Digital Preservation Technician Course
What will I learn?
Boost your Library Science career with our Digital Preservation Technician Course. You'll gain important skills in metadata and cataloguing, how to digitise materials, and how to check the quality of the digital copies to make sure the data is correct and hasn't been corrupted. You'll learn how to put in place good preservation plans, including where to store digital files safely, how to control who can access them, and what to do if there's a disaster that affects the files. You'll also improve your skills in writing reports and keeping records, so you can work well with others. This short, but good course will give you the confidence and skills to deal with digital preservation challenges properly.
Apoia's Unique Offerings
Develop your skills
Enhance your practical skills listed below
Become an expert in metadata: Learn how to create good metadata for preserving digital materials.
Digitisation skills: Learn how to use the equipment properly and handle old and delicate documents carefully.
Quality assurance: Learn how to spot mistakes and keep the data correct and complete.
Secure storage: Learn how to keep digital files safe and how to recover them if something goes wrong.
Effective documentation: Learn how to write detailed reports and work well with others.
Suggested summary
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours
Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.
- Choose which chapter to start with
- Add or remove chapters
- Increase or decrease the course workload
Examples of chapters you can add
You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below
This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.