TDLThe 2019 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries brought together over 200 librarians, archivists, technologists, students, and information professionals to explore perspectives. All of us at Texas Digital Library found this year’s conference more fun and inspiring than ever. Below are just a few highlights listing the ways #tcdl2019 was our best TCDL yet.
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TDLBy Rachael Zipperer, Masters Candidate at the University of Texas School of Information
One of the most important factors (and one of the biggest challenges) in preserving and making digital objects discoverable is metadata. In simpler terms,
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TDLBy Rachael Zipperer, Masters Candidate at the University of Texas School of Information
Digital archives can also be a home for materials from community members. Stephen F. Austin State’s Community Collections are a great example of bringing community members into the digital archive.
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TDLBy Rachael Zipperer, Masters Candidate at the University of Texas School of Information
Digital repositories are often home to recent scholarship. Housing electronic dissertations and theses and other scholarly works in digital repositories gives scholars greater exposure and contributes to the larger scholarly community by sharing research openly.
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TDLBy Rachael Zipperer, Masters Candidate at the University of Texas School of Information
Key to engaging participants in digital preservation is understanding what a digital repository is and its role in preserving digital content. When physical items are preserved,
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TDLBy Rachael Zipperer, Masters Candidate at the University of Texas School of Information
This week is the American Library Association’s Preservation Week,
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TDLNavigate the murky waters of OER by signing up for this free webinar series which will help you get started with OER on your campus.
Texas Digital Library is excited to present a new webinar series highlighting practical steps to getting started with OER (open educational resources).
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TDLAlong with our pilot partners at the University of Houston, UT Austin and Trinity University, the Texas Digital Library recently underwent a brief, 6-month exploration of the Hyku application. In particular, we were interested in the feasibility and community benefits of hosting Hyku,
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UTRGV Library’s Special Collections & Archives is pleased to announce the opening of their upcoming exhibition Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America, and the complimentary digital exhibition Hometown Teams of the Rio Grande Valley, available at https://hometownteamsrgv.omeka.net/.
This digital exhibition was presented at the TCDL in May,
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TDLThe 2018 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries brought together over 170 librarians, archivists, technologists, and information professionals to explore perspectives. All of us at Texas Digital Library found this year’s conference more inspiring and enjoyable than ever. Below are just a few highlights listing the ways #tcdl2018 was great.
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