digitization in the round

educating digital librarians for the 21st century

school of information the university of texas @ austin

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libraries

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Enormous challenges face libraries and special collections in their efforts to select, digitize, and manage digital libraries.  A well-documented crisis faces the library and information profession to recruit and educate future librarians. This project acknowledges and addresses the need for librarians with specialized knowledge and skills in developing digital libraries. 

The Digitization in the Round project aims to recruit and educate library and information professionals in the art and science of creating and managing digital libraries through a unique partnership between two entities at The University of Texas:  the School of Information and the Libraries Digital Library Services Division. The project, funded with $626,755 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), begins January 2005.