Cultural collections may include bound volumes, documents, scrapbooks, photographic prints and negatives, newspapers, maps, works on art on paper, motion picture film, sound and video recordings, and computer media. How should these materials be preserved? What preservation strategies are the most effective? What is the role of new technologies in preservation?
Preservation 101 will explore these issues and more, providing a basic overview of preservation issues for paper-based and related media collections, and giving you the tools to begin building an effective preservation program for your institution
For a complete course description and to register, please click on the link below:
Monday, January 5, 2009 through Friday, February 27, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 12/30/08)
(Note: This is an eight-week virtual class and is limited to 12 students)
Our Digital and Preservation Program is presenting four outstanding webinars in the month of November. Please review the information below and then register for the webinars that best suit your professional interests.
Digital Preservation: First Steps for Action Webinar
As more and more content is created and maintained in digital formats, it is important to begin thinking about what to preserve and how to preserve it. This webinar introduces concepts of preservation planning and assessment of need as beginning steps in developing a preservation strategy for born digital materials.
For a complete course description and to register, please click on the link below:
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 11/14/08)
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
WebEx Online Meeting
Promoting Digital Collections to Attract Users Webinar
Now that you have all those digital library collections, how do you know if they are being used by the intended audience? Digital library staff are creating wonderful resources for users, but often they don't know how to promote new services and products to the intended audience. This session provides practical, low-cost methods, and offers strategies for promoting and assessing usage of digital collection resources.
For a complete course description and to register, please click on the link below:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 11/17/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
WebEx Online Meeting
Introduction to Funding for Digital Programs Webinar
This webinar session presents strategies for funding digital collection projects through foundation and grant proposals. It covers preparation of a grant proposal, evaluating appropriate funding sources, and creating case statements for internal operating funds.
The workshop also reviews grant proposal elements and emphasizes matching your institution’s project with the appropriate funding agency.
For a complete course description and to register, please click on the link below:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 11/17/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
WebEx Online Meeting
Creating Digital Newspapers for the Web Webinar
Institutions can now digitize their microfilmed newspaper collections and make them accessible and searchable via the World Wide Web. This webinar will focus on issues involved in preserving and digitizing newspaper collections, particularly the text processing steps necessary to create searchable indexes. The course will also highlight the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) technical guidelines.
For a complete course description and to register, please click on the link below:
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 11/21/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
WebEx Online Meeting
