April 23, 2010

“Career Paths for Information Professionals: Looking Ahead to 2020”

A panel discussion with members of the DigIn national advisory panel, focusing on the evolving role of the information professions today, and the skills and knowledge professionals need to build effective careers in a fast-changing environment.

Peter Botticelli
Asst. Professor of Practice, SIRLS
DigIn program director

Charles Bailey, Jr.
Publisher, Digital Scholarship
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/

Richard Pearce-Moses
Past President, Society of American Archivists
Deputy Director for Technology and Information Resources,
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records

Christine Szuter
Professor of Practice and Director,
Scholarly Publishing certificate program
Arizona State University

Pete Watters
Technology Officer
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records

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April 23, 2010

“Curating the Digital Past: Lessons from the PeDALS Project”

As the volume and complexity of digital information continues to grow, archivists and librarians have begun to develop the tools needed to preserve society’s legacy of digital records. This presentation by Richard Pearce-Moses will discuss the PeDALS project, a nationally-recognized digital preservation initiative funded by the Library of Congress, National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) as part of its Preserving State Government Information initiative. This initiative focuses on capturing, preserving, and providing access to a rich variety of state and local government digital information.

Richard Pearce-Moses
Past President, Society of American Archivists
Deputy Director for Technology and Information Resources,
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records

Videos

April 23, 2010

"Digitization and the Future of Law Libraries"

Legal Information is increasingly born digital and presents challenges of authenticity and preservation that are critical because of the role of legal authorities in establishing the “rule of law.” This presentation by Roberta I. Shaffer, the Law Librarian of Congress, will discuss unique challenges that face law makers, law practitioners, and information professionals who are the stewards of our legal legacy. Ms. Shaffer will also discuss developments at the Library of Congress that are designed to address some of the concerns.

Roberta I. Shaffer
Law Librarian of Congress

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March 5, 2010

WebWise 2010

Session #4 Educational Opportunities for Library and Museum Professionals

This session features educational opportunities for new professionals as well as professional development opportunities for practicing library and museum professionals to update their digital technology skills.

Joyce Ray, IMLS

Peter Botticelli, DigIn

Phyllis Hecht, Johns Hopkins University Museum Studies Program

Helen Tibbo, University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science

Bill Veillette, Northeast Document Conservation Center