Learning Objectives
- Gain experience in the preparation of special processing notes, similar to preservation notes, for print material selected for digitization
- Learn how to conduct effective reference interviews with an undergraduate, graduate, and faculty clientele
- Gain an extensive knowledge of the associated workflow patterns and budgeting requirements in a grant-funded project
- Gain knowledge of the professional work environment in an academic library
- Learn how to write clear and concise documentation that will enable staff to learn about the Digital Library
- Gain experience writing content for a web environment
- Gain knowledge of metadata creation and usage in a digital library setting
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Project Outcomes
By the end of my internship, I processed five folders (approximately 200 documents or 1200 pages) of material for digitization. This included creating inventory lists for each folder, special transmittal notes for each document, preservation photocopying, file-naming, and shipping the material out to our vendors.
As part of this internship, I also co-authored an article on the start-up costs associated with building a digital library. It was accepted by the Internet Reference Service Quarterly for publication in Spring 2006. It is tentatively titled "Going Broke, Going Digital."
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