Yearly Archives: 2012

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).

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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

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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.

Posted in News, Organizational announcement


TDL begins testing phase for Vireo 1.8

The Vireo Development Team concluded active development of Vireo 1.8, a new version the Vireo Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Management System, and began deployment and testing of staging instances of the software for TDL members.

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TDL moves to Zendesk for helpdesk management

As part of its on-going efforts to improve users’ experiences with TDL services, the Texas Digital Library has launched Zendesk customer service software for managing technical support requests that come in through the TDL Helpdesk.

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Summer Conference Roundup: TDL attends USETDA and OR2012

USETDA Conference

TDL Program Coordinator Ryan Steans represented the Texas Digital Library at the US ETD Association Conference, held in Boston June 13-15. The conference welcomed professionals from graduate schools, libraries, and other academic units working with electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

The theme of the conference was “USETDA 2012: A revolution in scholarship – A commonwealth of knowledge.”

He co-presented with Caitlin Nelson from the Florida Center for Library Automation on “Statewide Collaboration in ETDs.” Steans’ portion of the presentation focused on TDL collaboration around Vireo,

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Vireo 1.8 development on track

Development efforts for Vireo 1.8 are continuing this summer, with completion of the new code scheduled for fall 2012 and implementation thereafter.

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New issue of TDL Update is available

Check out the latest issue of TDL Update, the newsletter of the Texas Digital Library, to discover the latest news and learn how TDL is working with its members to advance scholarly communication.

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Attendees “connect” over digital libraries at TCDL 2012

The 2012 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries brought together nearly 150 librarians, software developers, faculty researchers, and others interested in the future of libraries and scholarly communication for two days of presentations, posters, workshops, and informal networking opportunities. The conference was held May 24-25 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin.

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New issue of TDL Update available

Check out the latest issue of TDL Update, the newsletter of the Texas Digital Library, to discover the latest news and learn how TDL is working with its members to advance scholarly communication.

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