TDL Core Staff | Governing Board | TDL Groups
The Texas Digital Library (TDL) is staffed by a combination of full-time core staff members and part-time expert contributors from TDL member institutions. The organization also relies on the volunteer contributions of faculty and staff at its member institutions, who provide expertise and advice to the TDL and advocate on behalf of the TDL at their respective institutions.
TDL Core Staff
TDL Organizational Chart (September 2011)
Mark McFarland, Associate Director for Digital Initiatives at The University of Texas, leads the Texas Digital Library (TDL) and is responsible for the organization’s direction and day-to-day operations.
Additionally, the Texas Digital Library employs full-time staff members, including both TDL-funded positions and full-time staff contributions from member institutions. Staff members are located primarily at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas Tech University in Lubbock. This core staff focuses on the development and maintenance of software and hardware systems, user support activities, and communications with TDL members and the general public. See the chart at the right for a visual depiction of the TDL’s organizational structure.
View the TDL Staff Directory.
Governing Board
The TDL Governing Board provides strategic direction for the Texas Digital Library and is comprised of library deans and directors from seven TDL institutions. The founding ARL members of TDL serve as ex officio members of the Governing Board. The remaining three members are elected at-large from within the Regular Tier 2 membership.
TDL Governing Board members are:
- Chair: Don Dyal, Dean of Libraries, Texas Tech University Libraries*
- Vice-Chair: Dana Rooks, Dean of Libraries, University of Houston*
- Secretary: Christine Shupala, Assistant Vice President and Library Director, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- Fred Heath, Vice Provost, University of Texas at Austin Libraries*
- Charles Gilreath, Executive Associate Dean, Texas A&M University Libraries*
- Joan Heath, Assistant Vice President University Library, Texas State University
- Laurie Thompson, Assistant Vice President for Library Services, UT Southwestern Medical Center
*ex officio member
Executive Committee 2011-2012
The officers of the Governing Board form the TDL Executive Committee, which makes day-to-day operational decisions for the TDL.
- Don Dyal, Texas Tech Libraries (Chair)
- Dana Rooks, University of Houston Libraries (Vice-Chair)
- Christine Shupala, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Secretary)
TDL Groups
As a consortium, the Texas Digital Library depends on the active participation of its members and users to be successful. TDL User Groups, Working Groups, and committees provide opportunities for member contributions focused on particular services, professional roles, and projects. See the TDL Groups page for more information.