Workshops

Southeastern
Library Network (SOLINET) is pleased to introduce our Winter 1997
preservation workshop schedule.

Did Our Insurance Policy Say That?  Risk Management & Insurance
Issues For Library & Cultural Collections

This new full-day workshop discusses risk management techniques for
libraries and cultural collections.  Through lecture, discussion and
break-out sessions the following topics will be highlighted:
valuation of collections; types of property insurance coverage;
insuring specific materials; choosing an insurance agent; appraisal.

The instructor for this workshop is Jeanne Drewes, Head,
Preservation Department, Milton S. Eisenhower Library, John Hopkins
University. Guest Presenters:  Bob Mair, FEMA Region Four, Response
and Recovery; Alison Brown, Museums and Exhibitions Department,
Huntington Block Insurance Agency.

The workshop is scheduled for Monday, January 26, 1998 from 9am -
4pm at the Atlanta History Center, Atlanta.

Cost is $85 SOLINET members ($75 early bird, $110 late
registration); $125 Non-SOLINET members & FEDLINK ($115 early bird,
$150 late registration).

Disaster Preparedness & Recovery

This workshop will help your institution learn how to prepare for
and deal with emergency situations and provide the training
necessary to plan, organize and execute a disaster plan and salvage
operation.  In addition to in-depth discussion on the disaster
planning process, there will be demonstrations of salvage techniques
including air-drying books, separating and drying manuscripts,
rinsing books, and drying photographic materials.  The instructor is
Christine Wiseman, Preservation Field Service Officer, SOLINET.

This workshop will be held at Central Florida Library Cooperative,
Maitland, FL from 9am - 4pm on Thursday, January 29, 1998.

Cost is $85 SOLINET members ($75 early bird, $110 late
registration); $125 Non-SOLINET members & FEDLINK ($115 early bird,
$150 late registration).

Preservation Management

This session outlines the manager's role in organizing and planning
preservation activities in a library or archives.  It includes
lecture and discussions covering the following topics:  preservation
issues; preservation planning; preservation reformatting; strategies
for integrating preservation into library operations; organization
of staffing and workflow.  The instructor is Julie Arnott, Manager,
Preservation Service, SOLINET.

The workshop will be held at East Carolina University, Greenville,
NC on Tuesday, February 24, 1998 from 9am - 4pm.

Cost is $85 SOLINET members ($75 early bird, $110 late
registration); $125 Non-SOLINET members & FEDLINK ($115 early bird,
$150 late registration).

Beating the Critter Jitters:  Integrated Pest Management

This workshop will be held in Sewanee, TN at the University of the
South, Thursday, March 26, 1998 and run from 9am - 4pm.

This full-day session explains and assesses the available strategies
for preventing and combating pest problems. Participants will learn
to identify common pests, recognize the damage various pests cause
to library and archival materials,  develop strategies for
implementing an integrated pest management program of monitoring and
control.  The instructor is Dr. Michael Trinkley, Director, Chicora
Foundation.

Cost is $85 SOLINET members ($75 early bird, $110 late
registration); $125 Non-SOLINET members & FEDLINK ($115 early bird,
$150 late registration).

For further information or to register, please contact Ginger
Edmonson at 1-800-999-8558.

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