Digital Directions Workshop, May 27–29, 2009

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Digital Directions

Museum of Man at Balboa Park, San Diego, CAPhoto: © Aleksandr Buzko / Dreamstime.com
Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections
Co-sponsored by Balboa Art Conservation Center

May 27–29, 2009
Westin San DiegoSan Diego, California

Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections is an updated version of NEDCC’s popular School for Scanning, which was first presented in 1995. The conference has kept up with evolving standards and practices over the years, and the new name reflects its expanded content, which now encompasses the full life-cycle of digital objects, from planning to creation to sustainability.

Who should attend?Administrators and staff from libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, and other collections-holding institutions nationwide, as well as corporate archivists and government records managers–anyone eager to learn about digitization basics, selection of hardware and software, and planning and managing digital projects. Digital Directions is geared toward participants with a beginning or intermediate level of digital knowledge.

Topics Include:
Collaboration
Planning a Digital Project
Selection for Digitization
Scanning Basics
Image Capture
Metadata
Outsourcing and Vendor Relations
Exploring Strategies for Digital Preservation
Essentials of Delivery Systems
Copyright and Rights Management
Standards and Best Practices
Funding for Digitization