The Digitization Skills for Libraries and Cultural Heritage Institutions Certificate of Achievement curriculum prepares students to work in digital repositories found in libraries, archives, museums and business settings. Instruction includes: project planning, digitization, metadata, copyright and end user access to digital materials. Students will gain practical experience using industry standards in order to prepare them for entering the workforce. The program serves as an entry level foundational skills certificate that can be built upon with the Archives and Digital Collections Assistant Certificate of Achievement.
A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon successful completion of all required courses with a grade C or better.
Projected annual completers are between 15-25 students, based on enrollment in required courses.
Given the increasing demand for digital access to historical materials, there is a shortage of trained staff familiar with the technologies used in both creating and managing digital files for libraries and cultural heritage collections. This curriculum prepares students to work in digital repositories found in libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage organizations. Instruction includes: project planning, digitization, metadata, copyright, preservation and end user access to digital materials. Students will gain practical experience using industry standards in order to prepare them for entering the workforce.
Program Goals: “Career Technical Education (CTE)” Certificate of Achievement
Program Level Student Learning Outcomes provide students with the range of skills sets that will better prepare students for support staff work in archives, special collections and the digitization field, such as: Digitization Technician or Digitization Assistant.
Program Outcomes:
Upon completion of the program, students will be assessed on their ability to:
1. Identify and explain selection, technical, and copyright issues that impact the success of digital projects.
2. Produce digital representations of archival materials using established digitization protocols and standards.
3. Apply established protocols and metadata standards to provide access to digital objects in digital asset management systems.
The Digitization Skills for Libraries and Cultural Heritage Institutions Certificate of Achievement curriculum prepares students to work in digital repositories found in libraries, archives, museums and business settings. Instruction includes: project planning, digitization, metadata, copyright and end user access to digital materials. Students will gain practical experience using industry standards in order to prepare them for entering the workforce. The program serves as an entry level foundational skills certificate that can be built upon with the Archives and Digital Collections Assistant Certificate of Achievement.
Code | Title | Units | Sequence |
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LIB 121 | TECHNOLOGIES & PROCESSES FOR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS | 3 | Yr 1 Fall |
LIB 122 | INTRODUCTION TO METADATA FOR DIGITAL OBJECTS | 3 | Yr 1 Spring |
LIB 123 | INTRODUCTION TO COPYRIGHT ISSUES FOR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS | 1 | Yr 1 Spring |
LIB 126 | ARCHIVES AND DIGITAL COLLECTIONS INTERNSHIP | 1 | Yr 1 Summer |
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