Find out about the opportunities Texas Digital Library (TDL) offers students to build their careers and connect with our community of digital library and archives professionals.
Build Your CV at the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries
Opportunities for TCDL 2026 to be announced as details become available.
Present
The Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL), held each spring, is a great way to get the most mileage out of your capstone project. Submitting a proposal is easy, and sharing your project as a poster or presentation is a wonderful opportunity for networking with your future colleagues.
Call for Proposals submission information
Apply for a Scholarship
We understand that conferences and other forms of professional development in the library world can be expensive and sometimes hard to come by. That’s why Texas Digital Library is excited to offer TCDL Student Scholarships. Students from Texas iSchool or LIS programs can apply for FREE registration to the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries! Students will be selected and awarded complimentary registration to TCDL for the applicable year.
Volunteer
Volunteering at TCDL is a great way to become involved with the Texas library and archives community. Aside from meeting potential future colleagues, volunteers are also able to attend several conference sessions. Plus, you get free registration to TCDL (which includes breakfast and lunch)! What more could you want? Spots are limited, so please sign up ASAP if you’re interested.
Nominate a Deserving Student for a TDL Award
Did you know there is a Student Excellence Award for students just like you? Well, there is. Nominate a deserving colleague for a TDL Award (or nominate yourself) for this unique award recognizing the critical work done by undergraduates and graduate students. It only takes a few minutes to fill out a form. Visit the TDL Awards page to learn more. Winners receive free registration to TCDL and will be recognized at the TCDL opening plenary.
Partner with TDL for your Capstone Project
Texas Digital Library partners with academic libraries, public libraries, and archives from across the state of Texas, and we love working with iSchool students. If you are an iSchool student looking for a capstone project, please email us at info@tdl.org. Visit our Capstone Projects page to see our most recent collaborations and learn more.
Join the TDL Staff
We regularly hire graduate research assistants (GRAs) to help us run our helpdesk as well as work with us on grant-funded projects. If you are a graduate student at UT Austin and are interested in gaining paid, professional experience working with software documentation, tier one helpdesk and customer service support, and open source software, please contact Texas Digital Library at info@tdl.org.