COLLABORATIVE PLANNING FOR DIGITIZATION
The Western Council of State Librarians is sponsoring a national
conference on collaborative planning for digitization within a state.
This is NOT a technical conference but rather an overview of major issues
with a focus on how museums and libraries can come together to plan for
digitization.
The information below is on a WEB site
(http://www.aclin.org/webtele/confer.htm) that will be update as new speakers
are confirmed.
The registration fee is low.
Denver is a great city in the fall.
More collaboration means more accessible digitized resources for all.
PLANNING FOR DIGITIZATION
BRINGING DOWN ANOTHER BARRIER TO ACCESS
Sponsored by:
Western Council of State Libraries
September 17-19, 1998
Denver Public Library
Denver, Colorado
Successful digitization projects involve much more than simply scanning
documents and mounting them on the World Wide Web. Collaborative
digitization projects hold promise and open opportunities, but they also
present complications and potential barriers to success.
Western Council of State Librarians will present a national two-day
conference designed to equip state libraries and museums with knowledge
of issues they should address in planning statewide digitization projects.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS:
State Librarians, librarians, museum and archives staff, and
other governmental agencies who would logically cooperate in
digitizing information in their states.
SCHEDULE:
*Thursday, September 17*
Time 5-7pm Reception and Registration
Governor's Mansion
400 East 8th Avenue
*Friday, September 18*
8:00 - 8:30am Continental breakfast, final registration
8:30 - 9:00am Introductions, objectives for the workshop, agenda,
Nancy Bolt, State Librarian, Colorado
State Library
Nancy Zussy, State Librarian, Washington
State Library
9:00 - 10:30am Keynote - overview of major issues
The who, what, when, and why of statewide
digitization projects, planning, and collaboration
Don Waters, Director, Digital Library Federation
Council on Library and Information Resources
10:30 - 11:00am Break
11:00 - 12:30pm Collaboration : Opportunities and potential
pitfalls of collaborating within a digitization
project-including statewide planning, sharing of
risks, responsibilities, and benefits.
Nancy Kranich, Dean of Libraries, New York University
Robin Dale, Research Libraries Group
12:30 - 1:45pm Lunch, tour of Denver Public Library's Photodigitization
Lab
1:45 - 3:15pm Case Studies: Bringing it all together
Denver Public Library Photodigitization Project
Robin Dale, Research Libraries Group
TBA, Museum Collaboration Project
3:15 - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 - 5:15 pm Funding panel: Expectations of potential funding sources --
What do funding sources look for in a project?
Barbara Paulson, National Endowment for the Humanities
Joyce Ray, Institute of Museum and Library Services
TBA, Department of Commerce TIIAP Grants
TBA, Private Foundation
5:00 - 6:15 pm Reception, tours of the Denver Public Library's
Photodigitization Lab
6:00 - Adjourn for the day. Dinner on your own.
*September 19, 1998*
8:30 - 9:00 am Review of previous day
9:00 - 10:30 am Access/standards/description of digitized information:
How to find information once it's digitized -- MARC
record, Dublin core, standardization of access across
institutional lines
Roy Tennant, University of California at Berkeley
10:30 - 11:00am Break, tour of Denver Public Library
Photodigitization lab
11:00 - 12:30pm Imaging: what method best meets your needs, quality
control, preservation, longevity
Howard Besser, University of California at Berkeley
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch, tour of Denver Public Library
Photodigitization Lab
1:45 - 3:15pm Conference Summary
David Green, (Invited)
National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage
Panel of all speakers for final questions and discussion
David Green, Moderator
3:15 - 3:30pm Conference wrap-up and evaluation
Nancy Zussy, Washington State Library
Nancy Bolt, Colorado State Library
3:30 pm Conference adjourns
CONFERENCE FEE:
Conference registration fee (includes continental breakfasts and lunches,
September 18 and 19):
$100 until August 1, 1998
$125 after August 1, 1998
Deadline: September 1, 1998
A list of local hotels is available below.
Conference Registration:
Limited to the first 150 registrants. Please complete a registration
form for each participant and mail with registration fee to:
Nancy Bolt
Colorado State Library
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
Checks should be made payable to "Western Council of State Librarians"
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Nancy Bolt, Colorado State Library
Department of Education
201 East Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
Voice: (303) 866-6733
Fax: (303) 866-6940
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Nancy Zussy, Washington State Library
P.O. Box 42460
Olympia, WA 98504-2460
Voice: (360) 753-2915
Fax: (360) 586-7575
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
* REGISTRATION FORM *
Due by September 1, 1998
Before August 1, 1998, Fee is $100 - After August 1, 1998, Fee is $125
NAME:
AGENCY:
MAILING ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE:
FAX:
E-MAIL:
Please mail Registration and Fee to: Nancy Bolt, Colorado State Library,
Department of Education, 201 East Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203
Checks should be made payable to: "Western Council of State Librarians"
HOTELS IN DOWNTOWN DENVER
Rates for September 17-19, 1998
*Adams Mark Hotel Denver (303) 893-3333 $185 + tax
1550 Court Place 1-800-444-2326 single/double
Brown Palace Hotel (303) 297-3111 $205-$255
321 17th Street 1-800-321-2599 single/double
*Cambridge Hotel (303) 831-1252 $99 + tax
1560 Sherman Street 1-800-877-1252 single/double
*Comfort Inn (303) 296-0400 $80-$100
401 17th Street 1-800-237-7431 single/double
Denver Marriott City Center (303) 297-1300 $152-$172
1701 California Street 1-800-228-9290 single/double
Embassy Suites (303) 297-8888 17th $179 single +$10
double
1881 Curtis Street 1-800-EMBASSY 18th, 19th $129 single/double
Executive Tower Inn (303) 571-0300 $85 single
1405 Curtis Street 1-800-525-6651 $95 double
(special library rates)
*Holiday Inn (303) 573-1450 $99 per room (up to 4 people)
1450 Glenarm Place 1-800-423-5128 $109 single + $15 for double
Holtze Executive Place (303) 607-9000 $92 single/double
818 17th Street 1-800-422-2092
Hyatt Regency (303) 295-1234 17th $175 single, $200
double
1750 Welton Street 1-800-358-5593 18th 19th $99 single/double
Warwick Hotel (303) 861-2000 $92-$139 single/double
1776 Grant Street 1-800-525-2888 (18th very few rooms left)
Westin Hotel Tabor Center (303) 572-9100 17th $179 single/double
1672 Lawrence Street 1-800-WESTIN1 18th 19th $134
single/double
Ask for government rates, you might get them.
All rates are approximate and room availability is not guaranteed.
* Closest to the Denver Public Library
All hotels are in downtown Denver and the 16th Street shuttle (free) will
take people within 3 blocks of Denver Public Library
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