Symposium on digital curation

The Tectonics of Digital Curation:
A Symposium on the Shifting Preservation and Access Landscape
The Ray and Maria Stata Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, MA
May 25-26, 2010

Presented by the Northeast Document Conservation Center
Hosted by the MIT Libraries

The Tectonics of Digital Curation explores the sustainability of
cultural collections created for and maintained on the Web. At this
two-day symposium, a diverse faculty of national experts will
examine the forces at play in our increasingly networked society.

Topics will include: divergence and complexity in information
networking; digital preservation repositories; electronic copyright
and intellectual property; collaborative and commercial preservation
models; digital archiving strategies; open access to scholarly
communication; the networked self; preservation of CAD models; and
preservation of community-built digital creations (video games).

Who should attend? Librarians, archivists, museum professionals, IT
professionals, CIOs, administrators, scientists, architects, and
scholars - any decision-maker responsible for creating, managing, or
preserving digital resources that are accessed via networked
systems.

Cost: $325; students: $275

Registration deadline: Friday, May 14, 2010

For complete information and to register visit

    <URL:http://www.nedcc.org>

Lori Foley
Director of Preservation Services
Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810-1494
978-470-1010


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