Webinar: Creating Long-Lasting Digital Prints

Learn Online – Preserving Your Photographic Images with Long-Lasting Digital Prints
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The Northeast Document Conservation Center presents:
CREATING LONG-LASTING DIGITAL PRINTS – Webinar
March 31, 2015 – 2-4 PM
 
Image files represent an increasingly large part of our cultural heritage, our personal memory, and our professional work, and for photographers and artists they may represent an entire body of work. These files can be surprisingly transient, and may be unintentionally lost or corrupted. Sometimes the safest backup is a hard copy, but color prints made from digital files are not always preservation-quality. To protect these valued images, you need to understand the materials employed and control storage conditions. 

Participants in this webinar will develop an understanding of the three most important factors that affect the life of a digital print: the quality of materials used such as the colorant (dye vs. pigment) and paper; the way these materials work in combination with each other; and the storage and display of the resultant prints.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This webinar is designed for professionals with limited previous training.  Staff and volunteers working with cultural heritage collections are encouraged to attend, as are artists and photographers. 
 
For complete information and to register:

 

National Library Workers Day

National Library Workers Day (NLWD, #nlwd15) is fast approaching! Tuesday, April 14, 2015 is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. You and your staff can get ready to celebrate in several ways:
·         Promote library workers with NLWD 2015 merchandise: http://bit.ly/1DSYxfC  
·         Nominate your stellar colleagues as library stars: http://svy.mk/1LvdKYo
Be sure to get involved in the conversation on Twitter and Facebook by using the #nlwd15 hashtag and/or visiting the ALA-APA National Library Workers Day Facebook Page.
The ALA-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) established this special day in 2003. NLWD is now celebrated each year on the Tuesday of National Library Week (April 12-18 in 2015). For more information, visit the NLWD website: http://ala-apa.org/nlwd/

 

CDC Health Literacy Website Tour

A few months ago, CDC redesigned its health literacy website to increase access to a number of tools and trainings. These solutions were designed to help you to produce accurate, accessible and actionable health information, whether you’re new to health literacy or a seasoned veteran.
John Parmer, Health Communication Specialist in the Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC) will lead a live tour of the website. John has helped to coordinate health literacy activities across the agency. In that role, he was involved in the launch of the Clear Communication Index as a research-based tool.
  • Two digital tours will be offered of CDC.gov/healthliteracy and Clear Communication Widget in partnership with Appalachian Community Cancer Network, National Network Libraries of Medicine, Heath Care Improvement Foundation and Regional Health Literacy Coalition.
  • Chose the time that best suits you. There will be two tours. The first is on Tuesday, March 24 at 10 am (EST) and the second is on Thursday, March 26 at 1:00 pm (EST).
Free registration for either time: https://j.mp/CDCwebtour