Tectonics of Digital Curation, My 25-26, NEDCC

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

THE TECTONICS OF DIGITAL CURATION:
A Symposium on the Shifting Preservation and Access Landscape

MAY 25-26, 2010
The Ray and Maria Stata Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, MA
PRESENTED BY the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
HOSTED BY the MIT Libraries

THE TECTONICS OF DIGITAL CURATION explores the sustainability of
cultural collections created for and maintained on the Web. At this
two-day symposium, a diverse faculty of national experts will examine
the forces at play in our increasingly networked society.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: divergence and complexity in information
networking; digital preservation repositories; electronic copyright and
intellectual property; collaborative and commercial preservation models;
digital archiving strategies; open access to scholarly communication;
the networked self; preservation of CAD models; and preservation of
community-built digital creations (video games).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Librarians, archivists, museum professionals, IT professionals, CIOs,
administrators, scientists, architects, and scholars - any
decision-maker responsible for creating, managing, or preserving digital
resources that are accessed via networked systems

COST: $325; students: $275
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 14, 2010

FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER: Visit www.nedcc.org