Advanced Book Repair ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This two-day workshop covers advanced repairs to books. Participants should have completed both Basic Book Repair and Intermediate Book Repair before enrolling in this course, and be confident in their hand skills. Topics and techniques covered include the history of papermaking and bookbinding, sewing an endsheet, re-sewing a broken textblock, how to repair foldouts in books, flattening rolled or folded items, spine replacement (a different technique from that covered in Intermediate Book Repair), enclosures, and identification of materials appropriate for a trained conservator. The course will conclude with a final review of book repair options, decision-making, and summarization of topics covered in all three workshops.

The Imaging and Preservation Service are funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Authority Files Fundamentals with OCLC Connexion ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Authority control helps librarians build better catalogs by standardizing their terms. Consistent usage of names and subjects in the catalog makes it easier for library users to find needed materials. Cross references in the authority file help library users find the specific information needed. This workshop will include how to read the OCLC authority records, how to search the OCLC authority file and how to use the Control Headings command in OCLC Connexion to link name and subject headings in bibliographic records to authority records. Examples and exercises will be based on the OCLC Connexion browser interface.

Learning Objectives

• Define terminology essential to understanding authority control in OCLC Connexion
• Search and utilize OCLC Connexion authority files
• Apply and utilize control headings command in OCLC Connexion

Target Audience
Cataloging staff with responsibility for copy or original cataloging

Prerequisites
Participants should have a basic knowledge of cataloging principles, MARC format, OCLC Connexion and searching skills.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will participate in class discussion, and complete individual and cooperative assignments.

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Basic Book Repair ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- UPDATED
This two-day course is designed to provide information and hands-on experience in basic book and paper repair for general (non-rare) library collections. Participants learn about treatment decisions, repair options, and supplies. They will practice a variety of repair techniques in the supervised, hands-on portions of the workshop. Topics and techniques covered include surface cleaning and paper repair, attaching loose pages, book structure, paperback reinforcement, endsheet replacement, enclosures, workflow, and selecting supplies and equipment.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Basic Book Repair in a Day ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This course is designed to provide information and hands-on experience in basic book and paper repair for general (non-rare) library collections. Participants learn about treatment decisions, repair options, and supplies. They will practice a variety of repair techniques in the supervised, hands-on portions of the workshop. Topics and techniques covered include surface cleaning and paper repair, attaching loose pages, book structure, endsheet replacement, workflow, and selecting supplies and equipment.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Basic Digitization: Everyday Imaging ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This one day workshop provides a solid introduction to library staff who want to start using digital imaging technology for ILL, web pages and other basic applications.

Topics covered include:

• Basic flatbed scanner operation
• Digital photography basics
• Online and print outputs,
• File types
• Basic image editing
• Sources for open-source (free) software.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Basic Records Management ~ FACE-TO-FACE
What is records management and how does it benefit your institution? This course provides a basic introduction to concepts that are the foundation of records management. It covers a variety of activities involved in identifying records, making sure all record keeping requirements are met, and the creation of retention schedules. Other topics include the definition of records management and its importance, temporary vs. permanent records, defining records and records series, constructing an inventory and understanding retention schedules.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Basics of WorldCat Resource Sharing ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
This hands-on course will teach you how to accomplish the basic steps of creating interlibrary loan requests in OCLC's WorldCat Resource Sharing service. You will learn how to search WorldCat, how to view and select lenders for a request, how to edit and send a request, and how to respond as a lender. You will also learn how to use the Request Manager to track, print and update both borrowing and lending requests.

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Search and locate appropriate bibliographic records for a typical ILL request
• Select appropriate lenders for a typical ILL request
• Create and submit a typical ILL request
• Track and update a typical ILL request

Target Audience
Intended for staff new to WorldCat Resource Sharing or staff who act as back-up to regular ILL staff and want to get an overview of the basics of the service.

Prerequisites
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Participants will be expected to complete class assignments either during the class sessions or as homework and submit their work for instructor evaluation.

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Biological Agents of Deterioration: Mold & Pests ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This introductory workshop provides a basic understanding of the hazards presented by mold and pests often found in libraries, archives, and museums. Emphasis is on options for preventing and controlling these biohazards.

