Workshop on preservation management

Managing Preservation for Diverse Collections

Does your library or archive have a systematic preservation program?
Do you want to make your current program more effective?

SOLINET Preservation Field Services is pleased to announce a new
educational opportunity for southeastern institutions concerned with
complex preservation management issues.  This workshop series
consist of 15 days of training in three sessions spaced several
months apart, with in-depth instruction, exercises, tours, and
hands-on practice.

Session One:  "The Nature of Library and Archival Materials" July
15-19, 1997, SOLINET, Atlanta, GA

Structure of collection materials (paper-based, photographic,
magnetic media, sound recordings, motion picture film, optical
media); causes of deterioration; storage requirements; needs
assessment and strategic planning; and an introduction to and
demonstration of collections conservation, including techniques for
construction of protective enclosures and testing supplies and
materials.

Session Two:  "Environmental Hazards to Preservation" October 14-18,
1997, Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA

Environmental control and monitoring; mechanical systems;
identifying hazards; integrated pest management; mold control;
disaster planning; developing a disaster plan; identifying sources
of assistance and supplies; and staff training.  Features a large
scale, hands-on exercise in disaster recovery.

Session Three:  "Collection Management Issues in Preservation" March
3-7, 1998, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Integration of preservation activities; selection for preservation;
reformatting; library binding; needs assessment; budget planning;
fundraising; issues associated with imaging and electronic
information; and staff and user education; includes SOLINET's
complete "Train the Trainer" workshop with techniques for designing
and delivering educational training programs.

Faculty:  Wesley Boomgaarden, Preservation Officer at Ohio State
University; Ann Frellsen, Conservation Supervisor at Emory
University Libraries Preservation Office; Harlan Greene, Executive
Director of the North Carolina Preservation Consortium and adjunct
faculty at North Carolina Central University School of Library and
Information Sciences; Alan Lewis, Preservation Expert and Specialist
at the Motion Picture, Sound and Video Branch of the National
Archives and Records Administration; Andrew Robb, Managing Director
of Imaging and Database Services at Photo Preservation in Virginia
and photograph conservator; Linda Tadic, Curator of the Peabody
Award Archive at the University of Georgia; Michael Trinkley,
Director of the Chicora Foundation in South Carolina, consultant and
instructor on preservation and environmental control.  SOLINET:  Amy
Bernath, Manager of Continuing Education & Training; Diane Brown,
Manager of OCLC Services; Sharla Richards and Christine Wiseman,
both Preservation Field Service Officers.

Cost:
Three sessions -  Southeast: $400,  Non-Southeast: $600 Two Sessions
- Southeast: $300,  Non-Southeast: $450 One Session - Southeast:
$200, Non-Southeast: $300 ($25 discount for registering by June 17,
1997)

Partial funding for this workshop series has been provided by a
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of
Preservation and Access.

To request a brochure or application form, contact Alicia
Riley-Walden at 1-800-999-8558 or 404-892-0943, extension 205. For
more information, contact Sharla Richards (extension 228) or
Christine Wiseman (extension 241), Preservation Field Service
Officers at SOLINET, at 1-800-999-8558 or 404-892-0943.

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