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Digital Directions 2013
By Donna DiMichele | March 4, 2013
DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections
When: July 21–23, 2013
Where: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Digital Directions is a comprehensive introduction to creating and managing digital collections for those just beginning digital projects, or for anyone who wants to keep up with the latest standards and best practices.
Join a faculty of national experts, experienced digital collections curators, and colleagues from institutions large and small as we come together for 2½ days of exploration and study to identify new answers and opportunities for some long-standing challenges, considerations, and choices surrounding today’s digital collections care.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
– Digital Project Planning
– Role of Standards and Best Practices
– Rights and Responsibilities
– Navigating the Metadata Landscape
– Digitizing Text, Audio, and Video
– Building a Digital Lab
– Digital Repositories
– Funding Digital Projects
– Creative Collaborations
. . . and more
FACULTY WILL INCLUDE:
– Paul Conway – University of Michigan – Conference Host
– Emily Gore – Digital Public Library of America
– David Minor – U. of California San Diego LIbraries, San Diego Supercomputer Center
– Peter Hirtle – Cornell University Library
– M. Claire Stewart – Northwestern University Libraries
– Greg Colati – University of Connecticut
– Jessica Colati – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
– Tyler Walters – Virginia Tech
– Joel Wurl – National Endowment for the Humanities
– George Blood – George Blood L.P.
– Tom Rieger – NEDCC
. . . and more
COST:
$499 – Early-bird (Before April 30)
$550 – Regular
$450 – Student
Complete Conference Information and Online Registration
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