From: "Joan K. Lippincott" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:00:00 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [108.28.78.33] (HELO new-host.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9) with ESMTPS id 27657501 for cni-announce@cni.org; Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:53:15 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_6A3F166C-A4EC-4AF9-9D01-E1CFBF893CF4" Subject: Digital Initiative Symposium - Call for Proposals X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 08:53:23 -0500 X-Original-To: "cni-announce@cni.org (cni-announce@cni.org)" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_6A3F166C-A4EC-4AF9-9D01-E1CFBF893CF4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I'm happy to pass along this Call for Proposals from University of San = Diego. Joan Lippincott ------------------- 2015 University of San Diego Digital Initiatives Symposium Call for = Proposals =20 When: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Where: University of San Diego =20 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. =20 This year=92s 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. =20 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. =20 We are especially interested in proposals that consider: =B7 roles for deans and directors in digital and institutional = repository initiatives =B7 roles for disciplinary faculty in digital and institutional = repository initiatives =B7 diverse repository platforms and functions =B7 open access policies =B7 repositories and distance learning =B7 repositories and information literacy =B7 digital humanities =B7 copyright =B7 open educational resources =B7 instruction and scholarly communication =B7 archives and special collections =20 Submission Guidelines and Selection Criteria =20 Panel discussions: 90 minutes Concurrent sessions (case studies, white papers, demonstrations, or = panels): 45 minutes Please plan to leave 10-15 minutes for questions.=20 =20 Submissions must include: =B7 Session title =B7 Presenters=92 names, titles, and affiliations =B7 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.) =B7 A longer description of the session, approximately 500 words =B7 A brief statement on learning outcomes for the session =B7 Specific technology or other presentation requirements =20 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. =20 Submit proposals and questions to Kelly Riddle, Digital Initiatives = Librarian at the University of San Diego, at kriddle@sandiego.edu. =20 For more information on the day=92s events, please visit = http://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/. =20 Important Dates =20 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 =20 =20 Dr. Theresa S. Byrd Dean of the University Library Helen K. and James S. Copley Library University of San Diego 5998 Alcal=E1 Park San Diego, CA 92110-2492 Phone: (619) 260-7522 Fax: (619) 849-8301 tsbyrd@sandiego.edu www.sandiego.edu/library= --Apple-Mail=_6A3F166C-A4EC-4AF9-9D01-E1CFBF893CF4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
I'm = happy to pass along this Call for Proposals from University of San = Diego.
Joan Lippincott
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2015 University of San Diego = Digital Initiatives Symposium Call for = Proposals
When: Wednesday, April 29, = 2015
Where: University of San = Diego
 
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=92s 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:
=B7roles for deans and directors = in digital and institutional repository = initiatives
=B7roles for disciplinary = faculty in digital and institutional repository = initiatives
=B7diverse repository platforms = and functions
=B7open access = policies
=B7repositories and distance = learning
=B7repositories and information = literacy
=B7digital = humanities
=B7=B7open educational = resources
=B7instruction and scholarly = communication
=B7archives 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
=B7Presenters=92 names, titles, = and affiliations
=B7A 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.)
=B7A longer description of the = session, approximately 500 words
A brief statement on learning = outcomes for the session
=B7Specific 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 .