From: "Joan K. Lippincott" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:00:01 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wonder-woman.cni.org (account joan@cni.org [192.100.21.33] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9) with ESMTPSA id 30087690 for cni-announce@cni.org; Wed, 17 Feb 2016 08:25:42 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_BD509061-BF4B-435B-A343-7A59F8E2CCA2" Subject: Planning a Digital Scholarship Center - registration update X-Original-Message-Id: <1D63EA09-AFC8-4926-BE69-5029A0664DAE@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 08:25:42 -0500 X-Original-To: "cni-announce@cni.org" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_BD509061-BF4B-435B-A343-7A59F8E2CCA2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Dear cni-announce subscribers: Registration is now open to individuals or teams from any institution = (it was restricted to those affiliated with ARL or CNI member = institutions for the first 2 weeks.) We are near capacity for the = workshop; if you are interested in participating, I encourage you to = register right away. We will maintain a waiting list once we reach the = maximum number of registrants. We have seen increasing interest in the development of digital = scholarship centers, often in academic libraries, in recent years. CNI = has been active in featuring sessions about these centers at our = membership meetings, and we have published reports and articles on the = topic. Our latest initiative is this workshop, which will provide a = range of models for developing a digital scholarship center and will = provide information on a wide variety of issues to be taken into = consideration during planning and early implementation phases. We are = very pleased to partner with ARL on this workshop. We expect a lot of = interest in this workshop and we do have a limit on the number of = attendees. Please see below for additional information, including a link to the = workshop website. Joan Lippincott, CNI -------------- Planning a Digital Scholarship Center: A CNI/ARL Workshop May 17-18, 2016 Arlington, VA http://www.cni.org/events/cni-workshops/dscw16 #DSCW16 An increasing number of institutions are planning programs and spaces = they call digital scholarship centers, scholars=92 labs, research = commons, or similar names. Often these centers are located in and = administered by academic libraries, in contrast to faculty-run = institutes. While some centers focus on digital humanities, many work = with a broader range of disciplines, supporting e-science and digital = research in the social sciences. During the planning and early = implementation process for a center, there are many decisions to be made = about the mission, programs, partnerships, staffing, technologies, as = well as the physical space of the center.=20 This workshop will assist institutions in the process of planning = digital scholarship centers, not by offering one solution but by = presenting a variety of models that will help institutions make informed = choices that address institutional needs and priorities. The event will = include a combination of presentations by invited speakers, group = discussions and hands-on exercises. Audience This workshop will assist those institutions in the planning stages or = early implementation stages of a digital scholarship center. = Institutions are encouraged to register teams, but individual = registrants are also welcome. The target audience includes = deans/directors and associate directors of libraries, scholarly = communications librarians, digital humanities professionals or faculty, = GIS staff, information technology staff, and faculty engaged in digital = scholarship. Topics The workshop will cover the following topics: =95 Process of planning a digital scholarship center =95 Funding a center =95 Staffing issues, including types of staff, training, integration = with other staff =95 Technologies and physical space =95 Models and types of centers =95 Partnerships for research =95 Partnerships for teaching and learning =95 Dissemination and curation of products of digital scholarship =95 Lessons learned A preliminary agenda is available on the workshop website. Preparation for the Workshop Individuals and/or institutional teams will be asked to read background = articles and to complete an assignment prior to attending the workshop. = More information is available on the workshop website. Registration Until Feb. 16, 2016, registration is restricted to individuals from = Association of Research Libraries (ARL) or Coalition for Networked = Information (CNI) member institutions. Registration is limited to 100 = people. A waiting list will be maintained after the limit has been = reached. Register at = https://arl.formstack.com/forms/digital_scholarship_centers_workshop Fee The registration fee of $375 per individual will include an evening = reception (May 17), continental breakfast and lunch (May 18), and = several breaks with light refreshments throughout the event. Venue & Accommodations The workshop will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel = Washington DC-Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia Participants will be able to reserve rooms at the event group rate of = $229 per night (single/double) through a direct link on the event site = once the URL is available; please check the workshop website, or contact = the hotel at 703-416-4100 and identify yourself as a workshop = participant. Planning Committee Members of the workshop planning committee are: =95 Rebecca Graham, Chief Information Officer and Chief Librarian, = University of Guelph =95 Harriette Hemmasi, Joukowsky Family University Librarian, Brown = University =95 Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director, Coalition for = Networked Information =95 Rikk Mulligan, Program Officer for Scholarly Publishing, = Association of Research Libraries, and Public Fellow, American Council = of Learned Societies=20 Additional Information For more information, visit the workshop website or contact Angela = Pappalardo, program coordinator, events and finance, ARL, angela@arl.org = or 202-296-2296.=20 About the Coalition for Networked Information The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is dedicated to supporting = the transformative promise of digital information technology for the = advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of = intellectual productivity. Some 230 institutions representing higher = education, publishing, information technology, scholarly and = professional organizations, foundations, and libraries and library = organizations make up CNI=92s members; CNI is entirely funded through = membership dues. Semi-annual membership meetings bring together = representatives of CNI=92s constituencies to discuss ongoing and new = projects, and to plan for future initiatives. Learn more about CNI at = https://www.cni.org. About the Association of Research Libraries=20 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization = of 124 research libraries in the US and Canada. ARL=92s mission is to = influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the = public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse = communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals = of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and = information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, = fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the = emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future = environment that leverages its interests with those of allied = organizations. ARL is on the web at http://www.arl.org/. ---------- Joan K. Lippincott, Ph.D. Associate Executive Director Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-296-5098 202-872-0884 (Fax) joan@cni.org www.cni.org --Apple-Mail=_BD509061-BF4B-435B-A343-7A59F8E2CCA2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Dear cni-announce = subscribers:
Registration is now open = to individuals or teams from any institution (it was restricted to those = affiliated with ARL or CNI member institutions for the first 2 weeks.) = We are near capacity for the workshop; if you are interested in = participating, I encourage you to register right away. We will maintain = a waiting list once we reach the maximum number of = registrants.

