“BASICS AND BEYOND” DIGITIZATION TRAINING, SPRING 2005
The Illinois Digitization Institute is offering the final courses in 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 the Track 3 course. Illinois CEU
credits are available for all three tracks. 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 WORKSHOP
Track 1 features a basic on-site one-day workshop 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. THIS TRACK 1 WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD
AT THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE,
ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005. 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 workshop is from 9:30 a.m. – 3: 00 p.m. The registration fee is $45 per
person and includes lunch and handouts.
TRACK 3
Track 3 offers a three-week online digitization training course followed by
a workshop section. This course is for cultural heritage professionals who
are looking for more in-depth digitization instruction. It is a web-based,
asynchronous course that 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
After completing the on-line 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 FINAL TRACK 3 COURSE WILL BE HELD MARCH 28-APRIL 15, 2005 (THE 2-DAY
ON-SITE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 18 AND 19.) Cost for the Track 3
course is $300.
Patricia L. Miller, Executive Director
Illinois Heritage Association
602 1/2 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 359-5600 [log in to unmask]
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