Interested in digitization, but don’t know where to start? Please join us for a special one day event, the Digitization Expo 2009 at the Texas Library Association’s Annual Convention in Houston, TX, March 31, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the Digitization Expo to learn from practitioners, talk with vendors, and see fascinating presentations on a variety of topics. Vendors include: - Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative, Texas State Library and Archives Commission - Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas - Save Texas History, Texas General Land Office - Amigos Library Services, Imaging and Preservation Service - Backstage Library Works - BCR - iImage Retrieval, Inc. - Image Access/DLSG - iSafe Solutions - OCLC - Mostly Microfilm Scanners - Neubus, Inc. - Safe Sound Archive Admission is just $20 at the door of Exhibit Hall C in the George R. Brown Convention Center. Come for an hour or come for the whole day! The presentation schedule includes: 9:00 – 9:50 am Suzanne Butte and Anita Holland, OCLC “Learn more about OCLC Digitization Services and CONTENTdm.” 10:00 – 10:30 am Ishele Graves, Neubus, Inc. “Going Paperless – Why Digitizing Reduces our Eco Footprint and Cuts Costs” 10:30 – 11:00 am Karen Frizzell, Texas State Library and Archives Commission "Train to Share with the Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative" 11:00 – 11:50 am Leigh Grinstead, BCR “A How-to for Digitizing Scrapbooks” 12:30 – 1:00 pm Davy Munsterman, Texas General Land Office "Saving Texas History, One Scan at a Time" 1:00 – 1:50 pm Derek Jenkins, IImage Retrieval, Inc. “How to Evaluate a Scanner” 2:00 – 2:30 pm Tara Carlisle, University of North Texas Libraries “Basics of Scanning Photographs and Negatives” 3:00 – 3:30 pm Danielle Cunniff Plumer, Texas State Library and Archives Commission "Consumer-Grade Equipment for Digitization Projects: The Whys and Why Nots" We hope to see you in Houston! -- Danielle Cunniff Plumer, Coordinator Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative Texas State Library and Archives Commission 512.463.5852 (phone) / 512.936.2306 (fax) [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).