The SEI 2026 Schedule
Recording policy
SEI 2026 is a live event, delivered remotely over Zoom, and all workshops will be taught synchronously (some technical demonstrations or individual workshop components may be pre-recorded). SEI attendees are expected to participate fully in scheduled events, but may request to view recordings of sessions if they must miss a session. If the request is approved, the recording will be accompanied by a transcript generated by automatic speech recognition.
Note: All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Participants must have access to a computer or tablet capable of running Zoom.
We will be adding an optional social event to the schedule for SEI 2026 later this spring.
The 2026 Ethical Digital Stewardship Keynote will also be announced later this spring.
Welcome and Orientation
The SEI Team will provide an orientation to SEI and facilitate a collaborative goal setting exercise for the week ahead. This session will not be recorded. Attendance is highly encouraged.
“Ownership” and Rights Issues: Copyright and Beyond (Part 1)
Instructor: Nancy Sims
Understanding copyright, fair use, and licensing in regard to the use of visual materials is essential to successfully managing digital projects. This session will provide an overview of copyright issues specific to the cultural heritage and visual resource fields, including fair use, other exceptions, and specific digital and web issues. Read more
“Ownership” and Rights Issues: Copyright and Beyond (Part 2)
Instructor: Nancy Sims
Understanding copyright, fair use, and licensing in regard to the use of visual materials is essential to successfully managing digital projects. This session will provide an overview of copyright issues specific to the cultural heritage and visual resource fields, including fair use, other exceptions, and specific digital and web issues. Read more
Digitization
Instructor: Theresa Berger
This session will introduce participants to all aspects of the digitization workflow, from selection to preparation, scanning to quality assurance of newly created files. We will discuss best practices and standards within cultural heritage digitization, with an emphasis on visual resources and still image materials. Read more
SEI Social
The SEI Team will facilitate a social hour with participants. This session will not be recorded. Attendance is highly encouraged.
Digital Asset Management for Visual Collections: Concepts and Best Practices
Instructor: Amy Rudersdorf
This session builds DAM literacy for GLAM professionals who work with digital images every day but aren't system administrators. We'll explore how digital asset management functions as institutional infrastructure, how it fits alongside your CMS and other systems, and why governance is central to everything, from access controls to AI. Read more.
Exploring Digital Collections Platforms
This session runs as two parallel tracks — choose the session that best fits your interests and the tools you're most likely to encounter in your work.
Track 1: Omeka
Instructor: Dani Willcutt
This session will provide an overview of Omeka Classic and Omeka S, two open-source web publishing platforms for sharing digital collections and creating media-rich exhibits. Read more.
Track 2: ResourceSpace
Instructor: Mel Francis
This session will provide an overview of working with ResourceSpace, an open source Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform. It will cover the fundamentals of organising, tagging, and managing digital assets such as images, videos, documents, and audio files. Read more.
Digital Accessibility For Inclusion
Instructor: Carli Spina
In this session, we will explore digital accessibility to understand the relevant requirements and standards. Students will leave with an understanding of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and what they mean for the development and maintenance of digital content. Read more
Inclusive Description and Subjects for Cultural Heritage Materials (Part 1)
Instructor: Treshani Perera
This workshop introduces the foundational principles and best practices of critical cataloging, providing attendees with practical tools for creating ethical and inclusive metadata. Participants will learn how critical cataloging, an extension of critical librarianship, informs more thoughtful and responsible metadata creation. Read more
Inclusive Description and Subjects for Cultural Heritage Materials (Part 2)
Instructor: Treshani Perera
This workshop introduces the foundational principles and best practices of critical cataloging, providing attendees with practical tools for creating ethical and inclusive metadata. Participants will learn how critical cataloging, an extension of critical librarianship, informs more thoughtful and responsible metadata creation. Read more
Digital Preservation
Instructor: Grete Graf
This session introduces digital preservation, explores key concepts in the field, and discusses strategies to maintain the integrity of digital content over time. The course will also cover emerging technologies and challenges and their impact on digital preservation work. Read more
Project Management for Digital Projects
Instructor: Cristela Garcia-Spitz
This session is a practical introduction to managing digital projects, from scoping, budgeting, staffing, and workflow creation. This session is designed to give participants knowledge and tools to apply to many different types of digital projects. Read more
SEI Wrap-Up: What's Next?
The SEI Team will facilitate a discussion with participants to close out SEI 2026. This session will not be recorded. Attendance is highly encouraged.