The Texas Digital Library is a consortium of 15 research universities that provides centralized services like digital repositories, preservation services, and collaborative tools to support research, learning, and scholarship for its member institutions. It is directed by governing and member boards and has a staff that manages systems, technology, and the consortium. The TDL promotes open access, holds an annual conference, and librarians help identify areas of research collaboration and create awareness about its services on member campuses.

1. 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.