[ARSCLIST] Event: AV Media Workshop Series

["Ferguson, Kelly" <Kferguson@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Register now! 
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> A Race Against Time:  Preserving Our Audiovisual Media 
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> Presented by:
> The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) 
> & cosponsored by PALINET 
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> Washington, DC
> April 24 & 25, 2007
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> Registration deadline is April 10th
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> About the program 
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> Many of the machine-readable audiovisual collections held by our cultural institutions are in peril.  Therefore, it is crucial to have knowledge about the life expectancy and unique needs of our legacy media in order to make good preservation decisions. From videotapes and audiotapes to motion picture film, film strips, LPs, 78s, magnetic tape, wax cylinders, and audiocassettes, each of these formats has a critical point at which information will begin to be lost.   
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> The challenge of long-term preservation for these formats is that they often require intervention, including cleaning and reformatting. To maximize the life of these materials, one must understand the nature of the media, causes of deterioration, storage and handling practices, and the various types of playback equipment.  Through lectures, discussion, and hands-on experiences, participants in this two-day program will learn the basic principles for managing audiovisual collections that contain historic formats.  Contracting with vendors and funding strategies will also be discussed. 
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> This program is intended for curators, librarians, archivists, collection managers, and other staff who are involved in managing machine-based media collections in cultural institutions.  
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> LOCATIONS & TIMES
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> Washington, DC
> April 24 & 25, 2007
> Catholic University of America
> Pryzbyla Center 
> 620 Michigan Avenue, NE
> Washington, DC  20064 
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> Full program and registration information is available at: <http://www.ccaha.org/workshop_cal.php>
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