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| The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), is holding their 2004 annual conference concurrently with MCN in Minneapolis this November. AMIA is the largest non-profit professional
membership association for individuals and institutions concerned with
the preservation of moving images. Incorporated in 1991, AMIA was established
to advance the field of moving image archiving by fostering cooperation
among those concerned with the acquisition, preservation, exhibition and
use of moving image materials. *All AMIA workshops will be held at the Hyatt Minneapolis, reachable by a short cab ride, on foot, or, in inclement weather, through Minneapolisâ skyway system. AMIA welcomes MCN delegates to attend their workshops listed below. |
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| Tues. Nov. 9 9:00-5:30 (AMIA) Basic Training AMIA Workshop held at the Hyatt Minneapolis* Workshop Fee: $100 Speakers: Alan Lewis, National Archives and Records Administration and Ellie Wackerman, Library of Congress This workshop is designed for archivists, media librarians, stock footage collection staff, and preservation managers working with motion picture film and/or videotape collections who need fundamental information about the nature of film and videotape materials. Presenters will bring attendees "up to speed" by acquainting them with the basics of technologies, terminology, preservation methods, storage considerations, cataloging requirements, equipment needs, and more. First-time conference attendees will have the opportunity to informally meet others in the field who are facing similar challenges and struggling with the same issues. Tues. Nov. 9 9:00-5:30 (AMIA) Intermediate Training Full-Day Workshop AMIA Workshop held at the Hyatt Minneapolis* Workshop Fee: $100 Speakers: Jim Lindner, Media Matters, LLC and Ken Weissman, Library of Congress This technical workshop is lecture-style with some hands-on training involved. Participants will learn how moving image technology works. Building upon the Basic Training Workshop, presenters will discuss more advanced means for care, handling, and preservation of their collections. Recommended prerequisite: Basic Training Workshop or at least three years' active experience with media. |
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| Tues. Nov. 9 1:00-5:00 (AMIA) Do Good Better: Effective Volunteer Management Half-Day Workshop AMIA Workshop held at the Hyatt Minneapolis* Workshop Fee: $50 Speaker: Jackie S. Sinykin, Center for Nonprofit Management In non-profit institutions, the wise use of volunteers and an increase in their numbers can expand the scope of what can be accomplished under the constraints of limited resources. This half-day workshop will provide instruction in the establishment of an effective volunteer management system that will build the capacity of your organization. Lean Learn to incorporate these processes into your efforts: year-round volunteer recruitment; interview and placement processes; orientation and training of new volunteers; volunteer motivation; and supervision and evaluation. |
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| Wednesday morning: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm | ||||||||
| Digitization's New Frontier: Motion and Sound Paul Eisloeffel Curator of Visual and Audio Collections, Nebraska State Historical Society Workshop held at the Hilton Minneapolis Workshop fee: $125 These days, virtual exhibits, on-line collections catalogs and other outreach products crave the unique content that moving images and sound recordings can supply. Technology can provide the means, but digitizing audio-visuals is a bit more complex than conventional scanning. This new frontier of audio-visual digitization includes considerations of hardware and software, capture from analog sources, compression algorithms, editing, delivery architectures, streaming techniques, and more. With today's tools, you too can digitize motion and sound! This introductory workshop will familiarize you with the diverse universe of AV formats and teach you the basics you will need to embark on any project to digitize moving images or sound recordings, either in-house or through a vendor. |
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| Selecting a Collections Information Management System: Processes that Lead
to Successful Implementation Amy Noel Business Applications Administrator J.Paul Getty Museum Workshop held at the Hilton Minneapolis Workshop fee: $125 Considering a new collections information management system? Whether starting from scratch or replacing an older system, this workshop is for you. This ¸ day workshop will point participants to existing resources to help assess the various systems out there, and focus on the processes that lead to successful implementation. The workshop will draw on real-life experiences with activities designed to help participants begin their own needs analysis. These processes are all about confluence and community and apply to both large and small institutions, they are: *Project management |
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| Wednesday morning: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | ||||||||
| Looking for something a little different? Try eBay the Right Way Instructor from the Science Museum of Minnesota Workshop held at the Hilton Minneapolis *Generously sponsored by the Science Museum of Minnesota* Workshop fee: $50  |
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| Wednesday afternoon: 1:00 - 5:00 pm | ||||||||
