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CDT FREE Webinars on Accessible Educational Materials

CTD is pleased to present a 3-part Café event led by national AT expert Joy Zabala, Director of Technical Assistance for the AEM Center.

Introductory webinar: “Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) – Basics for Educators and Families” 
This webinar will provide foundational information about accessible materials and offer extensive resources on AEM, including state-specific contacts.
April 13th, 2015  4 p.m. – 5 p.m. EST

April 13-17 – Facilitated discussion in the CTD Café that will enable all participants to “dig into the content” with comments and questions that contribute to building accurate, shared knowledge around AEM. (Link will be provided)

Summary webinar: Using AEM in your own setting
This session focuses on the issues raised during the Café discussion and offers additional ideas and actions to help participants increase the availability and use of AEM in their own settings.
April 17th, 2015  2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST

Visit their site to RSVP for the event: CDT Institute 

PLA BIG IDEAS Series

PLA BIG IDEAS @ ALA Annual, Friday, June 26, 2015, 8:30-3:00 PM, San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium Event Code: PLA5

Join us for PLA BIG IDEAS @ ALA Annual, an ideal event for public library directors, deputy directors, and managers. An extension of the popular BIG IDEAS series at PLA Conference, this engaging day will feature dynamic speakers from outside the library world including leadership expert, Jay Conger, and creativity expert, Tina Seelig.

The day-long program is designed to be thought-provoking and fun! Take new (BIG!) ideas back to your library and make a difference in how you connect with your colleagues and your community. A networking lunch and after-reception are included in the cost of registration. The day will be hosted in the beautiful San Francisco Public Library and its Koret Auditorium.  Registration and further details are available online. You can register for this special event with or without an ALA Annual Conference registration.  Thanks to City Librarian Luis Herrera and the staff at San Francisco Public Library for hosting at their wonderful library.

Registration and further details are available online. You can register for this special event with or without an ALA Annual Conference registration.

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: