education

Past conferences

Introduction

Persistence of Memory:
Sustaining Digital Collections
A project supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services

The Persistence of Memory conference, taught by a faculty of national experts, addressed the question of digital longevity. The two-day conference highlighted evolving best practices for digital preservation to help institutions with the life-cycle management of their collections. The conference was geared toward librarians, archivists, museum professionals, information technology specialists, chief information officers, and administrators responsible for managing and preserving digital resources, and was presented four times in four locations across the country from 2005 to 2008.

Persistence of Memory - December 2008 - Chicago, Illinois

Persistence of Memory - November 2007 - Seattle, Washington

Persistence of Memory - December 2006 - Tucson, Arizona

Persistence of Memory - November 2005 - Boston, Massachusetts

 

Stewardship of Digital Assets

A project supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities

Stewardship of Digital Assets was a two-day workshop on sustaining digital collections. A faculty of digital experts taught the interactive, hands-on workshop at four locations across the country from Fall 2007 to Fall 2008. The workshop was created in partnership with PALINET, SOLINET, Amigos Library Services , and OCLC Western Service Center. Funding was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

A toolkit was created as part of this project that consists of a number of tools to help you gauge and plan for digital preservation readiness at your institution: a questionnaire that will assist in planning, a digital preservation policy template, and numerous links to online resources. Click here to view this toolkit.

 

Digital Directions:
Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections
A project supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities

Digital Directions was a three-day conference presenting the essential of digitization. A faculty of national experts introduced participants to the range of activities and issues associated with digitizing collection material, from file formats to fund raising, from digital printing to digital asset management. The conference is an updated version of NEDCC’s popular School for Scanning, which was first presented in 1995. The conference has kept up with evolving standards and practices over the years, and was renamed to reflect its expanded content, which now encompasses the full life-cycle of digital objects from planning to creation to sustainability.

Digital Directions - May 2009 - San Diego, California

Digital Directions - June 2008 - Jacksonville, Florida