Paul Conway (Professor)
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Paul Conway is associate professor in the University of Michigan School of Information
and has worked with Yale
and Duke
Universities after starting his career at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
. His research and educational work focuses primarily on digital preservation
and electronic media. He has published extensively throughout his career on library preservation
, conservation issues, and education of library and archives personnel.
. He has an MA in History:Administration of archives (1980), and a Ph.D. in Information and Library Studies (1991), both from the University of Michigan
. His doctoral dissertation is titled Archival Preservation in the United States and the Role of Information Sources. His research interests mainly focus on the challenges of digital information preservation and management.
and worked there for 10 years. Between 1987 and 1989, Conway worked for the Society of American Archivists as a Preservation Program Officer. From January 1990 to May 1992, he worked for the National Archives and Records Administration in various research positions. It was here that he conducted research on the Use of Archives and a review of how government agencies implement digital imaging and optical disk technology. Conway also served successfully as Preservation Program Officer for the Society of American Archivists in Chicago in 1988 and 1989. During this period, he carried out a nationwide survey of archival preservation programs. For more than 20 years, Conway has been involved with the Society in which he is now a Fellow.
From January 1997 to 2001, Conway headed the Preservation Department at Yale University
Library. While at Yale, Conway held several administrative positions and managed digital research and development projects, including (1) Project Open Book; (2) a planning project exploring the complexities of guaranteeing long-term access to e-journal content produced by commercial publishers; and (3) an exploration of the potential value of e-book content to library course reserve programs. While at Yale, Paul developed a framework for understanding preservation in the digital context by creating a bridge from the five core principles of traditional preservation practice.
Prior to coming to University of Michigan, Conway led the library Information Technology
programs and services at Duke University
from August 2001 to August 2006, as director for information technology services and for digital asset initiatives. At Duke, Conway focused on developing a digital service for provision and preservation of digital resources to serve the university community. From September 2006 to date, Conway is Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, School of Information.
His impact on the archival profession is also realized in his career as a successful educator. His extensive experience in administration of archives and the practice of preservation give him a practical approach to teaching as evidenced in his courses. Among the courses he has developed and taught over the past decade cover preservation management, archival approaches to digital content management, and digital preservation. He has also conducted several specialized workshops and seminars on information technology issues. From August 2001 to 2006, he was an Adjunct Associate Research and Teaching Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He also was an Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies and Faculty Director for Curriculum
Development at Duke from July 2005 – August 2006, where he developed a curriculum for first years, "Game2know,". From 1996 to 2006, Conway worked with the Society of American Archivists as an Instructor. He was involved in Designing and teaching full-day workshops on digital imaging technology, including definitions of terms, system requirements, preservation and access issues, project planning, and funding.
Conway has published widely on digital preservation issues, archival users and use of archival information. His contribution to the preservation literature is in form of books, articles in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, book reviews and conference papers. He is also serving on the American Archivist Editorial Board,2006-2012.
University of Michigan School of Information
The School of Information or iSchool at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is a graduate school offering both a Master of Science in Information and a Doctor of Information ....
and has worked with Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and Duke
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
Universities after starting his career at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is part of the National Archives and Records Administration's presidential library system. The library is located at 1000 Beal Avenue on the north campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where Ford was a student and football player...
. His research and educational work focuses primarily on digital preservation
Digital preservation
Digital preservation is the set of processes, activities and management of digital information over time to ensure its long term accessibility. The goal of digital preservation is to preserve materials resulting from digital reformatting, and particularly information that is born-digital with no...
and electronic media. He has published extensively throughout his career on library preservation
Preservation (library and archival science)
Preservation is a branch of library and information science concerned with maintaining or restoring access to artifacts, documents and records through the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of decay and damage....
, conservation issues, and education of library and archives personnel.
Education
In 1975, Conway received his BA (Honors) in History from Indiana UniversityIndiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. He has an MA in History:Administration of archives (1980), and a Ph.D. in Information and Library Studies (1991), both from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. His doctoral dissertation is titled Archival Preservation in the United States and the Role of Information Sources. His research interests mainly focus on the challenges of digital information preservation and management.
Career and significance to preservation
Conway began his career in October, 1977, when he joined the staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library as an archivistArchivist
An archivist is a professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to information determined to have long-term value. The information maintained by an archivist can be any form of media...
and worked there for 10 years. Between 1987 and 1989, Conway worked for the Society of American Archivists as a Preservation Program Officer. From January 1990 to May 1992, he worked for the National Archives and Records Administration in various research positions. It was here that he conducted research on the Use of Archives and a review of how government agencies implement digital imaging and optical disk technology. Conway also served successfully as Preservation Program Officer for the Society of American Archivists in Chicago in 1988 and 1989. During this period, he carried out a nationwide survey of archival preservation programs. For more than 20 years, Conway has been involved with the Society in which he is now a Fellow.
