Call
for Proposals for Virtual Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference + MDL
Annual Meeting
The joint Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (#UMDCC20) and the
Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting (#mndiglib2020) will be held virtually
November 5-6, 2020.
Call for Proposals
You can help make this a great conference! Consider sharing your experience
and expertise by submitting a program proposal tailored for a virtual format.
The planning committee has created a list of potential topics, but proposals on
any topics relevant to digital collections are welcome. The deadline to submit
proposals is Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
Submit your proposal: https://z.umn.edu/proposals2020
Suggested Topics
· Platforms for
digital cultural heritage / storytelling (e.g. Mukurtu, ArcGIS StoryMaps)
· Rapid digital
collection building and preservation in times of crisis or emergency (e.g.
COVID-19 pandemic)
· Web archiving at
the local/regional/consortial level (especially opportunities for organizations
with limited staff or resources)
· Emerging research
methods for using digital collections (e.g. digital humanities, digital
scholarship, collections as data)
· Incorporating
diversity, equity, and inclusion into digital collections workflows
· Collaboration of
all kinds (e.g. inter-institutional, consortia, between units involved in
digital collections)
· Navigating rights
and/or open access
· Reuse/remixing
digital content
· User experience
and/or digital collection assessment
· Selection and
digital collection development (especially examples of integrating digital
projects selection with archives selection)
· Digital
collections and limited resources/staffing (how small and large shops can learn
from each other, etc.)
· Connecting your
collections with DPLA (Digital Public Library of America)
· Linked data
projects (e.g. Wikidata and digital collections, pilot projects)
· Building
collections of student work (e.g. promoting, selecting, and creating policies
for theses, capstones, and other work of undergraduates/graduates)
· Minnesota Digital
Library specific project or initiative
Proposal
Information
When you submit a proposal, you will be asked to indicate:
· Whether you are
submitting for the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference track or for
the Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting track, or for either.
· Type of session
(solo presenter, group/panel, lightning round, or other)
· Connection to
suggested topics (if applicable)
· Title and
description
· Learning
objectives and audience engagement
· Name of system or
platform used to host your digital collection (if applicable)
· Preference on
recording your session
· Presenter contact
information and co-presenter details (if applicable)
Vendors may also submit proposals, but we ask
that it be in partnership with a library or cultural heritage organization to
discuss projects and initiatives.
We plan a diverse conference appealing to anyone working with digital
collections at all types of cultural heritage organizations, and strongly
encourage presenters from all backgrounds, staff/student roles and
organizations to submit proposals. The planning committee will review and rank
submissions based on the quality of the written proposal, knowledge about the
topic submitted, planned objectives and audience engagement, and how the
proposal relates to the goals of the conference and suggested topics.
Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to hearing from you!
- Dave Muhlena ([email protected]), on
behalf of the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and MDL Annual
Meeting planning committee
More About the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference
The UMDCC provides opportunities for digital collections creators and curators
in the region and beyond to network, share best practices, participate in
hands-on workshops, and learn from leaders in digital cultural heritage.
Minitex staff, along with a regional planning committee, are the primary
organizers of the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference.
More About the Minnesota Digital Library
The Minnesota Digital Library (MDL)
supports discovery and education through access to unique digital collections
shared by cultural heritage organizations from across the state of Minnesota.
Our contributors include over 195+ libraries, historical societies,
museums, and archives. Each year, MDL offers a conference at which MDL
participants, partners, and interested professionals gather to learn about the
MDL, what the collaborative is currently doing, and to attend sessions on a
variety of topics such as best practices (scanning, preservation, metadata),
teaching approaches, sharing MDL projects, technical skills, and
more.