Have you thought to offer this workshop in Hawaii? What is involved with hosting such a workshop? Elizabeth Nosek Sr. Curator of Mission Houses Museum 553 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96813 808-545-0481 ext 704 ________________________________ From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bethany Hawkins Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 8:20 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] AASLH Workshop in Raleigh, NC The registration for AASLH's Digitization and Museums workshop scheduled for July 16-18 Raleigh, NC, is now open at www.aaslh.org/workshop.htm <http://www.aaslh.org/workshop.htm> . Register by July 1 to guarantee a seat. July 16-18 - Digitization and Museums: Bringing Your Collections into the 21st Century at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, NC. This workshop, sponsored by AASLH, will be taught by Leigh Grinstead of CDP@BCR and will offer in-depth training on digitizing historic collections. Participants can register for single days of the workshop or the entire three days. Day 1 presents issues surrounding the digitization of primary source materials. Day 2 focuses on basic digital imaging techniques. Day 3 introduces creating metadata for digital objects. Topics to be covered include: * Introduction to the issues involved in digital project management * Why digitize? * Defining an audience * Legal Issues * Tools for deciding what to digitize * Dublin Core Metadata * Digital Capture Best Practices * Digital Glossary * Funding Options * Writing Competitive Grants * Benefits of Collaboration Cost: $70 per day members/$85 nonmembers or $200 for three days members/$250 nonmember Registration Deadline is July 1, 2008!! You can register today at www.aaslh.org/workshop.htm <http://www.aaslh.org/workshop.htm> . Please contact Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 615-320-3203 if you have any questions about these or other upcoming workshops. Bethany Hawkins Program Associate American Association for State and Local History 1717 Church St. Nashville, TN 37203 615-320-3203 ========================= Improve your knowledge and skills through AASLH's online and on-location workshops! Check out the 2008 calendar at www.aaslh.org ========================= ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).