Check out the latest issue of TDL Update, the newsletter of the Texas Digital Library, to learn how the TDL and its members are working together to advance scholarly communications.
February issue of TDL Update newsletter now available
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Tags: newsletter, repositories, software development, TCDL, Texas Tech University, Texas Water Digital Library, training, user resources, Vireo
Tags: newsletter, repositories, software development, TCDL, Texas Tech University, Texas Water Digital Library, training, user resources, Vireo
February 23 training classes postponed due to inclement weather
Because of a forecast for inclement weather in the Waco area, the Texas Digital Library will not hold training courses at Baylor University on February 23 as planned. An announcement regarding makeup sessions for the classes will be forthcoming.
TDL demos Vireo 1.0.1 and begins testing phase
On Tuesday, February 16, The Texas Digital Library development team held a demonstration of the Vireo 1.0.1 release at TDL headquarters at UT Austin. Lab instances of the new version will be available for testing by TDL member institutions beginning February 17.
TDL members ranked among the world’s top institutional repositories
The University of Texas at Austin Digital Repository has been ranked #50 in the Ranking Web of World Repositories’ list of the top 400 institutional repositories in the world.
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Tags: repositories, Texas A&M University, Texas State University, University of Texas at Austin
Tags: repositories, Texas A&M University, Texas State University, University of Texas at Austin
Open Journal Systems and Academic Freedom
The Chronicle of Higher Education offers an article about John Willinsky, education professor at Stanford and leader of the Public Knowledge Project, the outfit behind Open Journal Systems (OJS) software. The Texas Digital Library hosts Open Journal Systems for members wishing to create and publish online, open-access scholarly journals.
Social networking and TCDL 2010: Crowdvine, Twitter, and more
In the spirit of the TCDL 2010 theme — Collaboration — the TDL is offering several new opportunities for networking, discussion, and staying informed.
University of Illinois successfully tests Vireo system for managing ETDS
The University of Illinois Graduate College is finding out how Vireo helps graduate schools manage the submission and administration of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
New resource available for online journal management
Co-Action Publishing and Lund University Library have published an Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing, a Web-based document intended to assist in the process of planning, implementing and managing Open Access Journals.
TDL to develop federated Texas Water Digital Library with state researchers
The Texas Digital Library and several prominent water researchers are working together to develop a new collaborative resource for sharing water data across the state of Texas: the Texas Water Digital Library (TWDL).
2010 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries invites proposals for participation
The Texas Digital Library is pleased to invite proposals for participation at the 4th annual Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held May 17-18, 2010, in Austin, Texas.