CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: MINERVA 2001, October 4,
Minneapolis
Full Conference Announcement and Registration Available at
http://digital.lib.umn.edu/minerva/
***Register to join us by Sept 28***
Are you thinking of purchasing commercial collections of digital images,
or digitizing your slide or photographic collections? Visual images are
an important part of the collections of libraries, museums, historical
societies and other education and research centers. Digital technologies
have made images an increasingly necessary and expected part of the
electronic research and public education environment. Building digital
image collections is a priority for many, yet the time, expertise, and
expense required in the process inhibits the many such projects.
Commercial digital image collections also are available, but licensing
costs threaten to make them less than widely accessible, and limit their
value in support
of locally-produced digital collections.
Collection managers and institutions should consider how they might work
collaboratively on projects and collectively purchase products to reduce
stress on budgets, staff, and resources. In an effort to foster
cooperative sharing of ideas and resources among libraries, museums, and
other research
centers, the University of Minnesota Libraries, MINITEX and MAGNOLIA are
sponsoring the Minnesota Electronic Resources in the Visual Arts
(MINERVA) 2001 Symposium. MINERVA 2001 is open to all interested
participants, and especially those from Minnesota. The Symposium will
present a forum in which to identify partners and potential collaborators
in statewide digital imaging initiatives, and to learn more about tools,
models, consortial agreements and current issues relevant to the owners
of image collections.
MINERVA 2001 will be held in the University of Minnesota
Libraries' new Elmer L. Andersen Library on October 4, 2001. Multiple
speakers will discuss the creation and management of digital image
collections, and ways to maximize investments. Please join us for what
promises to be an
informative and stimulating event!
SPEAKERS
Liz Bishoff, Colorado Digitization Project
Managing Large Collaborative Projects
Bill DeJohn, MINITEX Library Information Network
Consortial Purchasing of Digital Content
Daniel Greenstein, Digital Library Federation
Jason Roy, Minnesota Historical Society
Building A Visual Resources Database
Charles Thomas, University of Minnesota
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