Program

Digital Directions 2012 spans two and a half days of exploration, consideration, and discussion about the essentials of digitization. The conference will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about standards and best practices for content and metadata, review “tried and true” strategies and workflows, and ponder emerging trends and technologies, such as “mobile,” “cloud,” and “crowd.”

Conference Agenda

A conference program is available below. As faculty presenters, session titles, and abstracts are set, the program will be updated accordingly.

Day 1: Digital Foundations

Day 1 introduces the foundations of digital collections care, offering overview plenaries on creating good digital collections, curating our digital heritage, and opening up those resources to be discovered, used, and re-purposed by scholars, students, and the general public. Each plenary wraps-up with a panel Q&A sessions with Digital Directions faculty. Standards, best practices, and metadata round out the afternoon. All attendees are invited to a Welcome Reception!
TimeSessionFacultyProgram Track
8:00 AMRegistration
Food for Thought
Continental Breakfast
9:00 AMWelcome and Opening RemarksBill Veillette, Executive Director, NEDCC

Jessica Branco Colati, Director of Preservation Services, NEDCC
9:30 AMFoundations of Creation
Keynote and Q&A Panel
Claire Stewart, Head, Digital Collections, Northwestern University Libraries, with Digital Directions FacultyCreation
10:30 AMMorning Refresh Break
10:45 AMFoundations of Curation
Keynote and Q&A Panel		Tyler Walters, Dean of University Libraries, Virginia Tech, with Digital Directions FacultyCuration
11:45 AMNetworking Lunch at Back Bay Events Center
(Included in conference fee)
12:45 PM Foundations of Use
Keynote and Q&A Panel		Tom Scheinfeldt, Managing Director of the Center for History and New Media and Research Assistant Professor of History, George Mason University, with the Digital Directions FacultyUse
1:45 PMDigital Project Planning 101Emily Gore, Associate Dean for Digital Scholarship and Technology Services, Florida State UniversityCreation, Curation, Use
2:30 PMAfternoon Break
2:45 PMThe Role Best Practices and StandardsRobin L. Dale, Director of Digital and Preservation Services, LyrasisCreation, Curation, Use
3:30 PMNavigating the Metadata LandscapeJessica Branco Colati, Director of Preservation Services, NEDCCCreation, Curation, Use
4:15 PMUnderstanding Rights and ResponsibilitiesPeter Hirtle, Intellectual Property Officer, Cornell University LibraryCreation, Curation, Use
5:00 PMClosing RemarksJessica Branco Colati, Director of Preservation Services, NEDCC
5:15 PMClose of Day 1
5:45 PMAll Attendees are invited to a Welcome Reception

Day 2: Digital Focus

Day 2 brings into focus the nuts and bolts of digitizing images, documents, audio and video; collections management and digital preservation strategies; digital repositories and discovery platforms. Learn about developing work flows and selecting platforms as you move from session to session. Explore the Technology Commons, where exhibitors will showcase the tools you can use to create, care for, and use your digital collections. And, don't forget to meet with faculty during the open “Office Hours” sessions – designed to help you connect with the experts, share your projects, and get their views on what you could do next...
TimeSessionFacultyProgram Track
8:00 AMTechnology Commons Opens!
More Food for Thought
Continental Breakfast in the Technology Commons
8:30 AMConcurrent Focus Sessions:
- Digital Images


- Digital Preservation		.
Tom Rieger, Director of Imaging Services, NEDCC

Tyler Walters, Dean of University Libraries, Virginia Tech		Creation; Curation
9:15 AMConcurrent Focus Sessions:
- Digital Texts



- Managing Digital Collections




- Faculty Office Hours		.
Tom Blake; Digital Projects Manager, Boston Public Library

Greg Colati, Director of Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut

Digital Directions Faculty		Creation, Curation
10:00 AMMorning Refresh Break in the Technology Commons
10:30 AMConcurrent Focus Sessions:
- Digital Audio

- Staffing and Budgeting



- Faculty Office Hours		.
George Blood, L.P.

Anne Sauer, Director of Digital Collections and Archives, Tufts University

Digital Directions Faculty		Creation, Curation
12:00 NoonLunch on your ownStroll through Boston's Back Bay and its many lunch options!
1:15 PM Concurrent Focus Sessions:
- Building a Digital Lab



- Making Metadata Useful



- Faculty Office Hours
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Tom Blake; Digital Projects Manager, Boston Public Library

Jessica Branco Colati, Director of Preservation Services, NEDCC

Digital Directions Faculty		Creation
2:00 PMFocus Session:
- Digital Repositories




- Digital Video

- Faculty Office Hours		.
Greg Colati, Director of Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut

George Blood, L.P.

Digital Directions Faculty		Curation
2:45 PMAfternoon Tea in the
Technology Commons
3:30 PMConcurrent Focus Sessions:
- Discovery and Access Tools








- TRAC



- Faculty Office Hours		.
Tom Scheinfeldt, Managing Director of the Center for History and New Media and Research Assistant Professor of History in the Department of History and Art History, George Mason University

Robin L. Dale, Director of Digital and Preservation Services, Lyrasis

Digital Directions Faculty		Curation, Use
4:15 PMConcurrent Focus Sessions:
- Community-sourcing Collections Care

- Digital Repository Case Studies		.
Katherine Skinner, Executive Director, Educopia Institute


Digital Collections and Archives, Tufts University;
WGBH Open Vault		Creation, Curation, Use
5:00 PMClose of Day 2

Day 3: Digital Future

Day 3 of Digital Directions looks to the future - developing relationships, partnerships, and collaborations - that will carry us forward in the digital world! Learn more about pushing your collections out to where the users are and how to work with colleagues within your organization - and across institutions -to build the digital collections of the future. We'll close the conference with a faculty-wide discussion about making and managing change, then explore the future of the Digital Public Library of America, built on the foundation of your collections!
TimeSessionFacultyProgram Track
8:00 AMMore Food for Thought
Continental Breakfast in the Technology Commons
8:30 AMConcurrent Focus Sessions:
- Collaboration




- Funding Q&A Panel		.
Emily Gore, Associate Dean for Digital Scholarship and Technology Services, Florida State University

Angelina Altobellis, Preservation Specialist, NEDCC; Joel Wurl, National Endowment for the Humanities with Digital Directions Faculty

Creation; Curation, Use
9:15 AMConcurrent Focus Sessions:
- Collaboration Case Studies



- Cloud 101

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WGBH Media Library and Archives and the Maine Memory Network

David Minor, Chronopolis Program Manager, Director, Digital Preservation Initiatives University of California San Diego Libraries San Diego Supercomputer Center


Creation, Curation, Use
10:00 AMMorning Refresh Break Last chance to explore the Technology Commons!
10:30 AMBuilding IT Relationships
Keynote and Q&A Panel		David Minor, Chronopolis Program Manager, Director, Digital Preservation Initiatives University of California San Diego Libraries San Diego Supercomputer Center
Creation, Curation, Use
11:15 AMMaking and Managing Change Q&A Panel Digital Directions FacultyCreation, Curation, Use
11:30 AMStretch Break
11:45 AMThe Future Together: The Digital Public Library of America
Closing Keynote		TBA, Digital Public Library of AmericaCreation, Curation, Use
12:45 PMClosing RemarksJessica Branco Colati, Director of Preservation Services, NEDCC
1:00 PMConference Closes