USETDA » Program Overview- United States Electronic Theses and DIssertation Association conference, program overview.

"The USETDA has announced USETDA 2015, the 5th annual conference to be held September 29 – October 1, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas, hosted by the Texas Digital Library at the University of Texas. USETDA Conferences are an excellent educational opportunity for ETD professionals from graduate schools, libraries, academic computing and others who work with ETDs. Keynote Address Haricombe_MG_0159-cropped This year’s program includes keynote speaker Dr. Lorraine Haricombe, (University of Texas Libraries). In in her talk “On Life Support or Leading: Academic libraries in a new paradigm” Dr. Haricombe will discuss the importance of open access in scholarly communications and library partnerships supporting graduate research, teaching and learning. The abstract for this presentation is available online. Born and raised in South Africa, Dr. Lorraine Haricombe joined the University of Texas Libraries in 2015 as Vice Provost and Director. She previously held administrative positions in the libraries at the University of Kansas, Northern Illinois University and Peninsula Technikon in the Republic of South Africa, and holds doctoral and master’s degrees in library and information science from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. She also earned a teacher certification from the University of South Africa, an honors graduate degree in library and information science from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa and a bachelor’s degree in library and information science, psychology and sociology from the University of the Western Cape. Haricombe holds memberships in the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, the Library Administration and Management Association and the Association of American University Women. She is on the editorial board of Communicate, Journal of LIS (Nigeria), the editorial board of the Beta Phi Mu Monograph Series, the Service Quality Academy (LibQual+) selection committee and the 2006-07 ALA conference planning committee. Program Highlights Some highlights of the program presentations include: On Life Support or Leading: Academic libraries in a new paradigm Sudden Impact: The Changing Landscape of ETD Production and Dissemination under the American Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and 2008, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act When Students Want to Submit More than a PDF One Size Does Not Fit All: ETD Submission of Creative Works Understanding User Discovery of ETD: Metadata or Full-Text, How Did They Get There? Updating metadata guidelines to improve ETD discoverability and use Embedding Student Support into Boot Camp: Research, Citation and Data Management at the Point-of-Need and Beyond The Impact of Institutional Policies and Practices on Student Embargo Selection How to use open source technology to streamline your ETD processing The full program includes 4 conference workshops, over 20 breakout presentations, user group meetings, a poster presentation session, a technology vendor fair as well as a variety of networking opportunities. You can view all presentation abstracts online."