[PADG:1083] Reformatting Discussion Group

[jeanann croft <jeanann+@xxxxxxxx>]

Reformatting Discussion Group
ALA Annual 2006 – New Orleans

When:  Saturday, June 24th
Time:  1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location:  Ballroom 1 at the Wyndham Canal Place Hotel.

Agenda

1.  Presentations:

Robert J. Strauss, Preservation Technologies
How Can Mass Deacidification Work in Tandem With Reformatting Strategies?

Russ Wilding, iArchives
Challenges in Reformatting: Making Century-Old Newspapers Available Online.

2.  Open Discussion:

Are demands for reformatting being driven by preservation needs or 
access needs or both?  How can we create preservation strategies that 
are both efficient and cost effective?

In a climate of limited library funding, how does your library decide 
which materials to select for reformatting and digitizing and why?  Is 
there still a role for more traditional forms of reformatting such as 
microfilm?

Is preservation of the original the predominant justification to 
digitize?  If not, what other considerations are taken into account?

Finally, how should we address the preservation and access needs of 
oversized materials or ephemera that do not lend themselves easily to a 
reformatting process?

3.	Announcements




Jean Ann Croft, Co-Chair			
Preservation Department			
University of Pittsburgh
Tel:  412 244-7522
Email:  jeanann@xxxxxxxx

Atalanta Grant-Suttie, Co-Chair
Email: (home)  pinewood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx