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Course Details

11:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Online

This class is taught in two, two-hour sessions over the course of two days. Over the two days we will cover: Questions to ask before you begin, a discussion of why you are starting a digital project, how to define your audience. We will also discuss questions of intellectual property, how to accept and deal with born digital materials, and defining collection selection criteria. Collection preservation, dealing with culturally sensitive materials, building digital glossaries and Metadata considerations will also be covered. Finally the class will look at staffing considerations, digitization in-house and outsourcing, digital display, infrastructure development, funding and sustainability.

Learning Outcomes

  • Define the audience for digital projects
  • Outline goals for a digital program
  • Identify criteria for a selcetion of materials for digitization
  • Articulate institutional digitization: digitization in-house or outsourcing
Course Format: Online
Address: N/A
 
Duration: 2 hours each day
Audience Category: Digital Project Managers
Level: Advanced
Instructor(s):  
Maximum Attendees: N/A
 
Cost Range: $150 - $180
Provider: LYRASIS
Sponsored by: National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access

This information is provided as a convenience for informational purposes only; it does not constitute an endorsement by the Library of Congress.