>
> From:
> "Spidal, Debra" <dspidal_at_wsu.edu>
>
>
> *Apologies for cross/multiple postings*
>
> ALCTS webinar: Digital Preservation: An introduction to the basic concepts
>
> Date: November 17, 2010
>
> All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 2pm Eastern, 1pm
> Central, noon Mountain, and 11am Pacific Time.
>
> Description: This webinar will discuss the fundamentals of digital
> preservation. Upon completion of the webinar, attendees will be able
> to define digital preservation, discuss significant threats to digital
> materials, describe tools for addressing these threats, explain three
> key concepts of digital preservation, and be able to identify sources
> for further information on the topic. Intended audience members are
> library staff with responsibilities for digital projects and those
> interested in getting an introduction of the basics of digital
> preservation.
>
> Presenters:
>
> Cathy Martyniak has been the Preservation Librarian at the University
> of Florida since 1999. She chaired the group that drafted the official
> ALA definitions of Digital Preservation. She won a 2008 ALCTS
> Presidential Citation for her leadership in bringing the important
> issues in digital preservation to the forefront in the Preservation
> and Reformatting Section (PARS) and Association for Library
> Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) communities.
>
> Emily Gore is Head of Digital Initiatives and IT at the Clemson
> University Libraries. Prior to joining the faculty at Clemson, Emily
> managed the statewide digitization program in North Carolina, NC ECHO
> http://www.ncecho.org <http://www.ncecho.org/>. During the course of
> her career, Emily has received over $2 million in external funding to
> support digital library initiatives. Emily currently serves as a
> community board member for the HubZero Consortium, a sustaining member
> of the MetaArchive Cooperative, and as former co-chair of both the ALA
> Digital Preservation Interest Group and the ALA Collaborative
> Digitization Interest Group. She holds an MLIS from the University of
> Alabama and a BA from Clemson University and was recently recognized
> by Lyrasis as the 2009 NextGen Librarian for Technology.
>
> *****************
>
>
>
> To Register, complete the online registration form at
> http://www.ala.org/ala/onlinelearning/reg/webinar.cfm for the session
> you would like to attend.
>
>
>
> Fees:
>
> Group Rates - ALCTS Members & Non-Members: $99
>
> Individuals - ALCTS Members: $39; Non-Members: $49
>
> Participants outside the United States may register at the ALCTS
> member rate.
>
>
>
> The one-time fee includes unlimited access to the webinar recording.
>
>
>
> For questions about registration, contact Tom Ferren, ALA Senior
> Registration Coordinator at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4293 or
> tferren_at_ala.org <mailto:tferren_at_ala.org>.
>
>
>
> Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
>
Received on Fri Oct 22 2010 - 03:01:57 EDT