School for Scanning: Preservation and Access in a Digital World
A Conference Presented by the Northeast Document Conservation Center
At the Berkeley Marina Marriott Hotel, Berkeley, California, May 12 - 14,
1997:
The School for Scanning Conference is funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities and cosponsored by
The Getty Information Institute and the National Park Service.
What is the School for Scanning? A seminar the will take the mystery out of
digital technology.  Issues covered include:
 Basics of Digital Technology
Deciphering Digital Jargon:
Practical Guide to File Formats
Content Selection for Digitiza-tion
Legal Issues of Digital Technology
Text and Image Scanning
Quality Control and Costs
Essentials of Metadata
Digital Preservation: Fact or Fiction
World Wide Web Applications
CD-ROM Applications

 Who Should Attend?  If you are a librarian, archivist, curator,
interpreter, historic preservation specialist, registrar, or other cultural
or natural resource manager, you will be interested in attending the School
for Scanning.  No prior knowledge of digital media is required.

Who Are the Faculty?  Steve Dalton, NEDCC; Ben Davis, The Getty Information
Institute; Peter Lyman, University of California-Berkeley; Ricky Erway,
Research Libraries Group; Steve Puglia, National Archives and Records
Administration; Steve Chapman, Harvard University; Howard Besser, University
of California-Berkeley; Franziska Frey, Image Permanence Institute; Anne
Gilliland-Swetland, University of California-Los Angeles; Barclay Ogden,
University of California-Berkeley, Diane Vogt-O'Connor, National Park
Service, Melissa Smith Levine, Library of Congress; Paul Handly, National
Park Service; Natalie Munn, University of California-Berkeley; Bob
Futernick, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; and Pam Samuelson,
University of California-Berkeley and  Deborah Hunt, the Exploratorium.

What does the conference cost?  The cost is $245, including lunches.  All
participants will also be responsi-ble for all their travel and lodging
costs.  The number of participants is limited and registration applications
will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.  The deadline to
register is April 25, 1997.
Registration Information:
        The cost of the seminar is $245 including lunches.  All participants will
also be responsible for all their travel and lodging costs.  The number of
participants is limited and registration applications will be accepted on a
first-come-first-served basis.  The deadline to register is April 25, 1997.
Each application must be accompanied by a check for the total amount payable
to the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC).  Refunds will be
given up to one week prior to the workshop.  Substitutions are acceptable
with notification.
        A block of rooms has been reserved at the Berkeley Marina Marriott, 200
Marina Boulevard, Berkeley, CA  94710; at a special group rate ($94 or $114
for the marina view).  Conference participants must contact the hotel
directly, at 510 548-7920 and identify themselves as part of the NEDCC
group.  Reserve as soon as possible as space is limited.  The block of rooms
and the group rate are available on a first-come first served basis until
April 18, 1997.
        If you are a person who is blind or deaf, please notify NEDCC three weeks
ahead of the program so we can meet you special needs.
        To request a flier with the agenda contact Gail Pfeifle at NEDCC at
508-470-1010 or email [log in to unmask]   To register for the conference
return this form with your check for $245 to:
Northeast Document Conservation Center
attn.: Gail Pfeifle
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA  01810-1494.
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5/12-14/97

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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