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DIGITAL DIRECTIONS
Foundations for DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

April 22-24, 2025 (Tuesday-Thursday) * Online

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A feature of Digital Directions is the opportunity to interact with both faculty and attendees. Each presentation is 45-60 minutes and is followed by 15-30 minutes of Q&A with the presenter. Opportunities for small group discussion are provided at the end of each day.  


DAY 1, Tuesday, April 22


Time


Session Topic


Speaker


11:50 AM

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12:00 PM

Welcome and Orientation


Ann Marie Willer, Director of Preservation Services, NEDCC


12:15 PM

Session 1: Getting Started with Digital Preservation in a Small Institution


Lotus Norton-Wisla, Interim Head of Manuscripts, Archives & Digital Collections and Community Outreach Archivist, Washington State University

1:30 PM


Break 1


1:45 PM


Session 2: How to Build a Digital Project


Lindsey Richardson, Principal, Museum Person


3:00 PM


Break 2


3:15 PM

Session 3: Metadata Basics


Elliot Williams, Metadata Strategist, The University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries


4:30 PM

Day 1 Discussion Groups


Breakout groups with that day's faculty presenters


5:00 PM


End Day 1




DAY 2, Wednesday, April 23


Time


Session Topic


Speaker


12:00 PM


Session 4: Copyright: Understanding Rights & Responsibilities 


TBD


1:30 PM


Break 1

 
1:45 PM


Session 5: Born Digital Collections


Katherine Fisher, Head of Digital Archives, Rose Library, Emory University


3:00 PM


Break 2


3:15 PM


Session 6: Digital Preservation Storage


Sibyl Schaefer, Chronopolis Program Manager / Digital Preservation Librarian, University of California, San Diego


4:30 PM 


Day 2 Discussion Groups


Breakout groups with that day's faculty presenters


5:00 PM


End Day 2

 


DAY 3, Thursday, April 24


Time


Session Topic


Speaker


12:00 PM

Session 7: Preserving Audiovisual Collections


TBD


1:30 PM


Break 1


1:45 PM


Session 8: Digital Preservation Tools


Julianna Barrera-Gomez, Digital Accessions Specialist, Digital Preservation Services, Harvard University 


3:00 PM


Break 2


3:15 PM

Session 9: Digital Stewardship Advocacy for Impact


Angela Fritz, Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Iowa


4:30 PM

Day 3 Discussion Groups

Breakout groups with that day's faculty presenters

5:00 PM


End Day 3