CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE: MAKING OUR HISTORY
AVAILABLE -
A CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION
Riverside Convention Center
Friday, October 19, 2007
9am-5pm
This conference will celebrate the creation of the California Digital
Newspaper Collection (http://cdnc.ucr.edu), a free digital resource
containing over a half century of California newspapers, and
discuss this
milestone in the larger context of preserving and accessing
California newspapers.
Attendance is free and includes continental breakfast, lunch, and an
afternoon cocktail reception. A limited number of grants are
available to
teachers to defray the cost of a substitute. Travel grants are also
available for public librarians.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. FOR CONFERENCE AGENDA, ONLINE
REGISTRATION, AND INFORMATION ON APPLYING FOR A GRANT SEE:
http://cbsr.ucr.edu/newspaper_conference
Conference sessions will be devoted to the importance of the
newspaper as
an historical source, the changing publishing environment, the
implications of the electronic age for newspaper preservation, and the
value of newspapers for professionals and the general public. This
conference will provide publishers, journalists and scholars as
well as
teachers, librarians, and genealogists, the forum in which to
engage in a
dialogue about the important issues yet unresolved regarding access to
and preservation of California newspapers.
Currently, issues of the Daily Alta California and the San
Francisco Call
are being added to the California Digital Newspaper Collection,
providing
a run of San Francisco newspapers from 1850-1910. Forthcoming titles
include the Los Angeles Herald, Amador Ledger, and Imperial Valley
Press.
As the process of developing the Collection is ongoing, conference
participants will have the opportunity to contribute to its
creation. The
history of California as preserved in its newspapers belongs to
all of us
and we are eager to tailor the collection to the needs of our users
statewide.
The conference will take place at the Riverside Convention Center in
beautiful downtown Riverside. The historic Mission Inn, a 101-year-old
property with Moorish architecture, and a pedestrian mall lined with
boutiques, antique shops and cafes are just a short walk away. In
addition, the city boasts more than 20 museums and galleries, 10 golf
courses and a 40-acre botanical garden on the University of
California,
Riverside campus. Join us!
Andrea Vanek
Assistant Director/Librarian
California Newspaper Project
250 Moffitt Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
510-643-7680
FAX 510-642-8890
avanek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx