By Nicholas Woodward, Sr. Software Engineer, Texas Digital Library
I’ll start with a little backstory.
Texas Digital Library was formed in 2005 among four ARL libraries in Texas in order to pool resources to build capacity for preserving,
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Archivematica Campfire Stories, hosted by TDL and A-Tex
Last November, participants from TDL member institutions and beyond took part in Archivematica Camp Houston, learning to use Archivematica as a part of their digital preservation programs. Join us for updates from several Texas institutions on how they’re now using Archivematica in the year following AM Camp.
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OTN Regional Workshops
The OTN’s train-the-trainer workshops increase participants’ familiarity with issues around open textbook adoption, strengthen presentation capacity for future open textbook workshops, and enhance open textbook program development.
Texas Digital Library will host train-the-trainer workshops to prepare members to implement OTN’s OER faculty incentive programs on their campuses.
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Webnar: Lifelong Learning & Linked Data
We are thrilled to announce a new webinar from Itza Carbajal, Latin American Metadata Librarian with LLILAS Benson Library at UT Austin.
Itza’s presentation will provide an overview on how to start a staff-friendly learning environment for institutions looking to investigate or implement Linked Data technologies.
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OJS 3 Upgrades for TDL-Hosted Journals
Texas Digital Library, over the next several months, will begin the process of upgrading its hosted academic journals to OJS 3.1.2.4.
About the Upgrades
OJS version 3 represents a major leap forward for the Open Journal Systems platform,
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Free Webinar: What’s New in Vireo 4.0?
Please join Texas Digital Library for a webinar to introduce some new features of Vireo 4.0 by Stephanie Larrison, Electronic Resources Librarian at Texas State University, co-chair of the Vireo User Group Steering Committee and product owner for Vireo 4.
WHAT: What’s New in Vireo 4.0?
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Vireo 4.0 Release
Texas Digital Library (TDL) is pleased to announce the open source release of Vireo 4.0.
What’s New in Vireo 4.0? slides | video View our demonstration of the new features in Vireo 4.0.
Vireo 4.0 development is managed in the Vireo Github and its features are described in the Vireo user documentation.
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Introduction to Web Archiving Texas
Libraries and archives from across Texas share their experience with web archiving to help build knowledge and community towards our shared goal of efficiently and effectively preserving web content. This series will provide context and background for the topics to be discussed at the upcoming #WATX19 event,
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Texas Digital Library to Transform Digital Preservation Possibilities for Sensitive Data
Thanks to a new IMLS planning grant, the Texas Digital Library (TDL), in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego Library (UCSD), is leading the charge to roadmap the first nationally distributed digital preservation service for sensitive data.
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DSpace Year in Review
Have you kept up with all things DSpace at TDL? Lucky for you, we have a list of all of the improvements to TDL-hosted DSpace repositories to share. Check out our DSpace Year in Review to learn about our efforts improving DSpace for users and repository managers alike,
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