Program on strategic future of print collections

Strategic Future of Print Collections
Washington Convention Center, #206
Sunday, 27 June 2010
10:30am - Noon

This program is sponsored by ALCTS: PARS and RBMS.

Use of print library collections is shifting from physical
circulation to digital reformatting and screen delivery. Does this
shift suggest a continuing role for physical collections or does
their screen delivery inherently suggest print disposal?

Recent technologies of print-on-demand will be evaluated from a
preservation perspective. We will also discuss interdependence of
similar physical and digital collections and the functionalities of
back-up, mastering and authentication that physical collections
provide for their screen delivered copies. Then we will hear of
preservation service reassignment and preservation advocacy for the
continuing role of print in the context of its digital delivery.
This program will be of interest to those concerned with digital
repository certification of print copies, to those interested in
long term scholarly access to print and to research library
preservation practitioners in general. A summary and bibliography of
related recent reports and white papers will be provided.

Introduction and Overview

Products: quality and performance of POD publications. Poor
production quality subtracts directly from efficiencies that have
long enabled the continued success of the physical book. Exclusive
attributes of print should not be discarded while screen media
counter with their own exclusive attributes. Most at risk are books
produced on high-speed copiers under pressure of same-day delivery.

Functions: continuing role of physical collections as a source for
screen delivered surrogates. There is a crucial perspective as the
paper copy, and not the screen copy, serves a back-up, mastering or
authentication role. The back-up function comes into play whenever
the screen copy is unavailable. The mastering role is engaged
whenever a second or subsequent capture is required for reasons
different from the initial capture. And the authentication role
comes into play as the intent or forensic features of the physical
publication are investigated further. Other print and screen
interactions are revealed by the self-authenticating nature of the
print book contrasted with the self-indexing nature of the screen
book.

Roles: preservation specialization in support of scan-on-demand
services. Digital imaging of library collections replays the
microfilming era that introduced screen based reading and engaged
imaging standards and inter-institution cooperation.  The
preservation worker must retrain for digital imaging oversight,
"last copy" print collection preservation and related digital
preservation practice. The preservation role can focus on copy
authentication based on long-term retention of source originals. An
option of certification of print masters can be discussed along with
certification of their screen copies and the wider issue of
certification of digital repositories.

Speakers

    Walt Crawford
    Topic: Inclusionary Reading: Screen and Paper
    Cites and Insights
    2038 Westbrook Lane
    Livermore, CA 94550-6427
    waltcrawford<-at->gmail<.>com
    <URL:http://citesandinsights.info/>

    Shannon Zachary
    Topic: Past Books in the Present World
    Preservation and Conservation
    University of Michigan
    837 Greene St., 3202 Buhr Bldg.
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3209
    734-763-6980,
    Fax: 734-763-7886
    szachary<-at->umich<.>edu

    Douglas Nishimura
    Topic:  POD Quality Issues for Librarians
    Image Permanence Institute/RIT
    70 Lomb Memorial Drive
    Rochester, NY 14623-5604
    585 475 5727
    585 475 5199 (general lab number)
    Fax: 585 475 7230
    dwnpph<-at->rit<.>edu
    <URL:http://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org>

We hope to see you there,

Debra S. Nolan, CAE, Executive Director
LBI
4440 PGA Boulevard, Suite 600
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
561-745-6821
Fax: 561-472-8401


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