TDL ForumJULY 16, 2013 DEBRA HANKEN KURTZ, Executive Director
RYAN STEANS, Director of OperationsKRISTI PARK, Program Coordinator
Agenda - Welcome and introductions
- Open Repositories 2013 Report (Debra & Ryan)
- Digital Preservation Network update (Debra)
- Strategic Planning Update (Debra)
- Groups and Committees Updates (Kristi)
- Q&A
Open Repositories 2013
Digital Preservation Network (DPN)
TDL Participation in DPN development:◦ Business Model Working Group (Debra)◦ Technology Working Group (Dan)
Strategic Planning Updates• Strategic planning meetings
• Priorities for reducing technical debt
• Recruiting for 2 positions
• Rebranding/web redesign
• Member Road Map
Member Road Map◦ Member visits (all members by
end of 2013)◦ University of Houston (August 6)◦ Texas State (September 4)◦ Texas Tech (September 25)
◦ Regional recruitment◦ September 5 in San Marcos:
Central Texas/San Antonio meeting ◦ September 26 in Lubbock: High
Plains/West Texas meeting
Community Update• Conference Committee • Awards Committee• Metadata Community• DSpace Users Group• Open Access Week – October 21-27
For more info:Look for “Groups” in the
Members section of TDL.org.
Questions & Discussion
Open Data Executive Order:http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/09/executive-order-making-open-and-machine-readable-new-default-government-