The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) will present a one-day
program on preservaiton of magnetic media -- videotape, tape recordings, and
computer records -- from 9:00 to 5:00 on Saturday, October 1, 1994. The
program will take place at the Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth
Street, Hartford, Connecticut. It is presented in partnership with the
Connecticut State Library and NELINET.
With strategies in place for saving brittle books and paper, magnetic media
have become the current preservation frontier. This program will introduce
concepts and techniques of preserving fragile videotape, audio tape, and
computer tapes and discs. It will provide practical tactics for librarians,
archivists, and others with responsibility for extending the life expectancy
of these formats, either as archival records or items for frequent access and
use.
The deadline for registration is September 22, 1994. The fee is $75.00,
which will cover lunch, breaks, and informational materials. Payment
should be sent with the registration form to Beth Patkus, Northeast
Document Conservation Center, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA
01810-1494. Make checks payable to Northeast Document Conservation
Center. For further information call Beth Patkus at 508-470-1010.
Partial funding for this program is provided by the National Endowment for
the Humanities (NEH) and the Connecticut State Library membership in
NEDCC.
PROGRAM
9:15 - 9:20 Welcome
9:20 - 9:40 Magnetic Media: A Preservation Challenge
Lisa Fox, Preservation Consultant, Atlanta, Georgia
9:40 - 10:00 The Nature of Magnetic Media
Karen Motylewski, Director of Field Service, Northeast Docu-
ment Conservation Center, Andover, Massachusetts
10:00 - 10:45 Preserving Magnetic Media: Theory
Lisa Fox
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 The Challenge of Videotape Preservation
James A. Lindner, President and Founder, VidiPax, New York,
New York
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch (provided)
12:45 - 1:45 Magnetic Sound Recordings: Insuring Preservation and Access
Jim Farrington, Music Librarian and Director, World Music Ar-
chives, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
1:45 - 2:25 Electronic Records -- Preserving the Medium or the Message?
Tom Ruller, Associate Archivist, Center for Electronic Re-
cords, New York State Archives, Albany, New York
2:25 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:45 Preserving Magnetic Media: Practice
Gerald Gibson, Head, Curatorial Section, Motion Picture,
Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Con-
gress, Washington, D.C.
3:45 - 4:30 Emergency Planning for Magnetic Media Collections
Lisa Fox
4:30 - 5:00 Remaining questions
Karen Motylewski
Director of Field Service
Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810
(508) 470-1010
FAX (508) 475-6021
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