Apologies for cross-posting.

On Fri, 9 Oct 1998 14:07:54 -0400 (EDT) Joan K Lippincott
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>
> **ANNOUNCING**
>
> WORKING TOGETHER
>
> A WORKSHOP FOR ARCHIVISTS, RECORDS MANAGERS AND
> INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS
>
> Sponsored by the Coalition for Networked Information
> (CNI)
> with support from the National Historical Publications
> and Records Commission (NHPRC)
>
> December 16-17, 1998
> Georgetown University Conference Center
> Washington, DC
>
> DESCRIPTION: In an intensive, participatory workshop,
> archivists, records managers, and information
> technologists will look at the issues of digital
> preservation and access, and discuss the management of
> electronic records in their own institutional context.
> Sessions will include presentations, small group work,
> and a keynote by CNI's Executive Director Clifford
> Lynch.
>
> The purpose of the workshop is to promote the
> inclusion of archival and records management issues in
> systems development projects, create incentives for
> supporting electronic records management concerns,
> remove organizational barriers that prevent
> archivists from implementing electronic records
> programs, and educate archivists and information
> technologists about their shared responsibilities and
> interests in preservation of and access to electronic
> records. Through collaboration among information
> professionals, we hope to realize these goals.
>
> The emphasis of this workshop is on *teamwork* --
> bringing together teams of archivists, records
> managers, and information technologists who will begin
> to develop practical plans for electronic records
> management that can be implemented at their own
> institutions. Librarians with archive or records
> management responsibilities are also eligible and
> encouraged to participate as part of an institutional
> team. Individuals from higher education institutions,
> national, state and local archives and agencies, the
> corporate sector, and non-profit institutions are
> eligible to attend.
>
> FACILITATORS: Gerry Bernbom, Special Assistant for
> Digital Libraries and Distance Education, Office of
> the Vice President for Information Technology, Indiana
> University, is one of the original developers and
> facilitators for CNI's Working Together Program.
> Bernbom has led efforts at Indiana on information
> architecture and co-directed an NHPRC-funded project
> on archiving electronic records.
>
> Fynnette Eaton currently serves as Director of the
> Technical Services Division within the Smithsonian
> Institution Archives. She joined the Smithsonian last
> year to establish an electronic records program at the
> SI Archives. Previously, she served as Chief of the
> Technical Services Branch at the Center for Electronic
> Records at the National Archives and Records
> Administration (NARA), where she was responsible for
> developing a preservation program for electronic
> records created by Federal agencies.
>
> REGISTRATION: Participants must register as
> institutional teams - one or more archivists or
> records managers and one or more information
> technologists per institution. REGISTRATION IS
> LIMITED.
>
> CNI and NHPRC are subsidizing the costs of the
> meeting. Each participant is responsible for his/her
> transportation, lodging, and non-conference meals.
> There is no registration fee. In addition,
> participants from outside the Washington, DC area may
> be eligible for a $200. travel stipend.
>
> The registration form will be available next week at
> www.cni.org.
>
>
> --
>
> Joan K. Lippincott, Associate Executive Director
> Coalition for Networked Information
> 21 Dupont Circle, N.W.
> Washington, D.C. 20036
> (202) 296-5098
> FAX: (202) 872-0884
> Internet: <[log in to unmask]>
> <http://www.cni.org/>
>



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Research Collections:NFF
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