USETDA 2016 Conference Invitation
John Hagen
Dear Colleague,
The US Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (USETDA) will hold their 6th annual conference September 26 – 28 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by the Ohio ETD Association and OhioLINK. USETDA Conferences are an excellent educational opportunity for professionals from graduate schools, libraries, academic computing and others who work with electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), graduate students and scholarly communications.
Registration is now open for the USETDA 2016 Conference. The Early-bird member rate is only $169 (extended through August 31st) and the hotel conference rate is $149 per night. Complete registration information is available online.
This year’s program includes keynote speaker Roy Tennant (OCLC Senior Program Officer). Roy Tennant is the owner of the Web4Lib and XML4Lib electronic discussions, and the creator and editor of Current Cites, a current awareness newsletter published every month since 1990. His books include Technology in Libraries: Essays in Honor of Anne Grodzins Lipow (2008), Managing the Digital Library (2004), XML in Libraries (2002), Practical HTML: A Self-Paced Tutorial (1996) and Crossing the Internet Threshold: An instructional Handbook (1993). Roy wrote a monthly column on digital libraries for Library Journal (1997–2007) and has written numerous articles in other professional journals. In 2003, he received the American Library Association’s LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Excellence in Communication for Continuing Education.
Roy is a well-known and sought-after speaker on topics such as library research, the future of cataloging and digital libraries and how technology impacts librarianship. In his keynote address “Meta/Data As If Research Depends On It” Mr. Tennant will talk about research on datasets and metadata directions for the future.
Program Highlights
The full program includes 3 conference workshops, 14 breakout presentations including user group meetings, 2 plenary sessions, a poster presentation session (9 posters), a technology vendor fair as well as a variety of networking opportunities. You will be able to view author/title/abstract information as well as presentations in the Conference Proceedings. For an overview of the activities visit our Conference Schedule at-a-glance.
Before, during and after the conference you can enjoy and experience the many sides of Columbus.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn more and share your experiences with colleagues at USETDA 2016! To register visit our registration information Web page.
This message is also available online at http://www.usetda.org/usetda-conferences/usetda-2016/conference-invitation/.
We hope to see you in Columbus at USETDA 2016.
Kind Regards,
John Hagen,
USETDA Executive Director
United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (USETDA)