02 April 2017 - LBS 708
This week's class was a combination of both theory and practical exercises.
We learnt the following:
1. Audacity.net - https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/
Audacity® is free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing. This exercise was conducted in support of the students who will be doing Podcast for Project 2.
2. Internet Archive - www.archive.org
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. This is where one can search for archives of certain websites.
3. Library success - www.libsuccess.org
This is a wiki for Librarians. Any Librarian that wishes to upload the work can create an account and be able to upload their work or any information they think is worth sharing and that will be of professional benefit to the community.
4. 23 Things - www.23things.ed.ac.uk
This is a list of 23online things that you can learn about and use to improve the communication and services in your library. These include blogging, twitter, facebook, Wikimedia, etc.
The University of Edinburgh’s 23 Things for Digital Knowledge is an award winning (LILAC Credo Digital Literacy Award 2017) self-directed course, run by Information Services Group. The programme seeks to expose you to a range of digital tools for your personal and professional development as a researcher, academic, student, or professional. The aim is for you to spend a little time each week building up and expanding your skills (http://www.23things.ed.ac.uk/how-to-take-part/).
Digitisation
The second session which was a theory session was on Digitisation.
Digitisation - is the transferring of print document into a digital format for easy access on a computer
Why digitising?
Single point of access
Accessible to those who were unable to visit the physical location, saving time and travel costs.
Ability to access existing resources previously limited by their format, such as large maps and materials stored on microfilm.
Generating income
Many documents contain information that can have a commercial value when presented to the right audiences. Digitisation unlocks this potential to create new income streams.
Brand - Opening up your archives can benefit your brand by inspiring new audiences and raising the profile of the institution. Many modern brands are rediscovering the value of their ‘brand heritage’.
Searchability - Capturing the right descriptive data from a digitised document makes finding relevant content much easier and helps maximise research efficiency.
Preservation - Physical documents will not need to be accessed as often, therefore reducing potential damage caused by handling.
Interaction - Digitised content is versatile and can be used to communicate with customers across a range of channels. It is a particularly strong tool for social media, opening a dialogue with customers and encouraging activities like crowdsourcing and blogging.
Integration - Records can be integrated with digital systems and made readily discoverable within digital catalogues.
Disaster recovery - Paper records are vulnerable to many risks. Digital copies ensure information remains retrievable if a site disaster leads to loss of analogue formats.
What should be digitised?
- Fragile material and housed in a distant place.
- Non-replaceable material
We were also advised to visit Mayibuye Archives at UWC to see more digitised and rear material
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