Topics covered include:

• What are Biological Agents?
• Identification of damage caused by mold, insects & rodents
• Treatment of items after damage has occurred.
• Integrated Pest Management
• Prevention of Damage

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Book MARC: MARC Format for Books ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
This online class offers an in-depth look at MARC fields (fixed and variable) and subfields used for cataloging books. It is designed for new library staff members and those with little previous experience with MARC who need to become more knowledgeable about using MARC. Discussions, examples and exercises will be based on OCLC-MARC, accessed through the Connexion cataloging interface.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize a MARC record
• Distinguish the most popular tags and fields
• Apply correct code to a monograph bibliographic record

Target Audience
Technical services staff - catalogers, library technicians, copy-catalogers

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of MARC structure and terminology is preferred; MARC 101 is recommended.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will participate in class discussion, and complete individual and cooperative assignments.

Schedule
This is a half-day course.

Care and Handling of Collection Materials ~ FACE-TO-FACE
Libraries, archives and museums take in a wide variety of media, including books and papers. The diversity that forms library collections requires staff to have knowledge of factors affecting collection longevity, causes of deterioration, and the unique requirements that affect handling and care. In addition to books and papers, this workshop provides this information for photographs, negatives, film, microfilm, and magnetic media. The use of poor quality storage and repair supplies can cause irreparable damage to collection materials, thus threatening the safety of the materials they are intended to protect. This workshop includes a discussion about factors related to making sound preservation decisions in selecting supplies.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Care of Paintings ~ FACE-TO-FACE

This workshop will cover the specific factors to consider while caring for your paintings, whether you are establishing new procedures or making improvements to existing policies. Topics will include environmental issues, such as temperature, relative humidity, and pollutants, as well as storage and display options, "best practices" for handling and transporting, and housekeeping procedures. Participants will also learn practical remedial care methods and be provided with guidelines to consider while working with a conservator.

Presenter:
Alexis Miller (Balboa Art Conservation Center) BACC Associate Conservator of Paintings, earned her M.S. in art conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation.She received her B.A. in art history at the University of Virginia. Her training includes an internship at The Nantucket Historical Association and a third-year internship at BACC. She was hired as the Assistant Conservator of Paintings at BACC in 1999. Ms. Miller is a member of the International Institute for Conservation and a Professional Associate of the American Institute of Conservation. Ms. Miller has been teaching workshops as part of BACCs Western Region Field Service Programs Focus on Collections Care workshop series since 2003. Topics addressed have included: art handling, housekeeping, pest management, anoxic treatments, and care of paintings and painted surfaces.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

CONTENTdm 5: The Basics ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
CONTENTdm 5: The Basics is designed to enable CONTENTdm 5 users to implement their collection digitization programs. Step by step, Learners will configure metadata and rights management templates for data entry, add items singly and in batch, and create compound objects such as postcards and books. Learners will implement and maintain a controlled vocabulary as well as perform maintenance tasks on individual records, subsets, and the entire collection.

Optionally, learners can first participate in an introductory webinar designed to help them understand and plan for collection digitization with CONTENTdm 5. After the webinar, the instructor will host a weekly hour-long discussion via the web to help learners complete two 30-minute assignments and to answer any other collection-digitization questions. A few weeks after the on-site experience, learners will participate in a closing webinar to celebrate local progress to date and to share next steps regarding collection digitization.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate the process of importing an object through making it accessible by the public.
• Create a publicly accessible compound object.
• Modify metadata parameters for a specific collection.
• Import items via tab-delimited file.

Target Audience
Library staff who use or will be using CONTENTdm

Prerequisites
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework

Schedule
This course meets for a day and a half.

Copy Cataloging: A Guide for Beginners ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
What is Copy Cataloging and why are we doing it? This workshop prepares participants to begin copy cataloging by demonstrating how to interpret bibliographic records and match to items in hand. Topics include terminology, resources, and workflow. Hands-on exercises provide practice using new skills. The class utilizes OCLC Connexion and Library of Congress for matching records. The workshop concentrates on monograph records but the concepts for all formats are discussed.

Learning Objectives

• Define copy cataloging including basic cataloging principles & terminology
• Identify job skills and work flow for copy cataloging
• Evaluate what fields should evoke a match

Target Audience
New library staff members or more experienced librarians who want a review

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of MARC terminology; MARC 101 is recommended. A basic understanding of OCLC Connexion is preferred but not required.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will participate in class discussion, and complete individual and cooperative assignments.

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Creating Technology Plans ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Creating a long-range technology planning document requires more than just understanding planning. Intertwined among the library's mission, goals, objectives, and strategies, you will find references to infrastructure, telecommunications, and applications. During this "pen-in-hands-on" workshop, we discuss the major elements of a long-range plan, reasons to create a long-range plan, and E-Rate requirements. We critique sections of planning documents, begin writing or modifying your own. The focus of this workshop is to create one technology plan usable for any opportunity. Be sure to bring a sharpened pencil and a sharpened mind!

