22nd Annual Summer Educational Institute for Digital Stewardship of Visual Information
SEI provides new professionals, current library school students, and mid-career professionals from a wide range of related fields the opportunity to stay current in an ever-evolving field of managing cultural heritage and visual information. Early-career museum professionals, archivists, visual resources professionals, digital librarians, art and architecture librarians, and digital project managers; current and recent graduate students; and others in related fields are all encouraged to attend.
Upon completion of the Summer Educational Institute, participants will gain the ability to:
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Develop strategic approaches for digital stewardship concepts such as copyright, accessibility, cultural heritage metadata, etc., tailored specifically for digital collections in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM institutions).
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Apply introductory and ethically sound digital curation and preservation practices to enhance visual material digital collections.
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Tailor the digital stewardship lifecycle to accommodate the diverse needs of relevant communities and stakeholders.
SEI is designed to serve a wide range of information professionals eager to learn about best practices and/or update job skills in digital collections management and to provide significant networking and professional development opportunities. SEI presents a comprehensive introduction to the digital life cycle and a curriculum that addresses the requirements of today's cultural heritage and visual information professionals, from designing and implementing a project to sharing the final product with others and ensuring its preservation and access. This intensive workshop features a curriculum taught by expert instructors who cover:
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Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
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Project Management
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Digitization
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Hands-on DAMS and Collection Management
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Inclusive Description
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Digital Accessibility
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DAMs and Digital Repositories
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Digital Preservation
This year Registration will open on April 14, 2026 at 12pm EDT / 9am PDT. Registration rates for SEI 2026 will be $280 ARLIS/NA and VRA members and $400 for non-members.
We are pleased to announce that SEI will once again be able to offer several scholarships that fully cover the registration cost of attending SEI 2026. We are grateful to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for their continued support. Applications for Kress Scholarships will open February 9, 2026. Applications will be accepted until March 9, 2026 at 11pm PST, and recipients will be notified by March 30, 2026.