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
September 9-11, 1997
At the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
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.  Emphasis will be
divided equally between general principles of reformatting, preservation
microfilming and digital scanning for preservation.  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; Eileen
Usovicz, CBR Consulting Services, Inc.; and Andrew Raymond, Regional
Advisory Officer, New York State Archives; with guest speaker Robin Dale,
member Services officer, Research Libraries Group, Inc.
Registration must be received by August 22, 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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Web site: http://www.nedcc.org