Digital curation is the selection, preservation, maintenance, collection, and archiving of digital assets. While there are a variety of resources out there, very few focus on the absolute, complete beginner. This course is aimed at the digital curation novice and is broken down into four sections for an easy grasp on the subject.

1. An introduction to the topic, focusing on defining digitization, digital preservation, digital curation, and their importance.

2. Understanding if digitization is right for you and what is needed to get a digital project started.

3. General guidelines for any digital curation project.

4. Step-by-step instructions for the most popular types of digitization and digital preservation projects including photographic materials, paper and bound materials, audio, and audiovisual materials.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course participants should be able to:

• Understand the differences between digitization, digital preservation, and digital curation
• Create policies related to digital preservation and collection of digital objects.
• Recall the principles of creating good digital objects
• Understand how to record appropriate metadata
• Utilize workflows and checklists to guide throughout the digital life cycle

Course Fee:$175.00 USD

This course is designed for individual participation; each participant must enroll separately.

When does the course start and finish?

• This course starts on May 13, 2019. It is an asynchronous online course designed to be completed in 4 weeks.
• Participants will spend approximately 2 hours each week on viewing lectures, answering quizzes, and completing written assignments.
• It is recommended that you complete each week's work within that week to stay in sync with other learners.

When is the last day for registration?

May 10, 2019

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