Building Digital Libraries: Fall 2016

Instructor:

Hsin-liang (Oliver) Chen

School:

Long Island University

Semester:

Fall 2016

Description:

This class will focus on developing digital libraries. During the course, we will consider the various definitions of digital libraries in theory and practice. Topics to be covered include: selection criteria, copyright, digitization, metadata, navigation, and project management. The main project will be the creation of a small digital library. Students will create fully function digital libraries. They will also appraise, select, digitize, describe, and make available digital materials. Experience with scanning equipment, imaging software, and HTML editors is helpful.

Required Textbook:

No required textbook.

Link to Syllabus:

http://palmerblog.liu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/654-Building-Digital-Libraries-Chen-Fall2016.pdf

Preservation of Library Materials: Fall 2011

Instructor:

Josephine Sche

School:

Southern Connecticut

Semester:

Fall 2011

Description:

The fundamentals of materials preservation and conservation in libraries and archival institutions. Preservation continuing education, disaster recovery and planning, reformatting and digitization projects are explored.

Required Textbook:

Balloffet, N., Hille, J. 2005. Preservation and Conservation for Libraries and Archives.

Link to Syllabus:

http://www.southernct.edu/ils/uploads/textWidget/wysiwyg/documents/ILS_650-S70-Syllabus-Fall_2011-Sche_Josephine.docx

Survey of Digitization: Fall 2014

Instructor:

Tanya E. Clement

School:

University of Texas at Austin

Semester:

Fall 2014

Description:

Introduction to the issues and trends in digitization initiatives and management, including project planning and management, asset delivery and management systems, interoperability and the importance of standards, copyright and other legal issues, metadata basics, digital preservation, and specific digitization processes for documents, images, sound, and video. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Required Textbook:

No required textbook.

Link to Syllabus:

https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/images/webform/SoDFall2014Syllabus.pdf

Digital Libraries: Summer 2012

Instructor:

Catherine Stollar Peters

School:

University of Albany, College of Computing and Information

Semester:

Summer 2012

Description:

This course will focus on practical methodology and techniques for creating and managing digital libraries. Topics covered in the course include collection development and selection, project management, digitization, metadata, organization, access, use and evaluation of digital libraries, and preservation. Students will research and discuss the history of digital libraries as well as current issues relating to digital libraries, evaluate existing digital libraries, and learn hands-on methods of developing a digital library. Upon completion of this course, students will have a foundation for future research in digital libraries and should be able to participate in the planning and management of digital libraries.

Required Textbook:

No required textbook.

Link to Syllabus:

http://www.albany.edu/informationstudies/files/IST666_DigitalLibraries2012.pdf

Digital Libraries: Summer 2011

Instructor:

Xia Lin

School:

iSchool at Drexel

Semester:

Summer 2011

Description:

This is a course on the emerging field of Digital Libraries. The course serves as an introduction and overview to the research, development, application and practice of digital libraries. Topics to be covered include foundations and architectures of digital libraries, technologies of digital libraries, management and organization of digital resources, knowledge representations and discovery, metadata and standards, intellectual property rights, etc.

Required Textbook:

No required textbook.

Link to Syllabus:

Download link to doc