Jul'15: Rethinking Digital Literacy to Serve Library Staff and Users (ALA)

4-week eCourse

Beginning Monday, July 13, 2015

http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11469

$175

What is digital literacy? Supporting digital literacy remains an important part of library staff members' work, but sometimes we struggle to agree on a simple, meaningful definition of the term.

Join Paul Signorelli in this new eCourse that will begin by exploring a variety of definitions and will focus on work that fosters digital literacy among people of all ages and backgrounds. Signorelli will then explore a variety of digital-literacy resources, including case studies of how we creatively approach these learning opportunities, and will also explore a variety of digital tools that will help to encourage further understanding of this topic.

Jun'15: Getting Started with Digital Image Collections (Library Juice Academy)

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/036-digital-image-collections.php

Dates: June 1-26, 2015
Price: $175

This course is primarily aimed at librarians who are new to managing special image collections and who wish to learn more about beginning a digitization program. Through readings, individual exercises, and class discussions, students will develop an understanding of the following key components of digitization project planning: evaluation and preparation of resources, building sustainable workflows and storage environments, and usability assessment. In the first part of the course, students will become familiar with current research into the behaviours and attitudes of image-seekers, and they will develop a broad understanding of how different metadata standards for libraries, archives and museums record and present information to the end user. In the following weeks, we will discuss basic steps for creating and preserving digital images, such as choosing an appropriate scanning resolution, file naming, and devising scale-appropriate storage methods. Students will evaluate various strategy and planning documents in order to develop goals for their projects, and will be given examples of workflows that can be customized for their own use. The focus will be on providing access to collections that are being digitized from analogue materials, but will also have applications to born-digital collections.

Apr'15: Digital Age Management and Leadership: Five Critical Steps to Integrating Digital Age Techniques into the Workplace (Texas Lib Assoc)

April 7, 1-2pm Central Time

https://join.onstreammedia.com/register/80146595/digitalage

Managing and leading in library and information settings today requires:
•         Different techniques to address change in general;
•         Techniques for identifying change specific to organizations and workers;
•         Timing considerations for faster moving work and umbrella organization settings;
•         Using contemporary visuals for illustrating issues;
•         Finding unique data for articulating value;
•         And, persuasive content to match techniques to target populations.
This free one-hour webinar offers specific ideas and techniques for managers and leaders as well as a handout with extensive web links of content and examples.

Apr'15: Creating Online Federal Depository Collections: Case Studies (FDLP)

Thursday, April 23, 2015 / 2:00 pm (Eastern)

http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar

Much of the content provided through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is shifting to online formats. Depository libraries have several options for providing access to these online resources. This session will explore approaches from three depository libraries in developing online Federal depository collections and connecting users to these important information resources.

Mar'15: Getting to the Bottom Line: 20 Cost Questions for Digital Preservation (ASERL)

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7981225527980030977

Wed, Mar 11, 2015 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

For academic libraries and other cultural memory organizations, finding clear pricing and cost information for digital preservation services can be a daunting and sometimes frustrating endeavor. In this webinar, Aaron Trehub from the Alabama Digital Preservation Network (ADPNet) and Matt Schultz from the MetaArchive Cooperative will share the results of a project they have undertaken in recent months in collaboration with colleagues at academic libraries, to produce what they hope will be a helpful guide for gathering information on the cost of digital preservation solutions. "Getting to the Bottom Line: 20 Questions Every Organization Should Ask About the Cost of Digital Preservation" is a free and simple resource geared towards helping institutions ask the right questions of service providers to ensure the best fit when it comes to choosing a digital preservation solution.

Apr'15: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own: Information Access and Civil Discourse in the Digital Age (Carterette Series)

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central)

Register: http://goo.gl/ffQjzA

In this webinar, Brandy Horne will outline different factors that can influence, and even hinder, our ability to access information in a digital environment, and she’ll discuss how the information we do access can ultimately impact our ability to engage in civil discourse.  Finally, addressing some possibly conflicting directives from ALA documents, such as the Core Values of Librarianship and the Code of Ethics, we’ll look at how libraries might strike a balance between showing patrons how to find the information they need and helping them to find the information they want.

Feb'15: Managing Chaos: Digital Governance by Design (O’Reilly)

Thursday, Feb. 26 (12-1 pm Mountain)

Organizations spend a lot of time debating over who gets to make decisions about the nature of websites, apps, and content. Sometimes the debates are so fierce that organizations are almost at a standstill when it comes to digital development or they find that their organization is creating a cacophony of digital artifacts, a big dis-integrated mess that leaves users frustrated and sometimes leads to out and out business liability. Organizations like these need to take the time to clarify role sand responsibilities for digital development—this is the domain of digital governance.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.oreilly.com/webcasts/

Feb'15: Accessing Federal electronic records at the National Archives (North Carolina Library Association)

Wednesday, Feb. 25 (10-11 am Mountain)
Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents ...

