Meetings and Workshops (Eighth Year: 2007-2008)

These workshops are open to LHDRP participants only.

Fees

• There are no registration fees.
• Attendees are responsible for travel arrangements (including lodging, transportation, parking, etc.).  Lunch and refreshments are not provided.  Your institution may pay for costs associated with attending the meeting and training series using your LSTA grant funds.

Schedule

July 2007

• LHDRP kickoff meeting.  Hosted by CDL. Thursday, 7/12, 12:00-4:00

• "Copyright Issues for Digitization Projects" workshop.  Hosted by Infopeople (Mary Minow, instructor). Friday 7/13, 8:30-9:00 (check-in), 9:00-4:30 (instruction)

This workshop will introduce general issues pertaining to the selection of materials for digitization, and copyright issues. Topics covered: introduction to basic copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, including "fair use" and "public domain" issues; methods for assessing copyright status of materials; print/analog materials vs. digital materials; risk tolerance and management; capturing rights information in digital object metadata; and developing an institutional policy and rights management framework.

Please bring a small group (ca. 5 items) of original items -- or photocopies of the original items -- that are representative of collections that you are planning to digitize.

Location for both July sessions:

Buena Park Public Library
7150 La Palma Avenue
Buena Park, CA 90620
Telephone: (714)826-4100

• Meeting agenda
• Workshop presentation
• Directions
• Parking: There is no fee for on-site parking
• Accommodations: Nearby accommodations within a 5 mile radius include Radisson Suites Hotel Buena Park (7762 Beach Blvd, 714-739-5347), Courtyard-Anaheim Buena Park (7621 Beach Blvd, 714-670-6600), and Days Inn (8580 Stanton Ave, 714-828-5211)

September 2007

• LHDRP digitization outsourcing and metadata training.  Hosted by CDL. Monday 9/24, 9:00-4:00.

This meeting will provide an overview of the process for sending materials to Northern Micrographics for scanning, including the shipping process, working with an online data entry tool to prepare packing lists, receiving deliverables from the vendor, quality control checking, and other considerations. It will also provide an overview of the LHDRP Handbook descriptive and rights metadata guidelines, for the purpose of cataloging in CONTENTdm.

Please bring a small group (ca. 5 items) of original items -- or photocopies of the original items -- that are representative of collections that you are planning to digitize.

Location:

California State University, Los Angeles
Kennedy Library, Room B526
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8300
(323) 343-4927

• Meeting agenda
• Workshop p resentations: Scanning and Metadata
• Map: Kennedy Library is "Library North", building #7 on the map
• Directions
• Parking: Parking Lot 5 is recommended; nearby Disabled Parking areas are available in Lot 5 in Parking Structure C. Ticket dispensers for daily parking at $6 are available in Lot 5.
• Accommodations: Nearby accommodations within a 5 mile radius include Los Angeles Marriott Downtown (333 S Figueroa St, 213-617-1133), Best Western (818 N Hill St, 213-617-3077), and Days Inn Downtown (711 N Main St, Los Angeles, 213-680-0200

December 2007

• "Creating Digital Objects with CONTENTdm" workshop.  Hosted by OCLC Western Service Center (Linda Stewart, instructor). Dates/times: Thursday 12/6 and Friday 12/7, 9:00-9:30 (check-in), 9:30-5:00 (instruction)

A basic level hands-on workshop designed to assist institutions in understanding how to use the CONTENTdm Software Suite to create digital collections based on LHDRP specifications. CONTENTdm is used to create, manage, and make digital collections available on the web. Workshop topics include: CONTENTdm highlights; collection-building tutorial; and LHDRP metadata and controlled vocabulary implementation.

Location for both December sessions:

OCLC Western Service Center
3281 East Guasti Road
Suite 560
Ontario, CA 91761

• Registration
• Directions
• Parking: There is no fee for on-site parking
• Accommodations: Nearby accommodations within a 5 mile radius include Best Western Ontario Airport (3400 Shelby St, Ontario, 909-466-9600), Hilton Ontario Airport (700 N Haven Ave, 909-980-0400), and Marriott-Airport (2200 E Holt Blvd, 909-975-5000)

April/May 2008

• LHDRP virtual collection guide training.  Hosted by CDL. Date/time and location to be determined