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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">***Please excuse cross-postings***</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">ALCTS RPLTS IG (Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group) is looking for speakers to present at ALA’s 2020 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, on Saturday,
 January 25, 2020, from 10:30 – 11:30 am.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The IG will be discussing training and professional development related topics
<b>pertaining to Digital Repositories </b>(see below). Presentations addressing trainings, either on their formats, content, or their development and implementation etc. in this area are all welcome.</i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Each presentation can be allocated 15 minutes (full presentation) or 10-5 minutes (light presentation).
</span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Please submit your proposal by
<b>Monday, November 11</b> to </span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2F3QW8FKGfQ5sQpCnJ8&data=02%7C01%7CSai.Deng%40ucf.edu%7Cd03b3677e5894add6a7208d74e37ed22%7Cbb932f15ef3842ba91fcf3c59d5dd1f1%7C0%7C0%7C637063874440367463&sdata=TkeyZfiu3bK2QGBFevK3NpDdmPCBelmYIHzu5tUOP%2BE%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://forms.gle/3QW8FKGfQ5sQpCnJ8</span></a><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.</span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
 Proposals should not be sent in reply to this post.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Theme: Training Librarians and Staff Members to Work with Digital Repositories</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Possible Topics include:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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Training designed for various digital repositories, such as Digital Commons, Islandora, CONTENTdm, DSpace, Omeka, Samvera etc.;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Training on working with different types of digital repositories, such as open access, proprietary, data repositories and institutional repositories;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Training developed in selecting, starting a digital repository or migrating to a different repository;
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Knowledge and skill sets needed to work with a variety of digital repositories;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Training on value-added features, services and tools in working with digital repositories;
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Training on working with different types of materials (e.g., cultural heritage, data) in a digital repository;
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Training on system functionality, roles, policy and workflows in dealing with different digital repositories;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Training on digital repository related services and collaborations on campus and beyond;
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Training cases and experiences on working with a wide variety of digital repositories;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Training development for librarians and staff members to work with digital repositories;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Digital repository related trainings developed by different libraries, organizations, communities or consortiums;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Training on any other aspect of working with a digital repository, such as metadata, harvesting, aggregating, search, indexing, copyright, system management, customization etc.<span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">We are looking forward to hearing from you!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">RPLTS Interest Group Co-Chairs:</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Christine Davidian <a href="mailto:davidian@rowan.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">davidian@rowan.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sai Deng <a href="mailto:Sai.Deng@ucf.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">Sai.Deng@ucf.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">RPLTS Interest Group Co-Vice-Chairs:</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sherab Chen <a href="mailto:chen.1140@osu.edu"><span style="color:windowtext;background:white">chen.1140@osu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sofia Slutskaya <a href="mailto:sofia.slutskaya@library.gatech.edu">
<span style="color:windowtext">sofia.slutskaya@library.gatech.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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