[Ohiodig] Register- 5/7 in-person in CLE- Joint OPC/OhioDIG meeting

[Carleton, Janet (she/her)]

We're excited to invite you all to Cleveland for our joint May 7, 2026 meeting!

As our Ohio Digitization Interest Group<https://ohiodig.org/> did last year, we are again combining our first in-person OhioDIG meeting of the year with Ohio Preservation Council'<https://ohiopreservationcouncil.org/>s quarterly meeting. OPC will share its hybrid stream of a portion of the meeting with us (the OPC business meeting and the program).

The free in-person event has limited seating (seats 50), and limited spots on tours, so register soon if you can. (For virtual, no number restriction.)

Register by May 1 at https://ohiopreservationcouncil.org/event-6635464
(You will be able to choose virtual or in-person, and tours.)

Theme: Preservation-minded Handling Through the Imaging Workflow.
A case study of a 19th century wedding dress, and working with conservators, will be covered through the two presentations.

Presentations:

  *   Fragile Threads: Safe Handling Practices for Digitizing a 19th-Century Weighted Silk Wedding Dress. Rita Sausmikat and Dana Best-Mizsak, University of Akron. Digitizing fragile textiles requires balancing access with preservation. This session presents a case study of an 1880 weighted silk wedding dress from the Hower House Museum, a material prone to irreversible shattering. We will outline safe handling strategies used during imaging, including minimal handling, multi-person support, and the use of rigid and soft supports to prevent stress and distortion. The session also addresses environmental considerations and workflow challenges, offering practical guidance and lessons learned for safely digitizing delicate and at-risk collections.
  *   Incorporating Digitization into Conservation Workflow. Jamye Jamison, Paper Conservator, Jamison Art Conservation. Documentation and conservation treatment go hand in hand, as part of the job of a conservator is to document their work in both written and visual form. If a fragile bound volume is slated for both conservation and digitization, bringing conservators into the process as early as possible to find the most opportune time to digitize the object can result in both better images and less potential damage to the object. A discussion of the conservation and digitization of two manuscripts will serve as an example of how to think of the two in tandem rather than as separate steps.

Agenda

  *   9:00-10:00am: OPC Business Meeting (all are welcome) (HYBRID)
  *   10:00-10:30am: Coffee & Networking (coffee/tea & light snacks)
  *   10:30-11:30am: Presentations / Program / Announcements (HYBRID)
   1. OPC Professional Development Grant Recipient Presentation - Jacob Stickel.
   2. Two presentations on theme (as listed above).

  *   11:30am-12:00pm: Break / rearrange room / pick up lunch
  *   12:00-12:50pm: Brown bag lunch/Round robin
  *   12:50-1:00pm: Brief walk to designated tour locations (Allen Memorial Medical Library or Cleveland Museum of Art)
  *   1:00pm: Tours begin

Host/Location: Case Western Reserve University - Kelvin Smith Library<https://case.edu/library/>, 11055 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44106-7151. Main meeting will be held on the 2nd floor in the Dampeer Room (on the left side of the hallway leading to the Hatch Special Collections Reading Room).

Parking: Complimentary parking will be provided by the Preservation Services Department at KSL. Specific parking instructions for CWRU Lot 29 to come.

Tours: Participants will select one tour during registration; either one longer tour of the Allen Memorial Medical Library or shorter tours of the CMA facilities (one group will start in Conservation then go to Photography, and vice versa).

  *   Cleveland Museum of Art, photography studios and conservation labs. https://www.clevelandart.org/ 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, 44106
  *   Allen Memorial Medical Library. 11000 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44106. https://case.edu/chslibrary/about-us/allen-memorial-medical-library

Lodging: The Glidden House (https://www.gliddenhouse.com/) is the best bet for proximity to CWRU as well as price.

Meet up: If you are in Cleveland the night before, we will have an informal meetup at Jolly's Pizza<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jolly's+Pizza/@41.5119279,-81.6078174,1408m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830fb3bd849d283:0x473643b1411f5f4d!8m2!3d41.511699!4d-81.6069484!16s%252Fg%252F11xclm_t1n!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D>, 11310 Juniper Rd Rear, Cleveland  44106, at 7 PM on Wednesday, May 6th.

Hope to see you there!

For any further questions please contact OPC/OhioDIG hosts:
Andrew Mancuso (axm1195 at case.edu<mailto:axm1195 at case.edu>), Case Western Reserve University
Zach Fox (zxf263 at case.edu<mailto:zxf263 at case.edu>), Case Western Reserve University
Virginia Dressler (vdressle at kent.edu<mailto:vdressle at kent.edu>), Kent State University
Penelope Shumaker (pshumaker at library.ohio.gov<mailto:pshumaker at library.ohio.gov>), State Library of Ohio

 About OhioDIG: The Ohio Digitization Interest Group is an informal discussion group open to all with an interest in cultural heritage digitization, description, access, and digital preservation. We meet every other month. Nov/Jan/Mar are virtual and May/Jul/Sep are in-person. https://ohiodig.org<https://ohiodig.org/>
Socials: Find us on BlueSky<https://bsky.app/profile/ohiodig.bsky.social>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/people/Ohio-Digitization-Interest-Group/61578314695981/>, Flickr<https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohiodig/>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/ohiodig/>, and LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8102053/>, and under #OhioDIG.

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