TCDL 2026

As part of its strategic goal to increase its members’ digital preservation readiness, TDL launched the Peer-Assisted Audit and Assessment program to support two TDL members per year as they assess their digital preservation program in a particular collection, unit, or other definable area of work. This panel will highlight the work of the pilot group for this program from UTSA, TWU and SHSU. The pilot group consisted of a peer guide who had undergone an assessment in the past as well as pilot partners that she led through the NEDCC Peer Assessment materials to help them develop longer-term program goals as well as more immediate strategic objectives with timelines, stakeholders, risks and resource allocations. TDL’s liaison also worked with the Guide and Partners to document the overall assessment process so that it is reproducible with new partners each year. The TDL liaison and pilot partners will discuss their experience and refinements they made for the 2026 cohort.

All audiences: Session is structured to be valuable to everyone, regardless of prior knowledge or experience with the topic.