Planning Digital Collections for Education and Research: Fundamentals
ACS Technology Center June 18-June 21, 2003

PRELIMINARY AGENDA (April 23, 2003)

PART 1: Planning Digital Collections

Wednesday, June 18
afternoon Arrivals  
6:00 Dinner  

Thursday, June 19
  Breakfast  
8:30-10:00 Goals for digital collections/ Introduction to Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues ACS Tech Center
10:00-10:30
Break and Informal Discussion
 
10:30-12:00 Decisions in planning digital libraries and tour of digital libraries  

12:00-1:00
Lunch and Mingling  
1:00-2:30 Defining and classifying items
 
2:30-3:00 Break  
3:00-4:30 Metadata and more classification  
6:00 Dinner  
     

Friday, June 20
  Breakfast  
8:30-10:00 Process and management ACS Tech Center
10:00-10:30
Break and Informal Discussion
 
10:30-12:00 Case study: The technical side of the Alsos project  

12:00-1:00
Lunch and Mingling  
1:00-2:30 Reaching users and evaluating results
 
2:30-3:00 Break  
3:00-4:30 Wrapping up the decision process  
6:00 Dinner  
     

Saturday, June 21 (Optional workday: Instructors and staff will be available for consultation)
  Breakfast  
9:00-12:00 Work session  
12:00-1:00 Lunch and Mingling  
1:00-4:00 Work session  
afternoon Arrival of Part 2 Participants  
6:00 Dinner