Because of the Texas Digital Library’s consortium membership in the Open Education Network, TDL member institutions are eligible to join OEN as direct institutional members at the reduced membership rate of $608 annually, a third of the standard annual membership cost. Institutions interested in pursuing direct institutional membership in OEN should complete this form by May 1, and OEN staff will follow up to answer any questions and continue the conversation. For more information: Visit this FAQ explaining how direct membership is different from TDL’s consortial membership. Visit the OEN pag ..read more

Open Education Week (OE Week) is an annual celebration and opportunity for those working in Open Education to actively share their achievements and learn about what others are achieving worldwide. This year Open Education Week is March 4-8, and TDL member libraries are ready with a set of exciting events and programs. See below for just some of the amazing events hosted by TDL’s members as part of Open Education Week 2024. Event Listing Open Education Week: Introduction to Open for Teaching, Learning, and Researching Bring your lunch and learn about Open tools for teaching, learning, and resea ..read more

All events are online, in Central Standard Time (CST), and require a Zoom account to register and attend. Click here to create a free Zoom account. SPECIAL EVENTS March 27 @ 1:30 pm | OER @ TDL: Support for the Solo Librarian webinar Open education work is often a solitary venture in the library. When you are the solo OER librarian, or the sole librarian whose OER work is an additional duty on top of your main role, it can be especially challenging to maintain momentum for open education initiatives. In this OER @ TDL quarterly meeting, join our panel for an informal discussion on th ..read more

Our first quarterly DPLA harvest of 2024 has arrived, and we are excited to share over 100,000 items from Texas Digital Library member collections. SMU, UTSA and Houston Public Library all added new collections to their DPLA harvests this January. The Sanitarium Eclectic Cookbook – DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/dlc/id/14    Institutions who participate in our DPLA Aggregation Service through TxHub share their metadata records with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). Those records are updated in D ..read more

By: Ima Oduok, Digital Librarian   What is Digital POWRR anyway? This was a question posed by a member of the TDL Digital Preservation Interest Group (DPIG). In a group which has expressed interest in more training opportunities, this question presented a great opportunity to share my experience of a grant-funded workshop tailored around the experiences, knowledge, and needs of its participants.    The Digital POWRR Institute has had a few iterations since it started in 2012. Now in its fifth phase, the workshop lasts two and a half days and takes place in different locations. J ..read more

All events are online, in Central Standard Time (CST), and require a Zoom account to register and attend. Click here to create a free Zoom account. RECURRING EVENTS February 21 @ 10:30 am | TDL Member ForumTexas 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. Download a recurring calendar invite here. MEMBER GROUP MEETINGS Digital Preservation Interest Group No meeting this month. Description This meeting is open to anyone in ..read more

Texas Digital Library is pleased to participate with its members in a pilot project aimed at improving the discoverability and tracking of articles in U.S. repositories, led by the US Repository Network (USRN). Two TDL-hosted DSpace repositories — the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Repository and Texas Scholarworks at UT Austin — are included in the pilot cohort of 20 repositories. Using services from CORE, a not-for-profit aggregator service, metadata and full text articles from these repositories will be harvested and made findable through a centralized discovery service. Deliverables from the ..read more

The Texas Digital Library annual report keeps you informed about how the organization has grown and supported our member institutions over the years. Celebrate the work of academic libraries across Texas: download the TDL 2022-2023 Annual Report. Sign up for our , and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads to get the latest updates and information. Download the TDL 2022-2023 Annual Report ..read more

All events are online, in Central Standard Time (CST), and require a Zoom account to register and attend. Click here to create a free Zoom account. RECURRING EVENTS Cancelled | December TDL Member Forum 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. Download a recurring calendar invite here. MEMBER GROUP MEETINGS Digital Preservation Interest Group No meeting this month. DescriptionThis meeting is open to anyone interested in T ..read more

The goal of the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries is to bring together those working on digital projects in order to build a practical, usable, and sustainable model for digital libraries. Our planning committee defines the conference each year by developing a theme, identifying a keynote speaker, and crafting a call for proposals to invite colleagues from our community to come together for the conference. Take a moment to meet some of this year’s committee members, and be sure to thank them when you see them at #TCDL2024. GINGER | DIANE  | IAN | MARCIA | ADRIAN | KARINA | JEREMY | C ..read more