Introduction to Digital Libraries and Digital Archives #0151

Registration Type	Fees: Early-Bird / Regular
Full Registration #0151	SAA Member $185 / $235 SAA Student Members Promotion: $92.50 / 117.50 Employees of Member Institutions $210 / $260 Nonmember $235 / $285 Nonmember Students Promotion: $117.50 / $142.50 (Please submit proof of enrollment to servicecenter@archivists.org of via fax to 312-606-0728)

Workshop Agenda

Event Name	Date & Time	Instructors/Speakers & CEUs
Introduction to Digital Libraries and Digital Archives #0151	Fri, Apr 30, 2010 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Thomas J. Rosko (Instructor) Archival Recertification Credits-ARCs: 5 General CEU Credits: 0.75

Workshop Description

Are you increasingly asked to deal with digital content that finds its way into your archives either because of efforts to digitize print collections or because of digital acquisition? Or are you preparing to receive “born digital” material and want to understand the potential of digital libraries and digital archives. Or is your institution building an institutional repository? If so, then you need to understand how to think about managing digital collections and the many issues they raise, such as providing adequate access, the role of technology and policy, and long-term digital preservation.

This workshop offers an introduction to digital libraries and digital archives and covers a range of developments, including relevant terminology, standards, technologies, project and collection management, workflows, and legal issues. Learn how to begin to develop strategies for dealing with them.

Upon completion of this course you'll have discussed:

• The current digital library and digital archives environment;
• “Digitized” versus “Born-digital” information;
• Issues related to technology, policy, and procedures;
• Technical infrastructure and support needs;
• The importance of metadata;
• The role of the archivist and archival theory and practice in digital libraries and digital archives;

Who should attend? Archivists, librarians and museum curators seeking an introduction to digital archives and digital libraries.

Attendance is limited to 30.

Testimonials:

When asked “what aspect of the workshop methods/materials was most valuable to you?”Ê Responses included:

• “I gained most from Rosko’s experiences at MIT, and his project template.”
• “To narrow into a specific project as an example to convince others it is valuable.” * Leanne Brindle
• “Compare/contrast archives/libraries when digitized.” * Lisa Rush
• “The most important aspect I learned was difference between digital libraries and digital archives, and metadata schemes.”