SOLINET workshops

SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to
announce our Spring Preservation Workshops (Please excuse
cross-posting):

Fundamentals of Book Repair

    Wednesday-Thursday, May 16-17, 2001 at The Historic New Orleans
    Collection, New Orleans, LA from 8:30am-5pm.

    This two-day workshop is designed for staff members who perform
    book repair in libraries and is useful also to those who
    supervise repair units. The workshop teaches staff members
    simple, economical, and preservation quality repairs on
    materials in general, circulating and reference collections. The
    procedures covered are tightening hinges, endsheet replacement,
    spine replacement, paper mending, tip-ins and hinge-ins.

    The workshop will *not* cover techniques for the repair of
    materials that are special, rare, or archival. Instructors are
    Christine Wiseman, SOLINET Preservation Education Officer and
    Tina Mason, SOLINET Preservation Field Service Officer.

    Cost is $155 SOLINET Members ($145 early bird, $180 late
    registration); $165 associate users ($155 early bird, $190 late
    registration) and $195 affiliate (non-members), ($185 early
    bird, $220 late registration). Any institution within Louisiana
    qualifies for the member rate.

Library Binding for Preservation

    Wednesday, May 30, 2001 from 9am-4pm, SOLINET, Atlanta, GA

    This intensive one day workshop will give you the tools you need
    to make appropriate library binding decisions that balance your
    preservation goals and your financial realities. It includes the
    following modules:

        *    Book Structure and Modern Book Manufacturing Methods
        *    What Really Happens at the Bindery?
        *    Do the Right Binding Thing
        *    So I've Been to the Workshop... What Next?
        *    An Overview of How to Evaluate or Write a Binding
             Contract?

    The workshop is designed for bindery clerks, heads of technical
    services, serials, and/or binding department, and others in the
    bindery prep unit.

    Instructors are Tina Mason, Field Services Officer, SOLINET and
    J.C. Noyes, Marketing Manager, Bridgeport National Bindery, Inc.

    Cost is $95 SOLINET Members ($85 early registration), $120 late
    registration, $105 associate users ($95 early bird, $130 late
    registration) and $135 affiliate (non-members), ($125 early
    bird, $160 late registration) Any institution in Georgia
    qualifies for the member rate.

Preserving Collections in a Hostile Environment: Environmental
Control and Monitoring

    Thursday, June 28, 2001 at Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Macon, GA
    from 9am - 4 pm.

    The most cost-effective strategy to preserve our documentary
    resources is by controlling temperature, relative humidity, and
    pollutants. This workshop will help library staff identify the
    source of problems, monitor the environment, and develop
    strategies for affecting change in their institution. It will
    include an extensive packet of resource materials, plus exhibits
    of state-of-the-art monitoring equipment. Instructor is Dr.
    Michael Trinkley, Director of Chicora Foundation.

    Cost is $95 Full Members ($85 early bird, $120 late
    registration), $105 Associate Users ($95 early bird, $130 late
    registration), and $135 Affiliate (non-members), ($125 early
    bird, $160 late registration). Any institution within Georgia
    qualifies for the member rate.

    This workshop is co-sponsored by The Society of Georgia
    Archivists. SGA members may register for the SOLINET member
    rate.

Digitization Institute

    Preservation Services and Digital Library Services at SOLINET
    are presenting a week long opportunity to learn a range of
    digital library and digitization skills from developing
    sustainable programs, to managing individual projects, to
    hands-on production processes for imaging projects. Choose the
    sessions most appropriate to your situation and current needs.

    Note: When you register for all three digitization workshops,
    you will receive a $60 discount. Total costs for all three
    sessions are as follows: $425 Full members ($415 early bird,
    $450 late registration); $455 associate users ($445 early bird,
    $480 late registration); $560 affiliate (non-members) ($550
    early bird, $585 late registration)

    Cost per session, see individual workshop descriptions for
    pricing information.

Introduction to Digital Imaging Technologies for Libraries and
Archives

    Monday, June 4, 2001 from 9am - 4pm at Wake Forest University,
    Winston-Salem, NC.

    The increase in digital imaging projects for library and
    archival collections raises many issues related to selection,
    resource allocation and long-term access (preservation). Issues
    addressed in this one-day workshop include: What collection or
    resources are appropriate for digital conversion? How will the
    digital files be maintained? Who is responsible for ensuring
    future access to this digital information? To name a few. This
    workshop is designed to provide participants with the tools
    needed to make informed decisions about undertaking a scanning
    project.

    Instructor is Faye Phillips, Assistant Dean of Libraries for
    Special Collections, Louisiana State University.

    Cost is $95 full members ($85 early bird, $120 late
    registration), $105 associate users ($95 early bird, $130 late
    registration), and $135 affiliate (non-members), ($125 early
    bird, $160 late registration). Any institution within North
    Carolina qualifies for the member rate.

Digital Library Program Development

    Tuesday-Wednesday, June 5-6, 2001 from 9am-4pm at Wake Forest
    University, Winston-Salem, NC.

    As libraries and other information institutions collect and
    provide access to increasing amounts of digital data, they look
    to digital technologies to improve access to existing
    collections in a variety of formats (text, audio, video,
    photographs, objects, etc.). Long-term program management raises
    the issue of how to coherently create, integrate, and sustain
    new digital resources and programs, such as imaging projects,
    within existing resources and programs. This two-day workshop is
    meant to help provide the knowledge and expertise necessary to
    begin developing local digital resources in a responsible,
    sustainable, and systematic manner, integrated with other
    library procedures and workflow.

    Instructor Erich Kesse is Director of the Digital Library
    Center, University of Florida.

    Cost is $200 full members ($190 early bird, $225 late
    registration), $210 associate users ($200 early bird, $235 late
    registration), and $260 affiliate (non-members), ($250 early
    bird, $285 late registration). Any institution within North
    Carolina qualifies for the member rate.

Digital Imaging of Photographic Collections

    Thursday-Friday, June 7-8, 2000 at Wake Forest University,
    Winston-Salem, NC from 9am - 4pm.

    This two-day workshop provides the information necessary to
    select, convert, and provide access to an image database. It
    focuses on the technical aspects and on the issues associated
    with using digital imaging technology to convert photographic
    materials and make them accessible on the Internet. Included are
    hands-on demonstrations and exercises covering scanning
    techniques, lighting, applying metadata standards, and database
    development.

    Instructor is Grace Agnew, Assistant Director for Systems and
    Technical Services at the Georgia Tech Library and Laurel
    Crafts, Project Coordinator at the Georgia Tech Library who
    manages the digital imaging projects for the library.

    Cost is $190 Full Members ($180 early bird, $215 late
    registration), $200 Associate Users ($190 early bird, $225 late
    registration), and $250 Affiliate (non-members), ($240 early
    bird, $275 late registration). Any institution within North
    Carolina qualifies for the member rate.

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

These workshops are funded in part by a grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.


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