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(please excuse cross-postings) Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education is pleased to offer a special three-day workshop: *Digital Image Curation: Creating a New Field of Practice* Dates: March 11-13, 2010 Presenters: -- Dr. Martha Mahard <http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/adjunct/mahard.php> -- Dr. Ross Harvey <http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/full-time/harvey.php> -- and guest speakers Location: Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Boston, MA Digital images, like all digital objects, need careful attention if we are to keep them usable in the future. Digital curation provides a way of looking at the issues that need to be addressed to achieve this aim. This three-day workshop is intended for librarians, archivists and other information professionals concerned with managing digital images. It uses the DCC Curation Lifecycle Model as the framework for presentations, discussion and practical exercises about how to curate digital image collections. Costs: $599 (Costs include continental breakfasts, afternoon snacks, meal tickets for lunch at the Simmons cafeteria, and a reception on the first evening.) Limited to 25 students. For more information and to view the workshop schedule, please visit the Digital Image Curation page on the GSLIS CE website: <http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/offsite.php>: -- Kris Liberman '87LS Program Manager Simmons GSLIS CE T - 617-521-2803 F - 617-521-3192 [log in to unmask] http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/index.php