NYLA – Call for Program Proposals

Attention NYS Library Community:

Do you have an idea for a great conference or continuing education program? Would you like to share your knowledge and experiences with your professional peers? The New York Library Association is seeking proposals for professional development programs, specifically programs for the 2008 NYLA Annual Conference, NYLA Institutes and NYLA Pre-Conference Continuing Education Programs. In order to be presented as part of the 2008 NYLA Annual Conference, programs must be endorsed by, and sponsored by one of NYLA’s Sections, Roundtables or Committees.

To submit a professional development proposal, please complete and submit the printed or online form by December 10, 2007. The complete form is also available for download [PDF] or the form may be completed electronically.

Program proposals are accepted on an ongoing basis, but those wishing to be considered for the 2008 NYLA Annual Conference must be submitted by December 10, 2007. Due to the high volume of submissions only those programs which have been accepted for presentation will be notified.

For questions please contact:

Jeremy Johannesen
New York Library Association
Deputy Director
252 Hudson Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
phone: 518-432-6952 Ext. 102
e-mail: events@nyla.org

Preservation of Digital Collections

via: South Central Regional Library Council

“Ready, Set, Digitize” a series of 10 one-day workshops

Date/Time:

Friday, December 7, 2007, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Location:

Country Inn and Suites, Cortland, NY

Instructor:

Joy Paulson, Cornell University

Registration:

$30/SCRLC and CLRC members; $35 non-members;Lunch and refreshments included.

Support:

This training is funded in part by Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Over time (and not a very long time!) hardware, software, and technology changes will severely impact the viability and accessibility of your digital project. This workshop will explore the following key issues in the preservation of digital collections:

• How do the decisions I make when I’m creating a digital collection affect my ability to preserve it?
• Do I need to preserve everything?
• What preservation options are available?
• What level of technical expertise is needed?
• How much will it cost?

This workshop will teach you where to look for answers to these and other key questions for the useful life of your digital collection. Attendance at prior Ready, Set, Digitize! sessions is not required.

Joy Paulson is the Preservation Librarian at Mann Library, Cornell University. In addition to traditional preservation responsibilities, she is involved in digital library collection development and digital preservation at Mann Library. She has been instrumental in developing two historic digital collections at Mann, CHLA (Core Historic Literature of Agriculture, http://chla.library.cornell.edu) and HEARTH (Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition, and History, http://hearth.library.cornell.edu). Joy is currently a member of Cornell University Library’s Large-Scale Digitization Initiative Steering committee, which is managing projects that will digitize one million volumes from Cornell’s collections with Microsoft and Google over the next five years.

Ready, Set, Digitize is a series of one-day workshops cosponsored by SCRLC and CLRC (Central NY Library Resources Council). These training events are designed to develop a regional cadre of people able to digitize and manage resources to contribute to their libraries’ collections and the SCRLC regional repository. This training is funded in part by Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).