Community Agreement
We ask that users of our services and listservs, guests, and attendees of in-person events like the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL), including at ancillary events, on social media, and at lodging locations, abide by our Community Agreement to help create thoughtful and respectful environments where that interaction can take place:
- Participate in a constructive and active way.
- Exercise consideration and respect in speech and action.
- Listen, pause, reflect, and attempt understanding before speaking.
- Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.
- Be mindful of your environment and of your fellow participants.
Please email info@tdl.org if you have questions, suggestions, or need to report a violation of our community agreement. You can also submit feedback anonymously via TDL’s Suggestion Box.
Unacceptable Behavior
Unacceptable behaviors include: intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, retaliatory, derogatory or demeaning speech or actions by any conference participants, including in online environments, at all related events, and in one-on-one communications carried out in the context of TDL or TCDL business.
Harassment includes: harmful or prejudicial verbal or written comments related to race, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, religion, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, or any other legally protected basis; use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces including presentation slides; deliberate intimidation, stalking or following; harassing photography or recording, including not respecting requests to not be photographed; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate or unwelcome physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention or any behavior determined to be sufficiently severe, pervasive, or materially adverse.
Code of Conduct Complaints
How to make a Code of Conduct complaint:
Virtually: Send an email to info@tdl.org, monitored by Texas Digital Library staff.
In person: Speak with a member of Texas Digital Library staff.
TDL Suggestion Box: You can anonymously report a Code of Conduct violation using Texas Digital Library’s Suggestion Box. This is a Google Form that is checked by TDL staff. Note: This is for non-urgent reports only.