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New course description for LIS 531K

Filed under GSLIS Administrative
Posted by GSLIS, October 13, 2006
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At the October Faculty Meeting, the description for LIS 531K was changed (see below). Also, please note: this class is not limited to Archives concentrators. All students are welcome. (There is no prerequisite.)

LIS 531K - Archiving and Preserving Digital Media

The preservation and retention of media in digital environments are increasingly urgent issues for archival digital repositories. This course focuses on archiving and preserving a wide variety of digital media (primarily text, image, sound, moving images, and web sites) as well as thinking in a long-term way about overcoming the many challenges. Topics under discussion will include the characteristics of digital media that make a difference in their long-term preservation, media formats, rights issues, digital asset management, each addressed theoretically, historically, and practically. Please note: this class is not limited to Archives concentrators. All students are welcome. No prerequisite.

The PDF Course Information Sheet can be downloaded from the Course Descriptions page on the MyGSLIS site at: http://my.simmons.edu/gslis/courses/descriptions/ms-topics.shtml#LIS531K

Also, a correction to my note from last month regarding the new course, LIS 531M. The correct title of the course is Descriptive Cataloging and Metadata. Please see http://my.simmons.edu/gslis/courses/descriptions/ms-topics.shtml#LIS531M for the full description.

Hope you all have a good weekend!

Best,
Jen

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Jennifer Doyle ‘98LS
Director of GSLIS Curriculum and Communications
Simmons College
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
www.simmons.edu/gslis

Phone: 617-521-2738
jennifer.doyle@simmons.edu