WebWise 2007

WebWise 2007
February 28-March 2
Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill
Washington, DC

Sponsors: Institute of Museum and Library Services, OCLC, J. Paul Getty Trust.

2007 Theme: “Stewardship in the Digital Age: Managing Museum and Library Collections for Preservation and Use.”

From the news release:

The conference will feature presentations and panel discussions by library, museum, and other information experts who will address issues and emerging practices in the preservation of digital content from digitized text to “born-digital” art. It will also provide a forum for discussing the general state of preservation and “digital preservation readiness” in the nation’s museums and libraries and the potential for technology to improve the management of physical collections and the documentation of cultural heritage. Demonstrations will feature online tools for disaster planning, projects that are addressing challenges such as preserving audio and visual media, and projects to document and preserve tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

Direct to WebWise 2007 Web Site