*Registration is now open* <https://2019-dis.eventbrite.com/> for the *2019 Digital Initiatives Symposium* <https://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/2019/>!
* - Six Pre-conference Workshops:* - Collections as Data: Digital Collections for Emerging Research Methods by Stewart Varner, *University of Pennsylvania* - Two Peas in a Pod: On Information Literacy and Open Educational Resources by Michelle Reed, *University of Texas at Arlington* - Text Mining with HathiTrust: Empowering Librarians to Support Digital Scholarship Research by Eleanor Dickson Koehl, *HathiTrust* - Results-Driving OER Programs by Nicole Finkbeiner, *Rice University* - Metadata for Digital Projects: An Overview of Practical Issues and Challenges by Murtha Baca, *Getty Research Institute and UCLA* -Strategies and Tools for Digital Repository Selection and Migration by Todd Crocken and Anne Washington, *University of Houston* *- Outdoor Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception held on Day 1* *https://2019-dis.eventbrite.com <https://2019-dis.eventbrite.com/>* *Keynote speakers:* * Virginia Steel*, Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, *UCLA* "Open, Equitable, Affordable, and Transparent: Progress on the Road to True Open Access" *Leslie Chan*, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Centre for Critical Development Studies, *University of Toronto Scarborough* "Platform Capitalism and the Governance of Knowledge Infrastructure" *Featured speaker:* *Yasmeen Shorish, Data Services Coordinator / Associate Professor, James Madison University*"Centering Humanity in Digital Scholarship" *Deans' Panel:* *David Lewis*, Dean Emeritus,* IUPUI University Library* "Digital Infrastructure: Paying for the Pipes" *with responses from:* *Adriene Lim*, Dean of Libraries and Philip H. Knight Chair, *University of Oregon Libraries* *Alexia Hudson-Ward*, Director of Libraries, *Oberlin College and Conservatory* *Shan Sutton*, Dean of University Libraries and Katheryne B. Willock Endowed Chair,* University of Arizona* *-10-Minute "Lightning Talks":* "Lever Press: A Game Changer for Scholarly Publishing" by Jennifer Nutefall, Santa Clara University "Re/Mapping the Archives: Repository Content for the Digital Humanities and Cartographer" by Michael R. Howser, *SDSU* "Can This Be Redacted? Developing an Institutional Repository and Addressing Privacy Issues" by Pamela Pierce, *OHSU* "The Language Archive: Migrating to an Easier, Sustainable Open-Source Solution" by Jeroen Geerts, *Max Planck Institute Nijmegen* "Pushing PCP and Dismissing Diversity: Platforms, Competition, and Profit" by Paige Mann, *University of Redlands* *Plus, 12 Concurrent Sessions and 4 User Groups (Digital Commons, DSpace, Fedora and Islandora)* *WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN SAN DIEGO!* -- Ashley Toutain Records Manager & Processing Archivist Copley Library University of San Diego 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, California 92110 619-260-2730 *Copley Library: Explore ▪ Discover ▪ Succeed*