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.
American Association for State and Local History book series
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 81) and index.
Contents
A digital glossary -- Questions to ask before starting a digital project -- Copyright and ethics -- Project management -- Technical specifications -- Choosing equipment -- How to track digital images : metadata and databases -- Revealing history : image enhancement as a research tool.
Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
10 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 wheel.
Notes
Caption title.
At head of title: Negatives, prints, tapes, CDs & DVDs.
Media Storage Summary on side 1 of wheel and Media Support Chronology on side 2.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 10).
Contents
Using the MSQR -- A framework for media preservation -- The three categories of environmentally induced decay -- Decay caused by improper storage -- Assessing your environment -- Condition assessment-A-D strip testing for acetate film collections -- Should degraded nitrate and acetate film be segregated? -- Categorizing your environment by average temperature -- Simplified storage guidelines for mixed collections -- Air quality -- Planning for cold or frozen storage -- Enclosures -- Media support chronology -- The wheel.
Summary
Explains the role of storage conditions in the physical survival of photographs, films, audio and video tapes, CDs and DVDs.
