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> On Thu, 20 Feb 1997 18:27:13 -0500 David Green <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >Gay Tracy <[log in to unmask]>
> >(by way of [log in to unmask] (David Green))
> >
> >
> >NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
> >January 20, 1997
> >
> >
> >
> >SCHOOL FOR SCANNING:
> >Preservation and Access in a Digital World
> >
> >A Conference Presented by the Northeast Document Conservation Center
> >
> >At the Berkeley Marina Marriott Hotel, Berkeley, California, May 12 - 14,
> >1997:
> >
> >The School for Scanning Conference is funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon
> >Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities and cosponsored by
> >The Getty Information Institute and the National Park Service.
> >
> >What is the School for Scanning? A seminar that will take the mystery out of
> >digital technology.
> >
> >Issues covered include:
> >* Basics of Digital Technology
> >* Deciphering Digital Jargon:
> >* Practical Guide to File Formats
> >* Content Selection for Digitiza-tion
> >* Legal Issues of Digital Technology
> >* Text and Image Scanning
> >* Quality Control and Costs
> >* Essentials of Metadata
> >* Digital Preservation: Fact or Fiction
> >* World Wide Web Applications
> >* CD-ROM Applications
> >
> >Who Should Attend?
> >If you are a librarian, archivist, curator,
> >interpreter, historic preservation specialist, registrar, or other cultural
> >or natural resource manager, you will be interested in attending the School
> >for Scanning. No prior knowledge of digital media is required.
> >
> >Who Are the Faculty?
> >Steve Dalton, NEDCC;
> >Ben Davis, The Getty Information Institute;
> >Peter Lyman, University of California-Berkeley;
> >Ricky Erway, Research Libraries Group;
> >Steve Puglia, National Archives and Records Administration;
> >Steve Chapman, Harvard University;
> >Howard Besser, University of California-Berkeley;
> >Franziska Frey, Image Permanence Institute;
> >Anne Gilliland-Swetland, University of California-Los Angeles;
> >Barclay Ogden, University of California-Berkeley,
> >Diane Vogt-O'Connor, National Park Service,
> >Melissa Smith Levine, Library of Congress;
> >Paul Handly, National
> >Park Service;
> >Natalie Munn, University of California-Berkeley;
> >Bob Futernick, California Palace of the Legion of Honor;
> >Pam Samuelson, University of California-Berkeley and
> >Deborah Hunt, the Exploratorium.
> >
> >What does the conference cost?
> >The cost is $245, including lunches. All participants will also be
> >responsible for all their travel and lodging costs. The number of
> >participants is limited and registration applications will be accepted on a
> >first-come-first-served basis. The deadline to register is April 25, 1997.
> >
> >Registration Information:
> >The cost of the seminar is $245 including lunches. All participants will
> >also be responsible for all their travel and lodging costs. The number of
> >participants is limited and registration applications will be accepted on a
> >first-come-first-served basis. The deadline to register is April 25, 1997.
> >Each application must be accompanied by a check for the total amount payable
> >to the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). Refunds will be
> >given up to one week prior to the workshop. Substitutions are acceptable
> >with notification.
> >
> >A block of rooms has been reserved at the Berkeley Marina Marriott, 200
> >Marina Boulevard, Berkeley, CA 94710; at a special group rate ($94 or $114
> >for the marina view). Conference participants must contact the hotel
> >directly, at 510 548-7920 and identify themselves as part of the NEDCC
> >group. Reserve as soon as possible as space is limited. The block of rooms
> >and the group rate are available on a first-come first served basis until
> >April 18, 1997.
> >
> >If you are a person who is blind or deaf, please notify NEDCC three weeks
> >ahead of the program so we can meet you special needs.
> >
> >To request a flier with the agenda contact Gail Pfeifle at NEDCC at
> >508-470-1010 or email [log in to unmask]
> >
> >To register for the conference
> >return this form with your check for $245 to:
> >Northeast Document Conservation Center
> >attn.: Gail Pfeifle
> >100 Brickstone Square
> >Andover, MA 01810-1494.
> >Name:
> >Title:
> >Institution:
> >Street Address:
> >City:
> >State: Zip:
> >Telephone:
> >email
> >5/12-14/97
> >
> >Gay S. Tracy
> >Public Relations Coordinator
> >Northeast Document Conservation Center
> >100 Brickstone Square
> >Andover MA 01810-1494
> >Tel 508 470-1010
> >Fax 508 475-6021
> ><[log in to unmask]>
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Chris Rusbridge
Programme Director, Electronic Libraries Programme
The Library, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Phone 01203 524979 Fax 01203 524981
Email [log in to unmask]
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