PARS/CMDS program on digital imaging

PARS/CMDS (Preservation and Reformatting Section/Collection
Management and Development Section, ALA) Program at ALA 1995 Annual
Conference in Chicago
Enhancing Preservation *and* Access: Selection for Digital
    Conversion
Monday, June 26, 1995
2:00 - 4:00
MCC-E256

Digital imaging technology offers great promise for improving
management, access, and preservation of endangered research
materials.  This forum will focus on issues influencing the
selection of materials for digital conversion.  What are the
characteristics of materials which lend themselves to scanning?
What anticipated uses of materials are enhanced by scanning as a
reformatting option?

Speaking from case studies of current scanning projects, the
following panelists will explore related issues and suggest
preliminary answers to these fundamental questions.

    Janet Gertz, Director for Preservation, Columbia University
    "Selection for Preservation of Illustrated Texts: A Digital
    Solution"

    Paul Conway, Head, Preservation Department, Yale University
    "Selecting Microfilm for Digital Preservation: A Case Study from
    Project Open Book"

    Richard Entlich, Preservation Librarian and Full-Text Genre
    Specialist, Mann Library, Cornell University "Preserving Core
    Literature: Suitable for Scanning?"

Andrew Hart

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