Admission Requirements
None.
Description
In the world of publishing, scholarship, academic libraries and the cultural heritage sector the Internet offers more than an alternative for printed communication. The digital medium has brought a wealth of entirely new opportunities and technological possibilities. This course gives a very practical introduction to some of the most widely used technologies in these fields for creating, enriching, storing and disseminating information in a digital form. Topics that will be addressed include the medium-independent markup of text through XML, the organisation of digital content in relational databases and in content management systems, and methods of web presentation and publication. The course will provide hands-on experience with several programming languages and metadata vocabularies.
Course Objectives
Students:
acquire an insight into the lifecycle of digital objects;
learn to analyse the use of the digital medium in the world of publishing, scholarship, academic libraries and the cultural heritage sector;
are familiarised with the way in which XML can enhance the access to publications, both physically and intellectually.
learn how digital content can be presented on-line, using techniques such as XSL, SQL and PHP;
gain insight in designing, implementing and searching a database;
are familiarised with a number of international metadata formats.
Timetable
The timetable will be available from July 1 onwards on the Department website.
Mode of Instruction
Lectures and seminars.
Assessment
Assignments and take-home exam.
Blackboard
This course is supported by Blackboard.
Reading list
Electronic reader; online tutorials.
Registration
Students can register through uSis.
Contact information
Department of Book and Digital Media Studies, P.N. van Eyckhof 4, building 1168, room 102c, tel. 071 527 2144, email: english@let.leidenuniv.nl; p.g.hoftijzer@hum.leidenuniv.nl