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Date: 8/14/97 5:14 PM
RE: Scanning Conference
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NINCH ANNOUNCMENT
August 14, 1997
SCHOOL FOR SCANNING:
Issues of Preservation and Access for Paper-Based Collections
November 3-5, 1997
New York Academy of Medicine, NYC
The Northeast Document Conservation Center presents the following
conference: School for Scanning: Issues of Preservation and Access for
Paper-Based Collections. November 3-5, 1997; At the New York Academy of
Medicine, 1216 5th Ave. (at 103rd St.), NYC
What is the School for Scanning? A seminar that will take the mystery out
of digital technology while training participants in:
* The Basics of Digital Technology;
* File Formats; Content Selection for Digitization;
* Legal Issues;
* Text and Image Scanning;
* Quality Control and Costs;
* Metadata;
* Digital Preservation;
* World Wide Web Applications;
* CD-ROM Publications.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
If you are an archivist, curator, interpreter, librarian, historic
preservation specialist, registrar, or other cultural or natural resource
manager dealing with paper-based collections, you will be interested in
attending the School for Scanning. No prior knowledge of digital media is
required.
WHO ARE THE FACULTY?
Steve Dalton, NEDCC; Howard Besser, University of California at Berkeley;
Steve Chapman, Harvard University; Paul Conway, Yale University Library;
Richard Ekman, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Franziska Frey, Image
Permanence Institute; Janet Gertz, Columbia University; Kevin Guthrie,
JSTOR; Paul Handly, National Park Service; Melissa Smith Levine, Library of
Congress; Steve Puglia, National Archives and Records Administration; Roy
Rosenzweig, George Mason University; Maxine Sitts, Commission on
Preservation and Access; Roy Tennant, University of California at Berkeley;
Diane van der Reyden, Conservation Analytical Laboratory; Diane Vogt-O
Connor, National Park Service; and Stuart Weibel,
OCLC.
WHAT DOES THE CONFERENCE COST?
The cost of the seminar is $255 including lunches. All participants will
also be responsible for all their travel and lodging costs. The number of
participants is limited and registration applications will be accepted on a
first-come-first-served basis. The deadline to register is October 17,
1997.
For more information about NEDCC and a calendar of workshops and seminars,
visit NEDCC s homepage at <http://www.nedcc.org>. For more information or
to request a flier with a registration form, contact Gay Tracy, Northeast
Document Conservation Center, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA
01810-1494; 508 470-1010; <[log in to unmask]>.
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
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Web site: http://www.nedcc.org
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David L. Green
Executive Director
NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR A NETWORKED CULTURAL HERITAGE
21 Dupont Circle, NW
Washington DC 20036
www-ninch.cni.org
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202/296-5346 202/872-0886 fax
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