November 19, 2025 (2:00 – 3:00 PM EST)- Documenting Your Career Journey—Beyond the Resume and CV. Led by Led by Drs. Kristin Terrill and Ruth Lu. In today’s evolving professional landscape, traditional formats like resumes and CVs often fall short in capturing the full scope of one’s career achievements and community engagement. This session, led by Kristin Terrill and Ruth Lu, explores innovative approaches to career documentation that go beyond the conventional.

Who Owns Our Knowledge? Open Access Week 2025 This year’s theme asks a pointed question about the present moment and how, in a time of disruption, communities can reassert control over the knowledge they produce. Learn more

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn more and share your experiences with colleagues at ETD 2025 – USETDA 2025! Member registration is only $85 or $135 at the non-member rate through September 22nd. To learn more about the conference, visit our Conference Invitation Web page. To register for the conference, visit our Registration Information Web page…

We hope you can join us for the bimonthly meeting of the USETDA Formatting Users' Group, which will take place at 2:00 pm ET on Wednesday, September 10. At the 9/10 meeting, we'll be discussing the following: Trends (or the lack thereof) in Microsoft Word Are you encountering students who have a limited grasp of Word? If so: how are you addressing their needs? 

We'd love to hear from you! Come join us at the ETD 2025 International Symposium - USETDA 2025 Joint Virtual Conference and participate in our flash talks during our Community Engagement Group meeting. We've opened our submission portal for a limited time, through September 12th to submit your pitch (up to 150 word abstract) for a flash talk up to 5 minutes, with up to 2 slides. Tell us about your favorite resources, tools, projects, rants, challenges and success stories. All are welcome! Visit

Subject: Join Us August 27 – Level Up! Grant Writing as Academic Professionalization Dear colleagues, We invite you to join us for our next Community Engagement Group meeting—a special session focused on grantsmanship. Workshop Title: Level Up! Grant Writing as Academic Professionalization Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Time: 2:00–3:00 PM EST / 1:00–2:00 PM CST Location: Virtual via Zoom…

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn more and share your experiences with colleagues around the world at ETD 2025 – USETDA 2025! Member registration is only $85 or $135 at the non-member rate through September 22nd. To learn more about the conference, visit our Conference Invitation Web page. To register for the conference, visit our Registration Information Web page. We hope to see you soon online at ETD 2025 – USETDA 2025! Warm Regards,ETD 2025 – USETDA 2025 Conference Organizing Committee

The USETDA and the NDLTD are co-hosting ETD 2025, the 28th international symposium on electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) and USETDA 2025, the 15th national US conference on ETDs, to be held as a joint virtual event via Zoom September 25-26, 2025. The conference program schedule will be forthcoming soon. To learn more about this event, visit our registration information Web page.

Please join us at 2:00pm ET on Wednesday, July 9 for the bimonthly Formatting Users' Group meeting. At this session, we'll be discussing "major formatting shifts." Did your rules ever undergo a renovation? If so, why? If not, should they?  To participate in user group discussions, you should complete this form. If you have questions, please contact Sally Evans at [email protected].

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Dear USETDA Community, We invite you to join us for our next Community Engagement Group meeting, a special gathering which brings us together to Talk about Pets! Details in the pet tailsFeaturing Dr. Ruth Lu (Ohio University), alongside Kristin Terrill (Iowa State University Graduate College) will their pet stories with colleagues. Time: 2PM EST/ 1PM CST, Wednesday, June 11, 2025…

Dear USETDA Community, We invite you to join us for ETeaD Community Engagement, a special gathering where tea and storytelling bring us together. Details in the Tea Tales Featuring Dr. Ruth Lu (Ohio University) sharing her tea stories, alongside Shari Lowes (The Ohio State University Libraries) presenting “Brewing Tensions: The Dark Nexus of Tea, Opium and Diplomacy.” Time: 2PM EST/ 1PM CST, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 and the event will last about 1.5 hours…

Learn more about our call for proposals and how you can participate in the ETD 2025 Symposium / USETDA 2025 Joint International Conference by visiting our CFP Webpage. You can submit your proposals for full papers, presentations, panel discussions, flash talks, posters, tutorials and workshops via EasyChair. The submission deadline is March 28, 2025. Join us to celebrate the USETDA’s 15th anniversary conference!

Learn more about our call for proposals and how you can participate in the ETD 2025 Symposium / USETDA 2025 Joint International Conference by visiting our CFP Webpage. You can submit your proposals for full papers, presentations, panel discussions, flash talks, posters, tutorials and workshops via EasyChair. The submission deadline is March 14, 2025. Join us to celebrate the USETDA’s 15th anniversary conference!

Learn more about our call for proposals and how you can participate in the ETD 2025 Symposium / USETDA 2025 Joint International Conference by visiting our CFP Webpage. You can submit your proposals for papers, presentations, flash talks, posters and workshops beginning January 1, 2025. Join us to celebrate the USETDA's 15th anniversary conference!

Congratulations to our newly elected officers and Board members!  We are grateful to have such an experienced, knowledgeable and engaging group of people serving on the USETDA Board. We look forward to working with our community to plan a most excellent 2025 conference as we join forces to celebrate our 15th anniversary in co-hosting a joint event with the NDLTD for the 

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