[PADG:1389] Summer Workshop Listing from SOLINET

["Riley, Alicia" <ariley@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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


************DIGITAL IMAGING OF PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS**************

Wednesday-Thursday, August 22-23, 2001 at SOLINET, Atlanta, GA from 9 am - 4
pm. 

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 issues associated with using digital imaging technology to convert
photographic materials and making them accessible on the Internet. Included
are hands-on demonstrations and exercises covering scanning techniques,
lighting, applying metadata standards, and database development.
Participants will receive hands-on experience with Adobe Photoshop 6.0
software.

Instructors are Grace Agnew, Assistant Director for Systems and Technical
Services at the Georgia Tech Library; and Laurel Crafts, Project Coordinator
at the Georgia Tech Library. 

Cost is $190 governing members ($180 early bird, $215 late registration),
$200 associate members ($190 early bird, $225 late registration), and $250
affiliate (non-members), ($240 early bird, $275 late registration). Any
institution within Georgia qualifies for the member rate.


********FUNDAMENTALS OF BOOK REPAIR*********

Tuesday-Wednesday, September 11-12, 2001 at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN from 8:30 am - 5 pm.

This two-day workshop is designed for staff members who perform book repair
in libraries and those who supervise repair units. The workshop teaches
simple, economical, and preservation quality repairs for 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
Services Officer.

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


*************PRESERVING MICROFILMING: THE SILVER STANDARD***************

Wednesday-Thursday, September 26-27, 2001 at the University of Georgia,
Athens, GA from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Libraries continue to be challenged by crumbling 19th century book and paper
collections.  Digital technology is the choice to enhance access, but the
Council on Library Information Resources considers preservation microfilming
"the gold standard" for preserving the intellectual content of brittle,
endangered materials.  The two-day session will cover planning projects,
selection and preparation for filming, microfilm technology and equipment,
standards and quality control.

This workshop is designed for staff in all types of libraries and archives
who manage or work with microfilming projects, preservation administrators,
and collection managers.

Instructors are Steve Eberhardt, SOLINET Preservation Microfilm Services
Coordinator; Bob Mottice, Director of Technology and Quality Control, Bell &
Howell and private consultant; and Becky Ryder, Preservation Librarian,
William P Young Library, University of Kentucky at Lexington.

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

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For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at
800-999-8558, vanessa_richardson@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:vanessa_richardson@xxxxxxxxxxx> or visit our website at
www.solinet.net for full descriptions and online registration. 

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