Help to build the program for the 2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries!
The 2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries will be held May 23-25 at the Commons Learning Center on the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in Austin, Texas. The Texas Conference on Digital Libraries (TCDL) is the premiere gathering of digital library and information professionals across Texas and beyond. This is your opportunity to be part of the program.
TCDL addresses a wide range of topics including creation, promotion, preservation, and management of digital projects and assets, as well as the software and applications that drive the digital library world. Through a blend of interactive presentations, engaging speakers, and informative workshops, TCDL 2017 will be a great place to network and experience the latest in all things digital.
What kind of broad areas would we hope to see covered at TCDL 2017? Here are some ideas!
Unexpected finds:
- Present new ways to use existing technology or demonstrate a new piece of software that's really made an impact on your workflow.
- Show off a new digital collection or project, or present novel uses of your institution's collection materials.
Unexplained gaps:
- Present ways the larger digital library community can work together to solve problems.
- Initiate dialogues to answer difficult questions that have faced your institution.
- Suggest solutions you'd like to see offered at a state or national level.
Unexplored collaborations:
- Discover ways to partner together to address unmet collecting needs.
- Novel partnerships that produced interesting results or ideas for greater exposure for collaborative collections.
How can you make an impact on our growing digital culture? Simple: submit a session proposal today. Sessions can take a number of forms, including:
- Presentations (25-minutes): General presentations on practical work, theoretical or speculative issues, or ongoing completed research.
- Panels (60-minute or 80-minute): Panel sessions should address a single topic from multiple perspectives. We encourage panels to be organized to represent a range of professional backgrounds and experience.
- 24x7 Presentations: 7-minute presentations comprising no more than 24 slides. Similar to Pecha Kuchas or Lightning Talks, these presentations will be grouped into blocks based on theme, with each block followed by Q&A and discussion with all presenters and attendees.
- Posters: Posters will be featured at the conference reception and through a "Minute Madness" session, during which presenters will give a 60-second summary of each poster.
- Workshops, Tutorials, Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions: These events provide venue for in-depth instruction in important areas of digital library practice (workshops), demonstrations of new or useful tools and technologies (tutorials), and gatherings of interested attendees to engage in discussion about a particular topic (birds-of-a-feather sessions). Events in this category can range from 1 to 4 hours.
SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
More information about TCDL 2017, and how to submit a proposal, is available on the
conference website.
IMPORTANT DATES
- October 19: Call for proposals
- February 3: Deadline for all conference proposals
- March 7: Notification of acceptance
- May 23-25: Dates of the conference