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Jane Hedberg P r e s e r v a t i o n  N e w s  

Preservation and digitization 
The Council on Library and Information Re­
sources (CLIR) has published Preservation in 
the Age of Large-Scale Digitization: A White 
Paper by Oya Rieger of Cornell University. 
This 52­page report examines the strategies 
of four large­scale digital initiatives (LSDIs)— 
Google Book Search, Microsoft Live Search 
Books, the Open Content Alliance, and the 
Million Book Project—and preservation of 
the digital collections they are creating. 

It considers how selection, quality of 
content creation, technical infrastructure, and 
organizational infrastructure will affect long­
term availability and usability. Rieger makes 
13 recommendations for safe­guarding these 
valuable and costly digital collections. Acting 
on those recommendations will require sig­
nificant collaboration among cultural institu­
tions, so she outlines the long­term benefi ts 
of such collaboration. 

The report is available as a free 600KB 
PDF at www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub141 
/pub141.pdf. Print copies may be ordered 
for $20 each at www.clir.org/pubs/abstract 
/pub141abst.html. 

AV workshop 
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic 
Artifacts (CCAHA) is presenting a two­day 
workshop, “A Race Against Time: Preserving 
Our Audiovisual Media,” July 24–25, 2008 in 
Boston. Lectures, case studies, and round 
table discussions will cover media identifi ca­
tion and preservation, surveying and select­
ing materials for preservation, reformatting 
options, contracting for services, and fund­
ing opportunities. The faculty includes Alan 
Lewis, a private consultant; George Blood 
from Safe Sound Archive; Tom Clareson from 
PALINET; and Sarah Stauderman from the 
Smithsonian Institution Archives. 

Jane Hedberg is preservation program offi  cer at Harvard 
University Library, e-mail: jane_hedberg@harvard.edu; 
fax: (617) 496-8344 

Workshop registration costs $200. For 
more information, contact Kim Andrews, 
CCAHA, 264 S. 23rd Street, Philadelphia, 
PA 19103; phone: (215) 545­0613; fax: (215) 
735­9313; e­mail: kandrews@ccaha.org; URL: 
www.ccaha.org. 

Digital conference 
The Northeast Document Conservation Cen­
ter (NEDCC) is presenting “Digital Directions: 
Fundamentals of Creating and Managing 
Digital Collections,” June 10–12, 2008, in 
Jacksonville, Florida. 

This conference reviews the entire process 
for creating digital objects, from concept to 
sustainability. It will cover collaboration, 
planning, selection, scanning basics, image 
capture, metadata, outsourcing, vendor rela­
tions, digitizing text, audio, video and fi lm, 
delivery systems, copyright, rights manage­
ment, standards, best practices, disaster 
planning, and funding. This is a new and 
expanded version of NEDCC’s School for 
Scanning. 

Conference registration costs $625. Reg­
istration deadline is Friday, May 16, 2008. 
For more information, contact Julie Carlson, 
NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, 
MA 01810­1494; phone: (978) 470­1010; fax: 
(978) 475­6021; e­mail: jcarlson@nedcc.org; 
URL: www.nedcc.org. 

Banks/Harris award 
Janet Gertz, director of preservation at the 
Columbia University Library, has received 
the 2008 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris 
Preservation Award from the Association for 
Library Collections and Technical Services. 
As described in the award announcement, 
Gertz is an outstanding mentor, advocate, 
practitioner, author, and leader. She has al­
ways shared her great expertise freely, and 
with verve, generosity, and humor. 

The award citation and $1,500 will be 
presented to her during the ALA Annual 
Conference in Anaheim, California. 

284C&RL News March 2008

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