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PRESERVATION 101
An Online, Instructor-led Introduction to
Preservation
October 26, 2010 – April 7, 2011
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 22, 2010
Class size is limited to 24 participants.
COURSE FEE: $600
This semester-equivalent course provides a comprehensive overview of the preservation of documents, books, photographs, and other paper-based materials, as well as digital collections. Through a combination of live-online and self-paced study, Preservation 101 gives you the tools to begin building an effective preservation program for your institution.
Benefits of Attending
In eight sessions, participants will learn strategies to make informed preservation decisions that can prolong the active life of collections and help reduce the costs of conservation treatment. The course includes eleven interactive webinars in conjunction with an online classroom environment in which participants work closely with the instructor and online classmates. Activities will guide participants through a full preservation assessment of their institution, yielding valuable data for grant applications. Participants will also create an institutional collections disaster plan, which will help prepare the institution for emergencies large and small. The course offers a unique opportunity to network with colleagues from different types of institutions. Each participant who completes the course will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Cost-effective Training
The Preservation 101 course is a cost-effective program that offers a total of 22 hours of instructor-led training time; online course work and homework assignments that help participants learn key concepts; and the ability to exchange ideas and coach one another via the class forum, all for only $75 per session.
Who Should Attend
Preservation 101 is tailored to librarians, archivists, town clerks, curators, and collections or records managers who have (at least) part-time responsibility for preservation of historical or special collections or of primary research materials, including books, manuscripts, records, photographs, ephemera, maps, other paper-based or documentary formats, audiovisual materials, and digital collections.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After this course, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and structure of library and archival materials.
- Identify agents of deterioration of library and archival materials (including multimedia collections), as well as accepted preservation activities that help mitigate deterioration.
- Understand their building and systems and how the maintenance of these affects the preservation of their collections.
- Explore and select appropriate storage materials and treatment and reformatting options.
- Identify the elements of an effective disaster plan and describe methods for preventing, mitigating, and responding to disasters in cultural institutions.
- Identify basic issues and understand emerging trends in digital preservation.
- Recognize preservation as a central function that has implications throughout cultural institutions.
- Identify potential sources of funding for preservation and conservation treatment and write effective proposals.
CURRICULUM
Preservation 101 consists of eight sessions. One or two webinars will be conducted for each session to present detailed information on each topic. All webinars will be held using WebEx software. No special user software is required, but you should check the system requirements before you register: http://support.webex.com/support/system-requirements.html. More detailed information on using WebEx will be supplied at the time of registration or as requested.
Webinar Dates
| Session 1: | Introduction to Preservation Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
| Session 2: | Deterioration of Paper Collections Tuesday, November 16, 2010 |
| Session 3: | Deterioration of Film and Electronic Media Tuesday, December 7, 2010 |
| Session 4: | The Building and Environment Tuesday, January 18, 2011 (part 1) & Thursday, January 20, 2011 (part 2) |
| Session 5: | Collections Care Tuesday, February 8, 2011 |
| Session 6: | Reformatting and Treatment Tuesday, March 1, 2011 (part 1) & Thursday, March 3, 2011 (part 2) |
| Session 7: | Disaster Planning Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |
| Session 8: | Building a Preservation Program Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (part 1) & Thursday, April 7, 2011 (part 2) |
Draft survey report and preliminary disaster
plans due by:
Friday, May 9, 2011
Final report and disaster plan due by:
Friday, June 6, 2011
INSTRUCTOR
COURSE COST
The $600 course cost includes: 8 sessions over a 7-month period, consisting of 11 interactive webinars, online coursework, a class forum, and homework assignments. Full payment is required upon registration.
15 Archival Recertification Credits (ARCs) will be awarded by the Academy of Certified Archivists to Certified Archivists who complete Preservation 101.
Each participant who completes the course will receive a Certificate of Completion.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 22, 2010. Enrollment is limited to 24 participants.
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be made to Kim O'Leary by email or telephone. See contact information below.
If you need to cancel your registration for any reaason on or before October 22, 2010, the registration fee will be refunded minus a processing fee of $50.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after October 22, 2010.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Substitutions will be permitted by e-mailing or telephoning
Kim O'Leary. See contact information below.
Substitutions must be made on or before October 22,, 2010. Substitute
participants will be required to submit a registration form once
their participation has been approved by NEDCC.
Questions about registration?
Contact Kim O'Leary
978-470-1010, ext. 226
koleary@nedcc.org
Questions? Contact Donia Conn, dconn@nedcc.org, or Lori Foley, lfoley@nedcc.org
Preservation 101 was developed with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
