Message-Id: <199807211649.JAA17298@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:40:59 PDT From: Robin Dale <mailto:BL.RLD@RLG.ORG> Subject: Joint Preservation Conference: Guidelines for Digital Imaging To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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JOINT RLG AND NPO PRESERVATION CONFERENCE Guidelines for Digital Imaging
An international three-day residential conference organized by RLG, NPO, and JISC and coordinated by UKOLN
at Scarman House, University of Warwick Monday 28, Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 September 1998
Cost: 295 pounds sterling per delegate
This international conference, which carries the overall theme of Guidelines for Digital Imaging, will include speakers from the United States and the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. It will be a working conference, designed for those with experience in digital imaging projects who wish to contribute toward the development of international agreement on best practices and uniform approaches to reformatting of library, archival and museum collections through digitization.
In addition to a keynote address given by Anne R. Kenney (Cornell University) there are three major sessions on:- (1) Selection for digital imaging (2) Preparation of materials for digitization (3) Digital image capture Each of these topics will be addressed by speakers from the US and the UK; conference participants will choose one of the three topics for intensive work to outline common practices and reach consensus on draft guidelines.
Update presentations will be given on (1) Preservation metadata (2) Digital preservation
And an international panel of experts will provide responses to the conference at its close (speakers include representatives from the UK, Canada, and Australia).
FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE PROGRAMME AND AN ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM, SEE RLG's WEB PAGES AT <http://www.rlg.org/preserv/joint/> (from North America and Australia) <http://www.thames.rlg.org/preserv/joint/> (from Europe)
[In the very near future, a mirrored site will be available on the UKOLN Web site at: <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk>.]
All payment must be in UK sterling only, made payable to The University of Bath, by either:- 1. Cheque/banker's draft. 2. Bank transfer to National Westminster Bank, 39 Milsom Street, Bath, BA1 1DS, UK. (Bank sort code: 60 02 05) (Account number: 50972146). Please note if using bank transfer that the bank charge of 6 (Six) pounds sterling must be added to the booking fee. 3. Payment on receipt of invoice (please give address to which invoice should be sent). 4. Credit card (not Diners Club or American Express). To ensure security please contact Hazel Gott (details below) with your credit card details. The closing date for applying is Friday 7 August 1998. Cancellations after this date will incur a cancellation fee of 50 pounds sterling.
If you prefer to apply using email please complete the following details and forward to Hazel Gott, Events Manager, UKOLN, The Library, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK; tel: +44 (0)1225 826256; fax: +44 (0)1225 826838; e-mail: mailto:h.a.gott@ukoln.ac.uk
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