----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ------------------ The Northeast Document Conservation Center presents Reformatting for Preservation in a Digital World: To Scan or To Film A Workshop on Preservation Microfilming and Digital Scanning September 9-11, 1997 At the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Funded in part by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The H.W. Wilson Foundation and the National Endowment for Humanities As we approach and enter the 21st century, digital technologies will have a profound impact on the way institutions provide access to information. But will digitization also become a tool of the preservation community? NEDCC's reformatting workshop will address this question. Emphasis will be divided equally between general principles of reformatting, preservation microfilming and digital scanning for preservation. The workshop is designed to train project administrators in institutions to plan, implement, and manage reformatting projects. Instruction will focus on decision making skills. Compliance with national standards and RLG guidelines for preservation microfilming will be emphasized and the =22best practice=22 for digital projects will be discussed. It is not a technician training program. The program includes hands-on experience and teaches skills for: =B7 planning reformatting projects =B7 selecting and preparing materials =B7 selecting and evaluating a vendor =B7 microfilm and imaging technology =B7 inspection and quality control =B7 evaluating digital imaging for preservation The sessions will introduce preservation microfilming and digital imaging technologies and compare their commonalties and differences. Presented by: Susan Wrynn, Director of Reprographic Services, Northeast Document Conservation Center=3B Lisa Fox, Preservation Consultant=3B Eileen Usovicz, CBR Consulting Services, Inc.=3B and Andrew Raymond, Regional Advisory Officer, New York State Archives=3B with guest speaker Robin Dale, member Services officer, Research Libraries Group, Inc. Registration must be received by August 22, 1997. Attendance is limited to 15 participants accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. The number of applicants from one institution will be limited. NEDCC will confirm acceptance. The price of the workshop is =24225. It includes the cost of Preservation Microfilming: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists, 2nd ed., edited by Lisa Fox, Preservation Consultant. Speakers will refer to the book throughout the workshop, however if you do not wish to order the book, the cost of the workshop is =24160. For information about this workshop contact Susan Wrynn at NEDCC at 508/ 470-1010 or =3Cwrynn=40nedcc.org=3E. To request an flier and application = contact Gay Tracy at =3Ctracy=40nedcc.org=3E or call 508 470-1010. Gay S. Tracy Public Relations Coordinator Northeast Document Conservation Center 100 Brickstone Square Andover MA 01810-1494 Tel 508 470-1010 Fax 508 475-6021 =3Ctracy=40nedcc.org=3E Web site: http://www.nedcc.org