Survey of Digitization
INF 385R - Megan Winget
Fridays, 9 - 12
Contact Info
 Office: 562L Sanchez
 Office Hours: 12 - 1:30 Fridays & by
appointment
 Email: megan@ischool.utexas.edu
 IM: MeganWinget
 Phones annoy me
Introductions
 Name, Year in Program
 Any experience with digitization?
 Dream Job.
 I’ll go first.
Course Objectives - Planning
 Develop Skills in Materials Selection
 Documentation & Justification of Decisions
 Appreciate the impact of different types,
conditions, and features of source material on
the process of imaging
 Define the project standards
 Type of documentary or image material
 Objectives of a particular digitization initiative
Course Objectives Project Management
 Manage digitization process from
beginning to end
 Appreciate and understand the role and
types of metadata necessary for the
long-term reusability of digital materials
 Appreciate the costs of digitization
Course Objectives Asset Management
 Gain an awareness of issues associated
with digital asset management
 Plan appropriate storage and access
facilities
 Understand the role of user evaluation
Grading = Old School
 A = 90 - 100 points
 B = 80 - 89 points
 C = 70 - 79 points
Are you allowed to make lower than a “C”
I don’t like giving grades to graduate students
Grading
 Digitization Projects :: 50% :: 60 POINTS
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Text :: 15 Points ???
Image :: 15 Points ???
Audio :: 15 Points
Video :: 15 Points
 IP Essay :: 10% :: 12 POINTS
 Participation :: 40% :: 48 POINTS
 In-Class Discussion :: 12 classes, 2 Points per class
 Blogging :: 12 weeks, 2 Points per blog entry
Digitization Projects = 50%
 We will have two weeks of practical
instruction before projects are due [schedule]
 I will [try to] give you time during class to
work on projects
 Projects should take about two hours to
complete
 There will be a SHORT [500 words] essay
accompanying each digitization project
 I will provide grading rubrics, and instructions.
You will know what is expected of you
IP Essay = 10%
 Three objects, decide whether they
should be digitized
 Assignment is on the website already
[grading page]
 I will provide more information when
we get closer to the assignment
 Context is important, for example
Participation = 40%
 Discussion = 2 pts/class
 Doesn’t seem like much, but it adds up
 I will post discussion questions related to the
readings on the class listserv on the Monday
before class. (That means there will be
questions posted Monday 4th for Friday 8th
class)
 Be prepared for a discussion of the issues
introduced in the readings.
Participation = 40%
 Blogging = 2 pts/blog entry
 If you’re not going to get an “A” in this class,
it will be because of this. If you don’t do 5
blog entries, you’ve automatically gone down
to a “B,” for example
 Easy and fun way to make 24 of the possible
100 points in this class
 JUST. DO. IT.
 Lists of websites on [Resources] page
What does “Participation”
Mean, Anyway?
 Not cut and dried
 Some people are shy [not everyone, though]
 I’m cheerful and open to differing views. I try
to make it easy to talk.
 Looking for engagement, eye contact,
statement of opinions and interest in the
issues.
 You don’t need to be an expert, just an
informed participant.
How to show up to class and still
not get credit for participation
 Reading the paper
 Falling asleep
 Seriously. Just don’t show up. It brings
me down.
Blogging
 Class blog =
http://xxx.blogspot.com/
 You will be receiving an “invitation” from blogger.
Accept it.
 Give yourself a nickname if you’re concerned with
privacy
 That said, the blog will not be public, and I will
not link to it from anywhere. Virtually invisible.
 “Blog This!”
Blogging (continued)
 Find a digitization project, review it
 Blog entry should contain three paragraphs
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Collection Principles
Object Characteristics
Metadata
Based on A Framework of Guidance for Building Good
Digital Collections, completely reviewed at
http://courses.ischool.utexas.edu/megan/2006/Fall/INF385R/blog_objectives.php
 Should take about 30 minutes to do
Sources of Blog Entries
 Smithsonian Institution Library: Library and Archival Exhibitions on the
Web
http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/OnlineExhibitions/CF/oe_display_alphabetical.cfm?AlphabeticalSort=A [=B, =C, =Dﾉ]
 Virtual Libraries and Museums Pages: http://vlmp.icom.museum/
 Smithsonian Institution Library: Smithsonian Online Exhibitions:
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Industry and Technology Galaxy: http://www.sil.si.edu/galaxy/industry.cfm
Mosaic of Science Galaxy: http://www.sil.si.edu/galaxy/mosaic.cfm
Art and Design Galaxy: http://www.sil.si.edu/galaxy/art.cfm
American Discovery Galaxy: http://www.sil.si.edu/galaxy/american.cfm
 New York Public Library Digital: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/
 AND MANY MORE!!!
Schedule
 Let’s go over the schedule. Now is the
time for questions…