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Creating Digital Newspapers for the Web Webinar
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Prerequisites
Useful background: Basic knowledge of preservation and digitization terminology and techniques.
Course description
Institutions can now digitize their microfilmed newspaper collections and make them accessible and searchable via the World Wide Web. This webinar will focus on issues involved in preserving and digitizing newspaper collections, particularly the text processing steps necessary to create searchable indexes. Discusses National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) technical guidelines.
What you will learn
The ability to make an informed decision about technical choices for digitizing and presenting newspapers, including:
- awareness of how text processing choices impact text search,
- knowledge of strategies for preparing text for discovery and access, and
- introduction to technical specifications and guidelines for working with vendors.
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Course details
Duration: 2 Hours
Fee:
$25 Western Members
$40 All Others
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