[Mdl] New webinar - Developing, Funding, and Managing Digital Projects

[Ewing, M Keith]

New webinar - Developing, Funding, and Managing Digital Projects

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WiLS (Wisconsin Library Services) and MINITEX are sponsoring a set of four, two-hour webinars focused on digitization information and skill development.  We are holding two in May, one in June and the last one in July.  The sessions will be taught by Linda Stewart from OCLC Western, who is based in California.  The sessions require broadband internet access and a phone line (800 number).

Details about the first course and how to register are listed below, followed by a list of the other courses.


Developing, Funding, and Managing Digital Projects

Description:  This webinar covers basic level project planning, materials selection, and workflow for digital collections. The focus is to prepare participants for conducting a project and sustaining a project into the future. Will include discussion of issues related to workflow, metadata, scanning, quality control, funding, maintenance and sustainability of digital resources. What you will learn:  The ability to make informed digital project decisions, including -- *  Planning and sustaining a project;

*  Creating appropriate funding sources;

*  Selecting and preparing material for scanning;

*  Choosing appropriate materials and collections

Date:  Wednesday, May 21, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon (CST)

Registration:
https://www.sporg.com/registration?link_type=form&form_id=ECA361D719&view_type=windowed

 <https://www.sporg.com/registration?link_type=form&amp;form_id=ECA361D719&amp;vie>


Cost: $30 per each individual

NOTE:   After registering for the session, please contact Kay Kirscht at MINITEX for payment.  Specify your billing preference by sending an email to: kirsc037 at umn.edu.
Accepted payment options are:  MINITEX deposit account, invoice your institution, check or credit card)


Announcements will be sent out when registration opens for the other three sessions: *

Thursday, May 29,  1-3 p.m. Copyright for Digital Materials *

Thursday, June 12,  1-3 p.m.        Imaging, Quality Control and Digital Infrastructure *

Tuesday, July 8,  1-3 p.m.  Metadata for Digital Projects



Kay Kirscht
Staff Support Services

MINITEX Library Information Network
15 Andersen Library
University of Minnesota
222 - 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55455-0439

612-624-3532 or 800-462-5348
FAX: 612-624-4508
http://www.minitex.umn.edu <http://www.minitex.umn.edu/><http://www.minitex.umn.edu/>

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