Copley Connects - Spring 2018

repository (IR) platform Digital Commons. Although the news of this transaction first broke back in August, nearly a year later it continues to provoke questions, discussion, and opinions. In a departure from previous years, this year’s Digital Commons user group was led not by bepress representatives, but by Sarah Wipperman of the University of Pennsylvania, who explained Penn’s “beprexit” decision to find an alternative IR system and challenged attendees to think through the values underpinning their decisions about digital technologies. For all the new and different aspects of this year’s Symposium, some things remained the same: the high quality of the presentations, the networking and collaboration among attendees, the thoughtful organizational oversight by the Digital Initiatives Symposium committee, and the assistance of dedicated Copley Library volunteers. To everyone who helped continue this event’s tradition of success, Thank You! To see more information and access a selection of slides from this year’s presentations, visit digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/2018/. We hope to see you all again in 2019!

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