# Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2021 - Call for papers

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Join us for the [Electronic Theses and Dissertations conference](https://conferences.uaeu.ac.ae/etd2021/en/overview.shtml), the annual event of the [Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)](http://www.ndltd.org/).

#ETD2021 will take place during November 15-17 as a virtual and open (free) event.

This year’s theme is [#OpenScholarship](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=openscholarship&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6820674798574678019) in a post-pandemic world - hosted by [United Arab Emirates University](https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-arab-emirates-university/)

We invite proposals for papers and presentations on the following topics:

✅Institutional [#repositories](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=repositories&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6820674798574678019) and platforms

✅Open Scholarship - [#OpenAccess](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=openaccess&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6820674798574678019) - [#OpenScience](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=openscience&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6820674798574678019) – policies, practices, use cases

✅ [#ResearchData](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=researchdata&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6820674798574678019) management and [#DigitalArchives](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=digitalarchives&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6820674798574678019) in a virtual world

✅Technical processes – scanning; PDF; OCR; Arabic language texts; format migration

And more!

**For more information, please see the [ETD 2021 page](https://conferences.uaeu.ac.ae/etd2021/en/call_for_papers.shtml)**  **.** It is possible to submit expressions of interest until August 1st and abstracts until August 15 via [ETD@uaeu.ac.ae](mailto:ETD@uaeu.ac.ae).

I thought this could be relevant for the Crossref community as many of you are registering DOIs for dissertations are doing exciting work in this space! 🙂

Thanks for your consideration!

Gabi