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OCLC Western is pleased to present the fifth annual OCLC Digital Forum West on September 16-17, 2009, in Los Angeles, California at the Getty Research Institute at the Getty Center. This year’s forum will focus on Convergence: Where Metadata and Access Meet for Digital Discovery and Delivery.
The forum will feature national experts from the archival, museum and library communities who will discuss current projects and initiatives exploring creation of metadata for digital discovery and delivery. Four of these distinguished presenters include:
- Anne J. Gilliland (keynote speaker), Professor, Information Studies & Moving Image Archive Studies and Chair of the UCLA Department of Information Studies. Ms. Gilliland also serves as Director of the Center for Information as Evidence.
- Maureen Whalen, Associate General Counsel for the J. Paul Getty Trust, who will speak on the balance between rights of organizations and users.
- Kristine Brancolini, Dean of University Libraries, Loyola Marymount University.
- Dr. John Falk, Sea Grant Professor in Free-Choice Learning, Oregon State University
Other presentations and panel discussions will highlight national projects of significance relating to metadata, tagging of content and the convergence of new forms of delivery of digital collections to 21st century learners.
The forum is designed to offer a smaller and more intimate meeting setting where participants can share knowledge and create networks with other organizations. Join us for some small group discussions at the Getty. It is an ideal educational opportunity for librarians, archivists and museum staff who are charged with creating digital access to collections.
For more information about the Digital Forum West and to register, please visit our Web page. And if you have any questions pertaining to the Forum, please contact Gayle Palmer at 1-800-854-5753.
The OCLC Digital Forum West is co-sponsored by the Getty Research Institute, Orbis Cascade Alliance, OCLC Western and OCLC Digital Collection Services.
The OCLC Digital and Preservation Program
OCLC understands your struggle to meet the demand for online alternatives, while working toward maintaining the integrity of your valuable physical collection. That's why OCLC offers two distinct service areas focused on providing advice, support and education for the development of digital collections along with care and preservation of the physical collections held by your organization. Our comprehensive Digital and Preservation Program provides consulting services and training designed to guide you when making critical decisions to meet both your budget and planning objectives.
Through our digital programs we offer an array of services from program development and grant development assistance to technical consulting for implementing digital collections. We can provide advice and training geared toward your project needs. We can also help your organization complete the digital collections life cycle from creation of collections to long-term preservation of digital content.
In the preservation area, OCLC specializes in offering collaborative education and training opportunities by working with nationally-known organizations to bring preservation training to our members. OCLC staff are also available to conduct preservation site surveys, disaster planning, preservation collection assessments and environmental scans as part of our consulting services. Our goal is to build our members' long-term collection preservation skills and knowledge.
Education and training
Face-to-face and online
OCLC offers education and training designed to build knowledge and skills that address your digital collection management and preservation needs. Instruction comes in several formats including day-long, face-to-face workshops; concise, desktop learning sessions; and formal, online learning programs conducted over several weeks. Topics range from book repair and disaster planning to environmental monitoring and more.
We can also customize training to meet your needs. Please contact us to discuss what subjects and formats are right for you.
Grant development
Our experienced specialists can help you seek funding for your digital collection or preservation projects. We offer grant proposal writing services, review and analysis of grant proposals, and help to finalize your proposal before you submit it for funding. We also provide project assessment, funding strategies and consulting services to support collaborative projects and proposals. Learn more about competitive funding development in Grant development.
Consulting
In digital collection management and preservation, good project planning begins with understanding long-term program development strategies. Whether you're at the start of your planning or half-way through a project, OCLC's knowledgeable digital and preservation staff can help identify priorities, create strategic funding plans, and implement the technical steps for digital collection or preservation activities.
OCLC has staff expertise in digital program management, preservation, conservation techniques and disaster prevention. Our consultants will support your projects and connect you with information for both your digital services and preservation of rare and fragile paper, maps or media collections. Contact us to schedule a site visit or consulting call.
