CREW: Collecting Repositories and E-Records Workshop Chicago, Illinois - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 REGISTER NOW -- SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS Organized by AIMS Project Partners (University of Virginia, Yale University, Stanford University and University of Hull) Funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ABOUT THE WORKSHOP As part of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded AIMS Project ("Born-Digital Collections: An Inter-Institutional Model for Stewardship"), the project's partners are organizing a workshop regarding born-digital archival material in collecting repositories. The workshop will provide an opportunity for archivists and technologists to discuss issues related to collection development, accessioning, appraisal, arrangement and description, and discovery and access of these materials. The workshop is being scheduled to coincide with the week of the annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists in Chicago, Illinois. The workshop will include presentations on background work completed by the AIMS partners, case studies, and dedicated time for discussion between all participants. The workshop will also complement the AIMS Project partners’ special focus session during the SAA annual meeting, to be held on Saturday, August 27, at 8:00 AM (Session 502: "Born-Digital Archives in Collecting Repositories: Turning Challenges into Byte-Size Opportunities"). AUDIENCE Potential attendees at this workshop should have some experience working in a collecting repository with contemporary collections, and ideally have some knowledge of or experience with electronic records. TIME & LOCATION Tuesday, August 23, 2011 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM Hotel Palomar Chicago 505 N. State Street Chicago, IL 60654 Hotel Palomar is located a half-mile from the Hyatt Regency Chicago on the Riverwalk, which is the location of the Society of American Archivists meeting. REGISTRATION There is no charge for registration. However, enrollment in the workshop will be limited to 45 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Depending on interest, attendance may also be limited to one individual per institution or repository. Please note that all attendees will be required to confirm their registration approximately one month in advance of the workshop. **If you do not confirm your registration, you will lose your spot in the workshop.** The registration form is located at <http://tinyurl.com/crew-registration>. ABOUT THE AIMS PROJECT The University of Virginia Library, in partnership with Stanford University, the University of Hull, and Yale University have been funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for "Born Digital Collections: An Inter-Institutional Model for Stewardship (AIMS). Over a two-year project period (October 2009 - October 2011), project partners will create an inter-institutional framework for stewarding born-digital content. The group plans to process and preserve thirteen born-digital collections of noteworthy individuals and/or organizations and make them discoverable via Hydra, a Fedora-based solution, which can easily be installed and implemented by other institutions. A cohort of digital archivists has been established with a mandate to engender a digital archivist community of professionals both nationally and internationally, and they will disseminate broadly the lessons learned from the real work of processing and preserving a varied range of born-digital collections. More information on the AIMS Project can be found on the project's website at <http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/aims/> and on Born-Digital Archives, the project's blog, at <http://born-digital-archives.blogspot.com/>. OTHER QUESTIONS Please direct any questions to <[log in to unmask]>. -- Mark A. Matienzo Digital Archivist, Manuscripts and Archives Yale University Library