*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*
Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference
2008
http://blogs.bucknell.edu/DigitalLibraryConference2008/
July 9, 2008
Hosted by
ALL PROPOSALS DUE BY MAY 1, 2008
March 18, 2008,
Technology Division is pleased to issue this Call for
Proposals for the
first Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference. The
conference goal is to
bring together librarians and technologists from a wide
range of
cultural heritage institutions such as colleges and universities,
libraries, museums, historical societies, and art galleries,
who are
interested in providing digital access to their collections.
The
conference seeks to support this community through a mix of
speakers,
contributed papers and posters, workshops, and engaging
discussion. The
conference will be held on July 9, 2008.
Audience
Librarians, technologists, and other information
professionals with
responsibility for or an interest in digitization projects,
metadata,
and digital library systems. Sessions will range in scope
and depth.
Some sessions will be appropriate for those with no prior
knowledge in
the field, while others will be more technical in nature.
Conference Topics
Conference presentations are sought in all areas related to
digital
libraries, including the following:
- Case studies
- Collaborative projects
- Digital content for teaching (K-12)
- Digital content for teaching (higher education)
- Digital images
- Digital library systems and architecture
- Digital projects -- archives and historical societies
- Digital projects -- museums and art galleries
- Digital projects -- public libraries
- Digital projects -- special libraries
- Digitizing art collections and other rare/fragile
materials
- Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
- Getting started with digitization projects
- Grant-funded projects
- Metadata
- Working with faculty
- Working with students
- Working with IT staff
We encourage proposals targeted at all levels of experience
(introductory, intermediate, and advanced) and a wide range
of audiences
(academic librarians, public librarians, special/corporate
librarians,
archivists, museum curators, digital library technologists,
library
administrators, library/information science graduate
students).
The program committee hopes to have several tracks to
accommodate a wide
range of topics, experience levels, and audiences.
Presentation Formats
Proposals are invited for a variety of formats:
lecture-style
presentations, panel discussions, and posters.
Submitting a Proposal
Email proposals to [log in to unmask] Proposals must include
the
following information:
Proposed session title
One- to two-paragraph abstract
Name(s) and contact information for all presenters
Type of session being proposed (lecture-style presentation,
panel
discussion, or poster)
For lecture-style presentations: level of experience
(introductory,
intermediate, or advanced)
Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Notification
to proposal
authors is expected to occur by early May.
Feel free to contact
[[log in to unmask]] if you have questions or proposal ideas
you would
like to discuss before submitting a proposal.
Conference Location
in a beautiful rural setting adjacent to the
an hour away;
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Laura Riskedahl
Metadata Librarian, Digital Initiatives Group
Library Liaison for Art and Art History
Information Services & Resources
107 Bertrand Library
(570) 577-3669