For more information: Content questions should be directed to Dr. Helen Tibbo. Registration inquiries should be directed
to the Continuing Education Coordinator.

This year’s program is the latest in a series of international workshops helping cultural heritage information professionals bring digitization projects to their repositories. It builds on the success of the 1998 through 2003 Glasgow Digitisation Summer Schools, the Digitization for Cultural Heritage Professionals weeklong programs held at Fondren Library at Rice University in 2000 and 2001, and the DCHP 2002 and DCHP 2003 programs in Chapel Hill. HATII, the University of Glasgow, the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), Fondren Library, and Duke Universities Libraries are pleased to announce the fourth offering of this course in North America, May 16-21, 2004. This year’s program will again be held at UNC with a day at Duke University’s Perkins Library.

Digitization projects improve public access to cultural heritage materials and enable teaching and research. This one-week intensive course will be of value to professionals and academics working in the cultural and heritage sectors such as archives, libraries, and museums.

This course delivers skills, principles, and best practices in the digitization of primary textual and image resources with a strong emphasis on interactive seminars and practical exercises. With expert guidance, participants will examine the advantages of developing digital collections of heritage materials and investigate issues involved in creating, curating and managing access to such collections.

 

 

Introduction

Developing high-quality digital content is central to improving public access to cultural heritage information, as well as to promoting teaching and research. Archivists, librarians and museum professionals are among the many groups that are increasingly involved in creating digital resources to improve access and understanding to their collections. Skills in understanding the principles and best practices in the digitization of primary textual and image resources have broad value. Participants in the course will examine the advantages of developing digital collections of heritage materials, as well as investigate issues involved in creating, curating, and managing access to such collections. The lectures will be supplemented by seminars and practical exercises. In these, participants will apply the practical skills they acquire to the digitization of an analog materials. The focus will be on working with primary source material not otherwise available in digital form.

Participants are encouraged to bring material related to their own interests or to those of their home institution. Where this is not practical, material from the University of Glasgow and UNC-CH  will be made available.

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Outcomes

After completing the course, participants will:

  • Be familiar with major digitization projects and how they are being run;
  • Acquire the skills to select materials for digitization and provide sound justifications for their decisions;
  • Be able to select and apply appropriate standards and good practices depending upon the type of material and the objectives of a particular digitization initiative;
  • Gain the skills to manage the digitization process from design-to-delivery;
  • Be able to appreciate the role and types of metadata used to assure the long term reusability of digital materials;
  • Be able to evaluate different costing models for digitization projects;
  • Obtain an understanding of asset and content management technologies;
  • Be able to plan appropriate storage and access facilities; and
  • Be familiar with a range of evaluation approaches.

 

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Course Schedule

The one-week intensive course will consist of 14 lectures; 2 interactive sessions; 5 lab-based practicals (offering both guided tuition, as well as an opportunity for individual practice); and 2 special collections visits, one to the Special Collections Department, Wilson Library, and one to Duke University’s Perkins Library. Click here for the 2004 schedule.

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Course Content

(subject to modification; detailed course outline to be posted.)

A. Lectures:
The lectures introduce the key concepts and issues related to digitization.

  • First Principles: Core Concepts for Digitization
  • Selecting Material for Digitization
  • Workflow Planning & Management
  • Approaches to Image and Textual Material
  • Grant Getting
  • Metadata: Discovery, Administration & Preservation
  • Digitizing Audio Visual Materials
  • Rights Management
  • OAI & METS
  • Asset and Content Management
  • Storage and Retrieval
  • Selecting Equipment
  • Multimedia, Delivery & Interfaces
  • Preservation
  • Evaluation

B. Interactive Workshop:
The interactive workshop provides an opportunity for participants to apply many of the concepts presented during the workshop and to develop new skills. The workshop will emphasize project management and principles of risk management, rights management, and costs modeling.

C. Practicals and Visits
The practicals provide a structured opportunity for developing skills.

  • Visit 1: Special Collections Department, Louis Round Wilson Library
  • Visit 2: Special Collections Department, Perkins Library, Duke University
  • Practical 1: Evaluating Projects and Programs
  • Practical 2: Image & Text Capture
  • Practical 3: Image Processing
  • Practical 4: Metadata
  • Practical 5: Dynamic Web Delivery

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Readings

Participants will be provided with a range of materials to read. These will either supplement the lectures or provide additional background material for the seminar discussions.

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Audience

The course will be of value to students and professionals working in the cultural and humanities sector (archives, museums, libraries).

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Teaching Team

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Qualifications and Prerequisites

Participants must have basic computing skills (i.e., familiarity with computers, especially the Windows environment, and word-processing skills).

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Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina

"With village charm and metropolitan flare,
town and campus truly are "touched by magic"

The "strange magic" found by an alumnus revisiting Chapel Hill in the 1950s still touches the town and the institution that created it. It is strong magic, indeed - more powerful today than ever in the University's two centuries.

The village of the nineteenth century and the town of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is a small city beginning its third century as the home of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In truth, it is difficult at times to say which is the more powerful magnet, Chapel Hill or the University.

