RLG Programs 2008 Annual Partners Meeting Agenda
June 2-4, 2008
Philadelphia
Day 3
Wednesday, June 4
Digitization and the Humanities: Impact on Libraries and Special Collections Symposium
Venue: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Ullyot Meeting Hall
An overview and interpretation of perspectives provided at this symposium are available in the following report:
- Proffitt, Merrilee and Jennifer Schaffner. The Impact of Digitizing Special Collections on Teaching and Scholarship: Reflections on a Symposium about Digitization and the Humanities. (.pdf: 70K/10 pp.)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks (.mp3: 19.77 MB/57 min.) |
| 9:45 | Scholars Perspectives: Impact of Digitized Collections on Learning and Teaching (.mp3: 21.39 MB/1 hr. 2 min.) David Harrington Watt Director of General Education Program Associate Professor of History Temple University Paper: How has the Availability of Digitized Primary Source Materials Changed the way Teachers Teach and Students Learn? (.pdf: 559K/12 pp.) Zachary Lesser Assistant Professor Department of English University of Pennsylvania Presentation: Primary Sources, Digital Facsimilies and Analytic Databases (.pdf: 38K/7 pp.) |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | Scholars Perspectives: Impact of Digitized Collections on Research (.mp3: 21.28 MB/1 hr. 1 min.) |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) |
| 2:30 | Librarian Perspective: Impact on Collections (.mp3: 28.18MB/1 hr. 22 min.) Paul N. Courant University Librarian and Dean of Libraries University of Michigan Robin Adams Librarian and College Archivist Trinity College Dublin Presentation: Impact of Digitization on Libraries and Special Collections (.pdf: 1.95MB/20 pp.) |
| 3:30–4:00 | Wrap Up / Future Directions |