Event: Online Course on Digitization

For people who are not taking classes at an Information School (e.g., SU's School of Information Studies), but would like to learn much more about digitization, here is an online class being offered by the Illinois Digitization Institute.

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3 WEEK ONLINE COURSE ON DIGITIZATION
February 27 - March 17, 2006

The Illinois Digitization Institute is offering more on-line digitization courses in 2006! The first course will be from February 27 - March 17, 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 course will run Mondays - Fridays 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 registration fee is $300.00 per person. No refunds will be given after Friday, February 24, 2006.

For more information or to register for a course visit:
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/IDI/Track2schedule.htm

DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006.

Questions? Please contact Amy Maroso by e-mail:
maroso@uiuc.edu or by phone: (217) 244-4946.