NEW from the Network:

Archival Education Series

Topics in Digitization

Select Thursdays October – December, 11:00 am

You may recall being introduced to local archivist Katelyn Legacy-Roulston in our July newsletter, where we alluded a series of workshops under development, for delivery beginning this Fall. The first series of six will take place online from October 10 to December 19 (see all dates below).

Each has a separate registration: they will work together in a logical order for a more comprehensive overview of topics, OR as one-off standalone sessions on specific topics.

NEXT UP: 

Preparing for Digitization
November 7
11:00 am, online webinar (recording will be made available)
The power is in the planning! This webinar will focus on components to include in a digitization plan for your institution to ensure consistency and accuracy for your digitization program whether you do one project or many, do the work yourself or with a vendor. Participants will learn how to assess their own capabilities, make informed decisions about their digitization specifications, and prepare their physical materials for digitization.

Digital Imaging
November 21, 2024
11:00 am, online webinar (recording will be made available)
Lights, camera, action! This webinar will walk participants through the process of digitizing their selected materials to create a digital surrogate. Topics to be addressed include handling material for digitization, applying desired digitization specifications, and establishing digitization workflows for different types of archival materials, including tips and tricks to get a great image.

Processing Digitized Materials
December 5, 2024
11:00 am, online webinar (recording will be made available)
I have digitized materials, so now what? Creating digital files is just the beginning of the road for these new electronic records. This webinar will focus on turning your digitized files into a final product that aligns with your quality standards to be found and used. Topics include post-production (cropping, file naming, file creation), quality control measures, controlled vocabularies, and metadata creation.

Storing & Maintaining Digitized Materials
December 19, 2024
11:00 am, online webinar (recording will be made available)
Digital files require ongoing maintenance to be preserved and used in the future. This webinar will focus on introducing the basics of digital preservation.  Furthermore, it will take a hands-on approach to introduce resources to evaluate your resources and storage options to find a solution that will work best for your institution.

PAST SESSIONS

Introduction to Digitization 
October 10, 2024
11:00 am, online webinar (Recording)
What is digitization? This question may seem obvious to many, but there are a lot of factors that should be considered before starting a digitization project. What kind of planning should be done? What resources are needed to complete a successful project? How do you maintain the new digital files that were created?

Nominating Collections for Digitization
October 24, 2024
11:00 am, online webinar (Recording)
How do you choose what to digitize? This webinar will focus on evaluating and assessing collections to determine what materials are the best candidates for digitization. Participants will learn how to develop a basic digital collection development policy, create selection criteria, and assess physical collections for digitization candidates.