[PADG:594] 2005 NCPC Annual Conference

[Robert James <robert.james@xxxxxxxx>]

                                                                                 The Promise and Perils of Digital Preservation

North Carolina Preservation Consortium Annual Conference

November 18, 2005
9 AM – 5 PM

Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

Is digitization accepted by the preservation community as an appropriate technology for reformatting endangered library and archival materials?  Are institutional leaders prepared to commit the necessary human and financial resources to sustain perpetual access to digital content? What is the destiny of legacy paper collections?  These questions and other issues will be addressed at the 2005 NCPC annual conference.  Personnel in libraries, archives, historic sites, museums, conservation centers, and record collections will benefit from this program.  Faculty and students in library and information science, public history, conservation, and museum schools are also encouraged to attend.

Speakers
Margaret Byrnes, Head of Preservation and Collection Management at the National Library of Medicine; Ellen Cunnigham-Kruppa, Director of the School of Information William and Margaret Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record at the University of Texas at Austin;  Andrew Hart, Preservation Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Nancy McGovern, Digital Preservation Officer at Cornell University; Carla Montori, Head of Preservation at the University of Michigan; and Sammie Morris, Archivist and Assistant Professor of Library Science at Purdue University.

Location and Schedule
The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County is hosting this year's annual conference in the auditorium of their main library on 310 North Tryon Street.  The conference will begin at 9 AM and conclude at 5 PM.  Lunch will be provided, as well as morning and afternoon refreshments.      

Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
www.plcmc.org

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
www.charmeck.nc.us/Departments/Airport/Airline+and+Flight+Information/Home.htm

Hotels and Other Accommodations 
www.charlottecvb.org/level2_shell.asp?sect=1&subsect=1&id=37

Driving Directions 
www.plcmc.org/libLoc/mainDriving.htm

Parking Locations
www.plcmc.org/libLoc/mainParking.htm

Local Arrangements
If you have questions about the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County or the Charlotte area please contact Shelia Bumgarner, Archivist and Information Specialist in the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room of the PLC&M Main Library.
Phone   (704) 336-5153     Email   sbumgarner@xxxxxxxxx

Registration
Advanced mail registration is $30.00 for NCPC members and $60.00 for non-members.  Onsite registration is $50.00 for NCPC members and $80.00 for non-members.  Please print and complete one registration form per person.  The form is available on the NCPC Web site.   www.ncpreservation.org/meetings.html

Mail with payment to:

North Carolina Preservation Consortium
Post Office Box 2651
Durham, NC  27715-2651


Vendor Exhibits
Vendors will be invited to display their digital products and services.  To inquire about reserving an exhibit table please contact NCPC Executive Director Robert James.
Phone   (919) 660-1157     Email   robert.james@xxxxxxxx


North Carolina Preservation Consortium    www.ncpreservation.org/

The North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of educational, research, historical, and cultural collections in our state's libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, document depositories, and record centers. NCPC also informs the general public about preservation to safeguard private collections and family treasures. Our preservation mission addresses the proper care and handling of materials; storage and environmental control; disaster preparedness and recovery; the repair, reformatting and conservation of damaged items; and collection security. NCPC supports the preservation of information content, and the medium as artifact, in new and traditional formats for present and future generations. 





Membership

We would like to welcome your institution to the preservation consortium. Our minimum annual membership fee is only $100.00. Higher levels of support are voluntary. Benefits of NCPC membership include discounts on our continuing education workshops and annual conference. Employees of institutional members are eligible to hold leadership positions on the consortium's board of directors, committees, and task groups. Member institutions are also recognized for their contributions on our web site. The success of our state wide preservation program depends on the talents, diversity, and generosity of our colleagues. Together we can make a difference in the survival of our heritage collections. Join NCPC today! 

A membership application is available on the NCPC web site. www.ncpreservation.org/instapplication.html


In Appreciation

Programs sponsored by the North Carolina Preservation Consortium are made possible by the generous financial support of our institutional members;

Sustainers
Duke University Libraries
   Divinity School Library
   Perkins Library System
   Fuqua School of Business Library
   Law Library
   Medical Center Library

North Carolina State University Libraries

Patrons
North Carolina Archives and History
   North Carolina Historic Sites
   North Carolina Maritime Museum
   North Carolina Museum of History
   North Carolina State Archives & Government Records

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
   University Library
   Health Sciences Library
   Kathrine R. Everett Law Library




Members
Appalachian State University Libraries
Asheville-Buncome County Library
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Holly Learning Resources Center
Belmont Abbey College, Abbot Vincent Taylor Library
Davidson College Library
East Carolina University, Joyner Library
East Carolina University, Laupus Health Sciences Library
Elizabeth City State University, G.R. Little Library
Elon University, Carol Grotnes Belk Library
Etherington Conservation Services 
Forest History Society Library
GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Haywood County Public Library
Henderson County Public Library
Moravian Archives
Moravian Music Foundation
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, F.D. Bluford Library
North Carolina Museum of Art
Presbyterian Church (USA) Department of History
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Southern Pines Public Library
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
State Library of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Asheville, D. Hiden Ramsey Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, J. Murry Atkins Library
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Walter Clinton Jackson Library
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Weatherspoon Art Museum
University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Sampson-Livermore Library
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park Library
Wake County Register of Deeds
Wake Forest University, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Coy C. Carpenter Library
Warren Wilson College, Ellison Library
Western Carolina University, Hunter Library

Institutional members, and their level of support, are listed on the NCPC web site.
www.ncpreservation.org/membership.html




Robert James
Associate Director of Public Services
Medical Center Library
Duke University Box 3702
Durham, NC 27710

Phone (919) 660-1157
Pager  (919) 970-2783
FAX     (919) 681-7599
Email   robert.james@xxxxxxxx