For well over a century, the U.S. government has produced an ever increasing volume and array of electronic records.  These records range from World War II Army enlistment data to 1970s State Department telegrams to 2010 home mortgage data.  But once the creating agency no longer has a need for the electronic records, where do they go?  The National Archives accessions, preserves, and provides access to U.S. Federal Government electronic records of permanent value.  This webinar will provide an overview on the types of government electronic records, especially data, available at the National Archives and how to access it.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.nclaonline.org/date-browser  

Apr'15: Digital Preservation for Individuals and Small Groups (ALCTS)

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/043015

Thursday, April 30, 2015
the sessions begin at 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern and last about an hour.

As technology changes, the greatest threat to preserving digital files is obsolescence. Files may get stuck on obsolete media or in some form that may become unusable in time. If you don’t actively care for your digital possessions you may lose access to them.

This webinar can help increase your understanding of what it takes to preserve commonly used digital files such photos, recordings, videos and documents. Learn about the nature of the digital-preservation challenge and hear about some simple, practical tips and tools to help you preserve your digital stuff.

This session is free and part of the Preservation Week series:
April 28     Moving Image Preservation 101  by   Siobhan C. Hagan
April 30     Digital Preservation for Individuals and Small Groups  by    Mike Ashenfelder
May  1      Disaster Response Q&A   by  Nancy E. Kraft

Mar'15: Persistence: “Got yours?” Preserving Scholarship (ALCTS)

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/031115

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
sessions begin at 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern and last about an hour.

As more and more content  (books and journals and other genres) is made available only in an electronic format, ensuring that the scholarly record remains intact in the event of a technological or natural disaster is ever more critical. Learn about the importance of digital preservation, rights and responsibilities of all stakeholders, and what you can do to ensure that key research remains readily available.

This webinar is one of a six-part webinar series:
Feb. 18  Trends and Advancements for Library Resource Discovery
Feb. 23  Tailoring Communications to Different Audiences
Mar.  9  Workflow Maps: Tools for Insight and Enhancement
Mar. 11  Persistence: “Got yours?” Preserving Scholarship
Mar. 16  E-book Cataloging Using a Shared Mailbox
Mar. 18  Cataloging Continuing Resources in a Changing Landscape

                                               Each     Series of 6
ALCTS Member (individual)          43     206
Nonmember (individual)               59     284
International (individual)               43     206
Groups. Applies to group of people that will watch the webinar together from one access point.          
Member group                             99     476

Feb-Mar'15: Managing Copyright in Digital Collections (ALA)

3 week eCourse beginning February 16, 2015
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11291
$175

When you’re creating a digital collection or digitizing materials for preservation and access, you face a whole new set of copyright questions. In this 3-week eCourse, you will learn how to apply copyright to a variety of media and formats and make decisions with a project manager’s sensibility, enabling you to keep your projects on track. Linda Tadic, experienced in film, art and cultural object archives, will lead discussions, provide related readings and resources, and will also present three live webinars as part of the eCourse.

Save the date to attend the live webinars! (Please note that all sessions will be recorded and archived for those who cannot attend the live events.)
Session One: Friday, February 20 from 2:30-4:00pm Eastern/1:30-3:00pm Central/12:30-2:00pm Mountain/11:30am-1:00pm Pacific

Session Two: Friday, February 27 from 2:30-3:30pm Eastern/1:30-2:30pm Central/12:30-1:30pm Mountain/11:30am-12:30pm Pacific

Session Three: Friday, March 6 from 2:30-3:30pm Eastern/1:30-2:30pm Central/12:30-1:30pm Mountain/11:30am-12:30pm Pacific

Feb'15: Open Data and Science: Towards Optimizing the Research Process (DataONE)

Tuesday February 10th
9 am Pacific / 10 am Mountain / 11am Central / 12 noon Eastern
https://www.dataone.org/upcoming-webinar

The shift to a digital context has transformed scientific communication deeply. The rapid and enormous growth in computing power has also led science itself to approach reality in new ways. Both trends stand behind the rise of open science and open data.

The Open Access movement has already transformed the publishing of research results: new business models, new forms of dissemination, new retrieval tools, and new preservation strategies. It is also beginning to affect the ways in which scientific work is being evaluated. Finally, the emergence of open access to published articles has foregrounded the importance of machine reading whenever vast quantities of documents have to be treated: with it, retrieving, re-using, remixing and reorganizing knowledge can proceed much more efficiently.

The growth in computing power amounts to an epistemological transformation that builds upon the logical revolution initiated in classical antiquity, and upon the experimental method which forms a crucial element of the "Scientific Revolution". Model building is fast becoming the approach of choice for an ever greater proportion of scientific problems. However, model building requires easy access to large amounts of data. These data sets must be organized, curated and made to work across laboratories and disciplines. Issues of replicability and verifiability are at stake in this context.

In conclusion, the computer and the Internet are transforming science in profound ways, and open science and data testify to this fact. This double shift is sufficiently momentous to be compared to the invention of writing and of printing.

Dec: California Digital Newspaper Collection (Infopeople)

Wednesday, December 17, at noon PST, join Brian Geiger, Director of the Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research at the University of California, Riverside and manager of the CDNC, for a free one-hour Infopeople webinar.
You will learn about:
•    The CDNC and its high value for researchers and library practitioners
•    The free professional consultation services that the CDNC offers to California libraries and other “memory” institutions
•    How you can collaborate with the CDNC to digitize and make your newspapers available online.
This webinar is of interest to staff in all types of California libraries involved in research and digitization projects. Please pre-register by visiting https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=449.

