TCDL 2025

Since its launch in 2017, the Texas Data Repository (TDR), which is built on the Dataverse software platform and hosted by the Texas Digital Library (TDL), has served as a data repository for higher education institutions in Texas. Under the leadership of a Steering Committee which includes liaisons from each of the member institutions, TDR has evolved from simply filling a need identified by TDL membership to a leader in consortial repository management. This panel of TDR Steering Committee members will first introduce TDR and the historical context of its development. They will go on to discuss how TDR has evolved over the years and the ways in which it has been a leader among the data repository community in the areas of governance, policy, software development, training, and documentation. The panel presentation will also highlight recent work on creating and updating TDR training and guidance materials, such as the user manual, tutorial videos, and documentation on preferred file formats for depositing into the repository. We will also look forward to the future and discuss current work that is being undertaken by the TDR Steering Committee in the areas of assessment, interoperability with external services and repositories, support for large datasets, and data retention policy development in order to overcome challenges we expect to face in the years ahead as we approach TDR's 10th anniversary.