Skill sets to master

I will be learning many new skills on my sabbatical.

1. I am learning Content DM in order to catalogue and input the Little Bower fashion plate collection. I met w/ Tammy Lau, Head of SC for an overview. I will go through the tutorials so that I can begin working on this project. The only worry is that I may not be able to connect from home. Patrick is looking into this and seeking a solution. I am also registering for the cdm user listserv which will help w/ my education.

UW has already used cdm for their 400+fashion plate collection. I have contacted Ann Lally, SC, to see if they used a specialized thesaurus for their plates. I will also use them as a model for indexing.

2. Dreamweaver. I have already taken DWI and will be taking DWII next month. I am using this software to create an online exhibit of the fashion plates. I also have also purchased Teach Yourself Visually: Dreamweaver MX 2004 to add to the documentation given from the ITS class. Randy has already digitized them in two sizes so once I get the collection catalogued I will start working on the display. To support the display I have many articles/books on fashion plates that will provide additional background knowledge for me.

3. Infomine. Kimberley is giving me an intro on how to input sites etc...this Wed. I will then have a conference call w/ my Infomine liaison, Margaret Mooney for advanced training. I already have a list of sites I want to add; but need to learn the technique for adding them.

It should be a busy week!