Posted on behalf of Daniel Burge. Please address questions to him at the contact below.
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This February 12 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, Daniel Burge and Jen Burger from the Image Permanence Institute will be presenting
a free short course on the preservation of digital prints in libraries, archives, and museums.
This class is specifically designed for museum, library, and archive professionals responsible for the long-term preservation of the digitally-printed materials in their holdings including books, documents,
photographs, fine art, ephemera, etc. Topics covered will include the definition of the term digital print, the history and technologies of the most common digital printers (inkjet, laser,
and dye sublimation), the variety of possible formats, likely forms of deterioration, general recommendations for care, as well as a suggested naming convention with descriptive terminology for cataloging and other critical records.
Staff from all institutional roles are encouraged to attend - conservators, catalogers and registrars, curators, archivists, librarians, exhibition designers and preparators, etc.
Ample time for in-class discussions will be given to ensure that all attendee questions can be raised and addressed.
This event will be
held in the Education Classroom located in the Education Center at the Ringling. Please contact Ellie Bloom at the Museum ([log in to unmask]) by Feb 1 to RSVP or
for venue info and Daniel Burge at IPI ([log in to unmask]) for class info. Hope to see you there!
Thanks,
Daniel M. Burge
Senior Research Scientist
Image Permanence Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
70 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623