[NHCOLL-L:3117] 3 WEEK ONLINE COURSE ON DIGITIZATION

[Tim White]

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>3 WEEK ONLINE COURSE ON DIGITIZATION
>
>The Illinois Digitization Institute is offering 
>more online digitization courses in 2006! The 
>next course will be July 10 - 28, 2006 with an 
>optional two-day, hands-on workshop on August 3 & 4, 2006.
>
>Using WebCT courseware, this web-based course 
>will allow participants to contribute to online 
>discussions and solve real world digitization 
>problems right from their own computers. Topics to be discussed are:
>• Benefits and costs of digitization projects
>• Issues involved in designing, setting goals, 
>and evaluating digitization projects
>• Planning issues including: budgeting, workflow, copyright, and delivery
>• Metadata standards and metadata creation
>• Selection of materials to be digitize and equipment selection
>• Best practices and basic scanning and image manipulation skills
>
>The online course will run Monday ­ Friday each 
>week, with the online portion taking 
>approximately two to three hours per day. Other 
>readings and assignments may take more time to complete.
>
>The optional two-day, hands-on workshop will be 
>held at the Illinois State Library in 
>Springfield, Illinois.  Workshop will include 
>image capture using scanners and digital 
>cameras, OCR, and metadata creation using CONTENTdm.
>
>Registration fees:           $300.00 per person for online course
>Additional $100.00, plus travel expenses for 
>workshop (space in workshop is limited so register soon!)
>
>For more information or to register for a course 
>visit: 
><http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/IDI/Track2schedule.htm>http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/IDI/ 
>
>
>DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING IS MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2006.
>
>Questions?  Please contact Amy Maroso by e-mail: 
>maroso_at_uiuc.edu or by phone: + 217-244-4946.