The Montana Historical Society, the Montana State Library,
the Montana Secretary of State's Records and Information Management Division, and
the State Law Library of Montana invite you to
Rising to Digital Challenges: Best Practices Exchange 2008
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Following the format of recent Best Practices Exchanges -- 2006 and 2007 -- this is not a conventional conference. We encourage you, the attendees, to present your projects and experiences, successes, failures and lessons learned. Multiple small-group Exchange Sessions will be conducted simultaneously, allowing for more in-depth and intimate "round table" type discussions. These sessions will cover five broad tracks related to digital information in the government environment. This format gives you a unique opportunity to meet, experience, and cooperate with practitioners, educators, and researchers working through the same challenging digital issues you are facing.We encourage you to present informally your projects and experiences, successes, failures, and lessons learned in small group settings. View a list of presentations that will be presented at the conference.
Registration and presentation submission deadlines are now past. For late registration, see Register.
We are pleased to announce that keynote speaker and guest speakers. Keynote speaker is Roy Tennant, Senior Program Manager, RLG Programs OCLC Programs and Research. Guest speakers on marketing and grant-writing are Sara Groves, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Montana State Library and Lucy Barber, Director of Technology Initiatives, National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
BPE 2008 is open to practitioners in government and university archives, libraries and records management; educators/researchers in the fields of library science, information science, technology, archives, and records management; and product developers working to create systems for managing and preserving digital assets.