We have seen increasing interest in the development of = digital scholarship centers, often in academic libraries, in recent = years. CNI has been active in featuring sessions about these centers at = our membership meetings, and we have published reports and articles on = the topic. Our latest initiative is this workshop, which will provide a = range of models for developing a digital scholarship center and will = provide information on a wide variety of issues to be taken into = consideration during planning and early implementation phases. We are = very pleased to partner with ARL on this workshop. We expect a lot of = interest in this workshop and we do have a limit on the number of = attendees.

Please see below for additional information, including a link = to the workshop website.
Joan = Lippincott, CNI
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Planning a Digital = Scholarship Center: A CNI/ARL Workshop
May 17-18, 2016

#DSCW16


An increasing number of institutions = are planning programs and spaces they call digital scholarship centers, = scholars=92 labs, research commons, or similar names. Often these = centers are located in and administered by academic libraries, in = contrast to faculty-run institutes. While some centers focus on digital = humanities, many work with a broader range of disciplines, supporting = e-science and digital research in the social sciences. During the = planning and early implementation process for a center, there are many = decisions to be made about the mission, programs, partnerships, = staffing, technologies, as well as the physical space of the = center. 

This workshop will = assist institutions in the process of planning digital scholarship = centers, not by offering one solution but by presenting a variety of = models that will help institutions make informed choices that address = institutional needs and priorities. The event will include a = combination of presentations by invited speakers, group discussions and = hands-on exercises.

Audience
This workshop will assist those institutions = in the planning stages or early implementation stages of a digital = scholarship center. Institutions are encouraged to register teams, but = individual registrants are also welcome. The target audience includes = deans/directors and associate directors of libraries, scholarly = communications librarians, digital humanities professionals or faculty, = GIS staff, information technology staff, and faculty engaged in digital = scholarship.

Topics
The workshop will cover the following = topics:
=95 Staffing issues, including types = of staff, training, integration with other staff
=95 = Technologies and physical space
=95 Models = and types of centers
=95 Partnerships for = research
=95 = Dissemination and curation of products of digital = scholarship
=95 Lessons learned

A = preliminary agenda is available on the workshop website.

Preparation for the = Workshop
Individuals and/or institutional teams will be asked to read = background articles and to complete an assignment prior to attending the = workshop. More information is available on the workshop website.

Registration
Until Feb. = 16, 2016, registration is restricted to individuals from Association of = Research Libraries (ARL) or Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) = member institutions. Registration is limited to 100 = people. A waiting list will be maintained after the limit has been = reached. Register at https://arl.formstack.com/forms/digital_scholarship_centers_wor= kshop

Fee
The registration fee of $375 per individual will = include an evening reception (May 17), continental breakfast and lunch = (May 18), and several breaks with light refreshments throughout the = event.

Venue & = Accommodations
The workshop will take place at the DoubleTree by = Hilton Hotel Washington DC-Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, = Virginia
Participants will be able to reserve rooms at the event = group rate of $229 per night (single/double) through a direct link on = the event site once the URL is available; please check the workshop website, or contact the hotel = at 703-416-4100 and identify yourself as a workshop = participant.

Planning = Committee
Members of the workshop planning committee = are:
=95 = Rebecca Graham, Chief Information Officer and Chief Librarian, = University of Guelph
=95 Harriette Hemmasi, Joukowsky = Family University Librarian, Brown University
=95 Joan = Lippincott, Associate Executive Director, Coalition for Networked = Information
=95 Rikk Mulligan, Program Officer for Scholarly Publishing, = Association of Research Libraries, and Public Fellow, = American Council of Learned Societies 

Additional = Information
For more information, visit the workshop website or contact Angela Pappalardo, = program coordinator, events and finance, ARL, angela@arl.org or = 202-296-2296. 



About the = Coalition for Networked Information
The Coalition for Networked = Information (CNI) is dedicated to supporting the transformative promise = of digital information technology for the advancement of scholarly = communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. Some 230 = institutions representing higher education, publishing, information = technology, scholarly and professional organizations, foundations, and = libraries and library organizations make up CNI=92s members; CNI is = entirely funded through membership dues. Semi-annual membership meetings = bring together representatives of CNI=92s constituencies to discuss = ongoing and new projects, and to plan for future initiatives. Learn more = about CNI at https://www.cni.org.

About the Association of = Research Libraries 
The Association of Research Libraries = (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 124 research libraries in the US = and Canada. ARL=92s mission is to influence the changing environment of = scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research = libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this = mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, = providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly = and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and = expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research = libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests = with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the web at http://www.arl.org/.

Joan K. = Lippincott, Ph.D.
Associate = Executive Director
Coalition for = Networked Information
21 Dupont = Circle, Suite 800
Washington, = DC  20036
202-296-5098

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