Education
Training Calendar
Welcome to NEDCC’s Training Calendar
Education is key to NEDCC’s mission. NEDCC's Preservation Services staff and conservators offer a variety of programs each year to help cultural institutions preserve their valuable collections. The following is a list of educational programs currently offered byNEDCC.
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February 28, 2012
COLLECTIONS CARE: Mold Outbreaks and How to Cope with Them
Live online webinar
2:00 pm Eastern (2 hrs)
$95
Registration deadline: February 27, 2012
Maximum class size: 50
Class level: Beginner
Instructor: Donia Conn, NEDCC Education and Outreach Coordinator
Location: Live online webinar
This live online webinar will cover the various types of mold and the criteria and parameters for mold development, with a special emphasis on molds specific to indoor environments that house collections and artifacts. Practical methods for controling and preventing mold blooms are discussed, as is responding to mold outbreaks.
The Academy of Certified Archivists will award 2 Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this webinar.
Who should attend?
This introductory webinar is designed for those who work with any type of collection material.
March 15, 2012
COLLECTIONS CARE: Care and Handling of Paper-based Materials
Live online webinar
2:00 pm Eastern (2 hrs)
$95 / $80 early-bird registration (February 23, 2012)
Registration deadline: March 14, 2012
Maximum class size: 50
Class level: Beginner
Instructor: Donia Conn, NEDCC Education and Outreach Coordinator
Location: Live online webinar
An introduction to the preservation of paper-based collections, this live online webinar focuses on books, documents, photographs, and works of art on paper. It will include information on paper manufacture, deterioration, and proper storage. Also discussed are inks and colorants, adhesives, and image layers.
The Academy of Certified Archivists will award 2 Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this webinar.
Who should attend?
This introductory webinar is designed for those who work with paper-based materials in libraries, archives, museums, or private family collections.
March 27, 2012
COLLECTIONS CARE: Care and Handling of Oversize Paper Artifacts
Live online webinar
2:00 pm Eastern (2 hrs)
$95 / $80 early-bird registration (March 6, 2012)
Registration deadline: March 26, 2012
Maximum class size: 50
Class level: Beginner
Instructor: Donia Conn, NEDCC Education and Outreach Coordinator
Location: Live online webinar
This live online webinar will cover the preservation of oversize works on paper and other supports commonly found in archival collections. Typical examples of such works are architectural plans, posters, and wall maps. Their history and production are discussed with a focus on their different processes of deterioration. Strategies for safely handling, transporting, and storing these works are presented.
The Academy of Certified Archivists will award 2 Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this webinar.
Who should attend?
This introductory webinar is designed for those who work with oversize paper objects in libraries, archives, or museums.
April 5, 2012
COLLECTIONS CARE: Care and Handling of Multimedia
Live online webinar
2:00 pm Eastern (2 hrs)
$95 / $80 early-bird registration (March 15, 2012)
Registration deadline: April 4, 2012
Maximum class size: 50
Class level: Beginner
Instructor: Donia Conn, NEDCC Education and Outreach Coordinator
Location: Live online webinar
This live online webinar will cover the preservation of multimedia materials commonly found in archival collections, such as audio tapes, video tapes, motion picture film, and optical discs. The structure and deterioration of these materials and the proper preservation environments are discussed.
The Academy of Certified Archivists will award 2 Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this webinar.
Who should attend?
This introductory webinar is designed for those who work with multimedia collections or are interested in learning about these materials.
April 17, 2012
COLLECTIONS CARE: Risk Assessment for Disaster Planning
Live online webinar
2:00 pm Eastern (2 hrs)
$95 / $80 early-bird registration (March 27, 2012)
Registration deadline: April 16, 2012
Maximum class size: 50
Class level: Beginner
Instructor: Donia Conn, NEDCC Education and Outreach Coordinator
Location: Live online webinar
The foundation of any good disaster plan is risk assessment. This webinar explores ways to identify internal and external hazards and assess the risks they pose. Natural, industrial, technological, building, and even human hazards will be examined for mitigation and planning purposes.
The Academy of Certified Archivists will award 2 Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this webinar.
Who should attend?
This introductory webinar is designed for those who are beginning to work on a disaster plan or need to expand or update an existing plan.
April 24, 2012
Identification and Care of Photographs
In-person workshop
09:00 am – 3:30 pm
$150 / $130 early-bird registration (April 3, 2012)
Registration deadline: April 17, 2012
Maximum class size: 20
Class level: Beginner to intermediate
Instructor: Monique Fischer, NEDCC Senior Photograph Conservator
Location: NEDCC, Andover, MA
This in-person workshop, an introduction to the preservation of photographs, will focus on historical photographic prints, including their identification, deterioration, and conservation. Participants will learn to recognize various photographic formats and will study the preservation problems associated with each format type. The workshop will culminate with a discussion of storage concerns and an examination of photographs brought in by participants.
The Academy of Certified Archivists will award 5 Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this workshop.
Who should attend?
This workshop is designed for those responsible for the care and use of photographic collections and is also informative for people who wish to preserve their personal photographs.
April 25, 2012
Digitizing Vintage Photographs and Negatives
In-person workshop
09:00 am – 3:30 pm
$150 / $130 early-bird registration (April 4, 2012)
Registration deadline: April 18, 2012
Maximum class size: 35
Class level: Beginner to intermediate
Instructor: Tom Rieger, NEDCC Director of Imaging Services
Location: Boston Public Library
Through lecture and demonstration, this workshop provides information on the techniques and specifications needed to reformat photographs and negatives. Topics to be covered include:
- Working with unique vintage materials
- Imaging challenges posed by various photographic processes
- Post processing
- Data management and file organization
- Data back-up and storage systems
- Introduction to metadata for photographs
Participants are encouraged to bring images for discussion of the challenges found in every collection of historic photographs.
The Academy of Certified Archivists will award 5 Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this workshop.
Who should attend?
This workshop is designed for those responsible for the care and use of photographic collections who have prior digitization experience. If you have little experience in digitization, it is recommended that you take Digitization Basics before attending this class. This workshop is also informative for people who wish to preserve their personal photographs.