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[padg] CCAHA Program on AV Preservation- Cleveland, OH



Are you or your colleagues involved in collecting, preserving, and/or providing access to audiovisual materials in a cultural institution, library or archives? The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, with PALINET, is pleased to present the program, A Race Against Time:  Preserving Our Audiovisual Media, to be held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH on October 24 & 25, 2007.  This program is intended for curators, librarians, archivists, collection managers, and other staff who are involved in managing machine-based media collections in cultural institutions.

 

For a program brochure and registration form, please visit our website at http://www.ccaha.org/workshop_cal.php. For questions about the program, call CCAHA’s Preservation Services office at 215.545.0613.

 

We would appreciate your sharing this information with your colleagues and membership, and apologize for cross-postings. Thanks!

 

 

A Race Against Time:  Preserving Our Audiovisual Media

 

Presented by:

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

 

Cosponsored by PALINET

 

Cleveland, OH

October 24 & 25, 2007

 

 

About the program

 

Many of the machine-readable audiovisual collections held by our cultural institutions are in peril.  Therefore, it is crucial to have knowledge about the life expectancy and unique needs of our legacy media in order to make good preservation decisions. From videotapes and audiotapes to motion picture film, film strips, LPs, 78s, magnetic tape, wax cylinders, and audiocassettes, each of these formats has a critical point at which information will begin to be lost.  

 

The challenge of long-term preservation for these formats is that they often require intervention, including cleaning and reformatting. To maximize the life of these materials, one must understand the nature of the media, causes of deterioration, storage and handling practices, and the various types of playback equipment.  Through lectures, discussion, and hands-on experiences, participants in this two-day program will learn the basic principles for managing audiovisual collections that contain historic formats.  Contracting with vendors and funding strategies will also be discussed.

 

This program is intended for curators, librarians, archivists, collection managers, and other staff who are involved in managing machine-based media collections in cultural institutions. 

 

 

LOCATION & DATE

 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

One Key Plaza
Cleveland, OH  44114

 

October 24 & 25, 2007

 

Speakers

 

Lead Speaker

Alan Lewis, Audiovisual Archives Consultant, Washington, DC

An audiovisual preservation expert, Alan has worked in the special Motion Picture, Sound and Video branch of the National Archives and Records Administration and has administered AV archival programs at PBS and CBS News. He now provides consulting and training in audio/video preservation and preservation management.

 

With:

George Blood, President, Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, PA 

Lisa R. Carter, Director of Archives, University of Kentucky Libraries' Special Collections and Digital Programs, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

John Walko, Media Archive Manager, Scene Savers, Cincinnati, OH

Local Cosponsors

 

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH

Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA), Cleveland, OH

STIPENDS

 

CCAHA is pleased to offer a limited number of stipends of up to $750 to help defray travel, lodging, and registration costs associated with attending A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media. To be eligible, individuals must work in a non-profit institution that is open to the public with an annual operating budget of less than $500,000. In awarding the stipends, preference will be given to those applicants who are directly responsible for the care of the audiovisual materials collected by their institution.

 

Stipend applications must be postmarked by:

September 10, 2007

 

Applicants must submit:

§          A one-page letter of interest that addresses their institution’s need for staff training in this area and their commitment to preserving audiovisual materials

§          A brief institutional profile or brochure

§          A brief description of audiovisual materials held by the institution

§          Proof of tax exempt status

§          A letter of support from Director or President of Board of Trustees

§          Applicant’s resume

 

Applicants will be notified of the status of their application four weeks prior to the program.  For additional details on the application process, please call the Preservation Services Office at 215-545-0613. 

 

FUNDERS:

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation


REGISTRATION FORM

 

A Race Against Time:  Preserving our Audiovisual Media

 

Program Location and Date:

 

Cleveland, OH Wednesday, October 24 & Thursday, October 25, 2007

 

Registrations must be postmarked by Wednesday, October 10, 2007

 

 

Registration fee for two-day program:

 

___ $200.00   Fee enclosed (confirm)

 

 Check made payable to CCAHA
 

 MasterCard (complete information
 Visa
 below)

 

Credit Card Number ___________________________________________________

 

Expiration Date__________________________________________________

 

Name as it appears on credit card ______________________________________

 

NOTES

  • Refunds will be given until two weeks prior to the program date.

 

  • Lunch will not be provided, however information about local eateries will be provided.

 

  • If you have special needs, please contact CCAHA three weeks prior to the program so that accommodations can be made.

 

Please send completed registration form and fee to:

Preservation Services

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

264 South 23rd Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Some of the following information will be distributed to program participants.

 

Name (Mr./Ms.)

Job Title

Institution

Address

Address

Phone

Fax

E-Mail

 

Please check our website periodically for information about additional venues for this program in 2008 and 2009.

 

 

 

Laura Hortz Stanton

Director of Preservation Services

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

264 S. 23rd St.

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215-545-0613

Fax:     215-735-9313

Email:  lhortzstanton@xxxxxxxxx

 

 

 


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