ALA Pre Conference Symposium: "Digital Past,

From: Wagner,Lynn (wagnerl@OCLC.ORG)
Date: Mon May 14 2001 - 10:12:35 CDT

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    OCLC/Preservation Resource's ALA Annual Pre-Conference Symposium

    "Digital Past, Digital Future: An Introduction to Digital Preservation" Friday, June 15, 2001 from 1:00 to 3:30pm in Salon B at the Marriott

    This symposium will define digital preservation, explain how preservation risks and challenges are different for digital materials, and identify preservation strategies and standards. Additionally, the importance of metadata for preservation and access will be examined along with a discussion of standards being developed for metadata. A case study will illustrate how to provide access to digital materials and ensure their long-term retention. Speakers will be Robin Dale, Program Officer, Research Library Group; Dr. Vanessa Marshall, Director, National Preservation Office, The British Library; Lydia Preiss, Manager, Collection Preservation, National Library of Australia; and Stephen Chapman, Preservation Librarian for Digital Initiatives, Harvard University Library. Donald J. Muccino, Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, will convene this symposium. Meg Bellinger, president of OCLC Preservation Resources, will introduce speakers and facilitate a question and answer period after the presentations. Online registration is available at http://www.oclc.org/events/ala/friday.shtm.

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