| Applying Usability Tools to Museum Websites Dana Mitroff Senior Web Manager, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Workshop held at the Science Museum of Minnesota's Computer Labs Workshop fee: $125. Limited to 10 participants. |
| Wednesday afternoon: 3:00 - 5:00 pm *New* |
| MCN/Minerva Town Hall Meeting
Co-Sponsored by RLG Keynote Speaker: Glenn Otis Brown, Executive Director of Creative Commons Open to MCN and MINERVA participants- Free with Conference Registration The Minnesota Electronic Resources in the Visual Arts (MINERVA) Symposium joins together with the Museum Computer Network (MCN) to present a dynamic Town Hall Meeting at the Hilton Hotel. The Town Hall Meeting will examine copyright and intellectual property issues associated with the administration of digital image resources. Professionals from around the country associated with libraries, museums, historical and archival centers, academic and other research institutions with an interest in digital image collections are invited. As more collections become available electronically, the demand for the availability of all types of resources and collections increases. This trend presents fiscal, logistical, and philosophical challenges to the individuals, institutions, and information professionals presiding over collections. MCN/MINERVA '04 convenes with a Town Hall Meeting to address the proprietary challenges associated with building, using and maintaining digital image collections. The Town Hall Meeting presents special guest speakers who are experts in the field, and leaders of vital projects and initiatives to establish best practices, standards and policies in the areas of copyright and intellectual property issues. The Keynote speaker for the Town Hall Meeting, Glenn Otis Brown, Executive Director of Creative Commons since Summer 2002, will kick off the meeting. Brown will discuss the concepts behind the Creative Commons and its innovative approaches to the marketing and distribution of intellectual works, in both the private and public spheres. With his years of experience involved with the evolution of the Creative Commons, Brown will articulate the intent of the non-profit licensing model and how it serves to expand the notion of intellectual property rights. Brown will elaborate on how the Creative Commons serves an easy yet reliable way to gain exposure and widespread distribution, and specify how the licensing structure may be useful to academics and the academic institution, entrepeneurs, non-profit organizations, and artists. A Panel will respond to Brown's presentation, with special guest moderator Diane M. Zorich, Information Management Consultant. Panel respondents include Alan Newman, Chief, Division of Imaging & Visual Services, National Gallery of Art, Allan Kohl, Art Historian, Visual Resources Librarian at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design, and Eric Celeste, Associate University Librarian for Information Technology at the University of Minnesota. |
| Wednesday all day 8:30 am - 4:00 pm |
| Digitization Jim Devine Head of Multimedia Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery Workshop held at the Hilton Minneapolis Workshop fee: $250 This workshop will guide participants through the processes of creating, editing, and managing digital assets. Participants will cover selection of image-capture equipment for a variety of purposes, planning and executing digital workflow for projects, metadata, storage, retrieval and end use issues. This workshop is intended for beginners. No prior knowledge of digitization on the part of participants will be assumed. Participants wishing to undertake some preparatory work might usefully familiarize themselves with Adobe Photoshop, although the basics involved in taking a set of images through the workflow process will be taught on the workshop. Examples of good practice will be examined and discussed, and we will consider hardware and software requirements. At the end of the workshop participants should have a good grasp of the issues involved in developing a manageable digital resource, and some practical experience of how to create and manage digital assets. |
| Beginning XML Instructor from the Science Museum of Minnesota Computer Lab Prerequisite: Students should have some experience using HTML. Workshop to be held at the Science Museum of Minnesota's Computer Labs. Note:This workshop generously sponsored by RLG, reducing your cost for the full day to $125 (Limited to 10 participants). |
| Saturday morning, 9:00 am-1:00 pm: |
| Developing Intellectual Property Policies for Museums Diane M. Zorich Instructor Prerequisite: Participants should have a basic knowledge of IP law (especially copyright) and an understanding of IP issues in museums. Workshop held at the Hilton Minneapolis Workshop fee: $125 This workshop will teach participants the basics of planning, developing, and writing an intellectual property (IP) policy for their museum. Participants will learn about the elements that make a museum IP policy unique, the process of crafting and implementing a policy, as well as standard components each museum's IP policy needs to cover the changing landscape. Participants will compare and contrast existing museum and other IP policies to examine the philosophical and practical choices individual organizations make when crafting their policies. The workshop will follow the methodology outlined in the CHIN/NINCH publication, Developing Intellectual Property Policies: A How-to Guide for Museums. (Diane M. Zorich, Ottawa: Canadian Heritage Information Network, 2003). Important Note: This workshop is not a primer on IP law, nor will it discuss IP statutes or legal rulings. |
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