by Sara Ring
Quick Summary
While many of the traditional resources found in libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions--books, photographs, objects--can survive for years with no intervention, digital content is much more fragile. Managing it requires ongoing care and preservation activities to ensure continued access far into the future. This virtual series--based on the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Program curriculum--introduces fundamental concepts for managing your digital content over time through a series of six modules delivered in two half-day sessions.
Managing Digital Content Over Time: An Introduction to Digital Preservation
Organizations of all kinds create and use a wide variety of digital resources in the course of business. These resources represent each organization’s intellectual capital and, as such, have value and need to be carefully managed and preserved. While many of the traditional resources found in libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions--books, photographs, objects--can survive for years with no intervention, digital content is much more fragile. Managing it requires ongoing care and preservation activities to ensure continued access far into the future.
This online training series--based on the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Program curriculum--introduces fundamental concepts for managing your digital content over time through a series of six modules delivered in two sessions. NOTE: Take-home exercises and homework will be assigned in between sessions (allow for at least one hour of homework between sessions).
The instructors will:
- Provide an overview of digital content management stages
- Suggest concrete steps for each stage
- Help identify specific next steps
- Recommend additional sources to consult after the workshop
Online Course Dates
Session 1: October 11, 2016, 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM (Central)
Session 2: October 25, 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM (Central)
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Registration deadline: October 7, 2016
Audience
This introductory series is for staff of any library, archive, museum, or other organization concerned about the long-term care of their digital resources. No previous knowledge about the topic of digital preservation is assumed.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to attend, but you will be asked to complete a short informational survey before the first session and a summary of the results will be shared with the group.
Instructors
The content will be presented by the following trainers who are certified as part of the DPOE National Trainer Network:
Carol Kussmann, University of Minnesota Libraries
Sara Ring, Minitex
