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Our team is collecting information on photograph preservation projects throughout the world to assist us as we write a monograph titled, Significance, Use, and Conservation of Photograph and Image Collections, to be published in the Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology. In these survey questions, we are broadly defining photograph preservation projects to include photograph conservation and rehousing, emergency response, education and outreach, research, and digital image collection initiatives. We are particularly interested in learning about projects that promote conservation advocacy and community engagement.

Your privacy is important to us. Your data is protected and will not be shared beyond this research group. We would greatly appreciate it if you could complete the survey before March 10. It should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Your input will be a tremendous help in raising awareness of photographic heritage worldwide.

Link to survey: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_82GgIHMVqNpfF5Q

Thank you for your time and expertise!

Debra Hess Norris, University of Delaware
Heather Brown, Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin
Shannon Brogdon-Grantham, Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute
Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa, Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin
Marta Garcia Celma, M+ Museum, Hong Kong
Amber Kehoe, Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin
Lee Price, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia
Ioannis Vasallos, The National Archives, UK

For questions related to the survey and/or the publication, please contact copicbook@gmail.com.

Hi, Thought this might be of interest to some of those interested in studying photo archives! Following the successful pilot of the Cambridge Data School in 2019, CDH is pleased to announce that it is extending its training in Digital Methods in an effort to meet the growing demand across academia, civil society, the public sector and industry. During the current academic year, CDH will organise two Data Schools, a Cultural Heritage Data School scheduled for 16–20 March 2020, and a Social Data School, which will take place on 22–26 June 2020. 

Applications now open for the first Cambridge Cultural Heritage Data School 

Cambridge Digital Humanities (CDH) is pleased to announce that applications for its Cultural Heritage Data School are now open. This event aims to bring together participants from the wider Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector and academia to explore the methods used to create, visualise and analyse digital archives and collections.

The curriculum will be structured around the digital collections and archives pipeline, covering the general principles and applied practices involved in the generation, exploration, visualisation, analysis and preservation of digital collections and archives. The school will be tailored to the learning needs of participants with content selected from but not limited to the following:

• Metadata creation and enrichment
• Digital text mark-up and TEI
• Text-mining
• Social network visualisation and analysis
• Geomapping and archival photography
• Digital Images and machine learning
• Digital data preservation

Cambridge Digital Humanities is committed to democratising access to digital methods and tools and is
offering the following subsidised participation fees to encourage applications from those who do not normally have access to this type of training. The fees include all teaching costs, college accommodation (including breakfast and evening meals) for four nights and three lunches.

• Standard Rate: £645
• Small Organisations / Academic Staff: £395
• Students / Unemployed / Community Projects / Unfunded Projects: £125

In addition, a small number of bursaries are available to those who can demonstrate financial need.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 15 December 2019. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by Friday 17 January 2020.

Apply here
Questions related to the application procedure: Karen Herbane (Digital Humanities Learning and Events Coordinator): learning@cdh.cam.ac.uk Questions related to course content: Hugo Leal (Cambridge Data Schools Coordinator): hjl51@cam.ac.uk.