Digital Reality II: Preserving Our National Heritage - Program

Digital Reality II: Preserving Our Electronic Heritage

Monday, June 5, 2000
John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA

Cosponsored by
NELINET Preservation Advisory Committee
John F. Kennedy Library
Northeast Document Conservation Center

How can libraries, archives, and organizations cope with the ever-increasing amount of digital material? Will future generations be able to read our CD-ROMs and computer files? Come hear what the experts pose as the obstacles and solutions to our digital problems.

8:15	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00	*Welcome to the JFK Library* Megan Desnoyers, Archivist, John F. Kennedy Library *Northeast Document Conservation Center: Institutional Profile* Ann Russell, Executive Director, NEDCC *New England: Historical Traditions, Digital Futures -- The Formation of the New England Digital Library* Arnold Hirshon, Executive Director, NELINET
9:30	*The Future of the World Wide Web* Tim Berners-Lee, MIT
10:15	Break
10:45	*The Future Impact of the World Wide Web on Libraries and Archives* Walt Crawford, RLG
11:30	Questions from the Floor Tim Berners-Lee, MIT Walt Crawford, RLG
11:45	Lunch
12:45	*Digital Preservation: Context, Debates, Issues* Paul Conway, Yale University
1:30	*Migration as a Preservation Strategy* Fynnette Eaton, Smithsonian Institution
2:15	Break
2:30	*Emulation as a Preservation Strategy* Jeff Rothenberg, RAND References
3:15	*Panel on Digital Preservation* Paul Conway, Yale University Fynnette Eaton, Smithsonian Institution Jeff Rothenberg, RAND Moderator: Jan Merrill-Oldham, Harvard University
3:45	*Commentary* Jan Merrill-Oldham, Harvard University
4:00	Adjourn to view Museum Exhibits ~ Open until 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Robert Cunningham at 1.800.635.4638.

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Updated June 20, 2000