*With apologies for cross posting* The British Library Preservation Advisory Centre and RLUK are delighted to announce two training days focusing on digitisation. Approaches to digitisation London: Wednesday 9 February 2010 http://www.bl.uk/blpac/approaches.html Are you planning a digitisation project? Do you want to learn more about how to approach this? This training day includes presentations on the benefits of digitising books and documents; planning for digitisation; how to select materials for digitisation; and preservation issues. Handling for Digitisation York: 18 February 2011 http://www.bl.uk/blpac/digitise.html Are you setting up a digitisation project? Do you want to learn more about how to handle books and documents during digitisation? This training day includes presentations on what to consider when sourcing equipment; preparing books for digitisation; handling during digitisation; outsourcing digitisation and dealing with digital images. Each course costs £95 + VAT including lunch and refreshments (£71 + VAT for members of Research Libraries UK) Book and pay now to avoid the January VAT rise. For full programme and booking details, please see: http://www.bl.uk/blpac/events.html These events are part of a Preservation Learning Programme jointly sponsored by RLUK and the British Library Preservation Advisory Centre. Alison Faraday Preservation Advisory Centre The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at http://www.bl.uk/ The British Library’s new interactive Annual Report and Accounts 2009/10 : http://www.bl.uk/knowledge Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. http://www.bl.uk/adoptabook The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the mailto:[log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ************************************************************************* Think before you print For up to date information on forthcoming workshops and free visits please see the online ARLIS/UK & Ireland Events Calendar 2009 at http://www.arlis.org.uk/