From January 1997 to 2001, Conway headed the Preservation Department at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
Library. While at Yale, Conway held several administrative positions and managed digital research and development projects, including (1) Project Open Book; (2) a planning project exploring the complexities of guaranteeing long-term access to e-journal content produced by commercial publishers; and (3) an exploration of the potential value of e-book content to library course reserve programs. While at Yale, Paul developed a framework for understanding preservation in the digital context by creating a bridge from the five core principles of traditional preservation practice.
Prior to coming to University of Michigan, Conway led the library Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
programs and services at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
from August 2001 to August 2006, as director for information technology services and for digital asset initiatives. At Duke, Conway focused on developing a digital service for provision and preservation of digital resources to serve the university community. From September 2006 to date, Conway is Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, School of Information.
His impact on the archival profession is also realized in his career as a successful educator. His extensive experience in administration of archives and the practice of preservation give him a practical approach to teaching as evidenced in his courses. Among the courses he has developed and taught over the past decade cover preservation management, archival approaches to digital content management, and digital preservation. He has also conducted several specialized workshops and seminars on information technology issues. From August 2001 to 2006, he was an Adjunct Associate Research and Teaching Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He also was an Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies and Faculty Director for Curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
Development at Duke from July 2005 – August 2006, where he developed a curriculum for first years, "Game2know,". From 1996 to 2006, Conway worked with the Society of American Archivists as an Instructor. He was involved in Designing and teaching full-day workshops on digital imaging technology, including definitions of terms, system requirements, preservation and access issues, project planning, and funding.
Conway has published widely on digital preservation issues, archival users and use of archival information. His contribution to the preservation literature is in form of books, articles in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, book reviews and conference papers. He is also serving on the American Archivist Editorial Board,2006-2012.
Fellowships and awards
- 2005 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award
- 2004 Research Libraries Leadership Fellowship, Association of Research Libraries
- 1997 Fellow, Society of American Archivists
- 1996 Fellow, Calhoun College, Yale University
- 1986 H. W. Wilson Scholarship, University of Michigan
- 1985 Mellon Fellowship, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Selected bibliography
- Conway, P. (1989). Archival preservation: Definitions for improving education and training. Restaurator 10(1989), 47-60.
- Conway, P. (1994). Digital preservation: Paper and microfilm go electronic. Library Journal. 119 (February 1, 1994), 42-45.
- Conway, P. (1994). Partners in research: Toward enhanced access to the nation's archive: A report on the users of the national archives. Pittsburgh: Archives and Museum InformaticsArchives and Museum InformaticsArchives and Museum Informatics is a journal published by Springer. Begun in 1987, as the Archival Informatics Newsletter, it assumed its present title with volume 3 in 1989...
. - Conway, P. (1984). The Implications of digital imaging for preservation. In Preservation of Library and Archival Materials, 2nd ed. Andover, MA.. Northeast Document Conservation Center.
- Conway, P. (1996). Selecting microfilm for digital preservation: A case study from Project Open Book. Library Resources & Technical Services 40, (January 1996): 67-77.
- Conway, P. (1994). Digitizing preservation. Library Journal, 119(2), 42-45.
- Conway, P. (2000). Overview: Rationale for digitization and preservation. In Sitts, M. K.(Ed.), Handbook for digital projects : A Management tool for preservation and access. Andover, MA.. Northeast Document Conservation Center
- Conway, P (1996). Preservation in the digital World. Washington, D.C.. Council on Library & Information Resources.
- Conway, P (1990). Archival preservation practice in a nationwide context. American Archivist, 53(2), 204-22.
- Chapmen, S., Conway, P., & Kenney, A.R. (1999). Digital imaging and preservation microfilm : the future of the hybrid approach for the preservation of brittle books.Washington, D, C.. Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Conway, P. (1991). Archival preservation in the United States and the role of information sources. Thesis (Ph. D.)-- University of Michigan.
- Conway, P. (1990). Administration of Preservation Programs in Archives. A Selective Bibliography. ALIC Bibliography. Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, Archives Library Information Center.
- Conway, P. (1996). Selecting microfilm for digital preservation : A case study from Project Open Book. Library resources & technical services. 40(1), 67-77.
- Conway, P. L. (1993). Effective continuing education for training the archivist. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 34 (Winter 1993), 38-47.
- Conway, P. L. (1988). Archival education and the need for full-time faculty. The American Archivist. 51(Summer 1988), 254-65.
- Conway, P. L. Facts and frameworks: an approach to studying the users of archives. The American Archivist. 49(Fall 1986), 393-407.
See also
- Digital preservationDigital preservationDigital preservation is the set of processes, activities and management of digital information over time to ensure its long term accessibility. The goal of digital preservation is to preserve materials resulting from digital reformatting, and particularly information that is born-digital with no...
- Preservation (library and archival science)Preservation (library and archival science)Preservation is a branch of library and information science concerned with maintaining or restoring access to artifacts, documents and records through the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of decay and damage....
- Library and Information ScienceLibrary and information scienceLibrary and information science is a merging of the two fields library science and information science...