digitization skills Certificate Program and Course information

• Program Outcomes
• Required Courses
•   Course Sequence        Application

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be assessed on their ability to:

• Assess collection materials to determine feasibility for digitization.
• Identify copyright issues that impact digital projects.
•  Demonstrate use of imaging equipment to create archival and derivative images.
• Follow established protocols to create quality metadata for digital objects to provide access to these items in digital databases.
• Discuss the current software/system options available for managing and providing end user access to digital collections.

Program Goals

Given the increasing demand for digital access to historical materials, the goal of the Digitization Skills Certificate is to address the shortage of trained paraprofessionals familiar with the technologies used in both creating and managing digital files for libraries and cultural heritage collections.

Required Program Courses

This program requires a sequence of 11 units including 5 required courses.

Course descriptions and Student Learning Outcomes:

• BIT 25 SURVEY OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS

  Course Description: Survey of business computer technology, business software environments, and commonly used business software applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, graphics and database management. (3.0 units; 54 hours lecture). Transfer Credit: CSU.
  NOTE: This course is required for the Certificate and a prerequisite for LIB 121.  Students who have taken an equivalent course at another college can request a 'prerequisite challenge' (Form ).  Contact the program coordinator for assistance.

• LIB 121 INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

  Course description: Introduction to the basic processes of digital repositories including assessing collection materials, scanning, managing files for preservation, quality control and the use of digital asset management systems. (3.0 units; 54 hours lecture). Prerequisite: BIT 25
  Student Learning Outcomes - Students will be assessed on their ability to:

1. Explain the importance of technical standards in relationship to creating and
       managing digital image and text files.
2. Identify and compare the types of equipment used in creating digital objects.
3. Demonstrate the ability to use imaging equipment and digital asset management
       software.
4. Define basic technical terms used in digital projects.

• LIB 123 INTRODUCTION TO COPYRIGHT ISSUES FOR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

  Course Description: Introduction to copyright and privacy issues relating to digital projects. Includes an overview of public domain, fair-use, licensing, copyright status as selection criteria, and rights metadata. (1.0 units; 18 hours lecture).
  Student Learning Outcomes - Students will be assessed on their ability to:

1. Discuss the history and general principles of copyright related to a digital project.
2. Recognize potential copyright or privacy issues for digital collection materials.
3. Describe the characteristics of a well-written release form.
4. Create metadata that documents due diligence efforts to identify ownership.

• LIB 122 INTRODUCTION TO METADATA FOR DIGITAL OBJECTS

  Course Description: Study of the basic principles of metadata development for digital repositories. Includes a survey of the most commonly adopted metadata schemas and controlled vocabularies with an emphasis on using the Dublin Core schema to create shareable metadata records. Students will gain practical experience in applying a selected metadata standard to a collection of digital objects. Recommended preparation: LIB 105A and LIB 121. (3.0 units; 54 hours lecture).
  Student Learning Outcomes - Students will be assessed on their ability to:

1. Identify the principles, concepts and types of metadata.
2. Identify a variety of metadata schemas and element sets for specific domains and
       communities.
3. Implement controlled vocabularies for entering descriptive information.

• LIB 126 DIGITIZATION INTERNSHIP

  Course Description: Supervised practical experience working on an approved digital project in a library or cultural heritage institution. (1.0 units; Total of 60 hours).
  Student Learning Outcomes - Students will be assessed on their ability to:

       1. Demonstrate how to create archival images and associated metadata.
       2. Describe and evaluate participation in an actual digital project.

  Other Recommended Courses:

• LIB 105A Descriptive Cataloging Procedures in Online Environments (3 units)

Course Sequence

Proposed schedule

FALL 2013	SPRING 2014	SUMMER 2014	SUMMER 2014
LIB 121	LIB 122	LIB 123	LIB 126 Internship

Please do not hesitate to call or e-mail Krista Goguen, Program Coordinator,for more information about the program.

(626) 585-7832, kfgoguen@pasadena.edu Office: LL 303

 

3/1/2013