New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Jerome Robbins Dance Division

The Digital Dance Library: Learning and Planning for the Future

Final Convening of the Dance Documentation Needs Analysis
@ The New York Public Library, Humanities & Social Sciences Library
42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York City
Facilitated by Emc.Arts, Friday, September 23, 2005

OUTLINE AGENDA

9:00am Breakfast served & registration (Trustees Room)
9:30am Introduction to the Convening & Needs Analysis project (Trustees Room)
10:00am Panel Discussion: Ensuring access to digital dance material
A panel of choreographers, scientists and scholars will follow up on an online dialogue held in the week leading up to the convening
11:00am Preview of Dance Division plan
Library staff will present and review the Dance Division’s plan for the future
12:00pm Lunch served (Berger Forum)
1:00pm

Research Presentations (South Court Auditorium)

1: Searching for dance
Dr. Gary Marchionini, Director of The Open Video Project at UNC Chapel Hill, will discuss his work in moving image searchability, and technologies being developed to enable users of large digital archives to more quickly and easily scan and find images

2: The future of copyright?
Mia Garlick, Legal Counsel of Creative Commons, will discuss the online organization’s groundbreaking copyright licensing system for digital works, which allows artists safety and flexibility in protecting and making their creative work available for public viewing, sharing, and collaboration

3: Where dance meets advanced digital research
Dr. David Forsyth, Computer Science Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, will discuss recent research in content-based image retrieval, potentially a huge advance from text-based search engines when it comes to moving images, especially dance
2:30pm Break (beverages and light snacks served) (South Court Auditorium hall)
2:45pm Breakout sessions: Feedback on the Library’s plan (Trustees Room/Berger Forum/South Court Auditorium)
The convening will break into three groups to give facilitated feedback on the Library’s plan, informed by the research presentations
4:15pm Break (beverages and light snacks served) (South Court Auditorium hall)
4:30pm Final Plenary: Maximizing benefits for users of the Dance Collection (South Court Auditorium)
5:30pm Reception in the Trustees Room (wine & hors d’oeuvres served)