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Partners

Funding Partners



	The Texas Digital Library is a multi-university consortium dedicated to providing the infrastructure necessary to support digital scholarly communications at institutions of higher learning in Texas. Contributions from the TDL’s eighteen members are essential to the work of the TDL. Find out more about membership in the Texas Digital Library.


	The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Texas Digital Library received grant funding from the IMLS for the development and implementation of a statewide system for managing electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). The grant covers the development of software to manage the ETD workflow – what is now called Vireo – as well as the creation of a statewide repository for collecting and disseminating ETDs. Find out more about the IMLS grant here.

Strategic Partners



	The Lonestar Education and Research Network is a non-profit collaboration of Texas higher education institutions that supports their research, education, health care and public service missions through the innovative development, operation and utilization of advanced statewide networking and access to global services and related services. Together, TDL and LEARN support collaboration among Texas higher education institutions and scholars by enhancing access to online scholarly communication services and strengthening the preservation of digital assets. Find out more about the TDL/LEARN strategic partnership.


	The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) is committed to its mission to enable discoveries that advance science and society through the application of advanced computing technologies. TACC provides resources and services to researchers nationwide; conducts research and development projects around the technologies we use; and provides training and education for the local and national scientific community. With more than 80 dedicated staff members, TACC supports top-notch research in every field of science from chemistry, astronomy, physics and biology, to nanotechnology, materials science and bio-informatics. TACC serves as a vital part of the TDL’s preservation infrastructure. Find out more about the TDL Preservation Network.


	The Texas Digital Library is working in partnership with UT TeleCampus (UTTC) to develop the Texas Learning Object Repository (TxLOR), a statewide repository for objects used in teaching and learning. UT TeleCampus is leading the TxLOR project, in partnership with the UT System Office of Health Affairs and with funding from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. UTTC has contracted with the TDL to provide technical development services for the repository, which will store and disseminate digital learning objects, including videos, quizzes, lesson plans, and images. Find out more about TxLOR.

Technology Partners



	DuraSpace supports the DSpace open repository platform, the basis for the repository service provided by the Texas Digital Library to its members. DuraSpace is a not-for-profit organization that provides leadership and innovation in open source and cloud-based technologies for global communities who manage, preserve, and provide access to digital content. Find out more about DuraSpace.


	The Texas Digital Library hosts Scholarly Blogs for faculty at its member institutions using WordPress blogging software. Find out more about WordPress.


	The Texas Digital Library hosts research-related wikis for faculty and staff at its member institutions using the MediaWiki software platform. Find out more about MediaWiki.


Public Knowledge Project	The Public Knowledge Project is a research and development initiative directed toward improving the scholarly and public quality of academic research through the development of innovative online publishing and knowledge-sharing environments. The Texas Digital Library employs PKP open-source technologies for two of its scholarly communications services: Open Journal Systems for the TDL Electronic Journal platform and Open Conference Systems for Online Conference Management.