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NEDCC & Simmons GSLIS Receive IMLS Grant
to Promote Preservation
Education The Northeast Document
Conservation Center (NEDCC)
in Andover, Massachusetts, in partnership with Simmons Graduate School of
Library and Information Science (GSLIS),
has been awarded a Librarians for the 21st Century grant from
the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The partners will lead a
project to facilitate the inclusion of preservation in the Masters of Library
Science curriculum through cooperation among regional preservation centers and
schools of library and information science. The project?s goal is to create
consensus about content for a preservation course and to create an online
curriculum with detailed lesson plans. NEDCC
will work with three other regional preservation centers that are members of the
Regional Alliance for Preservation (RAP), including the Southeastern Library
Network (SOLINET) in Atlanta, Amigos Library Services in Dallas, and the Center
for Conservation of Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) in Philadelphia, as well
as with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). The project will develop ready-to-use lesson outlines and
downloadable slides for a semester-long course on preservation management, as
well as a preservation textbook in print and online. Materials will be
distributed to graduate programs in librarianship and archives as well as to
adjuncts who teach preservation courses. NEDCC will assemble a project advisory committee and
seeks interested MLS programs to pilot the new preservation course.
For further information, contact Lori Foley, lfoley@xxxxxxxxx. To learn more about NEDCC?s programs and services, visit
www.nedcc.org. For over 32 years, NEDCC has met the evolving preservation needs of the
library, archives, and museum communities. A nonprofit
regional conservation center, NEDCC performs paper conservation, book conservation,
preservation microfilming, and duplication of photographic materials. Its field
services department offers preservation education through workshops, lectures,
seminars, and surveys. The Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information
Science honors a 100-year tradition of helping students build exceptional careers in library and information science. GSLIS faculty are
distinguished experts in their fields and have held top leadership positions in
every library and information science professional
association. IMLS
is a federal grantmaking agency that fosters leadership, innovation,
and a lifetime of learning by supporting all types of
museums and libraries. IMLS
expands the educational benefits of these institutions by encouraging
partnerships. |