Overview THDL was established in 2000 in association with the University of Virginia Library and the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities using the innovative FEDORA Flexible Extensible Digital Object Repository Architecture system Content includes publications research resources language learning materials and a gazetteer THDL provides an integrated environment for the digital publication of many diverse academic projects connected with Tibet and the Himalayan region The structure of THDL consists of five overarching domains Collections Reference Community Tools and Education Content of THDL is in English Tibetan Nepali Dzongkha and Chinese languages Most content in the digital library is published under the THDL Public License For Digital Texts The project is run by an international team of scholars from universities and private organizations around the world THDL hosts the Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies JIATS a freely available online peer reviewed English language academic journal focusing on Tibetan studies