17:610:553 DIGITAL LIBRARIES [e553]
Schedule for Spring 2016
Follows academic calendar in Scheduling & Space Management, New Brunswick – University Academic
Calendar
First day of classes Tue, Jan. 19, 2016. Spring break: Sat, March 12 through Sun, March 20.
End of semester Mon, May 9, 2016.
Week of
Unit covered that
Assign.
Date due
Term project***
Spring
week,
&
on Mon**
2016
including lecture &
exercise
discussion*
no.
1.
Tue
First day of classes
Jan 19
1. What is a digital
library?
Jan 26
Tue Jan 19
2.
Jan 25
2. History
Feb 1
Feb 1
3. Keeping up
3.
Feb 8
Feb 8
4.
Feb 15
5.
Feb 22
Feb 22
4. Diversity in digital
libraries
5. Digital resources,
collections
6. Representation
6.
Feb 29
Feb 29
7. Digitization
7.
March 7
March 7
8. Services
8.
March 14
March14
9. Evaluation
9.
March 28
March 21
March 28
none
10.
April 6
April 4
Spring break
10. DL projects,
research
11. Preservation
11.
April 13
April 11
12. Economics
12.
April 20
April 18
13. Law
13. none
or add.
credit
14. none
or add.
credit
April 27
Feb 15
April 25
Selection
due Mon. Feb 15
Progress report
due Mon. March 14
Final report
due Mon. April 18
14. Future.
May 2
Final report
presentations
Last day of classes
May 2
Final report discussion.
Course evaluation
Mon. May 9, 2016
Units including lecture & discussion covering given topic are run on a weekly basis, Mon
through Sun as given (exception the fist week). E.g. unit 1 (What is a dl?) is run the week of
Jan 19; unit 2 (History) the week of Jan 25; unit 3 (Keeping up) the week of Feb 1; etc.
** Assignments & exercises are due latest on the Monday following a unit (except for first
week). E.g. Assignment and Exercise 1 are due by Tue Jan 26; Assignment and Exercise 2 are
due by Mon. Feb 1; Assignment and Exercise 3 are due by Mon eb 8 etc. Since Mondays have
24 hours, submission can be at any time 0-24 on a Monday.
*** Term project selection, progress report and final report are due Mon on given due dates:
project selection is due on Mon eb 15; progress report on Mon March 14; and final report on
Mon April 18, 2016.
General issues & questions can be posted at any time. Schedule may be subject to change.