The TDL is pleased to announce that Michele Kimpton, CEO of DuraSpace, and Nancy McGovern, Head of Curation and Preservation Services at MIT, will serve as the keynote speakers for the 2013 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries.
Preservation on the horizon: Continuing development of preservation services at TDL
The TDL continues its commitment to developing a dedicated preservation infrastructure for ensuring the longevity and accessibility of digital scholarly communication into the future through development efforts on multiple fronts.
What’s Happening Now: Current Preservation Tools at TDL
DSpace and storage at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), together with policies and practices instituted by staff at local member institutions, can help members ensure the longevity of their collections.
TCDL 2013 Call for Proposals
The TCDL 2013 planning committee invites proposals for participation at TCDL 2013, will be held in Austin on May 7th and 8th.
Rollout of Vireo 1.8 for members: An update
The Texas Digital Library has begun to roll out staging versions of Vireo 1.8, while development for a future version of Vireo continues.
TDL upgrading all online journals to latest version of OJS
TDL technical staff have been working for the past month to upgrade all hosted online journals to the latest version of Open Journal Systems software.
TDL offers Copyright Seminar on December 13 in Austin
The TDL will offer two half-day Copyright Seminars led by recognized experts on copyright from within the TDL membership: Georgia Harper, Scholarly Communications Advisor at UT Libraries and Gail Clement, Head of Digital Services and Scholarly Communication at Texas A&M University Libraries.
Technology Working Group begins work for DPN
TDL Director of IT Ladd Hanson has joined seven other technology leads to begin architecture planning for the Digital Preservation Network (DPN).
SAVE THE DATES: TCDL 2013 to be held May 7-8 in Austin
Since 2007, the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries has covered topics relevant to the creation, promotion, and preservation of scholarly communication at Texas institutions of higher learning
TDL Members install new Governing Board member, conduct other business at annual meeting
Library directors of TDL member institutions gathered in Austin on September 10 to discuss TDL business and install the Governing Board for the 2012-2013 academic year.