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At the session on Copyright and Intellectual Property, Peter Hirtle of Cornell University explores what legal protections for digital preservation currently exist in the law, and what may be reasonable risks for curatorial institutions to assume as they work to save our digital heritage. ************************************** JOIN US AT THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER'S NEWEST DIGITAL EDUCATION PROGRAM *************************************** THE TECTONICS OF DIGITAL CURATION: A Symposium on the Shifting Preservation and Access Landscape MAY 25-26, 2010 The Ray and Maria Stata Center Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA PRESENTED BY the Northeast Document Conservation Center HOSTED BY the MIT Libraries THE TECTONICS OF DIGITAL CURATION explores the sustainability of cultural collections created for and maintained on the Web. At this two-day symposium, a diverse faculty of national experts will examine the forces at play in our increasingly networked society. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: divergence and complexity in information networking; digital preservation repositories; electronic copyright and intellectual property; collaborative and commercial preservation models; digital archiving strategies; open access to scholarly communication; the networked self; preservation of CAD models; and preservation of community-built digital creations (electronic games). WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Librarians, archivists, museum professionals, IT professionals, CIOs, administrators, corporate records & archives managers, scientists, architects, and scholars - any decision-maker responsible for creating, managing, or preserving digital resources that are accessed via networked systems COST: $325; students: $275 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 14, 2010 FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER: Visit www.nedcc.org ********************************************* SAVE A TREE / STAY INFORMED: Join NEDCC's E-Announcement list. You will receive grant opportunity reminders, updates on the Center's educational programs, and other preservation news. To view examples of recent announcements, go to: http://www.nedcc.org/about/newsletter.php. FIND US ON FACEBOOK. ********************
