From: "Joan K. Lippincott" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 14:27:00 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.100.21.33] ([192.100.21.33] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.9) with ESMTPS id 23370150 for cni-announce@cni.org; Thu, 23 May 2013 14:17:15 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-17-183811759 Subject: Data Information Literacy Symposium at Purdue X-Original-Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 14:17:15 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <2E8F96F8-E583-4AF5-9B7F-C02226315C2A@cni.org> X-Original-To: cni-announce@cni.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) --Apple-Mail-17-183811759 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Dear cni-announce subscribers: I'm sending this on behalf of the organizers of the Data Information = Literacy Symposium. This will be of interest to many institutions that = are playing a role in educating future researchers about big data = issues, a very timely topic. Note that the number of attendees is very = limited and if you're interested, I encourage you to register soon. - Joan Lippincott, CNI -------------------------- Please join us for the Data Information Literacy Symposium at Purdue = University in West Lafayette, IN, on September 23rd, and 24th 2013.=20 =20 Program: This symposium will explore roles for practicing librarians in = teaching competencies in data management and curation to graduate = students. With support from the Institute of Museum and Library = Services, librarians from Purdue University, Cornell University, the = University of Minnesota and the University of Oregon have investigated = this topic through developing and implementing =93data information = literacy=94 (DIL) instruction programs for graduate students in a range = of science and engineering disciplines.=20 =20 Members of the DIL project will share their experiences in working with = faculty and graduate students, with a primary focus on the practical = applications of their work. Keynote speakers will provide additional = perspectives on teaching data literacy competencies. A portion of the = conference will be devoted to further exploration of selected topics of = interest as determined by attendees. =20 Outcomes: Attendees will acquire an understanding of current issues in = teaching data management and curation competencies to students. = Through presentations, discussions and hands-on activities, attendees = will develop strategies for creating their own instructional programs = suitable for the needs of their students and faculty. =20 =20 Intended audience: Academic librarians and others who are providing = research data management instruction for students, or librarians who are = interested in doing so.=20 =20 Poster Session: Attendees who have developed educational initiatives, = crafted resources, or conducted research in this area are invited to = submit materials for a poster session, which will be held at the = pre-symposium reception on Sunday, September 22nd. Attendees will be = provided with information on how to submit a poster after they have = registered for the symposium. =20 Registration: Registration for the event is now open at: = http://www.conf.purdue.edu/data. There is no registration fee, but the = attendance is limited to the first 80 individuals that register. After = that, you may request to be placed on the waiting list. =20 To follow the event on Twitter and all updates from the DIL project, = please search the hashtag #datainfolit. Updates from the event will be = posted throughout the day September 23-24. =20 More information about the Data Information Literacy Project can be = found at the project=92s website: http://datainfolit.org =20 =20 Please contact Jake Carlson, Data Services Specialist at Purdue = University with any questions: jakecarlson@purdue.edu. =20 =20= --Apple-Mail-17-183811759 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
Dear cni-announce subscribers:
I'm sending this on behalf of the organizers of the = Data Information Literacy Symposium.  This will be of interest to = many institutions that are playing a role in educating future = researchers about big data issues, a very timely topic.  Note that = the number of attendees is very limited and if you're interested, I = encourage you to register soon.
-  Joan = Lippincott, CNI
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Please join us for the Data Information Literacy Symposium = at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, on September 23rd, and 24th = 2013. 
 
Program:  This symposium will explore roles for = practicing librarians in teaching competencies in data management and = curation to graduate students.  With support from the Institute of = Museum and Library Services, librarians from Purdue University, Cornell = University, the University of Minnesota and the University of Oregon = have investigated this topic through developing and implementing =93data = information literacy=94 (DIL) instruction programs for graduate students = in a range of science and engineering = disciplines. 
 
Members of the DIL project will share their experiences in = working with faculty and graduate students, with a primary focus on the = practical applications of their work.  Keynote speakers will = provide additional perspectives on teaching data literacy = competencies.  A portion of the conference will be devoted to = further exploration of selected topics of interest as determined by = attendees.
 
Outcomes: Attendees will acquire an = understanding of current issues in teaching data management and curation = competencies to students.   Through presentations, discussions = and hands-on activities, attendees will develop strategies for creating = their own instructional programs suitable for the needs of their = students and faculty.    
 
Intended = audience: Academic librarians and others who are providing = research data management instruction for students, or librarians who are = interested in doing so. 
Poster Session: Attendees who = have developed educational initiatives, crafted resources, or conducted = research in this area are invited to submit materials for a poster = session, which will be held at the pre-symposium reception on Sunday, = September 22nd. Attendees will be provided with information on how to = submit a poster after they have registered for the = symposium.
 
Registration: Registration for the event is now open = at:   
To follow the event on Twitter and all updates from the DIL = project, please search the hashtag #datainfolit.  Updates from the = event will be posted throughout the day September = 23-24.
 
More information about the Data Information Literacy Project = can be found at the project=92s website:  http://datainfolit.org  
 
Please contact Jake Carlson, = Data Services Specialist at Purdue University with any = questions:  
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