Digital Publishing Series Fall 2021
We'd like to share with you the offerings for this semester's Digital Publishing workshop series. Whether you are looking to create a digital book, a companion website for a book, a scholarly portfolio, or a full-scale digital project, this workshop series is designed to get you up and running with the skills and tools you need for successful digital publications. No programming or coding knowledge is required. All workshops will be conducted over Zoom.
Register at bit.ly/dp-berk.
Publish Digital Books & Open Educational Resources with Pressbooks
Tuesday, September 14, 11:00am-12:30pm
Online: Register to receive the Zoom link
Tim Vollmer and Stacy Reardon
If you're looking to self-publish work of any length and want an easy-to-use tool that offers a high degree of customization, allows flexibility with publishing formats (EPUB, PDF), and provides web-hosting options, Pressbooks may be great for you. Pressbooks is often the tool of choice for academics creating digital books, open textbooks, and open educational resources, since you can license your materials for reuse however you desire. Learn why and how to use Pressbooks for publishing your original books or course materials. You'll leave the workshop with a project already under way!
Creating Web Maps with ArcGIS Online
Wednesday, September 29, 11:00am-12:30pm
Online: Register to receive the Zoom link
Susan Powell and Erica Newcome, Library
Want to make a web map, but not sure where to start? This short workshop will introduce key mapping terms and concepts and give an overview of popular platforms used to create web maps. We’ll explore one of these platforms (ArcGIS Online) in more detail. You’ll get some hands-on practice adding data, changing the basemap, and creating interactive map visualizations. At the end of the workshop you’ll have the basic knowledge needed to create your own simple web maps.
Web Platforms for Digital Projects
Tuesday, October 12, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Online: Register to receive the Zoom link
Stacy Reardon and Kiyoko Shiosaki, Library
How do you go about publishing a digital book, a multimedia project, a digital exhibit, or another kind of digital project? In this workshop, we'll take a look at use cases for common open-source web platforms WordPress, Drupal, Omeka, and Scalar, and we'll talk about hosting, storage, and asset management. There will be time for hands-on work in the platform most suited to your needs. No coding experience is necessary.
The Long Haul: Best Practices for Making Your Digital Project Last
Wednesday, October 13, 11:00am-12:00pm
Online: Register to receive the Zoom link
Scott Peterson and Erin Foster, Library and Research IT
You've invested a lot of work in creating a digital project, but how do you ensure it has staying power? We'll look at choices you can make at the beginning of project development to influence sustainability, best practices for documentation and asset management, and how to sunset your project in a way that ensures long-term access for future researchers.
Copyright and Fair Use for Digital Projects
Wednesday, November 10, 11:00am-12:30pm
Online: Register to receive the Zoom link
Rachael Samberg and Tim Vollmer
This training will help you navigate the copyright, fair use, and usage rights of including third-party content in your digital project. Whether you seek to embed video from other sources for analysis, post material you scanned from a visit to the archives, add images, upload documents, or more, understanding the basics of copyright and discovering a workflow for answering copyright-related digital scholarship questions will make you more confident in your publication. We will also provide an overview of your intellectual property rights as a creator and ways to license your own work.