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If you are interested in learning more about digitization and creating digital collections, there are some learning opportunities available through two platforms. </div>
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The first is the new course in WebJunction’s <a href="https://learn.webjunction.org/course/index.php?categoryid=61" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://learn.webjunction.org/course/index.php?categoryid=61" id="LPlnk589213">
Digital Collections Stewardship series</a> on Digitizing that is now available. This free series has been developed with the needs of small public libraries and tribal archives, libraries, museums (TALMs) in mind. After completing this new course learners will
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<li>Describe what digitization is and entails to your staff and community.</li><li>Understand the processes, technologies and skills involved in common digitization tasks.<br>
</li><li>Identify digitization technology or resources you will need to digitize your items.<br>
</li><li>Make decisions regarding the three basic strategies to accomplish digitization work.<br>
</li><li>Plan for digitization and document relevant processes and workflows.<br>
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<div>In addition to the WebJunction series, <a href="https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/all-courses/" title="https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/all-courses/" id="LPlnk281819">
Library Juice Academy</a> has the following courses available in creating digital collections and digital preservation: <br>
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<li>Grant Writing for Digital Collections in Libraries & Museums</li><li class="ContentPasted1 ContentPasted2 ContentPasted3">Describing Photographs for the Online Catalogue</li><li class="ContentPasted4">Creating Online Exhibits with Omeka</li><li class="ContentPasted5">Appraisal and Collection Development for Digital Special Collections<br class="ContentPasted4">
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<span style=""><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><i><b>Discover digital collections from cultural institutions throughout the state at </b></i></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><i><b><a href="https://michmemories.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://michmemories.org/"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Michigan
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