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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> digipres-request@lists.ala.org <digipres-request@lists.ala.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>"Knight1, Evan (BLC)"<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 23, 2020 11:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> uls-l@lists.ala.org; digipres@lists.ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Digipres] Digital Commonwealth Conference Goes Virtual - Free Registration - April 7, 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Digital Commonwealth Board and Conference Committee invite you to register for:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Contextual Conversations: Representation and Digital Practice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Join us for an exciting day as we explore the issues of representation, politics, ethics and other important aspects of digital collections with an outstanding group of scholars. Undoubtedly the discussions
will extend into the issue of representation in collections in general.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">When: Tuesday April 7, 2020, 9:00AM-4:00PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Where: Zoom Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Advance registration is required. This event is free to all attendees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Register at: </span><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_3BX3AatsSF6LezQkDXct9A&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7Cedf53dae51a547f6545708d7cf41ce82%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205753858803512&sdata=diaK3ZDeuMp5sIX39998QnqkVUaCgX99UfINGgOw43g%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3BX3AatsSF6LezQkDXct9A</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Once you register you will receive a Zoom link to the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Conference Schedule (subject to revision):
</span><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommonwealth.wildapricot.org%2F2020-Conference-Schedule%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7Cedf53dae51a547f6545708d7cf41ce82%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205753858803512&sdata=0v26P6JClqTtoeMr%2FfVdA08%2B88Gk0%2B3SqhNW08ZxvCM%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">https://digitalcommonwealth.wildapricot.org/2020-Conference-Schedule/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Elaine L. Westbrooks, Vice Provost for University Libraries & University Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> will
be the Keynote Speaker. Ms. Westbrooks is a Board Member of the Digital Public Library of America. Her keynote address is titled “Representing
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">the Others: Preserving Evidence and Knowledge for Equity”.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222">An annual update on the Digital Commonwealth Collection will be presented by
<b>Eben English, Digital Repository Services Manager at the Boston Public Library.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222">There will be two panel discussions on: “</span><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommonwealth.wildapricot.org%2FConference-Panel-1&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7Cedf53dae51a547f6545708d7cf41ce82%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205753858813506&sdata=TFenQEP0HFEQq0ohJfmbPGDWKGkeYweR9vpQvtVGBzA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Politics,
Privacy, and Ethics in Digital Collections</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">”; and “</span><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommonwealth.wildapricot.org%2Fpage-1856233&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7Cedf53dae51a547f6545708d7cf41ce82%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205753858813506&sdata=o42R0S3K1UOFYU1nx2qBlaXwZSLwzlTdRj26Lc1lXK0%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">LGBTQ+
Collections in Context: The Politics of Representation</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">”, and p<span style="color:black">resentations on “History of Chinese Students at Phillips Academy”, "Visibility for Disability Digitization Project", and "Beyond
Orality: Digital Preservation and the African Ajami Library".<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Links to detailed descriptions of the keynote addresses, panel discussions and breakout sessions are available from the Conference Schedule web page. We anticipate that video content will be available
after the conference if you are unable to attend on the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">About Digital Commonwealth</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F81BD"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333">Digital Commonwealth is the statewide digital repository for Massachusetts. The organization provides resources and services to support the creation, management,
and dissemination of cultural heritage materials held by </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Massachusetts libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives. Digital Commonwealth currently has more than 200 member institutions
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333">from across the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333">Digital Commonwealth’s mission is to provide access to thousands of images, documents, and sound recordings that have been digitized by member institutions so that
they may be available to researchers, students, and the general public. Digital Commonwealth provides a single point of online access to digital assets hosted by Massachusetts cultural institutions. It also serves as a repository for hosting an institution’s
content. Free digitization services are provided by the Boston Public Library as part of the Library for the Commonwealth program. Our member institutions include libraries, museums, historical societies, archives, research institutions, and other organizational
repositories of our cultural heritage. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333">Digital Commonwealth Membership & Programming:
</span><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommonwealth.wildapricot.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7Cedf53dae51a547f6545708d7cf41ce82%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205753858813506&sdata=3cBvlKT0Ul42JtJef%2F%2FX3XJquZwUi%2BVa1jhCqroO9Go%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">https://digitalcommonwealth.wildapricot.org/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333">Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collections Online:
</span><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalcommonwealth.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7Cedf53dae51a547f6545708d7cf41ce82%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637205753858823494&sdata=ivjZiv7%2FlbQcLC3NgxVv2mYUPc9JHs4RL2OsXeSUsZo%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Evan Knight<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Preservation Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">617-725-1860 x236<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:evan.knight1@state.ma.us">evan.knight1@state.ma.us</a>
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