Hello, all-
These workshops are relatively affordable and three of the four are in California. For the complete 2005 Calendar, go to http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/digitization/default.htm. It appears that November and December California workshops are in Southern California.
Best regards,
Margaret Kendrick
Cal SIG Northern California Chair
OCLC Western is pleased to offer the following workshops in California locations including Sacramento, Oakland, and Ontario. Sessions are presented by Gayle Palmer, Western's Digital and Preservation Services Manager, unless otherwise noted. Fee for each full day session is $75 members, $125 non-members. See below for registration and workshop details!
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Grant Writing for Preservation and Digitization Projects
Thursday, October 13, 2005
9:00am - 4:00pm
California State University Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
Fee: $75 members, $125 non-members
Register now: https://www3.oclc.org/app/western/regoctober.htm
Workshop homepage: http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W308.htm
A daylong session focused on preparing for and writing grants for digitization and/or preservation projects. Digitization and preservation grants criteria for funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), are reviewed. Developing proposals for state, local and foundation funding sources will also be addressed. The workshop includes matching your institution’s project with the appropriate funding agency and preparing to write a proposal.
Outcomes -
The ability to properly choose and prepare a grant proposal including:
* Evaluating appropriate funding sources;
* Matching project to best funding source;
* Project preparation;
* Preparing a proposal.
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Preserving Born Digital Material
Friday, October 14, 2005
9:00am - 4:00pm
California State University Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
Fee: $75 members, $125 non-members
Register now: https://www3.oclc.org/app/western/regoctober.htm
Workshop homepage: http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W312.htm
As more and more content is created and maintained in digital formats it is important to begin thinking about what to preserve and how to preserve it. This workshop focuses on the issues of selecting an appropriate preservation strategy for born digital material; the key issues in maintaining materials in a digital format; and the use of national digital archive prototypes and other preservation options.
Outcomes:
* Understanding of the concepts of content, context, structure, reliability, and authenticity of digital material and how they relate to preservation;
* Understanding of the available options for preservation of born digital material;
* Ability to make appropriate preservation decisions for born digital material.
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Metadata for Digitization and Preservation
Saturday, October 15, 2005
9:00am - 4:00pm
Mills College (Oakland, CA)
Fee: $75 members, $125 non-members
Register now: https://www3.oclc.org/app/western/regoctober.htm
Workshop homepage: http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W311.htm
Metadata is a fundamental element of any digitization project. Designed for non-catalogers, this session focuses on using metadata to facilitate both access to and preservation of digital resources. Topics include: review of metadata schema choices; the development of a preservation metadata model; and using XML to store metadata
Outcomes:
* An understanding of what metadata is and how it facilitates access to and preservation of digital resources;
* An awareness of appropriate metadata schema, including Dublin Core;
* An understanding of current and developing standards;
* The benefits of using metadata and XML together.
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Basic and Continuing Education for CONTENTdm
Thursday, October 27, 2005
8:30am - 4:30pm
OCLC Western Service Center (Ontario, WA)
Fee: $75 members, $125 non-members
Instructor: Linda Stewart, OCLC Western Training and Support Coordinator
Register now: https://www3.oclc.org/app/western/regoctober.htm
Workshop homepage: http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W304.htm
A hands-on training session that combines information for both the beginning and experienced user. Designed to assist institutions in improving staff understanding on how to operate and make the best use of CONTENTdm Software. Workshop exercises include both beginning and advanced features such as:
* creating collections;
* using the compound document wizard;
* metadata & controlled vocabulary implementation;
* maintaining your collections with batch replacement of objects and subset-editing of metadata.
Learning outcome: a basic level understanding of and experience using CONTENTdm utilities with a focus on presenting the most advanced functions. (Appropriate for organizations with CONTENTdm in place and operating)
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Additional questions? Please contact Mike Pruzan, Cooperative Services Specialist, OCLC Western at pruz...@oclc.org or 800.854.5753. See http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/digitization/default.htm for the complete Digital and Preservation Services training calendar (through Dec 2005).
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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(415) 538-2681
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