[Ncpcnews-l] Film Preservation Workshop

Thu Jul 17 12:37:37 EDT 2008

*Film Preservation Workshop*

Sponsored by the North Carolina Preservation Consortium

September 19, 2008

9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

William Madison Randall Library

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

This intensive, full-day workshop will address basic skills to identify,
assess, preserve, and provide access to motion picture film.  Topics covered
in the workshop will include: identification of various film elements,
gauges, and stocks; assessment of film decay and damage; proper handling and
storage practices; preservation priorities and potential funding sources;
and possibilities for access and exhibition.

The instructors will combine visual examples, hands-on instruction, and
discussion to highlight each topic and special emphasis will be placed on
institutions working with limited budgets.  The workshop will end by briefly
reviewing copyright issues, film preservation in the digital age,
recommended vendors, and resources for further education.

This is an introductory workshop for those who have had little to no film
handling experience.  Participants will leave the workshop with the skills
needed to identify, assess, preserve, and provide access to film materials
and the confidence required to integrate motion picture film into outreach
and collection development initiatives.

*Instructors*

Kirston Johnson is the Moving Image Archivist in the Rare Book, Manuscript,
and Special Collections Library at Duke University.  She holds a BFA in Film
Production from the San Francisco Art Institute and a MSLS from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Prior to joining Duke, Ms.
Johnson worked with audiovisual materials at the Southern Folklife
Collection at the UNC Chapel Hill Wilson Library and the Greensboro Medical
Historical Library.  Since arriving at Duke in September 2007 she has helped
establish the Full Frame Archive which preserves duplicate preservation
masters of all the award-winning films from the Full Frame Documentary Film
Festival held every April in Durham, North Carolina.

Stephanie Stewart serves as Moving Image Archivist at Wilson Library,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She was hired by UNC in August
2007 to survey, inventory, arrange and describe, and provide guidance on
preservation and access initiatives for moving image materials among Wilson
Library's special collections.  Ms. Stewart earned MLIS and MA degrees in a
join archives administration program in library science and public history
at the University of South Carolina in 2006 and completed the L. Jeffrey
Selznick film preservation program at the George Eastman House in 2007.  **

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*Who Should Attend *

This workshop will be beneficial for all personnel in libraries, archives,
museums, and historic sites with film and moving image collections.  Faculty
and students in library science, archives, public history, and museum
programs are also welcome.

*Location*

This workshop will be held in room 1022 of the William Madison Randall
Library at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.  The address is:

UNC Wilmington

601 S. College Road

Wilmington, NC 28403-5616

Information about the Randall Library is available on their Web site at:
http://library.uncw.edu

*Registration*

*The registration fee for this workshops is $30.00 for NCPC members and
$60.00 for*

*non-members.  This fee includes lunch, refreshments, and materials.
Registration
forms are available on the NCPC web site under Events:
http://www.ncpreservation.org/events.html*

Cancellation and Refund Policy

This program may be cancelled due to low registration or other causes beyond
our control, such as severe weather.  In such an event, registrants will be
notified and fees refunded.  Otherwise, registration fees are nonrefundable.
Substitution of staff from your institution is permitted.

*Lodging*

NCPC has not reserved any hotel accommodations for this program.

Information about area hotels is on the Web at

http://hotel-guides.us/north-carolina/wilmington-nc-hotels.html

  Special Needs & Location Questions

If you have any special dietary or access needs, or would like information
about the Wilmington area, please contact our local arrangements
coordinator:

Jennifer Corder

Library Secretary

William Randall Library
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 28403-5616

Phone 910-962-3270

Email*   *corderj at uncw.edu**

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*North Carolina Preservation Consortium    *www.ncpreservation.org

The North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) is a 501C3 nonprofit
organization dedicated to the preservation of educational, historical,
cultural, and research collections in our state's archives, libraries,
museums, historic sites, document depositories, and record centers. NCPC
also informs the general public about preservation to safeguard private
collections and family treasures. Our preservation mission addresses the
proper care and handling of materials; storage and environmental control;
disaster preparedness and recovery; the repair, reformatting and
conservation of damaged items; and collection security. NCPC supports the
preservation of information content, and the medium as artifact, in new and
traditional formats for present and future generations.

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*Membership*

We would like to welcome your institution to the preservation consortium.
Our minimum annual membership fee is only $100.00. Higher levels of support
are voluntary. Benefits of NCPC membership include discounts on our
continuing education workshops and annual conference. Employees of
institutional members are eligible to hold leadership positions as officers
and on the consortium's board of directors, committees, and task groups.
Member institutions are also recognized for their contributions on our Web
site. The success of our state wide preservation program depends on the
talents, diversity, and generosity of our colleagues. Together we can make a
difference in the survival of our heritage collections. Join NCPC
today!  Membership
information is available on the NCPC web site:
http://www.ncpreservation.org/membership.html

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*Support NCPC*

Our programs are made possible by the generous financial support of our
institutional members, corporate sponsors, and individual donors.  If you
would like to make a gift to the North Carolina Preservation Consortium
please visit our Preservation Philanthropy Webpage at
http://www.ncpreservation.org/support.html

Institutional members are listed on the NCPC Web site at
http://www.ncpreservation.org/members.html.

Corporate Sponsors are listed at
http://www.ncpreservation.org/corporatesponsor.htm.

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*For additional information about NCPC contact: *

Robert James

Executive Director

North Carolina Preservation Consortium

PO Box 2651

Durham, NC 27715-2651

Phone (919) 660-1157

Email   robertjamesncpc at gmail.com
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