Copley Library's Informative Digital Initiatives Symposium Delivers - University of San Diego

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Summary:

"The University of San Diego's Copley Library staff put in a lot of work to host more than 200 people who came from all over the United States, a few from Canada and even Singapore at this year's Digital Initiatives Symposium (DIS) on April 23-24 at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice.

But that's what it takes to maximize the learning opportunities and to tap into the content from field experts to help libraries see and reach into the future on numerous applications. Amanda Makula, USD's Digital Initiatives Librarian who oversees open access publishing at Digital USD, heads up the Digital Initiatives Symposium planning committee. The event, which celebrated its fifth year in 2018, remained a hit. “One of the first things (USD Dean of the Library) Dr. (Theresa) Byrd talked me about when I arrived last summer was this signature conference,” said Vice President and Provost Dr. Gail F. Baker. “She explained that thought leaders from around the nation and the globe gather here at USD to exchange ideas, discuss opportunities and ask challenging questions we all face in digital learning.” This exchange and the knowledge that is shared and to the benefit of all library representatives, is something that’s never lost on the planning committee. "We’re always striving for new ways to engage attendees, but some things remain consistent from year to year: dynamic content from leaders in the scholarly communication ecosystem, lively discussions about the future of open access and digital initiatives, and networking and relationship-building among the participants from diverse institutional contexts," Makula said. Makula said the committee highlighted the fifth anniversary celebration by way of offering five pre-conference workshops on Monday afternoon. The topics of these focused three-hour workshops were: Linked Open Data, Open Educational Resources, Metadata for Digital Projects, Web Archiving and Faculty Open Access Policies...."

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https://www.sandiego.edu/news/detail.php?_focus=67280

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Date tagged:

05/04/2018, 14:27

Date published:

05/04/2018, 10:27