A Preservation Odyssey: Paths to the Future
26th Preservation Conference
October 19, 2012
This conference addressed how challenges and opportunities were shaping preservation strategies. Within this framework, speakers focused on conservation, reformatting, storage technology, and the ways in which these program activities were evolving toward new solutions. A session on education and outreach highlighted innovative methods to share information and engaged users through social media and training.
Following the conference, a public program entitled Preserving Grain, Presenting Pixels: Film Preservation and Restoration in the Digital Age was sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Josef Lindner, Preservation Officer at the Academy Film Archive, presented on preservation efforts of the Academy's Science and Technology Council.
| Keynote by David Rubenstein, Co-founder and Managing Director, The Carlyle Group. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| Introduction by Doris A. Hamburg, Director of Preservation Programs, National Archives and Records Administration. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| Environment and Storage Technology by Ronald D. Weiss, President, Arkival Technology Corporation and John Faundeen, EROS Center Archivist, United States Geological Survey. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| Conservation: Big and Small by Amy Lubick, Senior Paper Conservator and Conservation Digitization Coordinator, Sara Shpargel, Senior Photograph Conservator, and Susan Page, Senior Paper Conservator, Preservation Programs, National Archives and Records Administration. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| Reformatting by Brad Lawrence, Computer Science Lead, Kennedy Advanced Visualization Environments, Digital Image Analysis Facility. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |
| Outreach by Nancy E. Kraft , Head of Preservation and Conservation, University of Iowa Libraries and Beth Doyle, Leona B. Carpenter Senior Conservator, Head of Conservation Services Department , Duke University Libraries, Durham, NC. This presentation is not available as a PDF. |