[Metadatalibrarians] Call for proposals: ALCTS NRMIG program at ALA Annual '09

[Joanna Burgess]

*Apologies for the duplication. Please note there was a typo in the 
former posting. The correct email address to mail proposals to is:
burgessj at reed.edu*

Thank you,

Joanna Burgess, NRMIG Program Planning Co-chair
Jennifer Roper, NRMIG Program Planning Co-chair



Joanna Burgess wrote:
> *ALCTS NRMIG (Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group) invites 
> your proposal to participate in a program on workflow tools for 
> digital libraries, to take place at the ALA Annual Conference in 
> Chicago, July 9-15, 2009. *
>
> With the increasing volume of digital content that libraries are 
> creating and maintaining, long-term data curation is emerging as a key 
> consideration for the profession. In order to support data 
> preservation and re-use on a local level, as well as facilitate 
> resource sharing, library professionals need practical tools to help 
> them efficiently manage large volumes of data over time. What types of 
> tools and techniques do you utilize to automate the creation and 
> maintenance of metadata?
>
> Presentations should focus on current practices and new technologies, 
> and include concrete demonstrations and/or examples of automated 
> workflow tools and techniques employed at a local level or in 
> collaborative endeavors. Specific implementations may cover a wide 
> range of topics, including but not limited to:
>
> -Digital preservation of assets and collections
> -Data production, or validation of metadata, to comply with a 
> particular schema or protocol
> -Data migration / interoperability across systems or applications
> -Interoperability, data harvesting, e.g., for resource sharing
> -Data production in distributed environments
> -Open source or proprietary software tools
> -Tips or techniques for working with particular standards and protocols
>
> The program forum will be a panel, in which each participant has from 
> 20-30 minutes to present, followed by a Q & A period at the end of the 
> program. To submit a proposal for presentation, please email a brief 
> description of your proposed topic to Joanna Burgess at 
> burgessj at reed.edu by November 15, 2008.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Joanna Burgess, NRMIG Program Planning Co-chair
> Jennifer Roper, NRMIG Program Planning Co-chair