UC Berkeley Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies departments, and the Center for Digital for Digital Archaeology<http://www.codifi.info/training/summer-2011-digital-documentation-museum/> are happy to announce a new course/internship to be held from May 23 - July 1 2011 NEAR EASTERN STUDIES 292<http://summercourse.berkeley.edu/courseweb/pub/courses/2011/SU/NE+STUD/292/001>: Digital Documentation and Representation of Museum Collections - Egyptian Archaeology at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum This course is aimed at teaching how to plan, organize, and conduct a project of digital documentation of a museum collection. The training will focus on how to classify, describe, and digitally document archaeological and museum collections for improved access and long-term preservation. The course will cover the full digitization process for historic documents - texts, photographs, and graphic materials, as well digital imaging of archaeological artifacts. Digital collections can serve a variety of purposes: - baseline information essential for managing cultural resources; - contextual information necessary for understanding archaeological museum objects; - research materials for use by museum staff, researchers in history and archaeology, and other scholars; - information for museum-based educational activities, such as exhibits, curriculum development, publications, and websites. The adoption of more efficient tools to digitally document archaeological and museum collections along with the creation of appropriate metadata and documentation standards, ensure that archaeological information is accessible and preserved in the long term. Participants to this course will be exposed to state-of-the-art imaging and data management techniques while learning practical and effective protocols that can be applied to a wide variety of museum materials. The course is an official Berkeley course scheduled through summer session. UC Berkeley utilizes open enrollment during the summer, *which means anyone from the general public, who has completed the 10th grade, can attend courses provided that you have fulfilled any published course prerequisites* . The CCN for this Summer course is: *69740*. You need this number to enroll through the summer class website. Enrollment and course information<http://summercourse.berkeley.edu/courseweb/pub/courses/2011/SU/NE+STUD/292/001> - Brief syllabus, contact information. Costs and requirements<http://osoc.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?y=0&x=0&p_term=SU&p_deptname=--+Choose+a+Department+Name+--&p_classif=--+Choose+a+Course+Classification+--&p_presuf=--+Choose+a+Course+Prefix%2fSuffix+--&p_instr=perlingieri&p_session=--+Choose+a+Session+--> - Current enrollment + base fees info Academic FAQ <http://summer.berkeley.edu/student-services/faq/registration> - Details on who can enroll and other important facts. Please email Cinzia Perlingieri ([log in to unmask]) with questions or for further information. ========================================================= 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).