ABOUT NEDCC

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NEDCC’s strengths are the outstanding credentials of its conservation and preservation staff, the Center’s wide range of services, and the willingness of its staff to advise clients about their specific needs and requirements. NEDCC treats many highly significant paper and photographic objects and continues to be the premiere center for the most difficult conservation challenges.

NEDCC's mission is to improve the conservation efforts of libraries, archives, historical organizations, museums, and other repositories; to provide the highest quality services to institutions without in-house conservation facilities or those that seek specialized expertise; and to provide leadership in the preservation and conservation fields.

The Center is a national and international resource for preservation education. NEDCC's landmark School for Scanning conference garnered a national audience for 11 years, and has now been updated and renamed Digital Directions to reflect its expanded content, which encompasses the full life-cycle of digital objects, from planning to creation to sustainability. Funded in part by IMLS, Persistence of Memory: Sustaining Digital Collections takes digitization to the next step and provides an overview of the current digital preservation landscape. With support from a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Center also offers a workshop on sustaining digital collections, entitled, Stewardship of Digital Assets, which is offered in different regions of the country for smaller audiences and focuses on the very practical elements of digital stewardship.

NEDCC offers workshops on a variety of preservation topics and provides a wealth of information on its Web site. The Center engages in international exchange programs to improve the standard of conservation and preservation practice in other countries.

NEDCC is governed by a board of directors that includes state librarians, business leaders, and distinguished colleagues. The Center’s staff numbers 45, and its annual budget is over $3 million.