education
UPCOMING workshopS
NEDCC offers a variety of workshops and other presentations each year to help cultural institutions preserve their valuable collections. From preservation planning, to collections care, to digitization, NEDCC’s educational programs provide training for professionals seeking to learn the basics as well as those who want to be kept up to date on the latest trends.
Check out NEDCC’s Upcoming Workshops:
Stewardship of Digital Assets
A two-day workshop on sustaining digital collections
Presented at four locations across the country from
Fall 2007 - Fall 2008
A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media
Presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
in partnership with PALINET
Co-sponsored in Boston by the Northeast Document Conservation Center; Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science; Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library and Preservation & Imaging Services; and the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library.
July 24 and 25, 2008
Location:
Linda K. Paresky
Conference Center
Main College Building
Simmons College
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
Sessions:
- Overview of Machine-Based AV Media Identification and Preservation
- Funding Opportunities for AV Media Preservation
- Reformatting Options for AV Media
- Contracting for AV Preservation Services
- Surveying and Selecting AV Media Materials for Preservation and Access
- Case Studies and Round Table Discussions
Lead Speaker:
Alan Lewis, Audiovisual Archives Consultant, Washington, D.C.
Additional Speakers:
George Blood, President, Safe Sound Archive
Thomas F.R. Clareson, Program Director, New Initiatives, PALINET
Sarah Stauderman, Preservation Manager, Smithsonian Institution Archives
Fee: $200. Limited stipends of up to $750 are available.
Download the brochure at http://www.ccaha.org/uploads/media/d45877b85ed384cb8954655895e3caba.pdf and register now!
For more information, contact the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. Call 215-545-0613, email pso@ccaha.org, or visit www.ccaha.org.
Funders for this program include the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.