Digital Initiatives Symposium 2024

Join University of San Diego's Copley Library for the Ten-Year Anniversary of the Digital Initiatives Symposium!

This two-day conference focuses on the digital elements of library ecosystems and features workshops and a variety of speakers. View the full program at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/2024/

• $150 registration covers both the workshop and concurrent day (Monday, April 29) and full-day conference (Tuesday, April 30). Includes the Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception on Monday (4-5:30 pm) as well as continental breakfast and lunch on both Monday and Tuesday.
• $100 registration covers the full-day conference (Tuesday, April 30, 2024) with keynote, featured, and invited speakers, as well as continental breakfast and catered lunch.
• $65 registration covers the workshop and concurrent sessions on Monday, April 29, 2024. Includes continental breakfast, lunch, a choice of one workshop, concurrent presentations, and a Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception (4-5:30 pm).

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Workshop choices: (Monday, April 29, 9 am - 12 pm) Note that workshops have limited capacity and may sell out.

• (SOLD OUT) Copyright and Access in the Remote Digital Era, Kyle Courtney, Esq., Copyright Advisor, Harvard University
• (SOLD OUT) Examining the Use and Implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to OER, Regina Gong, Associate Dean for Student Success and Diversity, University of San Diego
• Acquiring Commercial Data Sets for Library Collections: A Review of Related Issues, Julia Gelfand, Applied Sciences & Engineering Librarian, University of California, Irvine; and Cynthia Elliott, Lead, Collection Management Unit, University of Arizona Libraries
• Designing Your Digital Exhibit and Plan, Mēgan A. Oliver, Head of Digital Projects, University of Missouri Kansas City Libraries
• Auditing Diversity in the Stacks, Melissa Gonzalez, Collection Development Coordinator, University of West Florida

Keynote and Featured Speakers for 2024:

• Bryan Alexander, Senior Scholar, Georgetown University; "What's Next for Higher Education?"
• Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Director, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives; "Narratives Told. Narratives Lost: Reflecting on Authentic Spaces for Library Digital Decolonization Strategies and Programs Four Years Post George Floyd"
• Isabel Espinal, Research Services Librarian, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; "Digital and Physical Safety & Knowledge Work Bravery"

Scholarship Opportunities

• If you are a librarian or archivist with fewer than 5 years of experience in the profession you may apply for complementary registration to the full symposium. The first five applicants will be awarded this scholarship. To apply email digital@sandiego.edu. (Note: If you are employed by a SCELC-member organization, please apply for a SCELC scholarship; see below.) UPDATE: These scholarships have now all been claimed.
• If you are a librarian or archivist with 5-10 years of experience in the profession you may apply for complementary registration to the full symposium. The first five applicants will be awarded this scholarship. To apply email digital@sandiego.edu. (Note: If you are employed by a SCELC-member organization, please apply for a SCELC scholarship; see below.) UPDATE: These scholarships have now all been claimed.
• SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium) has generously funded fifteen complimentary registrations to the full symposium. If you are a librarian or archivist employed by a SCELC-member organization you may apply for complementary registration to the full symposium. The first fifteen applicants will be awarded this scholarship. To apply email digital@sandiego.edu.

Conference Sponsors:

• EBSCO
• OCLC
• SCELC
• Getty Research Portal
• Sage
• JSTOR
• Clarivate
• Iron Mountain
• Gale

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