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From: Jennifer Lowe <jlowe3(a)slu.edu>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 11:14:35 -0500
*PROPOSALS SOUGHT *
for 2013 RBMS Preconference, Minneapolis, June 23 – June 26
*Living in a Material World: Digitization for Profit*
The purpose of this seminar is to examine the serious considerations
involved in the monetizing of special collections through mass
digitization, either in-house or in partnership with a vendor. The session
aims to be evaluative as well as informative, covering not only the
processes, structures, terms and conditions of these projects, but also
their degree of success or failure in relation to institutional mission,
access, staff workflow, preservation and conservation, and investment
versus revenue.
If you are interested in making a 20- to 25-minute presentation about your
institution’s involvement with such a project, please send me a concise
summary of its scope and structure, the parties involved, the philosophy
and motivation driving it, your role in it, and “lessons learned.” I am
looking for strongly evaluative perspectives. Proposals are welcome from
anyone who has been an active participant (administrator, curator,
conservator, etc.), and is willing to offer specific and candid insight.
In addition to your name and affiliation, please include a brief bio and
title for your proposed presentation.
Please email your proposal to me at jlowe3(a)slu.edu by Monday, December 3rd.
Thank you,
Jenny Lowe
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Jennifer J. Lowe
Rare Books Librarian
Pius XII Memorial Library
Saint Louis University
3650 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, Mo 63108
Phone: (314) 977-5070
Fax: (314) 977-3108
Email: jlowe3(a)slu.edu
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