*REMINDER: Call for Proposals deadline February 21^st .*

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*Data: Collecting, Using, Managing*

3rd Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium

April 25, 2014

The John Crerar Library

The University of Chicago

For more information about the symposium:

Web Page: www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/zar/

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*Call for proposals*

The organizers of the 3rd biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium, Data:
Collecting, Using, Managing
<http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/zar/>, to be held Friday, April
25, invite proposals for presentations that draw on your experience
working with data in a collaborative environment.

Contributed presentations will provide examples of collaborative efforts
between institutions, groups or individuals, with a focus on one or more
of the following areas: collection, use, access, preservation and
overall management of data.  Practical, real use cases will be
highlighted. Proposals selected for full oral presentations will be
eligible for as travel stipend.

Proposals should be submitted to Barbara Kern via email at
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Please use "Zar
Symposium" in the subject line.  Proposals must include a title,
author(s), and abstract (maximum 600 words).  Presentations will be
30-45 minutes. The deadline for submission is February 21^st .

Please consider the following questions when preparing proposals:

* How was the data collaboration initiated, and why?

* What are the opportunities and challenges of the data collaboration?

* How are responsibilities determined and distributed?

* What kinds of tools and techniques may be used to facilitate the data
collaboration?  We are especially interested in a focus on remote
partnerships

The symposium organizers will also consider interactive alternatives to
a traditional oral presentations.

The intended audience of the symposium includes all who are involved or
interested in data management, with a focus on, but not limited to,
academic institutions.

*About the Symposium:*

Data is captured by computers and instruments on a continual basis,
flooding researchers in images, video, audio, logs, simulations, and
more.  This data is crucial to research, teaching and learning at
academic institutions around the world.   Understanding the impact of
data on researchers, libraries and institutions as a whole is critical
to achieving long-term data preservation, appropriate sharing among
communities, and enabling transformative new science. This symposium
will provide participants with an understanding of how data is used in
real world applications, as well as examples of collaborative efforts
between institutions, groups or individuals specific to collection, use,
access, preservation and overall management of data.

*About the Kathleen A. Zar Symposium series:*

The Kathleen A. Zar Symposium is a biennial event held at the John
Crerar Library of the University of Chicago.

*Session organizers contact information:*

Barbara Kern, Co-Director Science Library, [log in to unmask]
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Elisabeth Long, Associate University Librarian for Digital Services

Nicholas Labello, Scientific Computing Consultant, Research Computing
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Deb Werner, Librarian for Science Instruction and Outreach,
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Jane Ciacci, Staff & Organization Development Librarian,
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