How Digitizing Materials Can Increase Information Flow & Access
| Presenter: | Jill Hurst-Wahl, President, Hurst Associates, Ltd.and Professor of Practice, Syracuse University, School of Information Studies |  |
| Date: | 5 May 2010 | |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET | |
| Price: | No Charge for SLA Members | |
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Seminar Description
Many of our organizations possess information in paper-based or analog formats that are difficult to search or share. Even as we have moved to creating and sharing materials digitally, there are important materials that need to be accessed that are not in a digital format.
Through this Webinar, participants will understand how a digitization program can be used to increase access to important information by creating a digital library, institutional repository or knowledge management system. Emphasis will be placed on how requirements are defined, goals set, resources delineated, and plans put into place.
Who Should Attend?
- Information professionals who need to understand the impact that digitization can have on their organizations.
- Information managers who have been asked to provide increased paper-based or analog collections.
- Anyone involved in digitization and who needs to understand more about it.
Critical Learning Questions
- How do you decide if your organization can benefit from a digitization program?
- What short-term and long-term goals should you consider when embarking on a digitization program?
- What types of resources are needed and how can you gain access to them?
- What plans must be put into place?
- How do you define success?
Notes
Instructions for accessing the Webcast will be e-mailed to you 2 to 3 business days prior to the event. Your registration is for one computer and one site only. You can host as many people as you like, so be sure to invite your colleagues to learn with you!
* Note: Participants registration limited to 50
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Jill Hurst-Wahl began her digitization efforts working on in-house corporate projects in the 1990s. Since then, she has advised library consortia, archives and for-profit institutions on their digitization initiatives. She has given digitization-related workshops and presentations across the United States and in Switzerland. At Syracuse University, she teaches graduate classes titled "Creating, Managing and Preserving Digital Assets" and "Digital Libraries." Jill blogs about digitization at Digitization 101.
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