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ALA Annual 2016: Digital Conversion Interest Group Seeks Presenters The ALCTS PARS Digital Conversion Interest Group is still accepting proposals for speakers to present at the ALA Annual Conference (Orlando, FL) on Saturday June 25th, 2016 from 1:00-2:30 PM. The Digital Conversion Interest Group provides a venue to discuss the preservation of audio, photographic, and moving image materials in both analog and digital formats and the digitization or reformatting of audio, photographic, print, and moving image materials for preservation and access. The interest group co-chairs are seeking 15-20 minute presentations on current trends and projects as they relate to digitization or digital migration of library collections. The co-chairs are looking in particular for presentations surrounding the theme of ACCESS, including but not limited to the following: * Examples of innovative methods for inviting user interaction with digitized collections * Capturing and harnessing metadata in order to exhibit collections in a new way * Examples of tools to collect and analyze user statistics * Example collaborations between institutions to increase visibility of digitized collections Please email your proposals to the co-chairs (Erica Titkemeyer<https://outlook.unc.edu/owa/redir.aspx?REF=d-oa0tqOeQb01-8b6A_YQbO7TQRJRhJ223HVyqfR6vBmpBIGFFfTCAFtYWlsdG86ZXRpdGtlbUBlbWFpbC51bmMuZWR1> and Ivey Glendon<https://outlook.unc.edu/owa/redir.aspx?REF=A99aCeTRPK9aB4hnpT5kV7q1K2FqT0zKRNpM0jFy-JhmpBIGFFfTCAFtYWlsdG86aW1nN3VAZXNlcnZpY2VzLnZpcmdpbmlhLmVkdQ..>) by May 2nd, 2016 (EXTENDED DEADLINE). Erica Titkemeyer and Ivey Glendon, DCIG Co-Chairs