NC ECHO Continuing Education Initiatives

NC ECHO strives to provide a full range of continuing education opportunities for participating institutions. Below are listed several different continuing education programs offered by NC ECHO. Questions regarding continuing educaton opportunities should be directed to Hilary Perez, NC ECHO Project Archivist, or Kathy Wisser, NC ECHO Metadata Coordinator.

In addition, NC ECHO serves as a portal for continuing education information available in the State for its partner institutions. See the Calendar for Continuing Education.

Digitization Institute
The Digitization Institute is a program provided by North Carolina Exploring Cultural Heritage Online to expose participants to the various aspects of a digital project. The institute emphasizes project planning and sustainability. Participants will acquire the basic skills and information necessary to begin planning and implementing a digitization program for cultural heritage institutions, including the essentials of planning, basic scanning techniques, fundamental copyright issues, an introduction to metadata, and key issues in web design and online context for the presentation of digital content. Sessions will include presentations, group discussions, and active learning. The institute is a week-long intensive experience for participants and takes place at the State Library in Raleigh.

EAD Workshop Suite
Encoded Archival Description is a metadata language used for encoding archival finding aids and other documents related to the content of collections. NCEAD is a group of North Carolina cultural heritage institution professionals that have been working since 1998 to create a standardized approach to the metadata language, tools for implementation, and documentation to assist all North Carolina cultural heritage institutions interested in the creation of EAD documents in their institutions. Along those lines, NC ECHO provides EAD workshops that assist with that process.

Workshops To Go
No workshops in your area? No workshops covering what you need to learn? Workshops To Go is a program designed to meet your needs! Just like ordering a pizza to be delivered, NC ECHO is working on establishing a program that allows you to "order up" workshops that will fit your needs!

Hometown History
North Carolina's communities are losing their history. While the state's major libraries and repositories are doing an excellent job of preserving historical records of statewide significance, it is the responsibility of localities to preserve the materials significant to their cities and towns. Though many local libraries and historical societies have stepped up to the task of preserving those items that will document their history for future generations, resources are often scarce. This practical workshop is designed to aid local libraries and historical societies in these efforts by providing basic information on where to look for financial resources and how to approach funding agencies.