Digitization of Cultural Materials

Introduces students to the theoretical and practical aspects of digitization, with an emphasis on evolving guidelines and lessons learned from existing digitization projects. Among the topics to be examined are: selection principles, project and workflow planning, digitization of cultural materials, file formats, quality control, rights management, metadata, access, funding issues, assessment and evaluation, digital asset management, and preservation. Theoretical concepts will be reinforced through hands-on production experience in digitizing and managing digitized cultural materials.

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