Since its founding in 1795, the University has become one of the nation's leading universities, renowned for its liberal arts education, professional schools, specialized research, and public service programs. But neither size nor reputation has diluted the magic.

When students arrive in Chapel Hill, they discover a campus conducive to learning and living. The beauty of the 729-acre central campus is seductive - regularly converting visitor to resident, skeptic to believer. Ancient oaks and eclectic architecture are laced together by miles of brick walkways and rock walls, all within an easy stroll of a truly charming downtown. Author Richard Moll, in his guide to the best U.S. colleges and universities, called Chapel Hill "the perfect college town."

Although it still calls itself a town, and some of its residents prefer to think of it as a village, Chapel Hill is a bustling community of 44,000 people in central North Carolina. Its four distinct seasons are a bonus that has inspired some to refer to it as "The Southern Part of Heaven." Its winters are short and mild, with temperatures averaging 40 degrees. Winters may bring one snowfall, but shorts and T-shirts are the fashion from late spring through mid-autumn.

Because of its proximity to the state capital of Raleigh and other educational institutions, including Duke University and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill offers a stimulating menu of intellectual and cultural events, from art to music to drama. And sports fans can revel in Atlantic Coast Conference basketball and many other sports.

Chapel Hill has been enriched in recent years by the growth of Research Triangle Park, twelve miles east of town. This state-sponsored research center has attracted to the area a distinct population of scientists, engineers, and other professionals who add to the diversity of the area.

See the Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors' Bureau for additional information.

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Accommodations

The DCHP 2004 hotel is the Holiday Inn - Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill's only moderately priced, full-service hotel, it features 135 guest rooms, meeting rooms, a full-service restaurant for breakfast and dinner, a spacious lounge, room service, a fitness center and an outside pool. Accessible rooms for travelers with disabilities and non-smoking rooms are available. Located approximately 2.5 miles from campus, the Chapel Hill Holiday Inn is close to a wide variety of dining and shopping opportunities. Chapel Hill's free and frequent bus system stops at the hotel and inexpensive taxi transportation to the Franklin Street/downtown area is available. There is also a free hotel shuttle that runs hourly to downtown Chapel Hill and UNC Hospitals. For participants driving to DCHP '04, the hotel offers free parking.

The DCHP room rate for single or double occupancy is $73 (king or double bedded rooms) plus applicable taxes. The hotel is holding the room block at this price until April 15, 2004. Please reserve early. Reservations can be made by calling 1-888-452-5765 and mentioning DCHP '04. All reservations must be accompanied by first night's room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card.

Chapel Hill offers a wide range of lodging facilities. Please see the Chapel Hill - Orange County Visitors' Bureau for more opportunities. Participants selecting to stay in alternative lodging, however, must make their own travel arrangements to and from the hotel and workshop sites.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Continuing Education Coordinator at ce@ils.unc.edu or 919-962-8366.

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Social Events

Activities include a welcome reception on Sunday, May 16, and a closing dinner on Thursday, May 20. While in Chapel Hill, participants can take the opportunity to visit the Ackland Museum, as well as the NC Botanical Garden, and the Coker Arboretum all of which are located on the UNC campus. Chapel Hill is also home to the Playmakers Repertory Company well as a vibrant local music scene. Participants will find a rich variety of restaurants featuring Southern U.S., vegetarian, Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Indian, South American and continental cuisines.

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Costs, Registration and Deadlines

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FILLED TO CAPACITY.
To be contacted about next year's workshop, please add your name to the waiting list.


Course Fees (includes study materials, continental breakfast (4 days) mid-morning coffee, lunch afternoon tea breaks, Sunday evening reception and dinner Thursday night):

  • Advanced (if a place is booked and the course fees are paid by Feb. 15, 2004): $700 U.S.D.
  • Normal price (if a place is booked and the course fees are paid after Feb. 15, 2004): $800 U.S.D.

CANCELLATION POLICY: A monetary penalty will be charged to those canceling their registrations after March 15, 2004:

  • Cancellation requests received on or before March 15 – no penalty.
  • Requests received March 15 – April  15 – 30% penalty.
  • Requests received on or after April 15 – no refund.
  • Substitute registrants accepted anytime up to the beginning of the course.

TO REGISTER BY CREDIT CARD (Mastercard or VISA only), CLICK HERE. Pay online.
TO REGISTER BY CHECK, CLICK HERE. Print out form and return with payment.

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Links

Digitization Resources and Links

UNC Links:

Chapel Hill Links:

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Photographs

Chapel Hill, NC

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Digitization for Cultural Heritage Information Professionals is organized by:

The Humanities Advanced Technology & Information Institute (HATII),
University of Glasgow,
George Service House,
11 University Gardens,
GLASGOW G12 8QQ, UK.
Telephone: (+44 141) 330 5512 |
Fax: (+44 141) 330 3788

The School of Information and Library Science
100 Manning Hall, CB# 3360
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Telephone: (919) 962-8366
Fax: (919) 962-8071

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