Almost every class I have taken in grad school provided me practice with metadata standards, controlled vocabularies, and popular thesauri. I also learned the many ways in which copyright and ownership play a part in digitization initiatives. I spent a required 20 hours for a class at the Chester County Archives transcribing militia and exoneration roles in their Access database, and have also attended outside workshops that taught preservation and digitization best practices, hands-on practice in salvage techniques, and created an emergency response plan for a library or archive’s collections.
My classes at Clarion University provided me with an introduction to Dublin Core, DACS, EAD, and XML, as well as an understanding of open-source software like Omeka. I participated in projects that processed special collections, created finding aids, used CONTENTdm and Past Perfect to create records for object and book collections, and wrote a Pennsylvania LSTA grant for a sample digitization project.
I also took two instructional technology courses at Kutztown University. One was Development of Digital and Multimedia Resources, which focused on teaching educators how to use and implement Web 2.0 tools and digital media. The other was a Computer Networks for Educators class, which gave a greater awareness of an organization's networks, and security and privacy issues.
I also took two instructional technology courses at Kutztown University. One was Development of Digital and Multimedia Resources, which focused on teaching educators how to use and implement Web 2.0 tools and digital media. The other was a Computer Networks for Educators class, which gave a greater awareness of an organization's networks, and security and privacy issues.