Hi,

Happy New Year!

I thought our Digitisation course might be of interest to list members.

Best wishes,

Steph

 

Course Summary

Through a combination of tutor-led sessions and group work/discussions, the digitisation course covers the basics of digitisation, from the initial planning, through project management, to protecting and preserving the resulting digital assets for the long term.

Whilst exploring preparation, project management, equipment/outsourcing, workflows and policies, this one-day course also looks at metadata, copyright and licensing, and managing access to the digitised content.  

Topic areas Covered

• Preparation
  Ascertaining whether digitisation is required and why
• Project management
  Learn about reducing the burdens generated from managing QA, resources, workflows and documentation
• Policy, selection, and income generation
  Why are you digitising, who for, and can you make the process self-sustaining
• Equipment and outsourcing
  Investigating whether to buying your own hardware is suitable, or if outsourcing to a commercial company is a better option
• Workflows and formats
  How to scan images and how to scan texts
• Metadata and finding aids
  Understand the roles that metadata can play in your digitisation projects and the factors affecting your choice of metadata usage
• Copyright and licensing
  Using case studies, develop an understand of copyright and licensing in digitisation
• Access
  Learn about systems that manage images and metadata and serve them to users
• Preservation
  How to protect your digitised assets

SESSION OUTCOMES

By the end of this course you will gain an understanding of:

• Project management, planning & selection for digitisation projects
• Technical considerations for digitisation
• Guidelines for good practice when scanning images and text
• Income generation
• Protecting digitised assets for the long-term

IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR YOU?

This course is ideal for those who are:

• Picture librarians
• Digitisation managers
• Research data managers
• Project managers
• Archivists
• Librarians
• Staff involved in the scanning process
• Anyone with an interest in planning and managing a digitisation project
   

WHAT PREVIOUS ATTENDEES THOUGHT:

• "Very impressed. The course was very thorough and left me feeling confident knowing how to approach and execute a digitisation project."
   
• "Good instructor, adept at explaining technical terms in layman's terms. Very accessible. Would recommend!"
   
• "Provided an excellent overview of the many considerations, opportunities and pitfalls of a digitisation project"
   
• "I am extremely glad to have been on this course and can now approach our project with knowledge and confidence"
   
• "Very enlightening! Clear step by step guidance given. A very enjoyable course"

ABOUT THE TRAINER

ED PINSENT

Ed Pinsent is part of the team that developed the award-winning Digital Preservation Training Programme. Ed is a senior archivist based within the Digital Preservation Team at CoSector, and has been involved in all aspects of digital preservation since 2004. He has a traditional archivist and records manager background, and brings to his teaching a wide range of skills and experience from numerous digital preservation projects.

Next Steps

 For contact details and to book a place on the course, see http://www.cosector.com/training-courses/digitisation

If you are interested in this course, you may also like:

• Five Benefits of a Digitisation Programme - Blog

 

 

Stephanie Taylor
Senior Consultant
Digital Preservation Team
Cosector, University of London

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