Learning Objectives

• List 3 reasons to create a long range technology plan
• Identify 5 major elements of a technology plan
• Define 5 E-Rate plan requirements
• Describe difference between technology plans and organizational plans
• Critique parts of long-range technology plans

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Digital Imaging for Photographic Collections ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This workshop focuses on issues specific to the imaging of photographic collections and the development of image databases. Topics include selection of appropriate items and collections; determining acceptable image quality for non-textual materials; color and grayscale imaging; indexing, organizing, and networking image databases; and rights management.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Digital Imaging for Text-based Collections ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This workshop focuses on issues specific to imaging of textual collections. Topics include selection of appropriate items and collections; document preparation; determining acceptable image quality for textual materials and textual materials with graphics; bitonal, grayscale and color imaging; OCR; text encoding; and rights management.

The Imaging and Preservation Service are funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Digital Library Systems and Applications ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- NEW

Course Description
Digital Library Systems and Applications will provide information about evaluating, adapting, and developing systems and applications for born-digital and digitized material. The course will explore the following topics:

• User-Centered Design: Functional Requirements, Use Cases, and Usability
• Components of Digital Collections: Collections Objects, Object Metadata, and System Models
• Workflows: Creating, Acquiring, Administering, Accessing, and Disposing of Data
• Interoperability: Protocols, standards, and transformations

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this workshop, students will be able to:

• Identify digital library design and development processes
• Understand the relationships between data/metadata and system functionality
• Design staff workflows for using digital library systems
• Describe methods to reuse components of digital collections in alternative systems to meet user needs

Intended Audience
The workshop is intended for library, archives, and museum professionals with experience in collections management or cataloging.

Course Hours
The course is designed as a two-day workshop, consisting of 12 hours of instruction.

Digital Project Planning & Management Basics ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- NEW

Course Description
Digital Project Planning & Management Basics will provide the basic knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement and assess a digital project. The course will explore the following topics:

• Project Planning: Environment Scans, Needs Analyses, and Goal Development
• Project Management: Defining Tasks and Resources, Scheduling, and Tracking
• Financial Issues: Budgeting, Fundraising, and Contracting for Services
• Legal Issues: Copyright and Permissions
• Outcome Based Evaluation: Outputs, Outcomes, and Accountability

Learning Objectives

• Understand basic project management concepts for digital projects and when they should be used
• Identify potential obstacles that could impact a digital project and ways to minimize risk
• Describe the difference between outcomes and output measures

Intended Audience
The workshop is intended for library, archives, and museum professionals with experience in collections management or cataloging.

Course Hours
The course is designed as a two-day workshop, consisting of 12 hours of instruction.

Digitizing Analog Audio Resources ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- UPDATED
Digital Audio is a well-established technology and analog audio playback capabilities are rapidly disappearing. How will libraries and archives with aging audio collections navigate this transition and preserve their sonic treasures? This one-day workshop outlines the challenges for libraries as they transfer their analog audio resources to newer digital technologies.

Topics include:

• Analog audio carriers: their identification and characteristics
• Audio collection surveys
• Properties of analog and digital sound
• Equipment requirements for playback and digitization
• Audio digitization guidelines
• Files for archiving and access
• Metadata
• Working with audio vendors

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery in a Day ~ FACE-TO-FACE
Libraries, archives, and museums must be prepared to protect staff, users, collections, and facilities in the event of emergencies ranging from minor crises to community-wide disasters. This workshop helps participants prepare for and limit various types of damage through risk assessment, disaster planning, and recovery procedures. The class focuses on identifying hazards and developing the disaster plan, and is intended for the current or potential disaster team leaders. Response and recovery are also addressed. Topics include risk assessment and management, disaster planning, elements and development of a written plan, area resources for emergency management and response, disaster response, activities during and after a disaster, and salvage techniques for library and archival materials.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery ~ FACE-TO-FACE
Libraries, archives, and museums must be prepared to protect staff, users, collections, and facilities in the event of emergencies ranging from minor crises to community-wide disasters. This two-day workshop helps participants prepare for and limit various types of damage through risk assessment, disaster planning, and recovery procedures. Several disaster plans are provided as models, and each institution creates a framework for its own plan. Day One focuses on identifying hazards and developing the disaster plan, and is intended for the current or potential disaster team leaders. Day Two addresses response and recovery, including hands-on salvage activities. Topics include risk assessment and management, disaster planning, elements and development of a written plan, area resources for emergency management and response, disaster response, activities during and after a disaster, and salvage techniques for library and archival materials.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Grant Proposal Writing ~ FACE-TO-FACE
In an era of scarce financial and human resources, librarians and archivists of necessity must often seek alternative funding sources. This workshop surveys the types of state, federal, and private foundation grants available and provides information about researching and writing grant proposals. Topics include types of grants, types of funders, elements of a grant proposal, the grant review process, managing your grant project, reporting requirements, and funding resources. An emphasis on preservation grants is stressed.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Intermediate Book Repair ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This two-day course was developed as a follow-up to Basic Book Repair and covers more complex repairs to books and paper. Participants should have completed Basic Book Repair before enrolling in this course. Techniques and topics covered include complex paper repair, spine replacement, corner repair, enclosures, sewing in loose signatures, recasing a book in its original cover, plus a review of decision-making, workflow, and how to set up a repair unit. How to identify items requiring the expertise of a conservator and how to make decisions for special collection items are also discussed.