Mar'15: Creating Long-Lasting Digital Prints (NEDCC)

March 31, 2015
2:00pm Eastern (2 hrs)

https://www.nedcc.org/preservation-training/training-calendar/event-details?eventid=202
$95 / $75 early-bird registration (March 10, 2015)

Color prints made from digital files are not considered preservation quality and there are no standards for longevity regarding digital images.  However, there are ways of creating long-lasting prints by understanding the materials employed and controlling the conditions where the print will be stored.  This presentation will address the three most important factors that affect the life of a digital print:  the quality of materials used such as the colorant (dye vs. pigment) and paper; the combination of materials used; and afterwards, the storage and display of the prints.

Jan'15: Getting Started with Digital Image Collections (Library Juice Academy)

January 5-30, 2015 / $175

This course is primarily aimed at librarians who are new to managing special image collections and who wish to learn more about beginning a digitization program. Through readings, individual exercises, and class discussions, students will develop an understanding of the following key components of digitization project planning: evaluation and preparation of resources, building sustainable workflows and storage environments, and usability assessment. In the first part of the course, students will become familiar with current research into the behaviours and attitudes of image-seekers, and they will develop a broad understanding of how different metadata standards for libraries, archives and museums record and present information to the end user. In the following weeks, we will discuss basic steps for creating and preserving digital images, such as choosing an appropriate scanning resolution, file naming, and devising scale-appropriate storage methods. Students will evaluate various strategy and planning documents in order to develop goals for their projects, and will be given examples of workflows that can be customized for their own use. The focus will be on providing access to collections that are being digitized from analogue materials, but will also have applications to born-digital collections.

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/036-digital-image-collections.php

Nov: Revisiting Reformatting (Connecting to Collections)

Thursday, Nov. 20 (12-1 pm Mountain)

Questions about digital asset migration and access? Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig of the Smithsonian Archives will address the challenges associated with digital preservation. By taking into consideration user needs and reformatting options, effective planning will ensure access to digital content in the future.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.connectingtocollections.org/calendar/

Oct: Stocking the Pond: Finding, Gathering, Growing, and Maintaining a Digital Collection (FDLP)

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 / 2:00 pm Eastern Time

The presenter will describe the library’s experiences creating and maintaining a digital collection of Government publications for the Southern Oregon Klammath-Siskiyou-Cascades bioregion. The presentation will include how the collection was first seeded by paper documents collected over the years and has been supplemented with relevant materials harvested from Government agencies.

http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/training-and-events

Oct: Digital Archiving: A Train the Trainer Webinar (Georgia Library Association)

Wednesday, Oct. 22 (12-1 pm Mountain)

The Society of Georgia Archivists, the Atlanta chapter of ARMA International, and the Georgia Library Association present a train-the-trainer session on Personal Digital Archiving. Designed for information professionals from all backgrounds and levels of experience, this session will empower participants to see themselves as archivists of their own digital records and will cover topics ranging from best practices for creating digital records and rights issues in the digital landscape to strategies for storing digital records and emerging developments regarding the digital afterlife. After completing the workshop, attendees will be encouraged to teach the workshop to their users--the public, co-workers, students, etc.--in their own diverse institutional contexts. The end goal of the workshop will thus be to advocate for informational professionals as a source of expertise for assisting individuals (the public, family members, students, corporate employees, etc.) with their personal digital archiving needs.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://gla.georgialibraries.org/mediawiki/index.php/Carterette_Series_Webinars

Oct: Digital Citizenship: New Roles and Responsibilities in the Digital Age (WebJunction)

Tuesday, Oct. 14 (11-12 pm Mountain)

Today’s digital world is redefining “citizenship.” All of us—from digital natives to later adopters—need to learn how to be good citizens, to be safe, responsible and respectful participants in this new world. Digital citizenship requires a whole-community approach among parents, kids, librarians, educators, and the broader community. In this webinar, explore the vital connection between Digital Citizenship and Public Libraries. Learn about free digital citizenship resources provided by Common Sense Education covering a range of topics including Internet Safety, Cyberbullying, Digital Footprints, Copyright, and more. Digital Citizenship Week is coming October 19-25…how will your library be participating?

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction.html

Nov: Metadata Implementation (Library Juice Academy)

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/106-metadata-implementation.php
November 3-28, 2014
Credits: 1.5 CEUs
Price: $175

Metadata implementation applies the tools and principles of metadata design, as taught in the companion course, to evaluate and develop application profiles for metadata schemas in common use. Students will develop and test application profiles in XML and using an open source METS/MODS metadata creation tool, the Rutgers OpenWMS. METS, including administrative metadata (source, technical and rights) will be covered, as well as VRA Core, MODS, Darwin Core, and PBcore, to give students experience evaluating and implementing a range of metadata schemas. Application profiles will be developed using the WMS for a cultural heritage or a research data collection, of the student’s choosing. Adventurous students can elect to do both!