School for Scanning: Working in A Digital World A Seminar Presented By The National Park Service and the Northeast Document Conservation Center at the Smithsonian Institution on September 11-13, 1996 What is the School for Scanning? A seminar that will take the mystery out of digital technology while training participants in: Digital Technology: How it Quality Control and Costs Works Maximizing the Life of Digital Digital Jargon: What It Means Media File Formats: What Are They Digital Preservation: Fact or Content Selection for Digitiza- Fiction tion World Wide Web Publications Legal Issues: An Overview CD-ROM Publications Text and Image Scanning Digital Projects: How to Manage Them Who Should Attend? Cultural and natural resources managers who need to know more about the technical, legal, and preservation issues posed by digital scanning, the World Wide Web, and CD-ROMs. If you are an archivist, curator, interpreter, librarian, 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. When and Where Will It Be? The School for Scanning will be offered September 11-13, 1996 at the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, The Smithsonian Institution, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20560. Who Are the Faculty? Howard Besser, University of California at Berkeley; Paul Conway, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University; Steve Dalton, NEDCC; Carl Fleischhauer, National Digital Library, Library of Congress; Henry Kelly, the Government Office of Technology Policy; Steve Puglia, National Archives and Records Administration; and Jim Reilly, Image Permanence Institute. Who Are the Seminar Co-sponsors? The National Park Service is spon soring this event and providing speakers through the joint efforts of the Interpretive Program and the Museum Management Program. The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), a nonprofit regional conservation center that receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, is managing the seminar. The Smithsonian Institu tion is providing facilities and speakers. The Getty Art History Information Program is providing a speaker and handouts. What Does the Seminar Cost? The fee for the School for Scanning seminar is $150; there will be a limited number of free slots available to National Park Service staff. All participants will also be responsible for all their travel, lodging, and meal costs. How Do I Register? Space is limited. Registration will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Registration materials, including the full agenda, will be mailed in June. For information, contact Gail Pfeifle, NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA; (Tel) 508 470- 1010; (Fax) 508 475-6021; (email) <[log in to unmask]>. _________________________________ Northeast Document Conservation Center 508-470-1010 100 Brickstone Square 508-475-6021 fax Andover, MA 01810 <[log in to unmask]>