The Imaging and Preservation Service are funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Intermediate Imaging: Scanning Essentials ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This one day workshop takes the next step in imaging by focusing on digitization projects.

Topics covered include:

• Basis of image quality
• Nature of originals and implications for scanning
• Pixels, bit depth and resolution
• How a scanner works
• Types of capture devices
• Benchmarking
• Basic image editing
• Scaling and compression for network distribution
• Storage
• Standards

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Internet Training: Direct from Amigos to Your Patrons ~ FACE-TO-FACE
Many libraries are not yet in a position to meet the surging demand by patrons for Internet training. Let Amigos trainers come to your library and offer a basic yet comprehensive Internet introduction to your customers/patrons. We offer a three hour lecture and demonstration session designed to help library patrons learn to use the Internet to meet their information needs. Information sources demonstrated include travel sites, company Web sites, online versions of popular magazines, stock market information, and much more. Topics include introduction to the Internet, overview of terminology, demonstrations of commonly used Internet search tools, and demonstrations of useful information resources. Participants are not required to have any previous Internet experience.

Note: Amigos is happy to work with you to adjust the session format. This presentation could be done as a brown bag lunch session, an evening session, or a session targeted to a particular group, e.g. business community, medical community, etc.

Introduction to Imaging and Imaging Technology ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This workshop provides an overview of digital imaging and offers a concrete demonstration of the technology and process of imaging and the effect they have on the creation of high quality digital images. The workshop covers selection of appropriate materials, guidelines, and benchmarks for image quality, file formats, headers, and compression. A hands-on introduction to digital imaging hardware, software, and storage media and devices is a core component of the workshop. Participants compare different image capture technologies; examine workflow and outsourcing conversion issues; and explore search and retrieval, indexing, metadata, and image networking.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Introduction to Preservation Issues and Practices ~ FACE-TO-FACE
Are you concerned about improving the care and use of your institution's collections? Is preservation a responsibility of your job that includes a wide range of other activities? If so, this workshop can provide you important information on how materials deteriorate and what you can do to limit (and not contribute to) this process. If you are planning a formal preservation program or wanting to learn the principles of preservation to strengthen your collection's care, this workshop discusses the challenges and the opportunities you face. Topics include causes and effects of deterioration of library and archival materials, care and handling issues, storage issues, furniture and supplies, preservation planning, staff and patron awareness and education, and regional resources. (This class is also available online).

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Introduction to the Encoded Archival Description ~ FACE-TO-FACE
The Encoded Archival Description (EAD) is an internationally recognized XML/SGML-based standard for encoding archival finding aids. This workshop will provide a solid introduction to EAD from deciding whether or not to implement EAD to display your encoded finding aids on the web.

Topics include:

• History of EAD
• Factors to consider when deciding to implement EAD at your institution
• Relationships between EAD, The General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)), and the principles stated in the Canadian-US Task Force on Archival Description (CUSTARD) Project
• The structure of an EAD document

Participants will markup a supplied finding aid in EAD and transform it using XSLT into an HTML document for displaying the finding aid online.It is recommended that participants with little or no experience in XML take the self-paced tutorial on XML before taking this workshop. Completion of the Amigos workshop Introduction to XML and the Text Encoding Initiative or similar experience or training will meet this requirement.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Know & Go: The Raw Truth about Raw (files, not sashimi) ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- NEW

Course Description
A major development in the evolution of image file formats in the last 10 years has been the adoption of raw image data by digital photographers and digitizers of analog text and photographic originals. Join Bill Walker, Imaging Field Services Officer, for a one-hour Know & Go session that provides an overview of raw. This session will cover the following: compare image processing of raw and JPEG; describe raw formats and explore their uses by digital imaging practitioners; demonstrate raw image editing in Photoshop; outline the up and downsides of raw files; and discuss Adobe’s open DNG raw image format.

