SEPIA Workshops on management of photographic collections

[Anne Muller <ECPA _at__ bureau.knaw.nl>]

With apologies for cross-posting.
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The ECPA is pleased to announce two 

Workshops on management of photographic collections

Copenhagen 1-5 May 2000
Amsterdam 5-9 June 2000

These workshops are part of a one-year project, `Safeguarding European
Photographic Images for Access' (SEPIA), funded by the European Union under
the Framework Programme in Support of Culture. They are organized by three
of the SEPIA partners: 
the Royal Library of Denmark, Copenhagen,
National Photographic Conservation Studios, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
European Commission on Preservation and Access, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Librarians, archivists and curators in charge of photographic materials
need to know about the role of new technology in collection management.
Digital imaging offers unprecedented opportunities for access to historical
materials. But how can it be combined with established preservation methods
in an integrated strategy, to ensure optimal access today as well as in the
future?

The characteristics of various photographic processes and the different
materials encountered in photographic collections will be reviewed.
Specific requirements for their handling and preservation will be related
to the nature and function of different types of photographic collections.
The workshops will explore the different methods for capturing images
(especially for fragile or sensitive materials), technical requirements in
relation to image quality, and long-term management of digital files. Due
attention will be given to aspects like needs assessment, setting
priorities, planning, budgeting and outsourcing, and project management.

In the scope of the workshop, participants will acquire knowledge of
technical issues that will enable them to make informed decisions about the
role of digitisation in care and management of photographic collections. 


The speakers include leading figures from the field of photographic
conservation, preservation management, and digital imaging.A substantial
part of the workshops will be spent on discussions and group assignments to
develop participants? skills in finding their own solutions.

The course will be in English.

Target group
All those responsible for photographic collections in archives, museums,
libraries. For this introductory course, no specific expertise of
photographic techniques or digital imaging is required. Participants are
expected to have a working knowledge of English in order to participate in
discussions.

Workshop leaders

Copenhagen
- Susie Clark: Independent photo conservator and consultant (York, UK)
- Ingrid Fischer Jonge: National Museum of Photography/Royal Library of
Denmark (Copenhagen)
- Franziska Frey: Imaging scientist, Image Permanence Institute (Rochester,
USA) 
- Magdalena Gram: Royal Library of Sweden (Stockholm) 
- Hans de Herder: Director, National Photographic Conservation Studios
(Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 
- Jonas Palm: Head of Preservation, Royal Library of Denmark (Copenhagen,
Denmark) 
- Morten Ryhl-Svendsen: School of Conservation (Copenhagen)

Amsterdam
- Mattie Boom: Curator, Rijksmuseum ( Amsterdam)

- Franziska Frey: Imaging scientist, Image Permanence Institute (Rochester,
USA) 
- Hans de Herder: Director, National Photographic Conservation Studios
(Rotterdam) 
- René van Horik: Digital imaging specialist, Netherlands  Institute for
Scientific Information Services (Amsterdam)
- Bertrand Lavédrine: Director, Centre de Recherches sur la Conservation
des Documents Graphiques (Paris)
- Douglas Munson: Chicago Albumen workshop 
- Adri Verburg: Independent photographer and consultant (The Netherlands)

Registration fee 
350 euros, includes coffees, teas, lunches, and excursion. Participants
will receive a course pack with reading materials.

For online registration see
<http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/form.htm>
(deadline is 27 March 2000).

For more information about the workshops:
<http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/events/register.html>
or contact the ECPA
P.O. Box 19121
1000 GC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
tel.: +31 20 5510839
fax: +31 20 6204941
e-mail: ecpa _at__ bureau.knaw.nl
For more information about SEPIA see
<http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia>