Program

Schedule: Overview || Wednesday, June 10 || Thursday, June 11 || Friday, June 12 || Saturday, June 13

Abstracts: Keynote and Featured Speakers || Breakout Sessions || Poster Sessions

Downloads: ETD2009 Program + Posters (20MB) || NDLTD Awards Dinner Program

Keynote and featured speakers

Stevan Harnad

Université du Québec à Montréal / University of Southampton

The Open Access Movement

Integrating Universities' ETD-Deposit and Research-Deposit Mandates, Repositories and Metrics

Karla Hahn

Association of Research
Libraries (ARL)

Broadening Dissemination of New Knowledge

Scholarly Communications in the Digital Millennium

Deanna Marcum

Library of Congress

Preservation in the Digital Age

A Moral and Legal Obligation

Daniel Ferreras

West Virginia University

Perspectives on Open Access, ETDs and Scholarly Communications

The Digital Axis of Communication

Patrick Conner

West Virginia University
Press / Dept. of English

Publishing, Open Access & ETDs

A Panel Session on Student, Faculty & Publisher Perspectives

Steve O’Connor

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Beyond the Great Wall

Experiences with ETDs and Open Access in China and South East Asia

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

All sessions take place in Room A (The Assembly Room) unless otherwise noted.

	KEY
	Open Access
	New Trends
	Platforms and Demos
	Global Outreach
	Collaborations

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

8:30 a.m.	Registration / Information Desk Open
9 a.m. - 11:45	Pre-conference Workshop A: Newcomers » John Hagen, Manager, Institutional Repository Programs, West Virginia University Libraries » Ed Fox, Director, NDLTD, Virginia Tech » Felix Ubogu, University of the Witwatersrand » Susan Copeland, The Robert Gordon University Library » Ana Pavani, Pontificate Catholic University » Austin McLean, ProQuest/UMI Scholarly Communication and Dissertations Publishing » Tim Brace, University of Texas at Austin » Adam Mikeal, Texas A&M University » Gail McMillan, Virginia Tech Digital Library and Archives Pre-conference Workshop B: Preservation Room B (Ballroom) » Gail McMillan, Digital Library and Archives, Virginia Tech » Martin Halbert, Digital Programs and Systems, Emory University » Bill Donovan, Digital Imaging, Boston College Libraries Pre-conference Workshop C: Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Room C (Kurtzman Room) » Timothy Plumer, Adobe Systems
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Lunch in Room A (Assembly Room)
1p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Opening Session Welcome to Pitt » Rush Miller, Director and University Librarian, University Library System (ULS), University of Pittsburgh » John Hagen, Manager, Institutional Repository Programs, West Virginia University Libraries NDLTD Welcome and Introduction » Edward Fox, NDLTD Director, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech
1:30 p.m. -3 p.m.	Breakout Session 1A: Platforms/Demos Practical Solutions for Workflows, Training and Systems » Moderator: Max Read, University of British Columbia
	Breakout Session 1B: Open Access Journeys from Obscurity to Visiblity Room B (Ballroom) » Moderator: Gail McMillan, Virginia Tech
	Breakout Session 1c: New Trends/Platforms/Demos Efficiencies and Lessons Learned Room C (Kurtzman Room) »Moderator: Sharon Reeves, Library and Archives Canada
3 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	Open Access Keynote Address » Introduction: Rush Miller, Director and University Librarian, University Library System (ULS), University of Pittsburgh The Open Access Movement: Integrating Universities' ETD-Deposit and Research-Deposit Mandates, Repositories and Metrics » Stevan Harnad, Université du Québec à Montréal / University of Southampton
4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.	Posters / Technology Fair Exhibits Lower Lounge
4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.	Open Access Featured Speaker » Introduction: John Hagen, Manager, Institutional Repository Programs, West Virginia University Libraries Perspectives on Open Access, ETDs and Scholarly Communications: The Digital Axis of Communication » Daniel Ferreras, West Virginia University
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.	Welcome Reception Cathedral of Learning, Commons Room » Musical Entertainment by Howie Alexander Quintet » Introduction: Rush Miller, Director and University Librarian, University Library System (ULS), University of Pittsburgh » Provost James Maher, University of Pittsburgh » Introduction: Frances O'Brien, Dean, West Virginia University Libraries » Provost E. Jane Martin, West Virginia University