Target Audience
Librarians, archivists and museum staff working with digital images in any capacity

Prerequisites
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None

This event is open to group registration; no CEUs are available for this event.

Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements

Schedule
This course consists of one 60-minute session.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

MARC 101 ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
This half-day class offers an introduction to MARC format. It is a beginner level course and is intended for participants who are new to MARC. Topics covered include a brief history of MARC, organization and structure of a MARC record, definition of common MARC terminology, MARC formats and use of OCLC's Bibliographic Formats and Standards for help with understanding MARC code. Discussions, examples and exercises will focus on variable fields most common to books.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize a MARC record
• Identify most popular tags and fields
• Define common MARC terminology

Target Audience
New library staff members

Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with library terminology

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will participate in class discussion, and complete individual and cooperative assignments.

Schedule
This is a half-day course.

Metadata for Digitized Resources ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Providing metadata for digitized resources goes beyond traditional cataloging. What are the challenges to organizing and providing access to digitized materials on the Web? This workshop outlines the types of metadata necessary to a well-maintained digital collection, including metadata for discovery, navigation, administration/preservation, rights management, and structural metadata. Obtain basic knowledge of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and some of its derivatives: the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), Encoded Archival Description (EAD), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and eXtensible Markup Language (XML). Understand the emerging standards for Web access, including the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and its relation to XML. Discover Dublin Core, an emerging international standard for description and discovery on the Web.

Learning Objectives

• Articulate a definition of metadata
• Describe the challenges of metadata on the Web
• Identify the types of metatdata used in digital projects
• Describe the role of XML in establishing and using metadata standards
• Realize that metadata does not always come in the form of a record
• Evaluate websites as metadata for presentation and navigation
• Identify the two meanings of structural metadata
• Explain how markup improves access
• Explain the difference between preservation metadata and technical metadata
• Identify types of rights metadata

Target Audience
Cataloguers, digital librarians, webmasters, archivists, special collections librarians, or anyone who has responsibilities for the description and access to collection materials.

Prerequisites
Basic understanding of HTML

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will participate in class discussion, and complete both individual and cooperative assignments.

Please note: This class has a pre-class reading assignment.

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Metadata Standards and Crosswalks ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- NEW

Course Description
Metadata Standards and Crosswalks will provide information about evaluating, adapting, and providing metadata for both born-digital and digitized materials. The course will explore the following topics:

• Content standards: AACR2, DACS and CCO, with some information on RDA
• Common metadata schemas: IPTC, Dublin Core, and MARC-XML
• Metadata crosswalks and transformations
• Application profiles for Dublin Core and other metadata standards
• Other types of metadata, including technical, preservation and rights metadata

Course Hours
The course is designed as a two-day workshop, consisting of 12 hours of instruction.

Mysteries of the WorldCat Resource Sharing Administrative Module Explained ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
This hands-on course focuses on the Administrative side of the WorldCat Resource Sharing service. You will learn about Constant Data, the purpose and use of Custom Holdings, the ILL Direct option and more.

Learning Objectives
At the end of the class, participants will be able to:

• Create/modify constant data records
• Create and use Saved Notes
• Design and create a custom holdings path
• Create a direct request profile and process review requests

Target Audience
Current users of WorldCat Resource Sharing service; staff who manage resource sharing staff.

Prerequisites
It is recommended that attendees either have a basic understanding of the WorldCat Resource Sharing service or have taken the "Basics of WorldCat Resource Sharing" before taking this class.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Participants will be expected to participate in in-class practice and submit homework assignments for instructor feedback.

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

OCLC CatExpress ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
New to OCLC CatExpress? Has it been a long time since you last used it and you wish a refresher? This class is for you! We cover OCLC CatExpress from set-up to export, exploring search techniques and how to determine a match as well as adding/deleting your holding symbol. Some practice exercises using the interface are included.

Learning Objectives

• Define OCLC Cat Express
• Search for matching records
• Edit records
• Set holdings and export records

Target Audience
Anyone needing to learn OCLC CatExpress or desiring a refresher.

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of MARC structure and terminology is preferred; MARC 101 is recommended.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Class participation is required, this includes discussion (both verbal and text available) and contribution to cooperative assignments.

Schedule
This is a half-day course.

