Digital Publishing Systems
0
2024-2025
01013760
Área Científica do Menor
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Teaching Methods
Expository introductions will identify core issues and will lead students to the understanding of operational concepts, in a participative way.
Students will engage in practical work of organization, formatting, processing and production of digital information.
Learning Outcomes
Introduction to key concepts, terminology and technologies associated with the design and implementation of digital objects and collections, their publication in Web platforms and their preservation. At the end of the course, students should
– understand the main issues related to the design, development and sustainability of digital collections;
– be able to participate in the planning of digitization projects and initiatives;
– be familiar with the technology used in current projects of digitization and digital editing.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
a) Characterization of digital information and its supports
b) Digital formats of text, image and audio
c) Digitisation hardware and software, text processing and digital imaging programs;
d) Design and development of digitisation projects
e) Organization, maintenance and preservation of digital collections
f) Publication of digital collections on Web platforms.
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Mini Tests: 15.0%
Resolution Problems: 25.0%
Exam: 60.0%
Bibliography
Bradley, K. (2007). Defining Digital Sustainability. Library Trends, 56(1)
Clausen, L. R. (2004). Handling file formats. Arhus: Stats Biblioteke
FADGI (2009). Digitization activities: project planning and management outline
Ferreira, M. (2006). Introdução à preservação digital. Guimarães: U. Minho
Hazen, H. et al. (1998). Selecting research collections for digitization. Washington: CLIR
IFLA (2002). Guidelines for digitization projects [...]. IFLA
Lawrence, G. W. et al. (2000) Risk management of digital information: a file format investigation. Washington: CLIR
Rosenthal, D. (2010). Format obsolescence: assessing the threat and the defenses. Library Hi Tech, 28(2)
Setzer, W. (1999). Dado, informação, conhecimento e competência. DataGramaZero – Revista de Ciência da Informação, n. zero
Witten, I. et al. (2009). How to build a digital library. Burlington: Morgan Kaufmann.
Zins, C. (2007). Conceptual Approaches for Defining Data, Information, and Knowledge. Journal ot the ASIST, 58(4)