Preservation
Preservation News
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March 19, 2008
Free Emergency Planning Workshops
Westpas has scheduled free Emergency Planning workshops for Wyoming this Spring. Colorado workshops should be scheduled soon. Be sure to acquaint yourself with Westpas and have their toll-free number handy (888-905-7737) in case you have a collections emergency. Watch their website for updates: http://westpas.org/
March 19, 2008
Newsletter on Digital Preservation
A monthly online newsletter highlighting the important work that the Library of Congress’s digital preservation program to preserve the nation’s heritage in digital form has been launched in March 2008. It will offer a digest of recent news related to the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). The aim of this new publication is to provide easy access to the latest news from NDIIPP and its more than 100 partners, which include government agencies, educational institutions, research laboratories and commercial and nonprofit entities.
To subscribe to the newsletter, go to:
http://service.govdelivery.com/service/subscribe.html?code=USLOC_13
The March 2008 newsletter is now on line at:
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/news/archive.htmlJanuary 2008
New State Website for Preservation
See “Saving Nebraska’s Treasures” an IMLS-funded resource that runs the preservation gamut from metals to leather to paper. There are handouts, instructional videos, and links to other helpful websites.
http://www.netnebraska.org/extras/treasures/index.htm
January 2008
IPI launches “Archival Advisor” newsletter
Image Permanence Institute (IPI) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has launched a new publication to provide accurate and easy-to-understand information on how to preserve collections of photographic images. To subscribe or see back issues go to: http://www.archivaladvisor.org/
For additions or comments to this “Preservation News” site, contact the SRMA Preservation At-Large Board Member: Carl.Stewart@Colorado.edu.
