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Curious about what the Office of Scholarly Communication has been up to? Wondering what kinds of materials have been added to the IR? Catch up by reading the OSC’s bi-annual progress report here!

Evaluating Digital Projects

You are cordially invited to attend the Lyrasis online class: Evaluating Digital Projects.  The session will be hosted at MULN 104, January 16, 2020 from 11 am – 1 pm.  Below you should locate the description and learning outcomes for the stated session.

Description: Using a series of case studies, the class will examine how to appraise digital projects and will give practical guidance that can be applied in any setting. By the end of the class students will be able to understand and define the differences between various evaluation techniques, and to be able to assess the most successful approach for their own projects in order to make a determination about what will work best in their own environment.

Students will be able to point to best practices for evaluation and assessment of digital projects.

Learning Outcomes:

• Define differences between outcomes and outputs
• Determine if and when digital projects should be revisited, revised, re-marketed, or removed
• Understand the language / vocabulary necessary for appraisal and evaluation of digital projects
• Review how to assess digital projects in the planning, implementation, and sustainability stages
• Model workflows for providing digital project evaluation tools and techniques for institutions both large and small.

The class is sponsored by Special Collections with collaboration from Cataloging and Digital Services.  Feel free to bring your lunch.

SAA Preserving Digital Archives Course

Instructor: Lori Lindberg
Fayetteville, AR | April 17, 2020
Early-Bird Deadline: March 17, 2020

How do you start a digital preservation program? This course is designed to help you move from understanding the core vocabulary, standards, and best practices of digital preservation toward program planning, policy development, and systems evaluation. You will explore organizational aspects of digital preservation, introduce tools and standards for technical and preservation metadata, and consider relevant factors in evaluating and selecting digital preservation systems.

Who Should Attend? Archivists, records managers, and other information professionals who are responsible for the preservation of born-digital materials