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Launching the Digital Collections Management Compendium

Posted by: Jesse Johnston

Over the past two years, my colleagues and I in the Digital Content Management section have been working with experts from across many divisions of the Library of Congress to collate and assemble guidance and policy that guide or reflect the practices that the Library uses to manage digital collections. I am excited to share …

Posted in: Digital Content, NDSA, Publications and Resources, Tools and Infrastructure

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Building Digital Content Management Capacity with Library Carpentry

Posted by: Jesse Johnston

In September, the Library hosted a Library Carpentry workshop to help library staff develop advanced digital skills and explore tools useful for managing digital collections and metadata. Building on the Library’s previous Software Carpentry workshop, the 2018 workshop presented an opportunity for us to explore the growing “Library Carpentry”  curriculum. This effort, which adopts the …

Posted in: Digital Content, Inside the Library, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Tools and Infrastructure, University Librarians