OCLC Connexion Client - Using the Client interface ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Come learn tricks and tools to increase your efficiency in cataloging by using the latest version of OCLC Connexion Client interface. The OCLC Connexion cataloging interface allows users to search the WorldCat database for bibliographic records, edit the records online, and export to their local systems. This hands-on class will introduce users to the OCLC Connexion client, a Windows software-based interface. The class will cover basic and special features of the client, including interface customization, searching, exporting, control headings, constant data and text strings.

Note: This class will not include information on batch processing using Connexion or specifics on utilizing the Connexion authority file. Other Amigos courses cover these topics.

Learning Objectives

• Search and utilize OCLC Connexion Client
• Identify and/or apply controlled headings, string text, and constant data
• Edit an OCLC Bibliographic record
• Create an OCLC Bibliographic record

Target Audience
New library staff members or more experienced librarians who want a review

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of cataloging principles and familiarity with MARC format for bibliographic records is recommended.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will participate in class discussion, and complete individual and cooperative assignments.

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Preservation of Audiovisual Materials ~ FACE-TO-FACE
Preserving the investment of your audiovisual collections presents a unique challenge to libraries, archives & museums. The wide variety of A/V formats - videotapes, audiotapes, motion picture films, filmstrips, LPs CDs, & DVDs - require special attention to avoid deterioration from everything from daily use to storage problems.

This workshop covers:

• Identification of different A/V formats
• Causes of damage & deterioration
• How to minimize damage
• Proper storage, care & handling
• Repair and Reformatting options
• Security of A/V media

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Preservation of Photographic Materials ~ FACE-TO-FACE
Preserving the visual record is one of the most important roles of a cultural heritage institutions. This workshop deals with the unique challenges of preserving and caring for a photograph collection.

This workshop covers:

• Care and handling of photographic material
• Photograph composition
• History and identification of cased materials, negatives & prints
• Color of materials
• Photographic deterioration
• Special issues regarding storage
• Preservation of photo albums & scrapbooks

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Preserving Digital Objects in an Uncertain Future ~ FACE-TO-FACE
As libraries increasingly rely on digital resources to provide information to patrons, as more and more institutions provide digital surrogates to documents, graphics, sound, and video recordings, how will they ensure these resources are available for the long term? Deteriorating storage media, technological obsolescence, and legal issues are all factors that could make today's rich digital resources unavailable tomorrow. This workshop explores the nature of digital resources and hazards that can render them useless, then examines how institutions are combating the problem. Topics include file formats, software, hardware, current strategies like refreshing and migration, possible future strategies, and what you can do to ensure the near-term longevity of your digital resources.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Preserving Your Historical Records: An Archival Holdings Maintenance Workshop ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
This workshop covers the basics of proper care and storage of archives and manuscript collections. Topics include an overview of the causes of deterioration; selection of folders, boxes, and other housing materials; processing of archives; providing storage for oversized materials, maps, and photographs; proper handling and exhibition practices; basic paper repair techniques; and the development of holdings maintenance policies, guidelines, and practices.

Learning Objectives
After this class, students will be able to:

• Identify major causes of deterioration of archival records
• Assess storage conditions in their own institution
• Identify appropriate storage materials
• Design storage procedures for their archival records

Target Audience
Suitable for anyone with responsibilities for caring for archival records

Prerequisites
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will participate in class discussion and complete individual assignments.

Schedule
This is a full day course.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Principles of Controlled Vocabulary & Thesaurus Design ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- NEW

The Principles of Controlled Vocabulary and Thesaurus Design prepares digital project staff to use existing controlled vocabularies or to develop their own lists of specialized terms for specific applications in digital projects.

Learning objectives include:

• Compare and contrast different types of controlled vocabularies, including lists, synonym rings, hierarchies and thesauri.
• Create controlled vocabulary (CV) terms for supplied digital objects
• Apply the Guidelines for the Construction, Format, and Management of Monolingual Controlled Vocabularies for refining CV terms
• Develop hierarchies of CV terms for thesauri
• Build associative relationships among the CV terms
• Discuss methods of displaying controlled vocabularies to metadata creators and users
• Examine methods of justifying, building and integrating CVs

Intended Audience
This course is designed for archivists, librarians or museum staff faced with the challenges of applying existing controlled vocabularies or building new vocabularies to provide access to their digital collections

Course Hours
The workshop meets on two consecutive days for 5.5 hours each day.

Project Management for Digital Imaging ~ FACE-TO-FACE
This workshop is structured to assist both current and future project managers beginning or already in the planning stages of production-based projects. Focus will be on selection of appropriate items and collections for imaging; documentation and workflow, writing and managing RFPs, involvement in cooperative projects, vendor selection, copyright and rights management issues, funding sources, and writing grant proposals. Key preservation issues involved with imaging projects are emphasized.

