*Deadline Approaching! CFP for 2022 Digital Initiatives Symposium*

The Digital Initiatives Symposium at the University of San Diego is excited
to announce that we are planning a return to a live, in-person event for
2022-- and we hope to see you there!

Speakers include:

   -

   Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President and Chief Strategist of OCLC (morning
   keynote)
   -

   Sarah Lamdan, SPARC Senior Fellow and Professor at CUNY School of Law
   (afternoon keynote)


   -

   Jennifer Ferretti, Senior Program Officer for the Digital Library
   Federation (DLF) (featured speaker)


We are now accepting proposals for the full day conference on Tuesday,
April 26, 2022. We welcome proposals from a wide variety of organizations,
including colleges and universities of all sizes, community colleges,
public libraries, special libraries, museums, and other cultural memory
institutions.

Proposals should fall into one of two formats:


   -

   Concurrent sessions: 40 minutes (please allow 10-15 minutes for Q&A);
   1-2 speakers.
   -

   Lightning talks: 10 minutes; limited to one speaker


Relevant topics include:


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   collaborative and interdisciplinary digital initiatives
   -

   copyright, licensing, and privacy issues
   -

   curation of digital collections
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   data management and sharing; open data
   -

   DEIA in scholarly communications
   -

   digital humanities
   -

   digital initiatives in instruction and undergraduate research
   -

   digital project management
   -

   diverse repository platforms and functions
   -

   future of open access
   -

   linked data
   -

   open educational resources
   -

   Plan S
   -

   roles for deans and directors in digital and institutional repository
   initiatives
   -

   roles for disciplinary faculty in digital and institutional repository
   initiatives
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   social justice and open access
   -

   technical applications related to platforms or tools
   -

   transformative agreements
   -

   web annotation
   -

   web archiving


Submit your proposal at digital.sandiego.edu/symposium (Click on “Submit
Proposal” on the left sidebar.) Please note:


   -

   In the interest of providing a rich, face-to-face experience for
   attendees, virtual/remote presentations and lightning talks will not be
   accepted.
   -

   All submissions will be evaluated based on the relevance of the topic
   and potential to advance thinking about digital initiatives, institutional
   repositories, and scholarly communication. Acceptance is competitive.
   -

   Registration fees will be waived for accepted presenters.


Proposal deadline: Friday, Dec. 10, 2021

Registration will open in early 2022, with opportunities for travel and
registration scholarships. Stay tuned!



-- 

*Amanda Y. Makula *(she/ella)

Associate Professor

Digital Initiatives Librarian

University of San Diego

5998 Alcalá Park

San Diego, CA 92110-2492

Phone: (619) 260-6850

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