Agenda
Our agenda will feature a full range of topics, ensuring there is something for everyone to learn and share. Explore ground-breaking research, discover innovative strategies to boost your institutional content, and learn from the experiences of industry leaders. This is your opportunity to expand your knowledge, connect with like-minded professionals, and contribute to the future of scholarly communication.
Check back in the coming months for an updated agenda with our full line-up of sessions and speakers!
Monday, October 7
Time | Session title | Speakers |
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration, breakfast | |
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM | Welcome | |
9:10 AM - 10:15 AM | Opening panel Promita Chatterji, Director of Journals, will moderate a panel of Digital Commons customers discussing pressing topics. | |
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Ice breaker | |
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Break | |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Session TBA | |
11:45 AM -12:30 PM | Digital Commons product session: Interoperability Yoga Raghavaraju, Director of Product Management for Digital Commons, will lead a presentation on work being done towards increased interoperability between Digital Commons and other products. | |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Elsevier Session Gwen will be discussing some of the digital challenges to content platforms, including topics such as cybersecurity, research integrity, and preservation of the scholarly record. | |
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Proposal sessions TBA | |
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Awards | |
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Networking, refreshments |
Tuesday, October 8
Time | Session title | Speakers |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast | |
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM | Welcome day 2 | |
9:05 AM - 10:00 AM | Keynote | |
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | DC product session: Impact Luca Belletti, Senior Product Manager, will present on how Digital Commons is working to increase, show, and share research impact. | |
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Break | |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Artificial intelligence in libraries Traci Snowden, Product Manager, and Luca Belletti, Senior Product Manager, will lead a session on current and future use cases for artificial intelligence in research and libraries. | |
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Digital Commons product session: Modernization Promita Chatterji, Director of Journals will share Digital Commons’ latest and upcoming work on modernizing the Digital Commons modules. | |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Topic table discussions | |
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM | TRACK 1: GREI: Data Discoverability for Reuse and Real-World Impact A Conversation with the NIH Led Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative Program Manager, Ishwar Chandramouliswaran and Mendeley Data Product Manager and GREI Year 3 Co-Chair, Traci Snowden highlighting the goals of the initiative, the data reuse hero stories emerging, and what it will take to for researchers to demonstrate greater real-world impact TRACK 2: Global Perspectives on Institutional Repositories and Open Access Global IR and open publishing leaders share insights on developing thriving repository and open access initiatives in their regions. | TRACK 1: Ishwar Chandramouliswaran TRACK 2: Speakers TBA |
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM | Break | |
3:35 PM - 4:30 PM | Session TBA | |
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Closing |
Wednesday, October 9 – IR Manager Course
Time | Session title | Speaker |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast/check-in | |
9:00 AM –12:00 PM | Sessions Course Kickoff: Objectives, Resources, and Course Options Overview: What Can Digital Commons Do for You Best Practices for Launching and Growing an IR | |
12:00 PM –1:00 PM | Lunch | |
1:00 M – 5:00 PM | Breakouts, workshops, closing session Small group training: IR assessment exercise Workshop: Developing your mission | |
6:00 – 8:30 PM | Dinner and Networking |
Thursday, October 10 – IR Manager Course
Time | Session title | Speaker |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast | |
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Sessions Workshop: Finding and Managing the New Content Pipeline Journals on Digital Commons Small Group Training (TBD topics, examples include batch uploading, DC Advanced Administrator Tools, staffing/workflows, law school perspectives) | |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Breakouts, workshops, closing Session and graduation Digital Commons Reporting Capabilities Promoting Your Content and Institution Workshop: Putting Together Your Action Plan Graduation Ceremony |