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August 8, 2012 and August 9, 2012 – All day 
Georgia Institute of Technology 
Atlanta, Georgia 
Cooperative Curation Symposium and Workshop 
This two-day symposium and workshop hosted by the GALILEO Knowledge Repository project at the Georgia Institute of Technology will be held Wednesday, August 8-Thursday, August 9 at the Clough Commons, Georgia Tech Library in Atlanta, Georgia. 







· Find out how institutions use collaborative efforts to promote scholarly communication. 
· Learn what you should consider when embarking on a project to host an Institutional Repository. 
· Interact with your peers, share lessons learned, share your stories. 
· Learn about future trends from experts in the field. 
The conference includes a one-day symposium featuring case studies from four institutions relating their approaches to cooperative scholarly communication initiatives and a one-day workshop featuring concurrent technology and program management sessions on topics including governance, metasearching, repository hosting, digitization, outreach, among others. 


Keynote Speakers 
Dr. P. Toby Graham, Deputy University Librarian & Director, Digital Library of Georgia, University of Georgia 
Catherine Murray-Rust, Vice Provost for Learning Excellence and Dean of Libraries, Georgia Institute of Technology 
Tyler Walters, Dean of Libraries, Virginia Tech 



August 8, 2012 
Symposium: Inter-institutional Approaches to Supporting Scholarly Communication 
Program Overview 
Case studies from four institutions relating their experiences in cooperative scholarly communication efforts and a moderated panel discussion on future trends, including opportunities, technologies, organizational/social, linked data and digital preservation. 

Speakers - Case Studies 
John Davison, Assistant Director, Digital Resource Commons Development, OhioLINK 
Marlee Givens, GKR Manager, Georgia Institute of Technology 
Justin Gonder, Account Manager, California eScholarship 
Mark McFarland, Director of TDL, Associate Director for Digital Initiatives, University of Texas Libraries 

Speakers – Future and Trends 
Moderator: Julie Speer, Associate Dean of Research and Informatics, Virginia Tech 
Robert McDonald, Associate Dean for Library Technologies and Digital Libraries, Indiana University 
Tyler Walters, Dean of University Libraries, Virginia Tech 
Katherine Skinner, Executive Director, Educopia Institute 
Other Speakers - TBD 

August 9, 2012 
Workshop: Georgia's Approach to Statewide Repository Services 
Program Overview 
A one day workshop featuring concurrent Technology and Program Management sessions as well as sessions on Assessment and Lessons Learned. 
	
Management Track Topics 	
Technology Track Topics 
	
• Governance/sustainability 
• Outreach 
• Copyright 
• Content Submission 
	
• Digitization 
• Preservation/ Server infrastructure 
• Harvesting/Mapping Tool 
• Metadata 
• Metasearching 

Registration 
Free registration is now open. Access the registration form here . Note: Workshop space (Day 2) is limited to 70 . 

Travel Scholarships 
A limited number of travel scholarships are available. Interested applicants can apply here. 

Conference Hotel 
To register rooms with the special conference rate go to the Hampton Inn Cooperative Curation page. 

Contact the conference organizers at [log in to unmask] with questions about the event. Check the conference website often for more information and for updates. 




Larry Hansard 
Technology & Systems Librarian 
Library and Information Center 
Georgia Institute of Technology 
704 Cherry St 
Atlanta, Ga 30332 
404-894-4585