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School for Scanning:
Building Good Digital Collections Presented by the Northeast Document Conservation
Center
June 2 ? 4, 2004
The Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago,
Illinois
This conference is co-sponsored by the Association for
Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) a Division within the
American Library Association (ALA), the Center for Research
Libraries (CRL), and OCLC Online Computer Library Center,
Inc. What is the School for
Scanning? This conference, taught by some of our
nation?s leading experts in digital library development, provides current,
essential information for managers of paper-based collections (including
photographs) who are seeking to create, manage, and preserve digital
assets. Participants will leave the
conference better equipped to make informed choices regarding management of
their digital projects/programs.
Although significant technical content will be presented, this is
not a technician-training program.
Conference content will include: - Content
Selection for Digitization
- The IT
Perspective - Copyright
and Other Legal Issues
- Essentials of Delivery
Systems - Text and
Image Digitization
- Business Models for
Digital Projects/Programs -
Digitization of Multi-Media Materials
- Outsourcing and Vendor
Relations -
Metadata
- Digital
Preservation Who should
attend? Administrators within cultural
institutions, as well as librarians, archivists, curators, and other cultural or
natural resource managers dealing with paper-based collections (including
photographs) should find the School for Scanning conference highly
relevant and worthwhile. Since the
content and complexion of this conference evolves with the technology, it may
prove beneficial to attend even if you have participated in a previous
School for Scanning.
NOTE: An audience of 200 or more attendees is
expected. What does the conference
cost? The cost of the conference is $385 and
the registration deadline is May 7, 2004.
Attendees will be responsible for their own travel, meal, and lodging
costs. A complimentary continental
breakfast will be provided each morning at the conference site. For information about special hotel
rates, see the Registration Information section below. Registration applications will be
accepted on a first-come-first-served basis as seating is
limited. For more information on registration for School
for Scanning: Chicago, and a detailed agenda, please visit the NEDCC Website
at www.nedcc.org. Questions specifically concerning registration procedures
and information should be directed to Ginny Hughes at ghughes@xxxxxxxxx |