3rd Annual Digital Library Conference and Vendor Fair
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Hogan Center, College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA 01610 
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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Keynotes

  • "Rebooting America," David Liroff, formerly of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

  • "Digital Preservation: Prologue and Principles," Nancy McGovern, University of Michigan, Digital Preservation Officer, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

Breakout Sessions

  • Getting Started in the Digital Commonwealth (portal and repository), Erin Logsdon, NELINET
  • Text Alive! The Body, Mind, and Soul of the Digitized Written Word, Tom Blake, Boston Public Library
  • Scanning 101 for Photographs, Scott Kehoe, NMRLS
  • Report from the Boston Library Consortium on Digital Issues, Jay Shafer, UMass Amherst
  • Grant Writing for Digital Library Projects, Gregor Trinkus-Randall, MBLC
  • Promoting Your Digital Resources, Panel with David Mathews, NEDCC and others
  • Digital Barn Raising in Western Massachusetts, tba
  • Archival Finding Aids, Anne Sauer, Tufts University

Schedule

9:00 AMRegistration and Exhibits Open with coffee and refreshments.
9:30 AMWelcome and keynote presentation:
David Liroff, Public Broadcasting Guru
"Rebooting America"
10:40 AMBreakout Sessions (see topics above)
11:30 AMExhibits open with coffee and refreshments.
12:15 PMLuncheon and keynote presentation:
Nancy McGovern, University of Michigan
"Digital Preservation: Prologue and Principles"
1:40 PM Breakout Sessions (see topics above)
2:40 PMBreakout Sessions (see topics above)
3:30 PMAdjourn
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Thanks to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners who provide funding from the Institute for Library and Museum Services to support this project.