<div dir="ltr">*Apologies for cross-posting.*<div><br><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial">The Texas Conference on Institutional Repositories (TCIR) is accepting proposals for full sessions (30-45 minutes) and lightning talks (5-10 minutes). Topics may include but are not limited to:<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Copyright</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Open access</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Outreach and promotion</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Open educational resources</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Research data management</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Library-based publishing</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Platform(s)</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Migration</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Roles and responsibilities</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Development and growth</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">· Future trends</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The deadline for submission is <span class="gmail-m_-3219461707661089519aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_-3219461707661089519aQJ"><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">March 17, 2017</span></span></span></span>. Send all proposals - name, title, type of presentation and abstract - to <a href="mailto:tcir@list.smu.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0000e3">tcir@list.smu.edu</font></a>. For more information, contact Dillon Wackerman, Digital Repository Librarian at SMU,</span><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">at <a href="mailto:dwackerman@smu.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0000e3">dwackerman@smu.edu</font></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial">The conference will be hosted by Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, TX on <span class="gmail-m_-3219461707661089519aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_-3219461707661089519aQJ"><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">June 2, 2017</span></span></span></span> and is sponsored by the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.smu.edu_cul_&d=DQMGaQ&c=7Q-FWLBTAxn3T_E3HWrzGYJrC4RvUoWDrzTlitGRH_A&r=4i3ExAeGVyweQdDdzF05tg&m=K4wMa2T85HFb_RocZECW06C15UZE1nEPw3z7KUI8bRc&s=i8mYMr0UL725QAIe-wu4Xh-MwhKZMkXSBSJisPeH824&e=" target="_blank"><font color="#0c36a5">SMU Central University Libraries</font></a>, the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative’s <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ct-2Dlc.org_scdc&d=DQMGaQ&c=7Q-FWLBTAxn3T_E3HWrzGYJrC4RvUoWDrzTlitGRH_A&r=4i3ExAeGVyweQdDdzF05tg&m=K4wMa2T85HFb_RocZECW06C15UZE1nEPw3z7KUI8bRc&s=he4saLO-Xhrxu_ISB3jzT0rWGbtETy8bPh8Hj2aa2dY&e=" target="_blank"><font color="#0c36a5">Scholarly Communication and Digital Curation Affinity Group</font></a>, and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.bepress.com_&d=DQMGaQ&c=7Q-FWLBTAxn3T_E3HWrzGYJrC4RvUoWDrzTlitGRH_A&r=4i3ExAeGVyweQdDdzF05tg&m=K4wMa2T85HFb_RocZECW06C15UZE1nEPw3z7KUI8bRc&s=xhVYpZREoRGZI3MRuRCL6yQIMg2ClGmLb8eUtGuExOo&e=" target="_blank"><font color="#0c36a5">bepress</font></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Registration for this event is free. Participants and attendees from outside of Texas are welcome. To register contact <a href="mailto:tcir@list.smu.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0000e3">tcir@list.smu.edu</font></a>.</span></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Melissa Atkinson, BS, MSLS<br>Online Learning Librarian</div>
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