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Stipend Application Deadline Reminder: The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts is pleased to offer stipends for the upcoming two-day program A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media, to be held in Cleveland, Ohio on October 24 and 25, 2007. Please note: Stipend application must be postmarked by September 12, 2007. For a program brochure and registration form, please visit CCAHA's website at www.ccaha.org <http://www.ccaha.org>. A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media Presented by: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) Cosponsored by: PALINET October 24 & 25, 2007 Cleveland, OH at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum 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. Stipend Information: 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 12, 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 Local Co-sponsors: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Intermuseum Conservation Center (ICA) Kelly Ferguson Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts 264 South 23rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 P: 215.545.0613 F: 215.735.9313 [log in to unmask] www.ccaha.org __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.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 (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]