Saving Sound Part 2: Implementing an Audio Preservation Program

ALCTS Annual Conference Program in New Orleans

Sunday, June 25, 2006
4:00 - 5:30 pm

Track
Digital Information & Technologies

Description

The second in a series of programs on preservation and digitization of audio resources, this session will provide information on tools to aid in selection of materials for preservation. Two speakers will address technical solutions allowing participants to begin thinking about long-term preservation of their collections, regardless of the size of the institution or its audio holdings. Intellectual property rights and disaster recovery techniques for audio materials will also be addressed.

Speakers

• Kate Contakos, Preservation Librarian, New York University Libraries
• Tara Kennedy, Preservation Field Services Librarian, Yale University Libraries
• George Blood, President, Safe Sound Archive
• Charles Kolb, Senior Program Officer, Division of Preservation and Access, National Endowment for the Humanities
• Tom Clareson, Program Director for New Initiatives, PALINET

Sponsored by
ALCTS-PARS