TDL AdminAlong 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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TDL AdminThe Texas Data Repository (TDR) is a consortial data repository using the Dataverse platform. In this presentation we discuss ongoing efforts to develop the TDR as a shared service. The presenters include TDR liaisons from participating institutions. We reflect on the past year of using the TDR and speak from diverse perspectives: the experience of small and large institutions;
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TDL AdminWe are excited to announce the re-launch of our DSpace User Group, chaired by Ed Warga, Digital Collections Librarian at TDL member library, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
Our first meeting (virtual) will be on August 15, 2018 from 2-3pm CST. A sign up form is below.
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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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TDL AdminThe Texas Digital Library has created bi-weekly reports for our Texas Data Repository (TDR) institutional liaisons. The TDR hosts 11 Texas Institutional Dataverses. Researchers at those institutions use the TDR as a platform for publishing and archiving datasets and other data products created by faculty,
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Texas Digital Library has produced a set of five introductory training videos for users of the Texas Data Repository. The video series can be accessed on YouTube here, and is based on a similar video set created by the Odum Institute.
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Texas Digital Library (TDL) has joined the Global Dataverse Community Consortium as a Phase I member. In our role as charter members, Texas Digital Library will assist in governance, planning, and creation of the Consortium’s mission and vision statements.
Formed in 2018,
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Monthly Call for Digital Preservation Members
Texas Digital Library will convene all digital preservation members for a monthly call to ask questions and discuss issues. Current TDL members who are using our digital preservation services include Angelo State University, Stephen F.
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TDL AdminThe 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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In between snacking, sleeping, skiing, or [insert your favorite relaxing holiday fun], help TDL fulfill our wishes during this year’s holiday break.
Further Your Career
TDL will offer lots of professional development next semester. Take advantage of the winter break to further your career with these opportunities:
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