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Spring 2008 Preservation Workshops

Workshop Descriptions

Basic Paper Repair
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Instructor: Christopher Sokolowski, Associate Paper Conservator, NEDCC

This course will introduce participants to the basic procedures of paper conservation and their place in a comprehensive preservation program. The session will cover the nature of paper and will describe responsible solutions to common problems of unbound materials such as prints, drawings, maps, and documents. Participants will be given hands-on experience with: 

  • Handling
  • Surface cleaning
  • Mending
  • Flattening 

Popular repair techniques to avoid will be discussed, and a materials and suppliers list will be provided. 

This workshop is designed for staff working with manuscript collections and other unbound paper. This workshop is also pertinent for people concerned with preserving their own family papers. Class size is limited to 20 people.
  


Tools will be provided for use in the paper and book repair workshops. Participants may wish to purchase their tools at the conclusion of the workshop. The tool kit consists of 2 glue brushes, dusting brush, ruler, pH pen, bamboo skewers, bone folder, Olfa cutter, cutting mat, microspatula, awl, scissors, vinyl eraser, small glue pot, and tweezers. The kit costs $65. Payment – on the day of the workshop ONLY – can be made by cash for the exact amount, personal check, institutional check, or credit card (VISA, MasterCard or American Express).

 

Basic Book Repairphoto of book binding
WORKSHOP FULL REGISTRATION CLOSED
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 
Instructor: Donia Conn, Field Service Representative, NEDCC 

This one-day course is designed to provide information about managing a book repair program and hands-on experience in basic book and paper repair techniques for general library collections. The place of book repair within a larger preservation program will be discussed, along with selection and treatment decision-making, appropriate materials for book repair, and setting up in-house capabilities. In the hands-on component, participants will learn to: 

  • Mend tears using a variety of techniques
  • Tighten loose hinges
  • Tip in and hinge in loose or replacement pages 

This workshop is designed for library staff members who perform book repair in libraries and/or supervisors of book repair units for general collections. This workshop will NOT cover techniques for the repair of research collections or materials that are rare, special, or archival. Class size is limited to 20 students.

Developing and Managing Digital Projects
Thursday, March 6, 2008
WORKSHOP FULL - REGISTRATION CLOSED

Instructors: Anne Sauer, Director and University Archivist,
                  Digital Collections and Archives, Tufts University
                  David Joyall, Technical Photographer, Imaging Services, NEDCC 

Digitizing a collection can be both an exciting and daunting experience. How do you build a good digital collection? What challenges can be anticipated? What factors need to be considered in digital capture, metadata creation, and data asset management? Anne Sauer will cover: 

  • Principles of digital objects
  • Preservation and access
  • Metadata
  • Project workflow
  • Project management
  • Costing a project 

David Joyall will demonstrate the digital reformatting process in NEDCC’s digital lab. He will discuss the importance of standards as well as the elements that go into making digital images worth preserving. 

This workshop is designed for decision makers in all cultural institutions who want to digitize a collection – and want to do it right. Class size is limited to 20 people. 
 

Disaster Planning with dPlan Lite™
WORKSHOP FULL - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Instructor: Donia Conn, Field Service Representative, NEDCC

Location:     
Merrimack College
McQuade Library
Alden Computer Classroom, Rm. 330
315 Turnpike Street
North Andover, MA

Lunch:
Bring a bag lunch or buy lunch in the Sakowich Campus Center.   
Morning refreshments will be served.

Directions:
Visit the Merrimack College Web site, http://www.merrimack.edu/generator.php?id=5, for directions. Please park in Campus Center Lot #6 or any open spot not marked “staff/faculty.” A campus map is available at http://kahuna.merrimack.edu/map/.

This program will examine all facets of disaster planning. The morning segment will explore ways to identify and assess risks to your collections, ways to prevent some emergencies from occurring altogether, and how best to prepare for a disaster. The afternoon segment will introduce participants to dPlan Lite™, a free disaster plan template that focuses specifically on response and recovery. Students will access this online tool at individual workstations to begin generating their own institutional disaster plan. Through lecture, written exercises, and online activities, this workshop will equip participants with a wealth of information and resources that will enable them to create and complete a useable, effective, and updateable disaster plan.

This workshop is designed for administrators and staff responsible for emergency preparedness, response, and decision-making in any size cultural institution. When possible, please send two attendees to work together on the disaster preparedness activities. Participants will be required to collect some institutional information prior to attending the class for input during the workshop. A list will be included in your confirmation e-mail.

Please register early to have time to collect the needed information. Class size is limited to 20 people.

Moving Image Preservation
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Instructors:  David Weiss and Rob Nanovic, Northeast Historic Film
                   Bob Brodsky and Toni Treadway, LittleFilm.org

This workshop will teach you how to recognize and describe moving image materials in both film and video formats. We will discuss proper handling and how to evaluate the condition of materials in these formats. You will learn how to deal safely with everything from home movies to feature films and whatever other quirky treasures fate has handed you. Workshop topics will include:

  • Threats facing your collections
  • Preservation strategies
  • Equipment and funding sources
  • Creating access options
  • Restoration and duplication
  • Long-term storage
  • An overview of cataloging and metadata 
  • Licensing and inappropriate uses

Class size is limited to 20 people.

Northeast Historic Film is a non-profit moving image archives located in Bucksport, Maine (www.oldfilm.org). Bob Brodsky and Toni Treadway of LittleFilm.org are award-winning film-to-video transfer experts.