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Caring for Originals during Scanning Projects (Live Online)
11/19/2009; 2:00 - 4:00pm

This two-hour class will explore how digitization provides an opportunity to stabilize, re-house, and even repair materials within your collections. We will discuss care and handling techniques before, during, and after scanning to ensure that the original objects are not damaged during the scanning process. The class will also discuss environmental controls, equipment guidelines, and the preservation issues that need to be considered before embarking on a digitization project.


The Preservation of Recorded Sound Media, Digital and Analog (Live Online)
11/20/2009; 10 am - 12 pm

In this 2-hour class, you will discuss recorded sound preservation in libraries, archives and museums in terms that the audiovisual novice can readily grasp and with a mind towards the low-cost or no-cost options wherever possible. The class will discuss digitization and digital sound recording and preservation in addition to the preservation of analog sound carriers.


For more information or to register, please visit www.lyrasis.org. Keyword: Classes and Events.

LYRASIS also has a selection of On Demand classes which may be purchased for download at any time: http://www.lyrasis.org/Products%20and%20Services/Catalog.aspx?Department=On%20Demand%20Class&Tab=2

Please contact LYRASIS at 1-800-999-8558 if you have any questions. Thanks!



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