Just the topic for this year. http://www.getty.edu/webwise2007/conference/
ken >>> "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com> 1/3/2007 2:47 PM >>> This looks like a very interesting conference. Is it always about digital preservation, or is that this year's subject? (It's a hot issue here at my office, and we're keen to get a sense of where to best network and hear about digital preservation best practices, etc.) ari On 1/2/07, Waibel,G?nter <waibelg at oclc.org> wrote: > > With all due apologies for cross-posting. I highly recommend a close look > at the conference program. The theme for this year's WebWise is "Stewardship > in the Digital Age: Managing Museum and Library Collections for Preservation > and Use," and the bulk of the presentations lend themselves to extending & > deepening the conversation about asset management we had during MCN 2006. > Please make sure to also take a good look at the pre-conference workshops - > like the conference itself, they're free! I've signed up for Priscilla > Caplan's "Preserving Digital Collections" (during the course of which Rick > Rinehart will make a presentation on preserving digital art), and I'll also > tout "Sharing Images and Data Making Access to Collections Easier and > Better," which Ken Hamma pulled together. I hope to see many MCN regulars > there! > > > > Cheers, > > G?nter > > > > *** > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > December 19, 2006 > > > > Press Contacts > > 202-653-4628 > > Kevin O'Connell, koconnell at imls.gov > > Mamie Bittner, mbittner at imls.gov > > > > IMLS Announces Registration for 2007 WebWise > > > > Conference to be Held February 28-March 2 > > > > Washington, DC--The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) > announces open registration for the eighth annual WebWise Conference on > Libraries and Museums in the Digital World, to be held February 28 to March > 2, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, > D.C. The conference is sponsored annually by IMLS and is co-hosted again > this year by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and the J. Paul Getty > Trust. > > > > This year's theme is "Stewardship in the Digital Age: Managing Museum and > Library Collections for Preservation and Use." The conference will feature > presentations and panel discussions by library, museum, and other > information experts who will address issues and emerging practices in the > preservation of digital content from digitized text to "born-digital" art. > It will also provide a forum for discussing the general state of > preservation and "digital preservation readiness" in the nation's museums > and libraries and the potential for technology to improve the management of > physical collections and the documentation of cultural heritage. > Demonstrations will feature online tools for disaster planning, projects > that are addressing challenges such as preserving audio and visual media, > and projects to document and preserve tangible and intangible cultural > heritage. > > > > Preconference workshops, requiring separate registration, will be offered > on February 28: > > > > 1) Preserving Digital Collections (half-day) > > 2) Sharing Images and Data: Making Access to Collections Easier and Better > (half-day) > > 3) Producing Broadcast-Quality, Preservation-Worthy Video (full day). > > > > For more information about this year's conference, including the agenda > and on-line registration, visit www.getty.edu/webwise2007/conference. > > Visit www.imls.gov/webwise for more information on past WebWise > conferences. > > > > About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of Museum > and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the > nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. > > The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that > connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national > level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain > heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and > support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please > visit www.imls.gov. > > > > > > G?nter Waibel > Please update your address book > waibelg at oclc.org > RLG Programs, OCLC > 2029 Stierlin Court, Suite 100, Mountain View, CA 94043 > voice: +1-650-691-2304 | fax: +1-650-964-1461 > blog: www.hangingtogether.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