Prerequisites: Completion of the "Introduction to Imaging and Imaging Technology," workshop, completion of the Cornell "Moving Theory into Practice" online digital imaging tutorial http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/contents.html or other experience in scanning text or images.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Saving Your Family Treasures ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- UPDATED
The popularity of TV shows such as Antiques Roadshow and Cash in the Attic as well as the growing ease of researching family and local history have led to a huge interest in saving history. Whether you are a librarian and have patrons asking questions about how to take care of their antiques or an individual interested in taking care of family heirlooms, this class can help you navigate the way to protect history.

This class will cover:

• Deciding if an item is worth saving or repairing
• Proper storage issues
• What “inherent vice” means for your heirlooms
• Selecting supplies
• Where to find more information

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Searching WorldCat for Resource Sharing ~ FACE-TO-FACE
New to Resource Sharing? Need to learn or review the basics of searching WorldCat for Resource Sharing? This class will focus on the basics plus some tips and shortcuts to improve your search results. Hands-on exercises will be based on the Resource Sharing interface.

Social Software in Libraries ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Blogs, wikis, instant messaging, social bookmarking, RSS feeds . . . all of these are included in the phrase "social software." Use this opportunity to get your hands on these services, play with them, and consider their possible uses within your libraries.

Learning Objectives

• To examine and evaluate:
  • Blogs
  • RSS
  • Wikis
  • Instant messaging
  • Social bookmarking
• To consider library implementations
• To demonstrate the use of each service

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework; class work is expected to be done.

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Social Software in Libraries: The Sequel ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- NEW

Course Description
Similar to the original "Social Software in Libraries" workshop, this session will focus on more web-based services that libraries should be aware of -- Twitter, LibraryThing, Flickr, Facebook, and Pageflakes. We'll take time to work (or play) inside each service and discuss possible uses within your libraries.

Learning Objectives
To examine and evaluate:

• Twitter
• LibraryThing
• Flickr
• Facebook
• Pageflakes

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework; class work is expected to be done.

Schedule
Full-day course

Tech Topics: Office Applications on the Web ~ FACE-TO-FACE -- NEW

Course Description
More and more services which were originally available only on your desktop computer are now becoming available on the web. Office applications is one of these services. We'll look at the various word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software already available via the web -- primarily at no cost to you -- and try to ferret out the differences between them.

This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.

Learning Objectives

• Identify 3 web-based office applications
• Consider 2 advantages and disadvantages for using web-based office applications
• Choose a web-based office suite that fits your work style the best

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None

It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.

Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements

Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.

TEI Lite: The Basics ~ FACE-TO-FACE
The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), an application of XML, is a widely recognized standard used worldwide to encode texts of interest to scholars in the humanities. Libraries and other cultural heritage institutions encode digitized texts using TEI to provide improved access to their online collections in a variety of forms to meet the needs of their users. Many institutions use TEI Lite, a reduced version of the complex, modular TEI DTD (document type definition), for their document encoding. TEI Lite is a single DTD intended to "meet 90% of the needs of 90% of the TEI user community." TEI U5: Encoding for Interchange: an introduction to the TEI

This hands-on workshop introduces text markup in the context of text digitization project workflows, emphasizing document validation using the TEI Lite DTD. Participants will encode a variety of supplied textual examples and validate them against the TEI Lite DTD. They will then transform these documents into HTML using supplied Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) stylesheets.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Web Publishing: Accessibility Techniques ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Web site accessibility: allowing any user to visit, understand, and interact with your web site. If you manage a web site, then you understand how difficult this can be. Is a text-only web site really the only way to ensure accessibility? No. As a matter of fact, some text-only web sites are still inaccessible.

In this course, we'll delve into the details of HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to figure out what we can do to make our existing web sites more accessible. Specifically, we will discuss the characteristics your users may have that make it difficult to use the web, documents that can provide guidance, and mark-up used for text, navigation, and images.

