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LIBR 559J: Topics in Computer-Based Information Systems: Technologies and techniques for digital collection building - Course Syllabus (3)

Program: Master of Library and Information Studies
Year: Winter session 2009-2010, Term 2
Course Schedule: March 12 2010, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., March 13 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: IBLC 461
Instructor: Mark Jordan
Office location: IBLC 489
Office phone: 604-822-0051
E-mail address: mjordan@sfu.ca
Course website address: http://interoperating.info/courses/libr559j/

Course Goal : This course will introduce technologies and techniques commonly used in locally or collaboratively developed digital collections.

Course Objectives :

  • Identify the major file formats used in digitizing analogue content of all types, both for distribution and long-term management of digital assets
  • Select hardware technologies used in digitizing analogue content of all types
  • Select software applications commonly used in producing digital content
  • Develop workflows and processes involved in building local or collaborative digital collections
  • Plan and implement important aspects of project operations such as staffing, resource allocation, and large-scale file management

Course Topics :

  • Major file formats used in building and managing local or collaborative digital collections
  • Hardware and software technologies commonly used in building and managing local or collaborative digital collections
  • Workflows for digitizing analogue content and for processing born-digital content
  • Project operations

Prerequisites: ARST/LIBR 500, 501, 502 [for students in stand-alone MLIS or Dual Programs]. ARST 500/LIBR 500, ARST 510, ARST 515, ARST 516, ARST 520, ARST 540, ARST 573, ARST 587 and permission of SLAIS Graduate Adviser for students in the standalone MAS program.

Format of the course : Lectures, in-class activities, guided labs

Required and Recommended Reading :

Required

Recommended

  • Jordan, Mark. “Developing Workflows.” In Putting Content Online: A Practical Guide for Libraries. Oxford: Chandos, 2006. 255-281.
  • Macklin, Lisa L. and Sarah L. Lockmiller. Digital Imaging of Photographs: A Practical Approach to Workflow Design and Project Management. LITA Guides #4. Chicago: ALA, 1999.
  • New Jersey Digital Highway. Instructions for Using the Workflow Management System. http://www.njdigitalhighway.org/documents/wms-guidelines.pdf
  • Puglia, Steven, Jeffrey Reed, and Erin Rhodes. Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access: Creation of Production Master Files – Raster Images. Washington: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 2004. http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/digitizing-archival-materials.html
  • Reiger, Oya Y. “Establishing a Quality Control Program.” In Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging for Libraries and Archives. Mountain View: Research Libraries Group, 2000. 61-83.
  • Williams, Jessica, Sandra Paske, And Steven Dast. "Audio Procedures And Workflow For The University Of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (Uwdcc)". http://uwdcc.library.wisc.edu/documents/reformatting/AudioWorkflow.pdf

Course Assignments, Due dates and Weight in relation to final course mark

Find and evaluate a set of hardware and software resources for a given set of operational use cases (group, 20% of course grade)

Due March 26

Develop a detailed operational plan for a building a digital collection, including recommended file formats, hardware and software requirements, workflows, and project operations guidelines (group, 80% of course grade)

Due April 9

Course Schedule :

March 12

File formats; software used in project operations; hardware used in project operations

March 13

Project operations; lab; workflow development; in-class activity

Attendance : The calendar states: “Regular attendance is expected of students in all their classes (including lectures, laboratories, tutorials, seminars, etc.). Students who neglect their academic work and assignments may be excluded from the final examinations. Students who are unavoidably absent because of illness or disability should report to their instructors on return to classes.”

Evaluation : All assignments will be marked using the evaluative criteria given on the SLAIS web site .

Written & Spoken English Requirement : Written and spoken work may receive a lower mark if it is, in the opinion of the instructor, deficient in English.

Disability Accommodation : The University accommodates students with disabilities who have registered with the Access and Diversity unit: [ http://www.students.ubc.ca/access/drc.cfm ]. You must register with the Disability Resource Centre to be granted special accommodations for any on-going conditions.

Religious Accommodation : The University accommodates students whose religious obligations conflict with attendance, submitting assignments, or completing scheduled tests and examinations. Please let your instructor know in advance, preferably in the first week of class, if you will require any accommodation on these grounds. Students who plan to be absent for varsity athletics, family obligations, or other similar commitments, cannot assume they will be accommodated, and should discuss their commitments with the instructor before the course drop date. UBC policy on Religious Holidays: http://www.universitycounsel.ubc.ca/policies/policy65.pdf

Academic Dishonesty : Please review the UBC Calendar Academic regulations for the University policy on cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty: http://www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,959 . Also visit and review the contents of these two resources: Plagiarism Resource Centre: For Students: http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/plagiarism/welcome.html and Plagiarism Avoided: Taking Responsibility For Your Work: http://www.arts.ubc.ca/arts-students/plagiarism-avoided.html for useful information on avoiding plagiarism and on correct documentation practice. Students are held responsible for knowing and following all University regulations regarding academic dishonesty. If a student does not know how to properly cite a source or what constitutes proper use of a source it is the student's personal responsibility to obtain the needed information and to apply it within University guidelines and policies. If evidence of academic dishonesty is found in a course assignment, previously submitted work in this course may be reviewed for possible academic dishonesty and grades modified as appropriate. UBC policy requires that all suspected cases of academic dishonesty must be forwarded to the Dean for possible action.

Course email list : Students must subscribe to the course email list.

Address – To: majordomo@interchange.ubc.ca

Message – subscribe l-559j [that is the lowercase letter l]

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Policy on group participation : Both assignments in this course are to be completed in groups with a minimum size of 3 people. All group members will receive the same grade on each assignment. As soon as you form your group for an assignment, you should email the instructor with the names of the members in your group. Any changes in membership after this declaration or issues that arise related to a member's lack of participation in a group, etc. must be brought to the attention of the instructor as early as possible. The instructor will then discuss the problem with all members of the group, with the goal of reaching an equitable solution. Failure to bring problems to the attention of the instructor will result in penalized grades for all members of the group.