Webinar on preservation metrics

Connecting to Collections Care webinar

"Preservation Metrics Today: Heritage Health Information and
    Preservation Statistics"
June 11, 2015
2-3:30 EDT

    <URL:http://www.connectingtocollections.org/preservation-metrics-today-heritage-health-information-and-preservation-statistics-2/>

Now more than ever, data drives decisions: Which projects should be
funded?  Where is staff needed?  What activities should take
priority over others?  How can you find the data to help when you
are looking for funding or trying to persuade your community or
legislators to provide funds for collections care in you museum,
historical society or library?  Collections care is an ongoing
process and the need for caring for collections doesn't go away when
times are lean.  Having your specific needs spelled out can help you
make a persuasive argument for future funding.

The Heritage Health Information

    <URL:http://www.heritagepreservation.org/HHI/>

and the Preservation Statistics

    <URL:http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/preservation/presstats>

programs are both dedicated to collecting and analyzing the
information on care for our collections in the broadest sense and
they are the go-to programs for the data you need.

This webinar will give you the chance to learn more about these
programs and to learn about how you might use the information they
provide for your own situations.  It will also help you to address
StEPs MVG Standards 3 and 4.

It's free.

Featured Speakers:

    Lesley A. Langa is the Director of the Heritage Health
    Information Survey 2014 at Heritage Preservation.  Ms. Langa is
    also a doctoral candidate in the iSchool at the University of
    Maryland.  Ms. Langa has managed national research projects in
    the cultural sector for over ten years, including work for the
    Smithsonian Institution, the Institute of Museum and Library
    Services, and the Getty Foundation.  Her research has been
    presented at the American Alliance for Museums, the American
    Libraries Association, the iConference, the Museum Computer
    Network, and the Visitor Studies Association.

    Annie Peterson is the Preservation Librarian at Howard-Tilton
    Memorial Library, Tulane University, a position she has held
    since July 2012.  Previously she was the IMLS Preservation
    Administration Fellow at Yale University.  She is a coordinator
    of the annual Preservation Statistics Survey.

    Holly Robertson is a preservation consultant and grant writer
    based in Washington, DC specializing in preservation
    assessments, collections conservation management, disaster
    recovery, digital preservation, archival storage, and
    audio/visual preservation issues.  As one of the coordinators
    for the all-volunteer Preservation Statistics Survey project,
    she works to assure that the preservation activities of cultural
    heritages institutions are documented to empower practitioners
    and support advocacy.


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