Digital Libraries

Catalog Description
Research, development, and evaluation issues related to digital collections of documents, data, and multimedia formats, including metadata and interoperability; access strategies and user interfaces; implications for policies and social issues; collection development with physical as well as digital materials
Instructor Description
This course explores the life cycle of a digital library/collection through various critical lenses and hands-on experiences. The objective of the course is for students to obtain a solid understanding of the theoretical frameworks, technical processes, and technologies needed to build meaningful, ethical, and reusable digital libraries.
Course Areas
Archival Science/Preservation/Records Management
Library Science/Librarianship
Skills and Knowledge Tags
Metadata Principles Standards And Schemas
Machine Learning Methods And Ethical Considerations For Their Use In Digital Libraries
Approaches To Connect Digital Libraries To Various Communities And Audiences
Topics and Concepts Tags
Ethical And Practical Issues That Emerge When Developing a Digital Library
Issues Of Representation In Digital Libraries
Digital Humanities Praxis

Course classes

Instructor Title Year Semester Syllabus
Albert A. Palacios INF 385S: Digital Libraries 2024 Fall Term 2024
Albert A. Palacios INF 385S: Digital Libraries 2023 Fall Term 2023
Albert A. Palacios INF 385S: Digital Libraries 2022 Fall Term 2022