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Texas Digital Library:
research, learning and scholarship
Ryan Steans, Program Coordinator
info@tdl.org

2.
TDL in brief
• 15 member institutions
• Comprised of research universities
• Member funded & directed
• Established on a foundation of sharing,
collaboration and partnership
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3.
Technology and Services
• Institutional IR’s (DSpace)
• Collaborative IR’s (TWDL)
• Preservation services (iRods & DPN)
• Thesis and Dissertation ingestion tools (Vireo)
• Collaborative tools
– Single sign-on (Shibboleth)
– Website software (WordPress)
– Journal, Conference and Wiki software
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4.
Organization
• Directed by Governing and Member Boards
• Collaborative development of policy and
direction of technology
– User groups
– Surveys
• Centralized staff for systems & technology and
consortium management
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5.
Sharing
• Open Access preferred
• Texas Conference on Digital Libraries
• Proactive role by librarians
– Identifying research areas for collaboration
– Developing promotional materials
– Creating awareness on member campuses
• Researchers
• Research offices
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6.
For more information about the TDL, please visit the
Texas Digital Library website at http://www.tdl.org
or contact us at
info@tdl.org.