School for Scanning: Seattle
Issues of Preservation and Access for Paper-Based Collections

Presented by the Northeast Document Conservation Center
September 18-20, 2000
The University of Washington
HUB Auditorium
Seattle, WA

The conference is funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the
National Endowment for the Humanities.  It is cosponsored by the University
of Washington Libraries and the National Park Service.

What is the School for Scanning?  This conference provides a rationale for
the use of digital technology by managers of paper-based collections in
cultural institutions.  Specifically, it equips participants to discern the
applicability of digital technology in their given circumstances and
prepares them to make critical decisions regarding management of digital
projects.  Although technical issues will be addressed, this is not a
technician training program.  Conference content will include:

Managing Digital Assets
Content Selection for Digitization
Text and Image Scanning
Quality Control and Costs
Current Research Projects
Copyright, Fair Use, and Other Legal Issues Surrounding Digital Technology
The Essentials of Metadata
Digital Preservation: Theory and Reality
Digital Products and Process

Who Should Attend?  Administrators within cultural institutions, as well as
librarians, archivists, curators, and other cultural or natural resource
managers dealing with paper-based collections, including photographs, will
find the School for Scanning conference highly relevant and worthwhile.
Since the complexion of this conference evolves with the technology, it
would be beneficial to attend even if you have participated in a previous
School for Scanning.  An audience of 200 or more attendees is expected.

Who Are the Faculty?  Martha Anderson, Library of Congress; Howard Besser,
UCLA; Steve Chapman, Harvard University; Paul Conway, Yale University
Library; Steve Dalton, NEDCC; Franziska Frey, Image Permanence Institute;
Janet Gertz, Columbia University, Anne Gilliland-Swetland, UCLA; Peter
Hirtle, Cornell University; Melissa Smith Levine, Library of Congress; Steve
Puglia, National Archives and Records Administration; Abby Smith, Council on
Library and Information Resources; Roy Tennant, University of California at
Berkeley; Diane Vogt-O Connor, National Park Service, and Donald J. Waters,
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

What does the Conference Cost?  The cost of the conference is $295 for early
bird registration postmarked on or before August 4, 2000, and $365 for late
registration, deadline August 25, 2000. Participants will be responsible for
all of their travel, meals, and lodging costs.  A complimentary continental
breakfast will be provided each morning at the conference site.  For
information about special hotel and airline fares, see the Registration
Information at www.nedcc.org.  Registration applications will be accepted on
a first-come-first-served basis.

For more information on registration for School for Scanning: Seattle, and a
detailed agenda, please see the NEDCC Website at www.nedcc.org.


Please direct all conference inquiries and questions to Jamie Doyle at
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procedures and information should be directed to Ginny Hughes at
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