Thursday, June 11, 2009

8:30 a.m.	Registration / Information Desk Open
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	New Trends Keynote Address » Introduction: Patricia Beeson, University of Pittsburgh Vice Provost for Graduate and Undergraduate Studies Broadening Dissemination of New Knowledge: Scholarly Communications in the Digital Millennium » Karla Hahn, Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Open Access Publishing Featured Speaker / Plenary Panel Publishing, Open Access & ETDs: A Panel Session on Student, Faculty & Publisher Perspectives » Moderator: Patrick Conner, West Virginia University Press / Dept. of English
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Breakout Session 2A: New Trends Repository Innovation And Preservation » Moderator: Ana Pavani, PUC- Rio
	Breakout Session 2B: Collaborations Inter/Intra Departmental Cooperation Room B (Ballroom) » Moderator: Suzie Allard, University of Tenessee
	Breakout Session 2C: Open Access The Future of Open Access Room C (Kurtzman Room) » Moderator: Julia Blixrud, Association of Research Libraries
12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.	Networking Lunch Pittsburgh Athletic Association (PAA) » Welcome Address: Eric Reeves, Patents Online / OpenThesis
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.	New Trends Keynote Address » Introduction: Ronald L. Larsen, Dean and Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Preservation in the Digital Age: A Moral and Legal Obligation » Deanna Marcum, Library of Congress
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.	Platforms/Demos Plenary Panel » Moderator: Peter Schirmbacher, Humboldt University OpenThesis.org: A Universal ETD Database with Search, Organization, Collaboration & Print Capabilities » James Ryley, Founder & President, OpenThesis.org, Patents Online, LLC NDLTD Union Catalog / VTLS Visualizer » Vinod Chachra, VTLS Topical Categorization of Large Collections of Electronic Theses and Dissertations » Edward Fox, NDLTD Director, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech » Venkat Srinivasan, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech
4 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	Break
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	New Trends Plenary Panel » Moderator: Vinod Chachra, VTLS ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database User Survey: The first large-scale survey of dissertation information seeking behavior » Amanda Ross, ProQuest LLC Students as Advocates » Julia Blixrud, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) The Semantic Electronic Scientific Thesis » Peter Murray-Rust, Unilever Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK
5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.	Posters / Technology Fair Exhibits Lower Lounge
5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.	Break
6:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.	Conference Dinner Banquet Carnegie Music Hall » Musical Entertainment by WVU “Samba Nova Quartet” ETD Awards Presentation » Moderator: Christine Jewell, NDLTD Awards Committee Chair Dinner / ProQuest Welcome Address

Friday, June 12, 2009

8:30 a.m.	Registration / Information Desk Open
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Global Outreach Featured Speaker » Introduction: Rush Miller, Director and University Librarian, University Library System (ULS), University of Pittsburgh Beyond the Great Wall: Experiences with ETDs and Open Access in China and South East Asia » Steve O'Connor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Global Outreach Plenary PaneL: Bridging the Knowledge Divide - Expanding Global Open Access » Moderator: Frances O'Brien, Dean, WVU Libraries Developing Nations Access Initiative » Jason Phillips, JSTOR World Digital Library (WDL) » Michelle Rago, Library of Congress OceanDocs and Open Science Directory: two facets of the information policy of UNESCO/IOC-IODE »Marc Goovaerts, Information Technology, Hasselt University Library
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Breakout Session 3A: Global Outreach Impact of Open Access and the Research Cycle » Moderator: Edward Fox, NDLTD Director, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech
	Breakout Session 3B: Collaborations Regional Approaches Room B (Ballroom) » Moderator: Susan Copeland, Robert Gordon University
	Breakout Session 3C: Open Access Continental Style Room C (Kurtzman Room) » Moderator: John Hagen, Manager, Institutional Repository Programs, West Virginia University Libraries
12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.	Networking Lunch Pittsburgh Athletic Association (PAA)
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Lessons Learned Plenary Panel Success & Challenges for ETD Programs: An Open Conversation » Moderator: Suzie Allard, University of Tennessee » Moderator: Ana Pavani, PUC- Rio
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.	Break
3:45 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Future Plans and Events » ETD 2010 UT-Austin » Moderator: Sharon Reeves, Theses Canada, Library and Archives Canada Closing Session » Edward Fox, NDLTD Director, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech » Rush Miller, Director and University Librarian, University Library System (ULS), University of Pittsburgh » John Hagen, Manager, Institutional Repository Programs, West Virginia University Libraries
5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.	Break
5:45 p.m.	Boarding Bus for Dinner Cruise
6:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.	Conference Dinner Banquet Gateway Clipper River Boat Cruise

Saturday, June 13, 2009 -- Optional Sightseeing Activities

(Additional Cost Items)

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Plan A: Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob » Leave the city behind, and take a comfortable coach ride to visit Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, two of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpieces in the beautiful Laurel Highlands » Includes transportation, admission and lunch
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Plan B: Downtown tour » Just Ducky Tours - Pittsburgh's only land and water tour! » Andy Warhol Museum - dedicated to the art and life of Andy Warhol, Pittsburgh's native son » Includes transportation, admission and lunch
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Plan C: Oakland tour » Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh - Visit the world reknowned Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Carnegie Museum of Art in the heart of Oakland » Pitt Nationality Rooms - 27 one-of-a-kind working classrooms designed and built by Pittsburgh's immigrant communities to showcase their rich cultural and architectural heritage » Includes transportation, admission and lunch
6 p.m. - 10 p.m.	Plan D: Baseball game » “Take me out to the ball game” and see the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Detroit Tigers at PNC Park on the shore of Allegheny River against the scenic skyline of downtown Pittsburgh. » Includes transportation and admission