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Jane Hedberg

Photographs workshops

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) and the Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA) will offer From Negative to Positive‚ a series of three daylong workshops about the preservation of photographic materials. The workshops will be held April 15-17, 2002, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. The first workshop will be “Identification and Care of Photographic Prints,” taught by Debbie Hess Norris of the University of Delaware; the second will be “Identification and Care of Photographic Negatives,” taught by Andrew Robb, photograph conservator; and the third will be “Planning Your Digital Imaging Project,” taught by Steve Puglia of Photo Conservation and Imaging and Albert Albano and Timothy Vitale of ICA.

Registration for the first two workshops is limited to 30 participants. The registration deadline is April 1, 2002. The fee for one workshop is $60, two workshops $120, and all three workshops $170. Reduced fees are available for CCAHA and ICA members. For more information, contact CCAHA, 264 South 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; phone: (215) 545-0613; fax: (215) 735-9313; e-mail: ccaha@ccaha.org; Web: http://www.ccaha. org.

Mass deacidification at LC

The Library of Congress has awarded a third contract to Preservation Technologies L.P. (PTLP) of Cranberry, Pennsylvania, for mass deacidification services using its Bookkeeper process. The contract runs through FY2005, and calls for treatment of 1 million books and at least 5 million manuscript sheets. This represents a significant increase over previous contracts, up from 100,000 to more than 250,0 books annually by FY2005. LC staff members will provide training and oversight for PTLP staff members who do the selecting, processing, shipping, and reshelving of books that receive treatment.

PTLP has developed a new horizontal treatment cylinder for use on manuscripts and other unbound materials. They will install this new equipment, along with a spray booth, at the Library of Congress building on Capitol Hill so these items will not have to be shipped to Pennsylvania for treatment.

For additional information, contact Kenneth Harris, preservation projects director, Library of Congress Preservation Directorate, Washington, D.C. 20540-4500; phone: (202) 707-1054; e-mail: khar@loc.gov.

HUL digitizing guide

The Office for Information Systems (OIS) at the Harvard University Libraiy (HUL) has developed a Guide to Image Digitization for Harvard organizations interested in using HUL systems and services for digitizing and delivering images. Although the systems and services described are institution specific, this guide illuminates the issues any institution should consider when creating digital objects of enduring value. It covers the components of an image digitization project, including technical infrastructure, metadata creation, image reformatting, depositing agent, and copyright. It also covers how to start, including selecting an online catalog, selecting cataloging support and storage systems, considering image reformatting needs, and determining funding options.

The guide is available free of charge at http://hul.harvard.edu/ois/systems/guide_ images.html.

ArchitectureBoston

For anyone interested in renovating older library or archives buildings, the theme for the Spring 2002 (March) issue of ArchitectureBoston is preservation. This journal is published by the Bαston Society of Architects to instill greater interest in the relationship between quality of life and the creation of built environments. This particular issue is devoted to the challenges of architectural design in a historic context.

Free copies of this issue are available from ArchitectureBoston, 52 Broad St., Boston, MA 02109-4301; phone: (617) 951- 1433; fax: (617) 951-0845; Web: http:// www.architects.org. ■

Jane Hedberg is preservation program officerat Harvard University Library, e-mail: jane_hedberg@harvard.edu;fax: (617) 496-8344