Workshop on preservation microfilming and digital imaging

The Northeast Document Conservation Center presents
Reformatting for Preservation in a Digital World: To Film or To Scan
A Workshop on Preservation Microfilming and Digital Imaging
October 27-29, 1998
The University of Michigan
806 Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Central Campus
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities
The workshop is hosted by the University of Michigan Library

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 imaging 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
emphasizes microfilming and scanning of text and teaches skills for:
planning reformatting projects; selecting and preparing materials;
microfilm technology; introductory digital imaging technology;
inspection and quality control; and evaluating digital imaging for
preservation.

Presented by: Susan Wrynn, Director of Reprographic Services,
Northeast Document Conservation Center; Paul Conway, Head, Yale
University Libraries; Lisa Fox, Preservation Consultant; Bob
Mottice, President, Mottice Micrographics, Inc.; and guest speakers.

The price of the workshop is $250 and includes a copy of
Introduction to Imaging, by Howard Besser & Jennifer Trant.  The
workshop is limited to 20 participants.

To request a flier and application contact Gay Tracy at
<tracy [at] nedcc__org> or call 978-470-1010.

Gay S. Tracy
Public Relations Coordinator
Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover  MA  01810-1494
978-470-1010
Fax: 978-475-6021

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