Texas Data Repository Webinar: Data Curation Primers: Collaborative Resources for Data Curators
2020-03-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | online
Need help with curating research data? Data curation primers are concise resources that assist curators with data formats or data curation topics. These dynamic resources are collaborative and will change over time to address new information and best practices. Learn more about curation for data formats such as SPSS and GeoJSON, or topics such as human subjects data. Data Curation Primers were created as part of IMLS grant #RE-85-18-0040-18 and stem from each of the Data Curation Network’s specialized data curation workshops. Presenters will include members of Data Curation Network and selected data curation primer authors.
The webinar series is free, but registration is required. Click here to sign up.

TDL Imaging Group Houston Meetup
2020-03-09 09:30 - 2020-03-10 16:00 | University of Houston, 4333 University Dr, Houston, TX, 77204, United States
This free, two-day meeting will consist of facilitated round-table discussions, tips and tricks informational sessions, and digitization lab tours. The event is completely free to attend; lunch will be provided on day one of the meeting. Our community pulls from libraries, museums, and archives and welcomes anyone interested in working towards tackling the exciting challenges of cultural heritage imaging with us.
Who: Those interested in digital imaging at any level
When: Monday March 9th and Tuesday 10th, 2020
Where: Houston, TX

Day 1 – University of Houston. Digital Research Commons.

MD Anderson Library 4333 University Drive Houston, TX 77204-2000, website

Truck Yard 2118 Lamar St, Houston, TX 77003, website

Day 2 – The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, website

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005, website

Requirements:

This event is intended for non-commercial practitioners.
Please register to let us know you’re coming on Eventbrite
Fill out our Pre-event survey

March Member Forum
2020-03-18 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. Details for joining the next scheduled meeting are below.
To join the TDL Forum in Adobe Connect:

To join the meeting, log-in to Adobe Connect: https://meeting.austin.utexas.edu/forum/.
A screen will prompt you for a guest name but no other login is required to enter the meeting.

The TDL Forums are recorded and made available in the TDL DSpace repository, and on the TDL YouTube Channel, following the meeting.

Online discussion of library responses to the COVID19 pandemic
2020-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | online
As our universities rapidly transition to online teaching and learning as a result of the COVID19 pandemic, we invite you to join us for an opportunity to discuss how our libraries are responding, what strategies we can deploy, and especially how we can support the shift to online teaching and learning.
This discussion will be led by two leaders in the TDL community: Dr. Bruce Herbert from Texas A&M University and Kelly Visnak from UT Arlington Libraries.
Topics may include:

An instructor’s perspective of online teaching from Dr. Herbert
Libraries’ responses to online teaching needs
Use of OER and/or OA repositories to support online teaching
Strategies for maintain social distancing in physical spaces

Along with hearing from our discussion leaders, this will be an opportunity to share your libraries’ activities and ideas, strategies you are using, and challenges you’re facing.
Date: Friday, March 20
Time: Noon – 1PM (central)
Location: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/620789786
Link to agenda & notes

TDL Hangout
2020-03-25 13:00 - 14:00 | online
Join Texas Digital Library staff and fellow TDL members for a weekly hangout session, starting in March.
We will not have an agenda but will rather look to our members to drive conversations and share coping tactics during these trying times.
No registration or RSVP required. Come as you are!
Wednesdays, weekly starting March 25, 2020
1-2pm CST
Join URL: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/979687818

TDL Hangout
2020-04-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-04-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-04-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2020-04-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-04-29 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-05-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-05-20 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-05-27 13:00 - 14:00 | online
Join Texas Digital Library staff and fellow TDL members for a weekly hangout session, starting in March.
We will not have an agenda but will rather look to our members to drive conversations and share coping tactics during these trying times.
No registration or RSVP required. Come as you are!
Wednesdays, weekly starting March 25, 2020
1-2pm CST

Texas Data Repository Webinar: Qualitative Data Repository
2020-04-03 13:00 - 14:00 | online
The Qualitative Data Repository (QDR) is one of the few data repositories in the world dedicated to the curation, storage, and dissemination of qualitative research data. Sebastian Karcher, QDR’s associate director, will provide a brief introduction to QDR and its operations. He will talk about the special challenges of curating qualitative data and discuss some of QDR’s strategies. He will also discuss some of QDR’s ongoing research on innovations in data sharing and research transparency such as Annotation for Transparent Inquiry (ATI) and the Working with Sensitive Research Data (WSRD) project.

