Workshop on audiovisual collections

Preservation Management of Audiovisual Collections

This one-day session will be held Monday, September 25, 2000 at the
Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA. from 9am - 4pm.

This session will concentrate on the principles and practices of
managing equipment-dependent magnetic media, motion picture film,
and mechanical sound recording collections. Topics include:
preservation activities for sight and sound recordings, appraisal
considerations, and guidelines for care, handling and storage.
Attendees are invited to bring in equipment and/or recording media
for discussion and identification during the session. Instructor of
the session is Alan Lewis, Audiovisual Preservation Expert in the
Special Media Archives Services Division, National Archives and
Records Administration.

Cost for SOLINET Full members is $95 ($85 early bird, $120 late
registration); SOLINET Associate users, $105 ($95 early bird, $130
late registration); Affiliate (non-members) $135 ($125 early bird,
$160 late registration). This workshop is funded in part by a grant
from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of
Preservation and Access. Any institution within Louisiana qualifies
for the member rate.

For more information or to register, contact Erica Waller at
800-999-8558, erica_waller [at] solinet__net or visit
<URL:http://www.solinet.net/> and register online.


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