Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Call for Proposals for Fast Forward >> The Future of Audio Visual Materials


Call for Proposals for Fast Forward >> The Future of Audio Visual Materials

Do you have film? Video Tapes? Cassettes?  Records?  Reel to reel  tape?  8-Tracks? 
How is your institution working with these collections?

Amigos announces a call for proposals for our latest online conference, Fast Forward >> The Future of Audio Visual Materials, which will take place online on Friday, September 7, 2012.

We are looking for speakers to talk about how they are working with their audio visual collections.  Possible topics could include:
·         Access to Collections
·         Preservation
·         Reformatting
·         Digitization
·         Working with vendors
·         Storage
·         Standards
·         Best Practices
·         *Lessons Learned
·         *Restoration/Recovery of Data

If you can speak on one of the topics above or have another idea in mind, please submit your proposal here:
http://www.amigos.org/node/1268  Proposals are due Friday, July 20, 2012.  Please share

If you have any questions, please contact Gina Minks at minks@amigos.org or 800-843-8482 ext. 2825.

Don’t worry if you have never presented online
- Amigos will give you the tools and support to succeed!

-Gina

Gina L. B. Minks
Imaging & Preservation Service Manager
Amigos Library Services
14400 Midway Road
Dallas, TX  75244-3509
Toll free:  800-843-8482

The  Amigos Imaging & Preservation Service is funded through generous support from
the National Endowment for the Humanities.