If your institution is involved with electronic theses and dissertations,
please consider submitting a proposal for a paper or discussion
session at the ETD conference in June.
--Joan Lippincott
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The Fifth International Symposium on
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

May 30, 31, and June 1, 2002

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Theme: "Pioneering on the Electronic Frontier: e-theses and Intellectual
Solidarity"

Final Call for Papers/Presentations

Presentations may include panel discussions, exhibits, demonstrations,

workshops, tutorials, etc., in addition to formal papers.

Please submit proposals by February 15, 2002 to:

Gail McMillan

Program Coordinator, ETD 2002

 <mailto:gailmac@vt.edu> gailmac@vt.edu

Those who submit proposals for presentations will be notified of
acceptance by March 8.

For accepted proposals, presentation must be submitted for inclusion in
the symposium proceedings by May 1.

Some symposium suggested topics:



        -The role of metadata in archiving and long term preservation of
        ETDs

        -Cultural differences in training and education issues

        -Implementation of ETD initiatives: Data analysis and technical
issues

        -ETD costs: Direct cost versus hidden costs

        -Digital libraries and ETD access issues

        -Why ETDs from various perspectives: Graduate students, graduate
school, library, university, researchers, faculty and advisors

        -Publishers' perspectives: Their changing role in the global ETD
movement

        -Multimedia content in ETD's: Sharing concerns about "fudge
ripple versus plain vanilla"

Suggestions and ideas for presentations on other topics are welcome!

For the most current symposium information, go to

http://etd2002.byu.edu

For more information, call BYU Conferences and Workshops at

(801) 378-2568