“BASICS AND BEYOND” DIGITIZATION TRAINING, SUMMER 2004

The Illinois Digitization Institute is offering a series of on-site and 
on-line training opportunities in digitization for libraries, museums, and 
other cultural heritage institutions. The courses are sponsored by the 
University of Illinois Library, the Illinois State Library, and the 
Illinois Heritage Association. They are partially funded through a National 
Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

There are no prerequisites for any of the courses.  Scholarships are 
available for libraries and museums for Track 2 and Track 3 
courses.  Illinois CEU credits are available for all three 
tracks.  Additional workshops and courses will be held in the fall of 2004 
and in 2005. For more information or to register for any of the courses, 
visit 
<http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/IDI>http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/IDI 
or contact Amy Maroso at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] or 
Patricia L. Miller at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] .

TRACK 1 – DIGITAL IMAGING WORKSHOPS

Track 1 features basic on-site one-day workshops at locations throughout 
Illinois. Each workshop introduces participants to issues involved in 
planning digitization projects that will allow them to make informed 
decisions about starting such projects. The following subjects are addressed:

·        Advantages and disadvantages of digital imaginings

·        How to plan successful and sustainable projects

·        Equipment choices

·        Professional standards for digital images

·        Making use of the Illinois State Library’s Illinois Digital Archives

The workshops run from 9:30 a.m. – 3: 00 p.m. The registration fee is $45 
per person and includes lunch and handouts.

The schedule for summer 2004 is:

·        Tuesday, July 13 – University Museum, SIUC, Carbondale

·        Tuesday, August 3 – Educational Technology Center, Galesburg





DIGITAL IMAGING ONLINE COURSES



TRACK 2



Track 2 offers three-week on-line courses for cultural heritage 
professionals who are looking for more in-depth digitization instruction. 
Track 2’s, web-based, asynchronous course allows participants to contribute 
to on-line discussions, complete written assignments, and solve real world 
digitization problems. Topics include:



·        Benefits and costs of digitization projects

·        Issues involved with designing, setting goals, and evaluating 
digitization projects

·        Planning issues: budgeting, workflow, copyright, storage, 
delivery, and preservation

·        Metadata standards and metadata creation

·        Selection of materials to be digitized

·        Evaluation, selection, and purchasing digitization equipment

·        Determining the best way to digitize collection and make it 
accessible to the target audience

·        Basic scanning and image manipulation



The cost of a Track 2 course is $200 per person.



The Track Two course will be held: August 2 – 20



TRACK 3

Similar to Track 2, the third track offers a three-week online digitization 
training course followed by a workshop section. After completing the online 
segment, participants will come to the University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign for two days of hands-on training with the University 
Library's Digital Imaging and Media Technology Initiative (DIMTI). There 
will be opportunities to use scanners and digital cameras, a large-format 
scanner, and other image capture equipment.  This course will allow 
participants to focus on their specific projects and invites participants 
to bring items from their own collection to digitize.  Participants will 
see how the digitization process works from start to finish.

The Track 3 course will be held July 5 - 27, 2004 (the 2-day workshop will 
be on July 26 & 27)

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