Workshop on risk assessment

Can we relax yet?  Assessing the Risks to Library Collections and
    Operations
National Agricultural Library
Abraham Lincoln Building
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Thursday, June 24, 2010
8:30 am - 4:45 pm

On June 24, 2010, The National Agricultural Library will host a
workshop on risk assessment as part of the Library of Congress
Federal Library and Information Center Committee's Safety Net
series.  Co-sponsored by NAL, FLICC, the Library of Congress
Preservation Directorate, and LYRASIS, the workshop will present a
practical approach to risk assessment.

Tom Clareson, Senior Consultant for New Initiatives at LYRASIS and
expert on emergency preparedness for cultural institutions, will
present an overview of risk assessment for collections. Jeanne
Drewes, Chief of Binding and Collections Care at the Library of
Congress and an authority on the valuation of collections, will
discuss insurance and self-insurance for federal libraries.  Barclay
Ogden, Director for Library Preservation at the University of
California-Berkeley and 2009 recipient of the ALA-Banks/Harris
Preservation Award, will introduce a new automated model which
assists in evaluating risks to collections and setting priorities
for implementation of controls to reduce risk.  The workshop will
also include an exercise on conducting a needs assessment survey and
will conclude with a tour of the National Agricultural Library.

Although not part of the ALA annual conference program, we hope the
date and location are convenient for those of you traveling to
Washington D.C. for the conference.

Registration:

Federal staff may register through FEDLINK or LYRASIS.  Non-federal
staff must register through LYRASIS.  The basic fee is $150 for
members of LYRASIS and FEDLINK (discount is applied for FEDLINK
training account holders)

FEDLINK online registration:

    <URL:http://www.loc.gov/flicc/feveform.html>

LYRASIS online registration:

    <URL:http://www.lyrasis.org/
        ?sc_itemid={6A91D5A4-CD31-4CA2-B359-0A3536D48072}>

Webcast Opportunity: Portions of the workshop will be webcast.  If
you are interested in learning about this option, please contact
Anne Harrison <anha<-at->loc<.>gov>.

Directions: The National Agricultural Library is headquartered in
the Abraham Lincoln Building, 10301 Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville,
MD  20705-2351, near the intersection of Route 1 and I-95/I-495
(Beltway Exit 25-North).  Visit the NAL web site for directions:

    <URL:http://riley.nal.usda.gov/
        nal_display/index.php?info_center=8
        &tax_level=2&tax_subject=156&topic_id=1971#Directions>

Information:

    <URL:http://www.lyrasis.org/
        ?sc_itemid={6A91D5A4-CD31-4CA2-B359-0A3536D48072}>

or

    <URL:http://www.loc.gov/
        flicc/meeting_announcements/2010/ma201018.pdf>

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    email. There should be no newlines.

For additional information, contact

    Anne Harrison
    202-707-4834
    TTY: 202-707-4995
    anha<-at->loc<.>gov

Request ADA Accommodations five business days in advance at
ADA<-at->loc<.>gov.

Cancellations:: Please notify FLICC at 202-707-4813 if you cannot
attend to allow those on the waiting list an opportunity to
register.

Anne Harrison
Library of Congress
FLICC/FEDLINK
101 Independence Ave., S.E.  LA215
Washington, D.C.  20540-4935
202-707-4834
Fax: 202-707-4828


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