Peter Botticelli
School of Information Resources and Library Science
University of Arizona
1515 East First Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
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May 2010 - For immediate release
Digital Information Management Podcasts
The University of Arizona Digital Information Management (DigIn) certificate
program recently hosted
a series of talks by members of the program's national advisory panel. The
resulting podcasts offer
an in-depth discussion of critical themes we explore regularly in the DigIn courses
as we help
information professionals meet the challenges we face in the digital environment
today.
All podcasts are available at:
http://digin.arizona.edu/presentations.html
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Friday, April 23, 2010
University of Arizona Main Library
“Career Paths for Information Professionals: Looking Ahead to 2020”
A panel discussion with members of the national advisory panel for the Digital
Information
Management (DigIn) graduate certificate program. This discussion examines the
evolving role of the
information professions today, and focuses on the skills and knowledge
professionals need to build
effective careers in a fast-changing environment.
Moderator:
Peter Botticelli
Director, DigIn program
http://digin.arizona.edu/
Panelists:
Charles Bailey, Jr.
Publisher, Digital Scholarship
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/
Richard Pearce-Moses
Past President, Society of American Archivists
Deputy Director for Technology and Information Resources,
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Christine Szuter
Professor of Practice and Director
Scholarly Publishing certificate program,
Arizona State University
Pete Watters
Technology Officer
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
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Friday, April 23, 2010
James E. Rogers College of Law
Roberta I. Shaffer
Law Librarian of Congress
“Digitization and the Future of Law Libraries”
Legal Information is increasingly born digital and presents challenges of
authenticity and
preservation that are critical because of the role of legal authorities in
establishing the “rule
of law.” This presentation by Roberta I. Shaffer, the Law Librarian of Congress,
will discuss
unique challenges that face law makers, law practitioners, and information
professionals who are
the stewards of our legal legacy. Ms. Shaffer will also discuss developments at the
Library of
Congress that are designed to address some of the concerns.
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Friday, April 23, 2010
University of Arizona Main Library
Richard Pearce-Moses
Past President, Society of American Archivists
Director of Digital Government Information,
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
http://rpm.lib.az.us/
“Curating the Digital Past: Lessons from the PeDALS Project”
As the volume and complexity of digital information continues to grow, archivists
and librarians
have begun to develop the tools needed to preserve society’s legacy of digital
records. This
presentation by Richard Pearce-Moses will discuss the PeDALS project, a
nationally-recognized
digital preservation initiative funded by the Library of Congress, National Digital
Information
Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) as part of its Preserving State
Government
Information initiative. This initiative focuses on capturing, preserving, and
providing access to a
rich variety of state and local government digital information.
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DigIn is part of the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and
Library Science.
Major funding for the program comes from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS),
which has also provided scholarship funding.
Additional details on the program, including course descriptions, admissions
requirements and
application forms may be found on the program website:
digin.arizona.edu
Applicants may also contact the DigIn staff at:
digin@email.arizona.edu
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