SILS to Present Digitization Workshop

UNC’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS) is collaborating with the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII), the University of Glasgow, Fondren Library at Rice University and Duke University’s libraries to present “Digitization for Cultural Heritage Professionals” (DCHP). This year’s program will be held May 16-21, 2004, at SILS, with a day at Duke University’s Perkins Library.

DCHP is a series of international workshops helping cultural heritage information professionals bring digitization projects to their repositories. The weeklong workshop will benefit professionals and academics working in the cultural and heritage sectors, such as archives, libraries and museums. DCHP builds on the success of the Glasgow Digitization Summer Schools, which were held from 1998-2002. Last year's workshop was held at UNC at Chapel Hill.

The course will consist of 15 lectures, two interactive sessions, five lab-based practicals and two special collections visits, one to the special collections department at UNC’s Wilson Library and one to Perkins Library. The teaching team includes Dr. Seamus Ross and Dr. Ian Anderson, both of HATII; Dr. Helen Tibbo, professor at SILS; Dr. Paul Conway from Duke; and Dr. Lisa Spiro from Fondren Library.