CFP: Northwest IR User Group Meeting (Extended)

[Brandon Weigel]

See below - a call for proposals for the NWIRUG. If you’re running an institutional repository, I can report that the NWIRUG meeting is a useful experience, and it’s free to attend. Portland is always nice, too.

Brandon Weigel
Coordinator
BC Electronic Library Network
Phone: 778.782.5419
Email: bran...@bceln.ca
Web: https://bceln.ca

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From: Sue Kunda <kun...@mail.wou.edu>

Subject: CFP: Northwest IR User Group Meeting (Extended)

Date: April 26, 2017 at 11:21:13 AM PDT

To: PNW Institutional Repository User Group <pnw...@googlegroups.com>

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Northwest Institutional Repository User Group (NWIRUG) Annual Meeting

Portland State University (Portland, OR) on July 21, 2017

Share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues throughout the Northwest. The Northwest Institutional Repository User Group (NWIRUG) invites proposal submissions for presentations, lightning talks or table talks during the NWIRUG 2nd annual meeting on Friday, July 21, 2017. IR managers and staff at all levels are encouraged to submit proposals.

Formats

Presentations

Presenters will speak for 20 minutes and will be grouped (by the NWIRUG Planning Committee) with similar or related presentations to create a “panel session.” Time will be reserved at the end of each session for audience questions and discussion. Possible topics for speakers include:

• IR Management
• Outreach and Marketing
• Policy Creation
• Staffing
• Copyright/Creative Commons/Author Rights
• Balancing Success in the IR with Other Initiatives
• Publishing (e.g. journal publishing, conference hosting, library services related to publishing,)
• Different Approaches to Publishing (e.g., undergraduate vs. faculty journals, interdisciplinary vs. specialized journals)
• IRs and the University Press
• Open Educational Resources (OERs)

Lightning Talks

Lightning talks will consist of 5 slides, and speakers will have 5 minutes (1 minute per slide) to discuss a topic of their choice. Possible topics include:

• Workflow Solutions
• Best Practices
• Tips & Tricks for Recruiting Content
• Displaying IR Statistics Through Infographics
• Designing a Social Media Promotion Campaign
• Ideas for Celebrating Open Access Week

Table Talks

Table talks will be led by a topic “expert,” who will design and guide a discussion or active learning session that provides practical application for attendees. The session will last 90 minutes, and attendees may move to various tables depending on their interests. Table talk ideas include (but are not limited to):

• Metadata: teach others about the creation and use of a data dictionary
• More Metadata: cleaning up metadata to make it compliant with OCA/DPLA standards
• MOUs: provide examples and help attendees write an MOU of their own
• IR Policy Documents: explain the value of a collection development policy and help IR managers develop a policy unique to their institution
• Copyright Questions: using common scenarios, serve as a resource for those having specific copyright questions related to IRs
• Recruiting Content: help participants identify possible content for the IR (e.g., by searching their institutional website, using university press releases)
• Open Textbook and OER Adoption: discussion about efforts to build engagement on their campus for open textbooks and OER adoption. Develop the foundations for an OER program

 

Proposal Submissions

1. Please prepare the following before you begin the online proposal process:

• Complete Speaker Contact Information
• Presentation Type (Presentation, Lightning Talk or Table Talk)
• Presentation Title
• Presentation Description. The description should be approximately 300 words (100 words for Lightning Talks); outline the main points you intend to cover, and highlight the relevance of the talk for attendees. For Table Talks, be sure to explain how you’ll actively engage attendees, and describe any “takeaways” for participants.

2. Submit your proposal via the online submission form http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/ir_submit.cgi?context=nwirug.  

Proposal Deadline

The deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. PDT, Monday, May 8, 2017.

Selection Criteria

Proposals will be reviewed by the NWIRUG Program Committee for clarity, originality, and timeliness. Presenters will be notified whether their proposal has been accepted by May 15, 2017

Use of Presentation Materials

Following the conference, materials (such as slideshows) from the Presentations, Lightning Talks and Table Talks will be made openly available on the NWIRUG conference website. By participating in any of these events, you agree to provide the NWIRUG planning committee with a digital copy of your presentation that can be posted to the website.

Questions? Contact Sue Kunda (kun...@wou.edu; 503-838-8893) or Kathleen Spring (ksp...@linfield.edu; 503-883-2263).

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Sue Kunda
Scholarly Communication and Social Science Librarian
kun...@wou.edu
503-838-8893
Library and Media Services
Western Oregon University
345 N. Monmouth Ave.
Monmouth, OR  97361

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