The US' Library of Congress will present a symposium to address the challenges facing cultural heritage institutions as they balance the preservation needs of legacy collections with the growing and complex demands presented by the collection of converted and born-digital assets. The event, titled 'Preservation Roadmaps for the 21st Century: Transitioning to a Digital Future', will be a day-long programme organised by the Library's Preservation Directorate. It will be held from 9 am to 3:30 pm on October 20, in Room 119 on the first floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C.
Presenters at the symposium will include senior managers from the US National Archives and Records Administration, Smithsonian Institution, National Park Service, Library of Congress, the Council on Library and Information Resources and various foundations.
'Transitioning to a Digital Future' is the final programme in the three-part series 'Future Directions Symposia.' The series began in October 2010 with "Understanding the Physical Environment," which was followed in March 2011 with "Assessing Options for Large Collections."
The Library of Congress seeks to balance the preservation of legacy collections with the growing need to provide remote and electronic access to converted and born-digital resources. The October 20 symposium is sponsored by the Library's Preservation Directorate and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Additional support is provided by the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation (FAIC).
The mission of the Library's Preservation Directorate is to assure long-term, uninterrupted access to the intellectual content of the Library's collections, either in original or reformatted form. The directorate coordinates and oversees all Library-wide activities relating to the preservation and physical protection of Library materials. For more information, visit www.loc.gov/preservation.
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