[PADG:1556] ALA Midwinter PARS Phys. Qual./Pres. Instr., Educ. &Outreach Joint Discussion Group

[Christine McCarthy <cm272@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The ACLTS/PARS Physical Treatment & Quality and Preservation 
Instruction, Education, and Outreach Discussion Groups are scheduled for a 
JOINT meeting, Sunday, January 20th, from 2-4 p.m.  The location is listed as 
the Hotel Monteleone, Catheral Room.  Please check your programs to confirm and 
note that there is no separate Saturday meeting for the Physical Quality Group.

The topic of the discussion will be the training of in-house conservation 
technicians or repair staff -  "Given the range of responsibilities, funding 
and staffing in library preservation programs how do you meet the training 
needs of your technician level staff?  Conservators and preservation 
administrators have to rely on a wide range of staff - from volunteers to 
student workers to part time bookbinders.  How do you construct a training 
program that can produce consistent and high-quality results?"

The discussion will be informal and will use the results of the training survey 
conducted in December and January as a starting point for the discussion.  Some 
respondents have offered examples of their training materials - manual guides, 
checklists, etc. which can be shared with the group.  Please join us.


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Christine McCarthy, Collections Conservator
Preservation Department
McKeldin Library
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-7011
tel:(301) 405-9349 fax: (301) 314-9971 
internet: cm272@xxxxxxxxxxxxx