To Film or To
Scan:
Preservation
Options in a Digital World
May
20 –22, 2003
University
of New Mexico, Albuquerque
A Workshop on Preservation
Microfilming & Digital Imaging
of Paper-Based
Materials
Digital cameras and scanners are virtually
everywhere and many cultural institutions are now digitizing paper-based
collections to provide enhanced access to the information they contain. But is digitization a legitimate
preservation strategy? That is just
one of the many critically important issues to be addressed at NEDCC’s latest
“To Film or To Scan” workshop.
This unique educational program explores two reformatting technologies – preservation microfilming and digitization – from a project management perspective. In past offerings, both technologies have been afforded equal classroom time. The Albuquerque program – on an experimental basis – will be weighted more decidedly toward digitization. Also for the first time in Albuquerque, copyright issues will be addressed in the curriculum.
The “To Film or To Scan”
workshop is specifically designed to train project managers to plan, implement,
and manage both analog and digital reformatting projects. Consequently, classroom instruction will
focus on development of decision-making skills. Compliance with national standards and
with guidelines established by the Research Libraries Group (RLG) will be
emphasized for preservation microfilming projects, while emerging standards and
best practices will be discussed relative to digitization. NOTE: This workshop is NOT a technician
training program. Subjects to be
covered include the following:
Presented by: Wes Boomgaarden, Preservation Officer and Project Director, Ohio State University Libraries; Paul Conway, Director, Information Libraries Technology Services, Duke University; Steve Dalton, Director, Field Service, Northeast Document Conservation Center; Nancy Dennis, Director, Collections and Technology Services, University of New Mexico General Library; Mary Minow, Library Law Consultant; and Steve Puglia, Image Constructors, LLC.
This workshop is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). It is hosted by the University of New Mexico.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT NEDCC’S WEBSITE, AT
http://www.nedcc.org/filmscannm/micagen.htm