Seminar on digitization and preservation

With Quality in Mind Digitisation and Preservation Seminar
Mikkeli, Finland 23 September 2010

The National Library of Finland and the DigitalMikkeli consortium are organising a digitisation and preservation seminar in Mikkeli, Finland on the 23 September 2010.

Seminar Programme

08-30-09.15 Registration

09-15-13.00 Session I

The Past in the Future | Parchments for the Research Community

• Researcher’s View on Finnish Medieval Parchments,Professor Tuomas Heikkilä, University of Helsinki, Finland
  
  
• Enabling Availability to Medieval Parchments – Conservation with Digitisation,
  Majlis Bremer-Laamanen, Director, member of Member States’ Expert Group,
  The National Library of Finland, Centre for Preservation and Digitisation
  
  
• Codex Sinaiticus Project - Reuniting the Manuscript of One the First New Testaments
  in the World, Deborah Novotny, Head of Preservation, British Library
  
  
• The Digitisation of Swedish Medieval Charters, Claes Gejrot, Editor in chief of Diplomatarium Suecanum, The National Archives, Sweden

14.00-16.30 Session II

Quality as User Experience |Behind the Scenes: Metadata and Processes

• 3D Digitising Process, Heikki Sateila, Project Specialist, Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences
  
  
• Quality Metadata for User Possibilities and Long-term Preservation,
  Jukka Kervinen,IT Specialist, member of ALTO Editorial Board, The National Library of Finland, Centre for Preservation and Digitisation
  
  
• Audio, Processes and Future Possibilities, Dr Juha Korvenpää, Audio Digitisation Specialist, The National Library of Finland, Centre for Preservation and Digitisation

User Experience: Crowdsourcing and Social Media

• The users as active participants in enriching and enhancing the content,
  Cathy Pilgrim, Director, National Library of Australia, Digitisation and Photography Branch

Discount for pre-registration Register by 30 June, 2010 and You will get a 10 Euro discount on the seminar fee.

Please notice that the number of the seats is limited.

Programme, registration and further information is available at

www.digitalmikkeli.fi

Anna M. Eskola
Planning officer The National Library of Finland Centre for Preservation and Digitisation
Saimaankatu 6 FI-50100 Mikkeli +358 50 4150567

From: Anna M. Eskola Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010 Conservation distList