April Member Forum
2020-04-15 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.
The TDL Forums are recorded and made available in the TDL DSpace repository, and on the TDL YouTube Channel, following the meeting.

Pub101 with the Open Textbook Network
2020-04-15 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-22 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-29 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-05-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-05-13 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-05-20 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-05-27 15:00 - 16:00 | online
TDL Members are invited to a free learning opportunity with the Open Textbook Network: Pub 101.
Pub101 is a free, informal, online orientation to open textbook publishing, and will explore the first units of the Open Textbook Network Publishing Curriculum. We will hear from colleagues who have worked on open textbook publishing projects and what they’ve learned.
Sessions are Wednesdays starting April 15 through May 27, 2020.
Contact info@tdl.org with any questions.

Archivists @ Home Webinar hosted by TDL and SSA
2020-04-20 16:00 - 17:00
Texas Digital Library and the Society of Southwest Archivists host a conversation with colleagues in archives and special collections about how they are adapting to working from home. We ask that attendees review the Archivists At Home document created by the Accessibility & Disability Section of the SAA and come ready to discuss strategies that they are using to adapt to the current realities of this pandemic response.
Please register for this webinar here.

Re-opening the Library webinar
2020-05-07 13:00 - 14:00 | online
As the local authorities or institutions in charge of libraries are making decisions for staged reopening, Texas Digital Library has invited libraries that remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic to lead a panel discussion on strategies, techniques, and lessons learned to keep their staff and customers safe.
Registration is required. Click here to register.

TDL Hangout
2020-05-13 13:00 - 13:45 | online
Wednesdays, weekly starting March 25, 2020
1-1:45pm CST
Join Texas Digital Library staff and fellow TDL members for a weekly hangout session, starting in March.
We will not have an agenda but will rather look to our members to drive conversations and share coping tactics during these trying times.
No registration or RSVP required. Come as you are!

CANCELLED: 2020 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries
2020-05-18 08:00 - 2020-05-21 16:00 | Commons Conference Center, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 137, Austin, TX, 78758, United States
The TCDL Planning Committee and Texas Digital Library have been having internal conversations about the fate of TCDL this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. With great regret, we have decided to cancel TCDL 2020. With the rapidly evolving nature of this event, we feel that this decision is necessary and in the interest of public health and the safety of our members, partners, and conference attendees.All registrants will be issued a full refund.
We are working together to investigate alternative formats and/or dates for TCDL, and will maintain communication with you about any changes via email, social media, and our web site at https://main.tdl.org/2020/03/tcdl-2020-covid-19-updates/.
Please email us at info@tdl.org to request a refund or to voice your questions and concerns.

CANCELLED: TDL Leadership Academy
2020-05-18 09:00 - 16:00 | Commons Conference Center, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 137, Austin, TX, 78758, United States
The TCDL Planning Committee and Texas Digital Library have been having internal conversations about the fate of TCDL this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. With great regret, we have decided to cancel TCDL 2020. With the rapidly evolving nature of this event, we feel that this decision is necessary and in the interest of public health and the safety of our members, partners, and conference attendees.All registrants will be issued a full refund.
We are working together to investigate alternative formats and/or dates for TCDL, and will maintain communication with you about any changes via email, social media, and our web site at https://main.tdl.org/2020/03/tcdl-2020-covid-19-updates/.
Please email us at info@tdl.org to request a refund or to voice your questions and concerns.

The Texas Digital Library Leadership Academy will help you build the skills necessary for leading at all levels of the library and cultivate a cohort of learners who seek a professional community for growth. Improve your skills in communication, conflict management, negotiation, self-awareness, and time management at this one-day workshop for early and mid-career librarians.

May Member Forum
2020-05-20 10:30 - 11:00 | online

Texas Data Repository Steering Committee Meeting
2020-05-27 11:00 - 15:00 | online
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This meeting is only open to TDL staff and the members of the TDR SC.

Web Archiving Texas Interest Group Meeting
2020-05-28 11:00 - 12:00 | online
Anyone is welcome to attend and participate in the Web Archiving Texas Interest Group (WATXIG). We meet quarterly and our next meeting is Thursday, May 28th. The agenda includes:

update the WATX-IG on activities of the 2 working groups
update from Lori Donovan of Archive-It and the TDL-member consortial model

Sign up for the WATXIG listserv for updates or contact info@tdl.org.
