Hi all,

 

We are extending the call for proposals for SMIRC 2023 until Friday, January 20. For those of you hurrying to complete proposals before the holidays, don’t worry – we’ve got you covered! The full details of the call for proposals are listed below and we will still adhere to the original date of February 3 for notifying presenters.

 

Have a wonderful holiday season!

 

Best,

Josh

 

(apologies for unintentional duplication due to cross-posting)

 

The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries are now accepting proposals for the 2023 Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference (SMIRC), which will take place on April 27-28, 2023, on campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and online.

 

We are accepting proposals for short concurrent sessions (approx. 25 minutes), full concurrent sessions (approx. 50 minutes), panels (multiple speakers on a common topic, approx. 1 hour), workshops (hands-on opportunity for participants to learn about a specific topic pertinent to IRs, approx. 2 hours), lightning talks (approx. 5 minutes), and posters. 

 

We welcome proposals from all institutions that either have an IR, regardless of platform, or that are interested in pursuing an IR for their institution. Topics for proposals may include (but are not limited to):

 

-       Choosing an IR platform

-       Promoting an IR on campus

-       IR staffing models

-       New and emerging IR platforms

-     Accessibility for IRs

-       Getting faculty participation in IR initiatives

-       IRs and student scholarship

-     Supporting underrepresented groups through IRs

-       Electronic theses and dissertations

-       Library-led publishing through the IR

-       Open educational resources and IRs

-       Data management and IRs

-       Open access and IRs

-     Supporting DEI initiatives through the IR

-       Author rights

-       Metrics and tools for evaluating IRs

-       Migrating from one IR platform to another

  

Priority will be shown to in-person presentations, but because the conference will be delivered in a hybrid format, a small number of presentation slots will be available for virtual presenters.

 

The deadline for submitting proposals is December 16, 2022. Acceptance emails will be sent no later than February 3, 2023. Registration is free for all attendees and will open in January. Proposals may be submitted at https://www.lib.usm.edu/smirc/proposals.html.  Please contact [log in to unmask] for any questions about proposals or about SMIRC. 

 

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