In 2019, the TDR Steering Committee agreed to pursue official CTS certification. Documentation towards that certification, modified in 2020 from M. Nugent's original draft, is linked below.
In 2018-19, Michael Nugent, Library Technical Associate from The University of Texas at Austin, Center for Transportation Research, did a comprehensive review of the TDR to assess compliance with the Core Trust Seal. The TDR Steering Committee and TDL will consider pursuing an official Core Trust Seal certification in 2019/20.