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Newspaper Collections: Digital Access Planning and Activities
Register for upcoming sessions of this course
Prerequisites
Useful background: Basic knowledge of preservation and digitization terminology and techniques.
Course description
Institutions can now digitize their microfilmed newspaper collections and make them accessible and searchable via the World Wide Web. This workshop uses exercises to focus on planning and funding decisions involved with both preserving and digitizing newspaper collections. Discusses the options for text processing steps and identifies choices necessary to create searchable indexes. The workshop provides the opportunity to review and discuss appropriate methodology and software applications for digitizing newspaper collections. Students will review two to three types of access to digital newspapers, and compare usability and functionality criteria for Web access.
To request and schedule this workshop at your institution, please contact Gayle Palmer, Digital and Preservation Program Manager, at 800-854-5753.
What you will learn
The ability to make an informed decision about what strategy is appropriate for digitizing newspapers, including:
- Actions involved in managing a newspaper digitization project
- Awareness of issues involved in working with service bureaus
- Knowledge of strategies for preparing text files for digital newspapers
- Review of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) technical guidelines.
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Course details
Duration: 1 Day
Fee:
$75 Western Members
$125 All Others
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