Workshop on preservation microfilming and digital scanning

The Northeast Document Conservation Center presents Reformatting for
Preservation in a Digital World: To Scan or To Film: A Workshop on
Preservation Microfilming and Digital Scanning; October 7-9, 1997 at
the University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Library
and Information Science in the Graduate School of Education and
Information Studies; Moore Hall, Room 3140, Los Angeles, CA
90095-1520 As we approach and enter the 21st century, digital
technologies will have a profound impact on the way institutions
provide access to information.  But will digitization also become a
tool of the preservation community? NEDCC's reformatting workshop
will address this question.  Emphasis will be divided equally
between general principles of reformatting, preservation
microfilming and digital scanning for preservation.  The workshop is
designed to train project administrators in institutions to plan,
implement, and manage reformatting projects. Instruction will focus
on decision making skills.  Compliance with national standards and
RLG guidelines for preservation microfilming will be emphasized and
the "best practice" for digital projects will be discussed.  It is
not a technician training program. The program includes hands-on
experience and teaches skills for:

    planning reformatting projects
    selecting and preparing materials
    selecting and evaluating a vendor
    microfilm and imaging technology
    inspection and quality control
    evaluating digital imaging for preservation

The sessions will introduce preservation microfilming and digital
imaging technologies and compare their commonalties and differences.

Presented by: Andrew Raymond, Regional Advisory Officer, New York
State Archives; Lisa Fox, Preservation Consultant; Eileen Usovicz,
CBR Consulting Services, Inc.; Guest Speaker: Anne
Gilliland-Swetland, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and
Information Science, University of California at Los Angeles.

Registration must be received by September 19, 1997.  Attendance is
limited to 15 participants accepted on a first-come-first-served
basis.  The number of applicants from one institution will be
limited.  NEDCC will confirm acceptance. Participants are
responsible for their own room reservations. A block of rooms will
be held under the code NEDCC at the Hotel Del Capri 1-800-444-6835
or 310-470-9999. The price of the workshop is $250.  The fee
includes a copy of Preservation Microfilming: A Guide for Librarians
and Archivists, 2nd ed., edited by Lisa Fox, Preservation
Consultant.  Speakers will refer to the book throughout the
workshop, however if you do not wish to order the book, the cost of
the workshop is $190.

To request a flier, contact Gay Tracy at NEDCC at 508-470-1010 or
<tracy<-a t->nedcc< . >org> please put film/scan/ca as the subject.  For
information about other workshops contact the Northeast Document
Conservation Center, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA  01810-1494,
508-470-1010, fax 508 475-6021 or check NEDCC's web site at
<URL:http://www.nedcc.org>.

Gay S. Tracy
Public Relations Coordinator
Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover  MA  01810-1494
508-470-1010
Fax 508-475-6021

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