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OCLC PICA are pleased to invite you to an introduction to Digital &
Preservation Resources
September 25th 2002
Join us to see the tools and services that have the flexibility you need to
build and manage digital collections. These integrated services provide a
complete solution to the complex challenges of digitisation and
preservation.
Discover how OCLC PICA Digital & Preservation Resources can enable you to:
- Provide the tools and resources to digitise and preserve collections.
Use the CONTENTdm software suite to create, access and preserve special
collections - on your own computer or hosted on an OCLC server. See how
simple it can be to start your digitisation project with a demonstration of
scanning objects coupled with hands on use of CONTENTdm software to add
metadata and make your digitised content web accessible.
With the OCLC Historic newspaper digitisation service, powered by Olive
software, your microfilmed newspapers can be searched from standard web
browsers.
- Digitise your content
Digital and Preservation Resource Centres provide customized solutions and
dedicated resources to your special project. The fully equipped studios
provide high-quality scanning of unique retrospective research materials.
Services include Bitonal and grayscale scanning from microfilm and
microfiche, Direct scanning of books, manuscripts, maps, photographs,
newspapers, negatives, transparencies, clip files, etc, Optical Character
Resolution (OCR), PDF with hidden text, Metadata application
- Access, store and archive digital collections.
The OCLC Digital Archive offers a safe, reliable, standards-based, long-term
solution for the life cycle management of digital collections. See how you
can archive "born digital" web based materials.
OCLC Digital & Preservation Resources provide the flexibility you need to
build and manage digital collections. Whether we do it with you or for you,
our integrated services provide a complete solution for your digitisation
and preservation needs.
For additional information about these new developments from OCLC PICA
please see http://oclcpica.org/?id=1008&ln=uk
Workshop location:
OCLC PICA,
7th Floor, Tricorn House,
51-53 Hagley Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B16 8TP
Tel: 0121 456 4656
Fax: 0121 456 4680
A buffet lunch will be provided.
To register please complete the following form and return it to Elisabeth
Hall ([log in to unmask]) at the above address.
Please enclose a cheque for £40.00 + VAT made payable to OCLC
BOOKING FORM
Name:
Position:
Organisation:
Address:
Email:
Telephone:
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Do you have any special dietary requirements?
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Neil Beagrie JISC Digital Preservation Focus
Programme Director Secretary, Digital Preservation Coalition
JISC London Office, Tel/Fax/Voicemail :+44 (0)709 2048179
King's College London email: [log in to unmask]
Strand Bridge House url: www.jisc.ac.uk/dner/preservation/
138 - 142, The Strand, www.dpconline.org
London WC2R 1HH email list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/digital-preservation.html
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