[PADG:1037] SOLINET Summer 2006 Preservation Classes

["Riley, Alicia" <ariley@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce
our Summer 2006 Preservation classes including three NEW LIVE ONLINE
Classes. See details and descriptions below (please excuse
cross-posting):


FUNDAMENTALS OF BOOK REPAIR
Date: Monday, July 19 & 20, 2006
Place and Time: Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY
8:30 am to 5 pm
Price: $195.00 for SOLINET members, $235.00 for non-members; early bird
discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information:
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3019&WKSHPID=12FB
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PRESERVATION AND SALVAGE OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Place and Time: Live Online Class, 2 pm to 4 pm
Price: $100.00 for SOLINET members, $140.00 for non-members; early bird
discounts and late fees apply.  Link for more information:
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3020&WKSHPID=12PS
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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS - 2 Dates!!
Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Place and Time: Hollins University, Visual Arts Center, Roanoke, VA 9 am
to 4 pm

Date: Wednesday, August 23 2006
Place and Time: Memphis Public Library, Memphis, TN 9 am to 4 pm

Price: $50.00 for SOLINET members, $50.00 for non-members; early bird
discounts and late fees apply.  Link for more information:
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3013&WKSHPID=12DP
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DEVELOPING A DISASTER PLAN
Date: Thursday, August 10, 2006 with mandatory follow up sessions on
August 24, 2006 and September 7, 2006
Place and Time: Live Online Class, 2 pm to 4 pm
Price: $145.00 for SOLINET members, $185.00 for non-members; early bird
discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information:
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3004&WKSHPID=12DD
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DIGITAL LIBRARY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2006
Place and Time: The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 9 am to 4 pm
Price: $195.00 for SOLINET members, $235.00 for non-members; early bird
discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information:
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3110&WKSHPID=12DL
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INTRODUCTION TO GRANTS FOR PRESERVATION
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2006
Place and Time: Live Online Class, 10 am to 12 pm
Price: $100.00 for SOLINET members, $140.00 for non-members; early bird
discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information:
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3031&WKSHPID=12IT
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!!!!THREE NEW LIVE ONLINE CLASS OFFERINGS FROM SOLINET!!!!

BASIC DIGITAL STEWARDSHIP

Date and Time: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 from 10am to 12pm

This class will cover appropriate file formats, migration and
refreshing, and a discussion of the Research Libraries Group (RLG)
checklist to be certified as a trusted digital repository. Link for more
information:
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=4059&WKSHPID=12BD
SLO


CARE AND HANDLING OF PUBLIC LIBRARY MATERIALS

Date and Time: Thursday, September 14, 2006 from 10 am to 12 pm

An online introductory class designed to aid public libraries in
developing basic preservation strategies based on real-world issues. For
example, providing protection to library materials (books, periodicals,
videotapes, CDs, DVD) by performing basic care and handling practices
and providing proper storage conditions will minimize damage. Link for
more information:
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?mode=preview&doc_id=4060
&WKSHPID=12CHM


CARING FOR ORIGINALS DURING SCANNING PROJECTS

Date and Time: Friday, September 29, 2006 from 2pm to 4pm

Explore how digitization provides an opportunity to stabilize, re-house,
and even repair materials within your collections.  Discussions include
care and handling techniques before, during, and after scanning to
ensure that the original objects are not damaged during the scanning
process; environmental controls; equipment guidelines; and the
preservation issues that need to be considered before embarking on a
digitization project. Link for more information:
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?mode=preview&doc_id=4061
&WKSHPID=12ODSPLO


Pricing for these three new online classes are $100.00 for SOLINET
members, $140.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees
apply. 



For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at
1-800-999-8558, vanessa_richardson@xxxxxxxxxxx or visit our website at
http://www.solinet.net for full descriptions and online registration.

These classes are funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.  Any registrant
within the host state qualifies for the member rate.