[PADG:1450] Re: **FREE** Basic Digital Stewardship Online Class to Gulf Coast Academic Libraries

["Doris Hamburg" <Doris.Hamburg@xxxxxxxx>]

I am away from the office.  I will be returning Thursday, April 5,
2007.   During this period I will have access to my email on an
irregular basis.

Ann Seibert, Asst. Director, Preservation Programs, will be Acting
Director, Preservation Programs.  Please contact her at 301-837-1567 or
ann.seibert@xxxxxxxx


If there is a records emergency, please contact NARA security at
301-837-2900.  Security will contact the Records Emergency (Beeper)
Response Team.

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Doris A. Hamburg
Director, Preservation Programs
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, Maryland 20740
telephone 301-837-1785
cell 240-338-9121
fax 301-837-3701



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**FREE** Preservation Classes for Gulf Coast Academic Libraries

In an effort to promote disaster preparedness and recovery near the gulf
coast, SOLINET is offering a series of FREE Preservation classes from
Spring to Fall 2007 as a part of its participation in the Gulf Coast
Academic Library Recovery Project (Mellon)). Some classes will be held
face-to-face and some will be web-based.  Additional classes will be
announced periodically as scheduled.

Upcoming Free Class:

Basic Digital Stewardship (Live Online) - April 12, 2007, 10am - 12pm
EST

Is your institution thinking about embarking on a digital project? Have
you already begun, but want to make sure that you are prepared to handle
the long-term preservation needs that are specific to the digital world?
This class will cover appropriate file formats, migration and
refreshing, and a discussion of the Research Libraries Group (RLG)
checklist to be certified as a trusted digital repository

Technical Requirements
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/workshop_templ.cfm?doc_id=700


TO REGISTER for this class, please email your name, address, and phone
number to Howard Hardy at hhardy@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Registration deadline: April 6, 2007

Registrants should receive an email offering detailed login and set-up
instructions. Please call Educational Services at 1-800-999-8558 if you
do not receive this email at least three days prior to the class. For
more information about SOLINET's E-cademy classes, visit the FAQs  web
page <http://www.solinet.net/workshops/workshop_templ.cfm?doc_id=643>


These classes are funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation.