Call for symposium speakers and participants

The Collection Management and Development Section (CMDS) and the
Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) of the Association for
Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) will be cosponsoring a
symposium entitled "Selection for Preservation in a Digital World" at
the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 1995.

Selection criteria and methodologies are rapidly evolving to accommodate
the addition of digital technologies to the mix of preservation options.
The objective of the symposium is to provide a forum for discussion of
the issues surrounding selection of materials for preservation using
digital technologies.

Topics to be addressed include: technical limitations and opportunities;
changes in use patterns of preserved materials; changes in use patterns
of digitized materials; copyright; access issues; setting priorities;
addressing text, image and sound; how scholars fit into the picture; and
a look at new selection criteria being developed in the field to address
these issues.

The format of the 3.5 hour symposium will be composed of a combination
of prepared papers, panel discussion and open audience discussion.

At this time, the committee responsible for planning the symposium is
soliciting nominations/suggestions for speakers and/or participants in
the following areas:

    Theoretical Introduction

    Case studies

    *   books
    *   image collections
    *   sound recordings

    Panel discussion

    *   collection development specialists
    *   preservation specialists
    *   scholars
    *   other

Please send your nominations to one of the following:

    Janet Gertz, Director for Preservation
    Butler Library, Room 110
    Columbia University Libraries
    535 West 114th Street
    New York, NY 10027

    Sam Demas
    Head of Collection Development and Preservation
    Mann Library
    Cornell University
    Ithaca, NY  14853
    607-255-6919
    sgd1 [at] cornell__edu

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