{"id":58,"date":"2014-08-19T13:50:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T13:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-placeholder\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2023-04-20T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T17:37:29","slug":"guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-campus\/guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Planning a project? Here are some things to think about.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Does your project support the Bates mission?<\/h3>
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Since 1855, Bates College has been dedicated to the emancipating potential of the liberal arts. Bates educates the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. With ardor and devotion \u2014 Amore ac Studio \u2014 we engage the transformative power of our differences, cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action. Preparing leaders sustained by a love of learning and a commitment to responsible stewardship of the wider world, Bates is a college for coming times<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information and Library Services supports this mission by developing collections and services which focus upon the curriculum needs of undergraduate students. Projects should therefore complement existing or planned areas of instruction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Who are your users and stakeholders?<\/h3>
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Who are the intended users of your project, and what is the intended impact on their education?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stakeholders includes potential sponsors, those who could have a positive or negative influence on project completion, and those outside your intended user group who might also benefit from successful completion of the project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Could you find project partners or models?<\/h3>
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Have you researched potential partnerships either within or outside of Bates?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources to consider:
\nHarward Center for Community Partnerships<\/a>
\nConsortium of Liberal Arts Colleges<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you researched other projects that could serve as models for one or more aspects of your project? You may not need to create everything from scratch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What relevant standards will you use?<\/h3>
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What file formats will the project involve, and what relevant standards will you use? You\u2019ll want to consider the time and effort required to create files in that format, the amount of space the files will take up, how easy it will be for others to use that format, and whether or not the format will be viewable in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Oregon\u2019s overview of file formats<\/a> is a helpful resource.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What hardware\/software will you require?<\/h3>
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What hardware will you require? Does Bates already have equipment you could use? If equipment must be purchased, what are potential costs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Media Studios<\/a>
\nImaging Center<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What software will you require? Does Bates already have software you could use? If software must be purchased, what are potential costs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Software Available in Campus Computer Labs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Where will your project be hosted?<\/h3>
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If you will be looking into contracting with external vendors, please contact Eileen Zimmerman, Director of Systems Development and Integration, for a list of important questions to ask: ezimmerm@bates.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re uncertain of your hosting options, please contact us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n