Learning Objectives
Explain 4 characteristics that make web use difficult;

Demonstrate 2 ways to:

• Make text accessible
• Make navigation accessible
• Make images accessible

Target Audience
Web developers

Prerequisites
Web Publishing: The Basics and Web Publishing: Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets 1 or good understanding of HTML and CSS

Ability to create HTML in a text editor such as Windows Notepad.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Web Publishing: Beyond the Basics ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Your own Web page is on the Internet and you have mastered the basics of HTML; but you want to go further. This full-day, hands-on workshop goes beyond the basics to explore more advanced HTML techniques. The majority of the day focuses on HTML tags used to create tables and forms, including checkboxes, radio buttons, and pop-up menus. Other topics include use of backgrounds and colors, the mail-to link, HTML editors, syntax checkers, and Web style guidelines and practices.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss importance of validation
• Incorporate metadata into HTML files
• Create simple table
• Create simple form
• Identify 3 good web publishing practices

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
Attendees should have familiarity with basic HTML (Web Publishing: The Basics, or its equivalent), web browsers and the Internet.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Web Publishing: Introduction to Style Sheets 1 ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
HTML was not designed to control layout or presentation, yet it has been, using a variety of tricks. A more elegant solution does exist. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allows control of presentation elements, from font faces, sizes and colors to margins, borders, and object placement. This full-day, hands-on workshop provides an introduction to the creation of style sheets, as well as pseudo-classes, pseudo-elements, and the properties: font, color, text, and margin.

Learning Objectives
Identify:

• 3 reasons to use style sheets
• 3 reasons not to use style sheets
• Describe the differences between inline, embedded, and external style sheets
• Create an embedded style sheet
• Compare the style sheet support in Internet Explorer and Netscape/Firefox

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
Familiarity with basic HTML (Web Publishing: The Basics, or its equivalent), web browsers and the Internet.

Comfortable creating basic HTML documents directly, i.e., without the aid of an HTML editor.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Web Publishing: Introduction to Style Sheets 2 ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Continuing from the Introduction to Style Sheets class, the focus of this full-day, hands-on workshop on using style sheets to create the visual formatting of HTML documents. Topics include backgrounds, borders, image placement, margins, padding, line height, and list properties. Attention paid to the degree of browser support for style sheets.

Learning Objectives

• Use vertical and horizontal alignment properties.
• Create stylesheet that includes backgrounds, borders, padding, and lists.
• Define the difference(s) between "margin" and "padding."
• Identify the parts of the box model and its properties.

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
Familiarity with basic style sheet properties (Web Publishing: Introduction to Style Sheets, or its equivalent).

Comfortable creating basic HTML documents directly, i.e., without the aid of an HTML editor.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Web Publishing: Principles of Site Design ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
What makes a good Web site? While there may be as many opinions as there are Webmasters, good design principles do apply. Through examination of existing sites, review of recognized Web style guidelines, practical usability techniques, and focused discussion, participants come to their own conclusions about what these principles are. Some questions addressed include: how is writing for the Web different from writing for print publications? Why do you get lost in some Web sites? What is the role of CSS (cascading style sheets)? Where do we draw the line between glitzy and boring? Bring your questions, your opinions, and your common sense.

Learning Objectives

• Identify and provide an example of 4 basic principles of web site design
• Define "usability" and its significance to libraries
• Analyze and critique the basic design of 3 web sites

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
Attendees should have familiarity with Web browsers and the Internet. Basic HTML experience is preferred.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

Web Publishing: The Basics ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Ready to create your own Web page? Sign up for this full-day, hands-on class. Through a series of exercises, participants create Web pages using basic HTML tags. We discuss the structure of HTML documents, focusing specifically on utilizing headings, paragraphs, breaks, lists, presentation tags, hypertext links, and graphics. Good Web publishing practice is emphasized throughout the day.

Learning Objectives

• Create a simple web page
• Define a basic set of HTML elements
• Insert a graphic into web page
• Link to web pages
• Identify 3 good web publishing practices

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
Attendees should have a good understanding of the World Wide Web, web browsers, and Internet.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework

Schedule
This is a full-day course.

XML: An Overview ~ FACE-TO-FACE

Course Description
Have you heard read about XML, but are not quite sure what it is or what it does? Are you expected to know? Take this course and we will de-mystify it for you.

Created for novices, this course will give you a taste of some of the major parts of XML (Extensible Markup Language):

• Its origins and relationship to HTML
• Parts of an XML document
• What "well-formed" means and why it is important
• What "valid" means and why it is important
• DTD (Document Type Definition)
• Converting XML using stylesheets
• Existing XML Vocabularies

This workshop provides an overview of XML. Although we will work with each topic listed above, we will not go into detail. The goal of the course is to provide a basic understanding of what XML is and how it could be used for those librarians that may not have to work with it extensively.

Learning Objectives

• Relate the beginnings of XML with the history of markup languages.
• Create a well-formed XML document.
• Format an XML document.
• Decipher a simple DTD.

Target Audience
Everyone

Prerequisites
Attendees should have a good understanding of the World Wide Web, web browsers, and Internet. A basic understanding of HTML is preferred.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No homework.

Schedule
This is a full-day course.