Sponsors

The conference organizers would like to gratefully thank the following sponsors for their generous contributions.

Apex CoVantage is a leader in high performance Global Process Outsourcing solutions, employing an exceptionally talented and experienced workforce with expertise in digital library and digital humanities projects. Apex CoVantage's global network of service centers has set new standards for quality and efficiency in many GPO solution areas.

Crowley Micrographics is the industry leader in providing quality commercial solutions to both the digital and analog information industry. Through its various subsidiaries, Crowley produces Mekel Scanners, Houston Fearless Film Processors, Extek Film Duplicators, and provides in-house imaging services; they are also the exclusive North American distributor for Zeutschel scanners and cameras.

The Heckman Bindery is the nation's largest library binder, serving libraries of all types throughout the United States. Still owned by the Heckman family, which has run the company since its inception in 1931, the bindery manages a modern 100,000 square foot production facility. The products, service, innovation and quality provided by Heckman's dynamic workforce have earned the company an outstanding reputation.

LexiconDS is a nationwide service provider, uniquely equipped to digitize bound items of all types, regardless of their condition. Using the APT Bookscan 1200^TM, from Kirtas Technologies, superior images can be produced from books and bound volumes that cannot be disbound. The Bookscan 1200^TM handles the pages of fragile and brittle items more gently than the human hand. Additional services include sheetfeed/flatbed scanning, OCR, PDF creation, bookmarking and indexing, digital page repair, data management and media storage.

Located on the University's College Park campus, the University of Maryland library system includes McKeldin Library, the central library of the system and home to the general collection, the East Asia collection, the Government Documents and Maps Unit, and the Gordon W. Prange Collection. Special collections are housed primarily in Hornbake Library, while subject-related collections reside in the Art Library, Architecture Library, White Memorial (Chemistry) Library, Engineering and Physical Sciences Library, and the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. The University of Maryland Libraries system is proud to be a host to this symposium. University Libraries are a member of the Association of Research Libraries and provide leadership to vital statewide programs including the University System of Maryland Library Consortium and the Maryland Digital Library.