For information about other NEDCC workshops visit <http://www.nedcc.org>.
The Northeast Document Conservation Center presents
Reformatting for Preservation in a Digital World: To Scan or To Film
A Workshop on Preservation Microfilming and Digital Scanning
May 6-8, 1997 at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA II)
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD  20740
Funded in part by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The H.W. Wilson Foundation and
the National Endowment for Humanities

As we approach and enter the 21st century, digital technologies will have a
profound impact on the way institutions provide access to information.  But
will digitization also become a tool of the preservation community?  NEDCC's
reformatting workshop will address this question.  The workshop is designed
to train project administrators in institutions to plan, implement, and
manage reformatting projects. Instruction will focus on decision making
skills.  Compliance with national standards and RLG guidelines for
preservation microfilming will be emphasized and the "best practice" for
digital projects will be discussed.  It is not a technician training
program. The program includes hands-on experience and teaches skills for:
· planning reformatting projects
· selecting and preparing materials
· selecting and evaluating a vendor
· microfilm and imaging technology
· inspection and quality control 
· evaluating digital imaging for preservation 
The sessions will introduce preservation microfilming and digital imaging
technologies and compare their commonalties and differences.

Presented by: Susan Wrynn, Director of Reprographic Services, Northeast
Document Conservation Center; Lisa Fox, Preservation Consultant; Bob
Mottice, President, Mottice Micrographics, Inc.; and Andrew Raymond,
Regional Advisory Officer, New York State Archives.
Registration must be received by April 15, 1997.  Attendance is limited to
15 participants accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.  The number of
applicants from one institution will be limited.  NEDCC will confirm acceptance.
The price of the workshop is $225.  It includes the cost of Preservation
Microfilming: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists, 2nd ed., edited by Lisa
Fox, Preservation Consultant.  Speakers will refer to the book throughout
the workshop, however if you do not wish to order the book, the cost of the
workshop is $160.
For information about this workshop contact Susan Wrynn at NEDCC at 508/
470-1010 or <[log in to unmask]>.  To request an flier and application contact
Gay Tracy at <[log in to unmask]> or call 508 470-1010. 
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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