Towards Digital Collections – Resources for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums training course is a collection of learning materials for GLAM professionals, who work with digital collections, or have plans in the future to do so. The training course can be accessed through this web address - towardsdigitalcollections.org
The training course and resources were officially launched at the Towards a National Collection Two-Day Conference 2024 (20-21 November 2024), and in early 2025 there will be opportunities to attend workshops and events to both find out more about the course, but also to provide feedback about the content for future improvements. Please click on the links below for further information about these free sessions:
- Friday 31 January 2025, Cardiff, Wales
- Thursday 6 February 2025, Sheffield, England
- Wednesday 26 February 2025, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Thursday 13 March 2025, Stirling, Scotland
- Friday 28 March 2025, Virtual Workshop Online
Here's a short trailer which gives a preview of what to expect from the course:
If you’d like to find out more please contact info@towardsdigitalcollections.org.
The training course has been developed by Ex Nihilo in collaboration with the University of Oxford (further information here), commissioned by the Towards a National Collection Programme - a major five-year £18.9 million investment in the UK’s world-renowned museums, archives, libraries and galleries. Funded through the UK Research and Innovation’s Strategic Priorities Fund and delivered by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
