Tech’s Next Frontier:
Transforming Research & Digital Scholarship
The United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (USETDA) will hold its 14th annual conference from September 25-27, 2024 on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU), in Provo, Utah and online as a hybrid event via Zoom.
USETDA 2024 will provide excellent educational opportunities for graduate school, disability and student services, offices of diversity, equity and inclusion, library, information technology and industry professionals and others who work with electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), institutional repositories, graduate students and scholarly communications. Our goal is to offer relevant, practice-oriented content that supports ETD productivity improvement and ETD professionals. This includes the advancement in ETD operations, the encouragement of the formation of regional ETD associations and networking communities, as well as providing useful and innovative resources, standards, and technology for the development and support of ETD programs. Proposals are welcome from graduate school, disability and student services, offices of diversity, equity and inclusion, library, information technology and industry professionals as well as graduate students, and faculty.
The conference theme “Tech’s Next Frontier: Transforming Research & Digital Scholarship” will delve into technology as it impacts various aspects of the creation and dissemination of scholarly work. We will examine the present use and availability of ETDs and related initiatives. We will also explore new and emerging ETD practices, needs, and influences that impact administrative, graduate school, and library professionals.
The USETDA 2024 conference will be held as hybrid event on the BYU campus in Provo, Utah and online via Zoom. Group discount accommodations will be available at the Provo, Marriott Hotel. The program will include plenary panel presentations, breakout sessions, flash talks, user group meetings, poster presentations and workshops in which participants can join in the live discussions. Additionally we will host in-person and online networking activities offering a variety of social engagement opportunities for participants including a welcome reception, networking breakfast and dine arounds. Through our Call for Proposals we welcome your experiences as well as how to provide new capacities to re-envision the future, best practices and policies. Presentation materials (slides, papers, posters, videos) will be included in the online proceedings.
Conference information is available from the resource links at the top of this Web page and in the right side-bar index.
Forthcoming Resources
- Accommodations
- Conference Invitation
- Proceedings
- Program
- Program Schedule
- Abstracts
- Sponsor Exhibits
- Welcome to Provo
- Welcome to USETDA 2024
- Dine Arounds
- Workshops
Important Dates
- Call for proposals
- Announcement: January 8, 2024
- Submission deadline: March 15, 2024. Extended through April 7, 2024
- Presenter notifications: May 3, 2024
- Registration: May 15 – September 18, 2024
- Conference Date: September 25-27, 2024
USETDA 2024 Conference Organizing Committee
- Ellen Amatangelo (Brigham Young University Library), 2024 Conference Chair*
- Valerie Emerson (George Washington University Libraries), 2024 Program Committee Co-Chair*^
- Sally Evans (George Mason University Library)*
- Teri Green (University of Toledo College of Graduate Studies)*^
- John Hagen (Renaissance Scholarly Communications, USETDA Executive Director), 2024 Program Committee Co-Chair*^
- Erin Kaufman (University of Iowa Graduate College)*^
- Teri Robinson (Mississippi State University Libraries)*
- Stacy Wallace (University of Florida Graduate School)*
- Emily Wuchner (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate College)*^
*USETDA Board Member
^Program Committee Member
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