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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">We
are pleased to invite you to attend the </span><a href="https://etd2024.unza.zm/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">27th
International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2024)</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">,
which will be held from November 4-6, 2024 in Livingstone, Zambia.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">You
are particularly encouraged to attend this event if: </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">You work for an organisation (such as Universities, Research Institutions, Government
Ministries, NGOs et al.) that produces publications and/or documents that are shared with the general public.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">You are keen to learn about cutting edge techniques in Library and Information Science,
especially those related to scholarly research output and research data.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">The
ETD international conference is organised by the </span><a href="https://ndltd.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">Networked
Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline"> and
has been running since 1998. </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:italic; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">This
year's event (ETD 2024) is the second time the event is being held in Africa. ETD 2024 will be hosted by the </span><a href="https://unza.zm/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:italic; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">University
of Zambia</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:italic; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline"> and
co-hosted by the </span><a href="https://hea.org.zm/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:italic; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">Higher
Education Authority of Zambia</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:italic; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><a href="https://zamren.zm/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:italic; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">Zambia
Research and Education Network</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:italic; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">The
theme for this year's ETD 2024 conference is "ETD Visibility at a Global Scale". While the conference largely focuses on ETDs, this year's event aims to focus on a broad range of topics that are applicable to other entities other than Higher Education Institutions.
The topics to be covered include:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Setting up of repository platforms</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Using persistent identifiers such as DOIs to improve the visibility of research</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Using Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models for improved visibility of scholarly
output</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Using ORCID identifiers for improved discoverability and reuse</span></p>
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have conformed participation from the following internationally recognised entities:</span></p>
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<a href="https://datacite.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">DataCite</span></a></p>
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<a href="https://www.crossref.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">Crossref</span></a></p>
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<a href="https://orcid.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">ORCID</span></a></p>
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<a href="https://www.proquest.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">ProQuest</span></a></p>
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<a href="https://www.vt.edu/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-alternates:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline">Virginia
Tech</span></a></p>
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addition, the main conference will see 18 full research paper presentations and a number of poster showcases.</span></p>
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are happy to prepare an individual invitation letter should this be useful in helping you solicit sponsorship from your employer to attend this event.</span></p>
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further information, please email the ETD 2024 Team at: <a href="mailto:etd2024-info@unza.zm" target="_blank">etd2024-info@unza.zm</a></span></p>
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<pre cols="72" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Best wishes,<br></span>Lighton<br style=""><span style="">Chairperson, Local Conference Organising Committee<br>27th International Conference on Electronic Theses and Dissertations<br></span><a href="https://etd2024.unza.zm/" target="_blank">https://etd2024.unza.zm</a></font></pre>
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<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Dr. Sarah Kaddu</div>
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