University of Texas Preservation and Conservation Studies Program discontinued

Walter Henry <request [at] cool__conservation-us__org> writes

>Source:
>
>    <URL:http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/
>        programs/certificates/preservation_admin.php>
>...
>   "As a result of this decision, we are discontinuing our existing
>   certificates of advanced study in conservation and preservation
>   administration. ...

There has been much discussion about the closing of the UT program
(and educating conservators in general) on FaceBook and in the
blogosphere. If you are interested in some of what your colleagues
are saying, you can look at these two blog posts. I am hoping this
also gets on one the PADG agenda at ALA Midwinter this weekend. I am
co-chairing the Book and Paper Interest Group discussion on
Saturday. While our agenda is already set, I'm sure this will come
up for discussion.

You can also contribute to the discussion online:

Preservation and Conservation Administration (PCAN)

  <URL:http://prescan.wordpress.com/
  2010-01-08/ut-austin-ischool-discontinues-conspres-certificates/>

Jeff Peachey (two posts)

  <URL:http://jeffpeachey.wordpress.com/
  2009-12-09/john-townsend-on-book-conservation-education/>

  <URL:http://jeffpeachey.wordpress.com/
  2009-12-01/career-opportunities/>

If you are on FaceBook, you can go to the Kilgarlin alum group

  <URL:http://www.facebook.com/
  home.php?#/group.php?gidT874263190&ref>

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Perhaps one or more of the discussion groups at AIC this year can
also put this on their agenda for discussion.

Beth Doyle, Collections Conservator
Duke University Libraries


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