This May, LYRASIS is offering a range of online classes on digitization, preservation, and digital preservation. We've added two brand new classes to our catalog and both will be offered for the first time: "Outsourcing Audiovisual Digitization" and "Loaning and Borrowing Special Collections." Visit https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/events.aspx for the full schedule, class descriptions, and registration. 5/2, 5/3 Grant Writing for Digitization and Preservation Projects<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=378664A9-56CC-E511-80C7-00155D0A881B> 5/5, 5/6 Advanced Digital Stewardship<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=847CEEEF-57CC-E511-80C7-00155D0A881B> 5/6 Personal Digital Preservation: Bigger than a Shoebox<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=34ADC537-24C1-E511-80C6-00155D0A881B> 5/10, 5/12, 5/17 Introduction to Preservation: Collections Management for the 21st Century<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=75E0FF16-25C1-E511-80C6-00155D0A881B> 5/11, 5/13 Outsourcing Audiovisual Digitization <https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=89921507-65E5-E511-80CE-00155D0A8824> 5/11 Introduction to Preservation Metadata<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=8F3DF947-DFE6-E511-80CF-00155D0A8824> 5/16 Digital Collection Policy Development and Content Selection/Prioritization<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=3A686F29-58CC-E511-80C7-00155D0A881B> 5/17 Advanced Preservation Metadata: How to Make it Happen<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=335DBF8E-DFE6-E511-80CF-00155D0A8824> 5/19 Caring for Originals during Digitization Projects<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=EC43B390-24C1-E511-80C6-00155D0A881B> 5/25 Intro to FADGI for Still Image Digitization (free for LYRASIS members) <https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=DE2240EB-FF06-E611-80CF-00155D0A8824> 5/26 Loaning and Borrowing Special Collections<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=B3744FB3-65E5-E511-80CE-00155D0A8824> Additional classes coming up in June include: * Introduction to Outsourcing for Digitization * FADGI Metrics * Metadata for Digitization and Preservation * Promotion and Outreach for Digital Projects * ....and more Please contact me with any questions. Best, Annie Annie Peterson Preservation Services Librarian annie.peterson@lyrasis.org<mailto:annie.peterson@lyrasis.org> 678.235.2923 peterson.annie Skype [LYRASIS]