Distance education on digitization: evaluation of an application in Turkey

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YILMAZ B., KÜLCÜ Ö., ÜNAL Y., ÇAKMAK T.

ASLIB PROCEEDINGS, vol.65, no.4, pp.336-357, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 65 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/ap-11-2011-0049
  • Journal Name: ASLIB PROCEEDINGS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.336-357
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a distance education program in the field of digitization which was carried out in Turkey in 2011. In total, 805 people, comprising librarians, archivists and museum specialists, applied for three certification programs. The paper evaluates the distance education in terms of content and organization on the basis of participants' opinions and determines how and to what extent the education has changed the awareness of participants on digitization and digital content management and their level of theoretical and practical knowledge.