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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 16:22:12 -0500
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School for Scanning: Preservation and Access in a Digital World
A Conference Presented by the Northeast Document Conservation Center
At the Berkeley Marina Marriott Hotel, Berkeley, California, May 12 - 14,
1997:
The School for Scanning Conference is funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities and cosponsored by
The Getty Information Institute and the National Park Service.
What is the School for Scanning? A seminar the will take the mystery out of
digital technology. Issues covered include:
Basics of Digital Technology
Deciphering Digital Jargon:
Practical Guide to File Formats
Content Selection for Digitiza-tion
Legal Issues of Digital Technology
Text and Image Scanning
Quality Control and Costs
Essentials of Metadata
Digital Preservation: Fact or Fiction
World Wide Web Applications
CD-ROM Applications
Who Should Attend? If you are a librarian, archivist, curator,
interpreter, historic preservation specialist, registrar, or other cultural
or natural resource manager, you will be interested in attending the School
for Scanning. No prior knowledge of digital media is required.
Who Are the Faculty? Steve Dalton, NEDCC; Ben Davis, The Getty Information
Institute; Peter Lyman, University of California-Berkeley; Ricky Erway,
Research Libraries Group; Steve Puglia, National Archives and Records
Administration; Steve Chapman, Harvard University; Howard Besser, University
of California-Berkeley; Franziska Frey, Image Permanence Institute; Anne
Gilliland-Swetland, University of California-Los Angeles; Barclay Ogden,
University of California-Berkeley, Diane Vogt-O'Connor, National Park
Service, Melissa Smith Levine, Library of Congress; Paul Handly, National
Park Service; Natalie Munn, University of California-Berkeley; Bob
Futernick, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; and Pam Samuelson,
University of California-Berkeley and Deborah Hunt, the Exploratorium.
What does the conference cost? The cost is $245, including lunches. All
participants will also be responsi-ble for all their travel and lodging
costs. The number of participants is limited and registration applications
will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. The deadline to
register is April 25, 1997.
Registration Information:
The cost of the seminar is $245 including lunches. All participants will
also be responsible for all their travel and lodging costs. The number of
participants is limited and registration applications will be accepted on a
first-come-first-served basis. The deadline to register is April 25, 1997.
Each application must be accompanied by a check for the total amount payable
to the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). Refunds will be
given up to one week prior to the workshop. Substitutions are acceptable
with notification.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Berkeley Marina Marriott, 200
Marina Boulevard, Berkeley, CA 94710; at a special group rate ($94 or $114
for the marina view). Conference participants must contact the hotel
directly, at 510 548-7920 and identify themselves as part of the NEDCC
group. Reserve as soon as possible as space is limited. The block of rooms
and the group rate are available on a first-come first served basis until
April 18, 1997.
If you are a person who is blind or deaf, please notify NEDCC three weeks
ahead of the program so we can meet you special needs.
To request a flier with the agenda contact Gail Pfeifle at NEDCC at
508-470-1010 or email pfeifle@nedcc.org. To register for the conference
return this form with your check for $245 to:
Northeast Document Conservation Center
attn.: Gail Pfeifle
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810-1494.
Name:
Title:
Institution:
Street Address:
City:
State: Zip:
Telephone:
email
5/12-14/97
Day One: May 12, 1997
9:00- 9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Steve Dalton, Northeast Document Conservation Center
9:15- 9:45 Digital Technology: Where Are We?
Ben Davis, The Getty Information Institute
9:45-10:15 Digital Technology: Where Are We Going?
Peter Lyman, University of California at Berkeley
10:15-10:40 Questions from the Floor
Ben Davis and Peter Lyman
10:40-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Digital Technology Made Simple
Ricky Erway, Research Libraries Group
12:00- 1:15 Lunch
1:15- 2:15 Understanding File Formats and Equipment
Steve Puglia, National Archives and Records Administration
2:15- 2:40 Questions from the Floor
Ricky Erway and Steve Puglia
2:40- 3:00 Break
3:00- 4:00 Textual Scanning: Quality Control and Costs
Steve Chapman, Harvard University
4:00- 4:30 Questions from the Floor
Steve Chapman
4:30- 4:50 Summary: Day One
Howard Besser, University of California at Berkeley
4:50- 5:00 Preview of Day Two
5:00 Adjourn
Day Two: May 13, 1997
8:45- 9:00 Opening Remarks
9:00-10:00 Image Scanning: Quality Control and Costs
Franziska Frey, Image Permanence Institute
10:00-10:25 Questions from the Floor
Franziska Frey
10:25-10:45 Break
10:45-11:30 Metadata: What You Need To Know
Anne Gilliland-Swetland, University of California at Los Angeles
11:30-12:00 Questions from the Floor
Anne Gilliland-Swetland
12:00- 1:15 Lunch
1:15- 1:50 Digital Preservation: Fact or Fiction?
Barclay Ogden, University of California at Berkeley
1:50-2:10 Questions from the Floor
Barclay Ogden
2:10-2:45 Selecting Content for Digital Outreach and Preservation (Part One)
Barclay Ogden, University of California at Berkeley
2:45-3:05 Break
3:05- 3:50 Selecting Content for Digital Outreach and Preservation (Part Two)
Diane Vogt-O'Connor, National Park Service
3:50-4:20 Questions from the Floor
Barclay Ogden and Diane Vogt-O'Connor
4:20- 4:40 Summary: Day Two
Howard Besser, University of California at Berkeley
4:40- 4:50 Preview of Day Three
4:50 Adjourn
Day Three: May 14, 1997
8:45- 9:00 Opening Remarks
9:00-10:00 Digital Technology: Legal Issues
Melissa Smith Levine, Library of Congress
10:00-10:30 Questions from the Floor
Melissa Smith Levine
10:30-10:50 Break
10:50-11:35 Digital Technology: Web Applications
Paul Handly, National Park Service
11:35-12:00 Questions from the Floor
Paul Handly
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00- 1:45 CD-ROM and Other Desktop Applications
Natalie Munn, University of California at Berkeley
1:45- 2:10 Questions from the Floor
Natalie Munn
2:10- 2:30 Break
2:30- 3:10 Panel
Bob Futernick, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; Pam Samuelson
University of California at Berkeley; Deborah Hunt, the Exploratorium
3:10:- 3:30 Questions from the Floor
Panel
3:30- 4:30 Synthesis: What Have We Learned? What Must We Learn?
Howard Besser, University of California at Berkeley
4:30- 5:00 Questions from the Floor
Howard Besser
5:00- 5:15 Evaluations and Concluding Remarks
Steve Dalton, Northeast Document Conservation Center
5:15 Adjourn
Gay S. Tracy
Public Relations Coordinator
Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover MA 01810-1494
Tel 508 470-1010
Fax 508 475-6021
<tracy@nedcc.org>
Web site: http://www.nedcc.org
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