Subject:  To Film or To Scan Wkshp-Albuquerque
From:  "Jamie Doyle" <jdoyle@nedcc.org>
Date:  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:15:52 -0500

The Northeast Document Conservation Center presents:
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:

   a.. Role of Analog and Digital Reformatting in Preservation of
Collections
   b.. Selecting an Appropriate Reformatting Technology
   c.. Copyright
   d.. Establishing and Maintaining Infrastructure to Support Digital
Programs
   e.. Overview of Digital Technology Choices
   f.. Digital Preservation
   g.. Metadata
   h.. Quality and Cost
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