Connecting to collections, a call to action, the National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007 video highlights and keynote addresses
Connecting to collections, a call to action, June 27-28, 2007, the National Conservation Summit, summit highlights
Connecting to collections, a call to action, the National Conservation Summit, Washington, DC, June 27-28, 2007, video highlights and keynote addresses
National Conservation Summit, video highlights and keynote addresses
National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007
Responsibility
[video production, Icon Communications].
Meeting
National Conservation Summit (2007 : Washington, D.C.)
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
Institute of Museum and Library Services,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 2 hrs., 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Notes
Title from root menu.
"Institute of Museum and Library Services; Heritage Preservation, the National Institute for Conservation; Smithsonian Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture."
Contents
Disc 1: Opening remarks -- Connecting to expertise -- Connecting to technology -- Agency chairmen -- [Presentation by] Girl Scout Troop 4563. -- Disc 2: Connecting to funders -- Connecting to the public -- Keynote address, Allen Weinstein -- Keynote address, Francie Alexander.
Summary
Representatives of small and medium-sized museums and libraries from every state, including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, met with national leaders in the nation's capitol on June 27-28, 2007. The summit explored strategies for preserving endangered collections, harnessing new technologies, engaging the public in conservation efforts, and identifying funding resources.
This edition is designed for those interested in the history and cartographic history of England and Wales, for which many mapos and images, both arranged by location and arranged by date have been included. Additionally, the CD-ROM may contain a historical timeline for the area of interest.
Includes Everts and Stewart historical atlas of Lancaster County, 1875.
"CN00070832."
Summary
A reference archive of 15th-19th century atlases and maps compiled from the Heritage Map Museum's backlist of quarterly auction catalogs and the museum's collection. Lists more than 3000 maps and 1500 images as well as extensive descriptions and market values for the maps. Also includes the collected works of 24 cartographers and listings of the museum's entire collection arranged by date. The user can browse a world-wide geographical index, match mapmakers, titles, dates and images, compare market prices realized in specific time periods, research maps from a personal collection, review editions and states, and obtain cartobibliographic annotations and references.
