[PADG:1607] REMINDER: ARL/Michigan Preservation Conference

[Mary Case <marycase@xxxxxxx>]

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  February 28

Co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries & the University
of Michigan Library

REDEFINING PRESERVATION, SHAPING NEW SOLUTIONS, FORGING NEW PARTNERSHIPS

March 7-8, 2002
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Preserving knowledge and building dependable preservation practices in
an ever-changing scholarly environment is a challenge for all libraries.

 To help shape new solutions, ARL and the University of Michigan Library

are presenting a national conference to identify, explore, and examine
current and evolving preservation issues confronting academic libraries
and institutions.

The conference is designed for library directors, assistant/associate
directors, preservation administrators, and members of the vendor
community that service library preservation needs. Focusing on topics of

particular interest to those working with library preservation needs, it

will provide an opportunity to learn about existing practices and
examine emerging trends in the area of preservation.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

+ Current State of Need & Looking Ahead
+ Large Scale Solutions for Artifacts
        Environment Controls
        Storage Facilities
        Deacidification
        Distributed Responsibility for Newspapers
+ Working with Vendors
+ Collaboration in the Digital World
+ Fundraising
+ Small group discussions
        Building Preservation Programs Locally
        Identifying National Actions

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Ross Atkinson, Deputy University Librarian, Cornell University
Meg Bellinger, President, Preservation Resources
Joseph Branin, Director of Libraries, Ohio State University
Sherry Byrne, Preservation Librarian, University of Chicago
Dale Flecker, Associate Director in the University Library for Systems
and Planning, Harvard University
William Gosling, Director, University Library, University of Michigan
Nancy Gwinn, Director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Lynn Marko, Head, Catalog Department, University of Michigan
Janice Mohlenrich, Preservation Officer, Emory University
Paul Parisi, President, ACME Bookbinding
Tom Peters, Director, Center for Library Initiatives, Committee on
Institutional Cooperation
Bernard Reilly, President, The Center for Research Libraries
James Reilly, Director, Image Permanence Institute
Abby Smith, Director of Programs, Council on Library & Information
Resources
Winston Tabb, Associate Librarian for Library Services, Library of
Congress
Shannon Zachary, Head, Conservation Services, University of Michigan

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

+ Early bird registration by February 1: $145
+ After February 1: $175
+ Hotel registration deadline:  February 3
+ No refunds after February 21.

Registration forms and hotel information can be found at
<http://www.lib.umich.edu/conferences/preservation/>


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Mary M. Case
Director, Office of Scholarly Communication
Association of Research Libraries
Suite 800
21 Dupont Circle, NW
Washington, DC  20036
202-296-2296
202-872-0884 (fax)
marycase@xxxxxxx
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