Message-Id: <199912152309.QAA22706@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 18:13:46 -0500 From: Tamara Swora-Gober <mailto:tswo@LOC.GOV> Subject: LC National Digital Library announces release of Conservation To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
This announcement is being widely posted.**************************************************
The Library of Congress National Digital Library Program and the Conservation Division announce the release of the paper “Conservation Implications of Digitization Projects”. It is available at the Background Papers and Technical Information page in the American Memory website as a two-part PDF document.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ftpfiles.html
The paper was produced with the support of the NDLP, by NDLP staff in the Conservation Division and the Conservation liaisons to the NDLP who all have worked as an integral part of our Conversion Group in the planning, processing and production of the now more than sixty collections available online through American Memory. The multi-faceted and precedent setting role which conservation plays in digital image conversion projects in the NDLP in the areas of consultation, training, and treatment for scanning is discussed. Such activities include: consultation on space, environment, equipment, training of contractor and NDLP staff, and conservation review for scanning and associated treatment. A major goal of the NDLP has been to assure that all items scanned within the program are carefully evaluated and treated or protected throughout the process. Also included are files for the handouts prepared for the required course developed for NDLP and contractor staff “Care and Handling of Library Materials for Digital Scanning”. Additional information will appear in the coming months which will provide details regarding experience with specific NDLP collections.
Please send all comments and questions about these documents to mailto:ndlpcoll@loc.gov.