Cultivating Digitization Competencies: A Case Study in Leveraging Grants as Learning Opportunities in Libraries and Archives

This article is a case study of how six digitization competencies were developed and disseminated via grant-funded digitization projects at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries Special Collections and Archives. The six competencies are project planning, grant writing, project management, me...

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Published in:Information technology and libraries 2020-12, Vol.39 (4)
Main Authors: O'Hara, Gayle, Lapworth, Emily, Lampert, Cory
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Company business management
Company financing
Digitization
Industrial project management
Librarians
Project management
Work experience
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Summary:This article is a case study of how six digitization competencies were developed and disseminated via grant-funded digitization projects at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries Special Collections and Archives. The six competencies are project planning, grant writing, project management, metadata, digital capture, and digital asset management. The authors will introduce each competency, discuss why it is important, and describe how it was developed during the course of the grant project, as well as how it was taught in a workshop environment. The differences in competency development for three different stakeholder groups will be examined: early career grant staff gaining on-the-job experience; experienced digital collections librarians experimenting and innovating; and a statewide audience of cultural heritage professionals attending grant-sponsored workshops.
ISSN:0730-9295
2163-5226
DOI:10.6017/ital.v39i4.11859