From the 25th to the 29th of September, DILL-4 and DILL-5 students had the opportunity to go to the TPDL conference in Berlin, Germany. This was made possible by funding of the DILL consortium. TPDL stands for “International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries”, and its aim is to “to bring together researchers, developers, content providers and users in the field of digital libraries”.
The DILL students have attended the various sessions of the conference, including keynote speeches by Thomas Hoffmann (Google Switzerland) and Clifford Lynch (Coalition for Networked information). These keynote speakers were also interviewed on video by the DILL students, as part of the workshop “Linking Research and Education in Digital Libraries”. This workshop took place during the final days of the conference, and featured presentations by experts in the field of digital libraries, and discussions with students about digital library education.
All in all, the TPDL conference provided a great opportunity for DILL students, not only to see the latest developments in digital libraries, but also to interact with other conference attendees during the breaks and social events.
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I would like to have the opportunity of attending this conference. I am managing a institutional repository in my country, is there any sponsorship
Dear Poloko,
The Dill consortium has sponsored our students to attend this conference for the past few years. I am afraid we cannot sponsor anyone who is not a student with us. Please contact the organizers of the conference or your employers for further information on possible sponsorships.