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Professional Development for Managers of Digital Collections Museums, Libraries and Archives: Summer Institute for Knowledge Sharing Hosted by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College Boston July 12-15, 2004 Early registration deadline extended to June 1, 2004. More and more professionals in museums, libraries, and archives are called upon to create, manage, disseminate, and preserve digital collections. Information specialists, registrars, librarians, archivists, curators, researchers, and educators are now paying close attention to issues such as: articulating visions; identifying needs, including funding; nurturing professional expertise; collection development and evaluation; metadata creation and standards; workflow re-engineering, staffing, and asset management; re-conceptualizing collection delivery and user interaction; and integrating end-to-end preservation. These demands, as well as the increasing convergence between museum, library, and archive practices and perspectives in the digital environment, require new educational and networking opportunities that transcend the boundaries traditionally separating these fields. The Summer Institute for Knowledge Sharing provides an intensive four days of instruction and dialogue for those involved with digital collections in museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions. Through lectures, group discussions, and exercises, participants will be immersed in the issues and decision points that institutions face in the acquisition, management, dissemination and preservation of digital collections. Special attention will be paid to the increasing convergence of practices and perspectives across institutional contexts in the digital environment. Experienced and knowledgeable instructors from across the country lead attendees from around the United States and abroad. After five years in Los Angeles, this year’s Summer Institute will take place at Simmons College, a nationally distinguished small university in the heart of Boston, where it will take advantage of the city’s rich intellectual, cultural and professional resources. In addition to course work, participants will take part in events designed to complement their instruction including, luncheons, and a visit to, and reception at the beautifully restored Massachusetts Historical Society. Instructors and speakers will include: Murtha Baca, Head of Standards and Vocabulary Programs and the Digital Resource Management Department, Getty Research Institute Michèle Cloonan, Dean, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College Erin Coburn, Data Standards Administrator, J. Paul Getty Museum Robin Dale, Program Officer for Member Initiatives, Research Libraries Group Diane Felicio, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Simmons College Tim Hart, Web Analyst, J. Paul Getty Trust Amy Lucker, Head of Slides and Digital Imaging, Fine Arts Library, Harvard University Martha Mahard, Curator, Historic Photographs and Special Visual Collections, Fine Arts Library, Harvard University Sam Quigley, Director of Digital Information and Technology, Harvard University Art Museums Mary Woodley, Social Sciences Librarian, California State University, Northridge Accommodations: We have arranged for special rates at the Simmons College dorm residence, as well as the Best Western Inn at Longwood Medical. For information, rates, and reservation instructions, please see our web site at: http://ksi.simmons.edu. Registration: Early enrollment is encouraged. Course fees: $850 (by June 1, 2004), $900 (after June 1, 2004). For registration information and a more detailed course description, see: http://ksi.simmons.edu. __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org//membership.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]