SOLINET workshops

SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to
announce our Winter 2003 preservation workshop schedule

Environmental Control and Monitoring:
Preserving Collections in a Hostile Environment
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Thursday, February 6, 2003
9 am-4 pm.

    The most cost-effective strategy to preserve our documentary
    resources is by controlling temperature, relative humidity, 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, Director of Chicora Foundation.

    Cost for $105 SOLINET members, all membership categories, ($95
    early bird, $130 late registration); $145 Non-SOLINET members
    ($135 early bird, $170 late registration). Any institution
    within Mississippi qualifies for the member rate.

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
February 13, 2003
9 am-4 pm

    Libraries and archives are vulnerable to a variety of disasters
    ranging from fires and flooding to roof leaks and mold
    outbreaks. Through lecture, group exercises, and demonstration,
    this workshop will provide the training necessary to plan,
    organize, and execute a disaster plan and salvage operation.

    Cost is $105 SOLINET members, all member categories ($95 early
    bird, $130 late registration);  $145 Non-SOLINET members ($135
    early bird, $170 late registration). Any institution within
    Alabama qualifies for the member rate.

Digital Preservation: Ensuring Access to Electronic Resources
Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA
February 19, 2003
9:00am - 4:00pm.

    The issue of long-term access to digital information has become
    an issue of increasing concern to institutions, information
    professionals, and the preservation community. Organizations are
    rising to the challenge through collaboration and research in
    order to find best practices and define standards that can be
    followed. Best practices to the digital preservation challenge
    are emerging and information professionals now have some models
    to follow.

    This one-day session is designed to introduce the concepts and
    challenges of preserving digital information. Topics covered
    include: The concept of preservation in a digital world,
    management of digital collections (born digital and converted
    collections), licensing, selection criteria, metadata,
    preservation best practices, and discussion of various research
    efforts.

    Cost for $155 SOLINET members, all membership categories, ($145
    early bird, $180 late registration); $195 Non-SOLINET members
    ($185 early bird, $220 late registration). Any institution
    within Virginia qualifies for the member rate.

Fundamentals of Book Repair
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
February 26-27, 2003
8:30 am - 5 pm

    This two-day workshop is designed for staff members who perform
    book repair in libraries and those who supervise repair units.
    The workshop teaches simple, economical, and preservation
    quality repairs for materials in general, circulating, and
    reference collections. The procedures covered are tightening
    hinges, endsheet replacement, spine replacement, paper mending,
    tip-ins, and hinge-ins.

    The workshop will *not* cover techniques for the repair of
    materials that are special, rare, or archival.

    Cost is $175 SOLINET members, all membership categories, ($165
    early bird, $200 late registration); $215 Non-SOLINET members
    ($205 early bird, $240 late registration). Any institution
    within Alabama qualifies for the member rate.

Preparacion para Prevenir Desastres
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnicas de la
Informacion
March 18, 2003

    Las bibliotecas tanto como los archivos son vulnerables a una
    variedad de desastres. Algunas colecciones se han danado a causa
    de fuego, humo, inundaciones, pipas de agua que han estallado o
    goteado, y un sinnumero de desastres similares. Para prevenir la
    perdida innecesaria de materiales, los bibliotecarios y
    archivistas deben estar preparados para manejar accidentes de
    pequena escala, asi como emergencias a grande escala. Esta
    preparacion depende de que las instituciones cuenten con los
    servicios de personal capacitado, asi como planes escritos para
    enfrentar situaciones de emergencia, para que asi el menor
    numero de desastres ocurran y garantizar que los materiales
    danados puedan restaurarse exitosamente. El personal de las
    bibliotecas debe ser capacitado tambien en las tecnicas y
    procedimientos apropiados de recuperacion de materiales.

    Precio: $105 Dolares para los miembros de cualquier categoria de
    SOLINET ($90 inscripcion temprana, $130 inscripcion fuera del
    periodo); $145 Dolares para las personas que no son miembros de
    SOLINET ($135 inscripcion temprana, $170 inscripcion fuera del
    periodo). A cualquier institucion de Puerto Rico se le otorga la
    tarifa de membresia.

Basic Collections Care: Getting one more circulation out of the
    latest John Grisham novel
Dekalb County Public Library, Decatur Branch, Decatur, GA
March 19, 2003
9 am-4 pm

    Public library and school media center circulating collections
    are subjected to a lot of wear and tear.  Most libraries perform
    some minor repair on their damaged materials.  Despite staff
    members' good intentions, some materials and procedures used can
    shorten the useful life of the book, make it hard to open, and
    cause more problems later.

    This one-day workshop will teach staff how to minimize damage to
    collections by learning proper use, handling and storage of
    collections.  Also covered are simple, economical and
    preservation-quality repairs on materials for public libraries.
    The session emphasizes techniques that are most often needed in
    public libraries, do not require expensive equipment and
    supplies, and can be performed successfully by clerical or
    student support staff after a short training period.

    The workshop will *not* cover techniques for the repair of
    research collections or materials that are special, rare, or
    archival.

    Cost for $115 SOLINET members, all membership categories, ($105
    early bird, $140 late registration); $155 Non-SOLINET members
    ($145 early bird, $180 late registration). Any institution
    within Georgia qualifies for the member rate.

For more information or to register, contact

    Vanessa Richardson
    800-999-8558
    vanessa_richardson [at] solinet__net

or see <URL:http://www.solinet.net> for full descriptions and online
registration.

These workshops are funded in part by a grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.


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