[SEO-Members] Registration now open for the 2025 OPC Symposium (August 1st, Columbus Metro Library)

[OPC]

April 16, 2025

Dear OPC members,

Registration is now open for the 2025 OPC Symposium on August 1st at
Columbus Metro Library.

Registration includes a box lunch and parking, and please note the discount
rate for OPC members and students. And a huge thank you to the State
Library for the award of an Open Grant that significantly helped to offset
the registration costs.

Registration can be found here:
https://ohiopreservationcouncil.org/event-6119898

*Schedule*

*9:45- 10:15AM |* Registration and coffee

*10:15AM* *|* Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker

*10:30AM |* Keynote Presentation: Beatriz Haspo (LoC, Apoyo)

APOYOnline: Fostering Accessibility and Equity in Cultural Heritage for the
Latin American Region

*11:45AM |* Break –  Visit vendors

*12:00PM |* Lunch– Box lunch

*1:00PM |* Concurrent Sessions I

*Track 1:* *Jessica Ebert (Assistant Conservator at the Preservation Lab -
Session on RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging)*with a set up demo.

*Title*: A Practical Approach to Highlight RTI for Cultural Heritage
Collections

*Description*: Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) is a
two-dimensional, computational photographic method that captures the
surface shape and color of an object and enables the interactive
re-lighting of it from any direction. This presentation will focus on the
highlight RTI method and how it can be achieved successfully using a
standard photography studio setup, some additional inexpensive equipment
and free, non-proprietary software. The key elements to producing effective
RTI results will be discussed, as well as the exciting discoveries that can
be made during an RTI session.  A mock setup will be shown for reference so
that attendees can have an up-close look at how a session might operate.

*Track 2: Dyani Feige (Director of Preservation Services, Conservation
Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), Philadelphia, PA*

*Title*: Succession planning for cultural heritage

*Description*: The unanticipated acceleration of career changes and
transitions within the field of collections stewardship, many of which came
to light for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has greatly
increased the need for collecting institutions to address a subject long
overdue for attention. Transparent processes of succession planning,
coupled with investments in employee training, can go far in addressing
concerns. In recent years, nonprofit leaders have begun to address
succession planning as a critical element in determining an organization’s
long-term effectiveness, stability, and sustainability. Very helpful
resources have been created to assist an organization’s leadership in
preparing and implementing succession plans for high-level staff positions
and the most critical Board roles. While these resources offer valuable
general information, the impact of slashed budgets, closed doors, and lost
talent can often be seen most tangibly on the collections themselves when
their care is under-acknowledged. The loss of trained collections care
staff can be devastating to small organizations with important collections
and limited resources to address all their needs.

*2:00PM* *|* Coffee, break and tours - Pre register for one of CML’s tours,
visit the vendors, or enjoy a break. Tours start at 2:15

*3:00PM* *|* Concurrent Sessions II

*Track 1: Alyssa Pierce, Digital Preservation Librarian, Case Western
Reserve University*

*Title*: How to Develop a Digital Preservation Program and Still Sleep Well
at Night

*Description*: Now in our third year of establishing a digital preservation
program, Case Western Reserve University has gone through quite a number of
digital preservation tools and platforms as we have navigated the
challenges of building a program from scratch, reimagining our program
after the sunset of our LOCKSS network, and widening our focus to include
born-digital objects. In this presentation, we will go through the various
evolutions of our program, walk participants through specific tools and
platforms, and generally reflect on what it takes to build an agile and
resilient digital preservation program, with an emphasis on “right-sizing.”
We hope that participants will walk away with a concrete understanding of
digital preservation tools and services that they can take back to their
own institutions as we all work on building a resilient digital
preservation landscape in Ohio.

*Track 2: Vanessa Applebaum (Toledo Museum of Art) and Sarah Scaturro
(Cleveland Museum of Art) *

*Title*: The Past, Present, and Possible Futures of Conservation Ethics

*Description*: This presentation traces the evolution of conservation
ethics from its earliest conceptualizations to the pressing challenges
confronting practitioners today. Beginning with a historical overview of
how foundational principles were established, this talk demonstrates how
such tenets have shaped the field’s development. Present-day concerns are
then addressed, such as accommodating intangible cultural heritage,
grappling with new modes of digital preservation, and navigating the
complexities of cross-cultural collaboration. Finally, attention turns to
future possibilities, exploring how traditional frameworks may be adapted
to meet emerging ethical dilemmas stemming from rapid technological and
societal change. Attendees will gain insight into conservation ethics’
enduring significance, its responsiveness to current needs, and the
exciting potential for ongoing innovation in preserving both physical and
digital heritage.

*4:00PM |* Final break (workshop set-up)

*4:15PM* *|* Workshop(s)/Demo open for everyone *- *

*Three concurrent workshops: *

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   *Library and Archives Emergency Preparedness and Response (Holly
   Prochaska and Ashleigh Ferguson Schieszer, **University of Cincinnati)*

This session will provide attendees with guidance on preparing for
emergencies in libraries and archives, including the creation of policies,
priorities, and training.  Additionally, the session will include  hands on
triage of wet materials in a variety of physical formats.


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* Create Your Own Scanner on a Budget  (Rachel Littleton, University of
   Dayton) *

Digitization offers libraries an opportunity to preserve their physical
collection and reach a larger audience, but acquiring the necessary
scanners to do so can come at a high cost. During this workshop,
participants will explore how their library can best utilize their
available resources to create their own digitization scanners. The
instructor will walk participants through the design, construction, and
assessment phases of Do-It-Yourself digitization scanners with
consideration of existing models.


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   Digitization Lab: How to scan the tough stuff (Angela O'Neal, Aaron
   O’Donovan and Kristen Newby, Columbus Metro Library)

This hands-on workshop focuses digitization techniques for complicated
materials such as scrapbooks, tightly-bound books, glass plate negatives,
newspapers, etc. The workshop will briefly review FADGI standards and best
practices before breaking into smaller groups for scanning demonstrations.
Participants are encouraged to submit materials to be used as examples in
advance.

*5:30PM* *|* Closing remarks



Virginia Dressler

Chair, Ohio Preservation Council
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