SOLINET workshops

SOLINET is pleased to introduce the Fall 1997 preservation workshop
schedule.  For further information on any of these workshops or to
register, contact Ginger Edmonson, Continuing Education and Training
Department at 1-800-999-8558 or send email to:
ginger_edmonson<-a t->solinet< . >net.

Digital Imaging:  Preservation Issues
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Tuesday, November 11, 1997

The increase in digital imaging projects for library and archival
collections raises many issues related to selection, resource
allocation, and long-term access (preservation).  This day-long
workshop provides an introduction to the technology of digital
imaging and addresses the following questions:  What collections or
resources are appropriate for digital conversion?  How will digital
files be maintained?  Who is responsible for ensuring future access
to this digital information?  Is future access necessary?  Through
lecture, discussion and case studies participants will gain the
tools needed to make informed decision about imaging project
planning.

Instructor:  Faye Phillips, Assistant Dean of Libraries for Special
Collections, Louisiana State University.

Cost is $85 SOLINET members ($75 early bird, $110 late
registration); $125 Non-SOLINET & FEDLINK ($115 early bird, $150
late registration). Any institution in Kentucky qualifies for the
SOLINET member rate.

Fundamentals of Book Repair
Hattiesburg Public Library, Hattiesburg, MS
November 18-19, 1997

This 2-day workshop is designed for staff members who actually
perform book repair in libraries and is useful also to those who
supervise repair units.  The workshop will teach staff members how
to perform simple, economical, and preservation quality repairs on
materials in general, circulating and reference collections. The
following procedures will be taught in small group modules through
demonstration and practice:

    *   Tightening hinges when text blocks are pulled away from the
        cover
    *   Replacing torn endsheets
    *   Replacing torn or damaged spines
    *   Mending paper
    *   Tipping and hinging pages into bound volumes

The workshop will *not* cover techniques for the repair of materials
that are special, rare or archival. Instructors are Sharla Richards
and Christine Wiseman, SOLINET Preservation Field Service Officers.

Cosponsored by the Mississippi Library Association Conservation
Committee and the Central Mississippi Library Council. Cost is $145
SOLINET members ($135 early bird, $170 late registration); $205
non-SOLINET & FEDLINK ($195 early bird, $230 late registration). Any
institution in Mississippi qualifies for the SOLINET member rate.
Included with the registration fee is an extensive book repair kit
containing a variety of tools and supplies.

Preserving Collections in a Hostile Environment:  Environmental
Control and Monitoring

Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, GA
Friday, November 21, 1997
Cosponsored by the Society of Georgia Archivists

The most cost-effective strategy to preserve our documentary
resources is by controlling temperature, relative humidity,a and
pollutants. This workshop will help library staff identify the
source of problems, monitor the environment, and develop strategies
for affecting change in their institution.  It will include an
extensive packet of resource materials, plus exhibits of
state-of-the-art monitoring equipment. Instructor is Dr. Michael
Trinkley, Chicora Foundation.

Cost is $85 SOLINET members ($75 early registration), $125
non-SOLINET & FEDLINK ($115 early registration).  Any institution in
Georgia qualifies for the SOLINET member rate.

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

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