2015 University of San Diego Digital Initiatives Symposium Call for
Proposals
When: Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Where: University of San Diego
**Please excuse cross-postings**
Proposals are now being accepted for the second annual Digital
Initiatives Symposium, a day-long event focused on all types and
platforms of institutional repositories and digital initiatives.
This year’s symposium will focus on the intersections of libraries and
the broader educational community: open educational resources, library
partnerships with faculty for digital initiatives, digital humanities,
and other topics, in a variety of institutional contexts.
We are accepting proposals for 45-minute concurrent sessions and
90-minute panel presentations. We welcome proposals from all types of
organizations, including colleges and universities of all sizes,
community colleges, public libraries, special libraries, museums, and
other cultural memory institutions.
We are especially interested in proposals that consider:
roles for deans and directors in digital and institutional repository
initiatives
roles for disciplinary faculty in digital and institutional repository
initiatives
diverse repository platforms and functions
open access policies
repositories and distance learning
repositories and information literacy
digital humanities
copyright
open educational resources
instruction and scholarly communication
archives and special collections
Submission Guidelines and Selection Criteria
Panel discussions: 90 minutes
Concurrent sessions (case studies, white papers, demonstrations, or
panels): 45 minutes
Please plan to leave 10-15 minutes for questions.
Submissions must include:
Session title
Presenters’ names, titles, and affiliations
A brief abstract, no more than 300 words (If accepted, the abstract will
be used as part of the program and published along with conference
proceedings.)
A longer description of the session, approximately 500 words
A brief statement on learning outcomes for the session
Specific technology or other presentation requirements
Submissions will be evaluated based on the relevance of the topic and
potential to advance thinking about digital initiatives and
institutional repositories. Acceptance is competitive. Registration fees
will be waived for accepted presenters.
Submit proposals and questions to Kelly Riddle, Digital Initiatives
Librarian at the University of San Diego, at kriddle_at_sandiego.edu.
For more information on the day’s events, please visit
http://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/.
Important Dates
December 15, 2014: Proposal submission deadline
January 23, 2015: Notification of acceptance
February 16, 2015: Selected presenters must confirm presentations
March 23, 2015: Registration deadline
Laura Turner
Head of Technical Services
Helen K. and James S. Copley Library
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone: (619) 260-2365
Fax: (619) 849-8301
lauraturner_at_sandiego.edu
www.sandiego.edu/library
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<http://m.lib.uci.edu/>
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Received on Tue Oct 21 2014 - 15:00:24 EDT