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Anatomy of a Digital Project Webinar Series
Join CARLI’s Digital Collections Users’ Group as we explore the steps in a digital project--from selection of materials to promoting the completed project! This webinar series features presenters discussing core steps in managing a digital project from selection through preservation of digital objects.
Lightweight Project Management for Digital Collections
Dr. H. Frank Cervone, Purdue University Calumet
Session description:
Success in a digital library project requires technical competence, good tools, and good project management. However, librarians often feel adrift in wading through existing project management literature, as most of the resources, tools, and courses related to project management are designed for large-scale projects and do not reflect the day-to-day realities of most digital collection managers. In order to meet the demands of changing requirements, abbreviated timelines, and resource scarcity, librarians need simpler and less complex methods of managing their projects. In this webinar, H. Frank Cervone, Vice Chancellor for Information Services at Purdue University Calumet, will discus a framework for a lightweight project management methodology that can be easily learned and implemented in any size environment. Using lightweight methodology and open-source or relatively inexpensive tools, participants will learn how to implement effective project management practices to ensure the success of digital library projects.
Presentation was recorded on: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 2:00 - 3:00pm
View webinar recording 61 mins.
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Selection of Materials for Digitization
Peter Hepburn, Digitization Librarian and Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago; Meg Miner, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University; Julie Mosbo, Preservation Librarian at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; and Laurie Sauer, Information Technologies Librarian at Knox College
Session description:
Some criteria for digitization selection decisions are straightforward: copyright, cost, and condition are obvious factors that influence selection decisions. Other factors include discovery and access mechanisms, intrinsic value, potential audiences, purpose of the collection, and collection policies. Panelists will address the topic of selecting resources for digitization showing examples from existing digital collections and discussing factors that influenced the selection process.
Presentation was recorded on: Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 2:00 - 3:30pm
View webinar recording 78 mins.
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Letting the World Know About Your Digital Collection: A Practical Approach to Promotion and Marketing
Ginger Frere, Reference Librarian, Newberry Library; Christopher Day, Digital Resources Librarian, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Session description:
Digital projects involve more than scanning and metadata creation. We want the world to know about and enjoy the results of our efforts. Promotion and marketing are critical parts of a digital collection project and must be part of the overall project plan. This session will cover some practical ways to get the word out - effectively and economically.
Presentation was recorded on: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 10:00 - 11:00am
View webinar recording 54 mins.
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Connecting Your Digital Collections to the Curricula at Your Institution
Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Illinois Wesleyan University; Jane Darcovich, University of Illinois at Chicago
Session Description:
Libraries' digital collections can be strategically chosen to relate directly to departmental and college curricula, serving as a tool to develop improved working relationships between the library and the teaching faculty. Our two presenters describe working with faculty to build digital collections that both serve faculty teaching needs and enhance students' access to unique instructional resources.
Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Illinois Wesleyan University, will discuss the development and creation of the Swahili Expressive Arts collection (http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/sea/). The collection is made up of images from Professor Rebecca Gearhart's research in Kenya, and is directly tied to her teaching at IWU.
Jane Darcovich, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, will discuss the C. William Brubaker collection, an image collection focusing on the built environment of the City of Chicago, and its usefulness as a resource for a course on the History of Chicago.
Presentation was recorded on: Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 2:00 - 3:00pm
View webinar recording 47 mins.
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