactive session regarding AI workflow, governance, infrastructure, data, and, ultimately, impact and sustainability.
Webinar series: AI and Machine Learning
Date: July 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central
Location: Virtual | Free registration is required.
Presented by:

Aalap Doshi, Director, Computing and Network Services, ICPSR at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
Jeanette Jackson, Director of Strategic Initiatives, ICPSR at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

July GIS Interest Group
2026-07-24 14:00 - 15:00 | 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.

July DSpace Users Group
2026-07-27 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.

July Web Archiving Texas Interest Group
2026-07-29 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.

Georeference-A-Thon
2026-07-30 10:00 - 12:00 | online
This summer the GIS Interest Group will host the second Georeference-A-Thon event! We will be introducing a free tool AllMaps to help with this project. This uses a iiif manifest and maps will be prepared with this manifest. Attendees are also welcome to bring maps that they would like to work on that has this iiif manifest.
Registration is required.

TDL Imaging Group Meeting
2026-08-03 11:00 - 12:00 | online
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.

August OJS Users Group
2026-08-06 10:00 - 11:00 | online

Member Group Leadership Office Hours
2026-08-06 15:00 - 16:00 | online
Member Group leaders (chairs and vice chairs) are invited to attend quarterly office hours sessions with TDL staff and other leaders. These optional office hours are informal and unstructured times to ask questions and get help, share the work going on in groups, identify potential areas of collaboration across groups, and anything else group leaders wish to discuss with TDL staff and each other.
Audience: Current and incoming TDL Member Group leaders (chairs and vice chairs) are invited to attend.

August OER Users Group
2026-08-12 15:00 - 16:00 | online

AI Projects and Perspectives: A Panel of TDL Members
2026-08-18 14:00 - 15:30 | online
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping research, teaching, and library services across higher education. This panel discussion brings together academic librarians from public and private TDL member institutions to share AI-related projects, lessons learned, and evolving perspectives on the role of AI and machine learning in research libraries. Panelists will discuss initiatives and strategies spanning workforce development, collections and infrastructure, AI literacy, ethics and values-based approaches, campus partnerships, and collaborative advocacy efforts. Through a moderated conversation, attendees will gain insight into how libraries are exploring opportunities, addressing challenges, and positioning themselves to support their institutions in an AI-enabled future.

Date: August 18, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm Central Time
Location: Zoom (Registration is required.)

Presenters:

Joshua Been, Director of Data & Digital Scholarship, Baylor University
Carrie Johnston, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Research & Digital Strategy, and Megan Heuer, Director of Educational Initiatives, Southern Methodist University
Alex Marden, Ph.D., GIS and Geospatial Data Coordinator, University of Texas at Austin
Audrey Stewart, Assistant Director of Information Literacy and Instruction, Texas State University

August TDL Forum
2026-08-19 10:30 - 11:00 | online

August Open Access Interest Group
2026-08-19 15:00 - 16:00 | online

August DSpace Users Group
2026-08-24 15:00 - 16:00 | online

August GIS Interest Group
2026-08-28 14:00 - 15:00 | online

September Harmful Content and Description Interest Group
2026-09-01 14:00 - 15:00 | 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 on the first Tuesday of the month from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
The group will share announcements and updates through the email listserv tdl-harmful-content@utlists.utexas.edu. Subscribe here.

September OJS Users Group
2026-09-03 10:00 - 11:00 | online

September OER Users Group
2026-09-09 15:00 - 16:00 | online

September TDL Forum
2026-09-16 10:30 - 11:00 | online

September Open Access Interest Group
2026-09-16 15:00 - 16:00 | online

Navigating Uncertainty Together: A Digital POWRR Reflection Workshop for Digital Preservation Practice
2026-09-25 11:00 - 12:30 | online
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, belonging, and sustainability.
This interactive workshop introduces and applies Navigating Uncertainty, a human-centered reflection and assessment framework developed by the Digital POWRR team through the Digital POWRR Peer Assessment Program. Participants will actively complete the framework for their own professional context and engage in structured peer dialogue using guided reflection prompts.
Rather than producing a formal assessment outcome, the workshop emphasizes learning through reflection and conversation. Participants are invited to surface insights, clarify next steps, and reconnect with a sense of agency and community, highlighting how shared understanding and connection can be sources of joy even amid uncertainty.
Participation Format: This workshop includes breakout room discussions.
Recording: The presentation portion of this workshop will be recorded.

Date: September 25, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Central Time
Presenter: Stacey Jones, Digital Preservation Librarian, University of Arizona

Registration is required.

September DSpace Users Group
2026-09-28 15:00 - 16:00 | online

October OJS Users Group
2026-10-01 10:00 - 11:00 | online
