ACQflash: ALCTS announces continuing education offerings

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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:07:25 -0700
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Subject: ALCTS announces continuing education offerings
From: pbluh_at_umaryland.edu
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:50:43 -0400 (EDT)

As part of our celebration of Preservation Week, May 9 – 15, 2010, 
please join the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services 
(ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) as we 
present webinars on Tuesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 13.

Archival 101: Dealing with Suppliers of Archival Products (Tuesday, May 
11, 2010)

Do you need to purchase archival supplies for your organization or even 
yourself? Are you confused by the terminology and not sure about what 
the differences between the various vendors are? Not finding exactly 
what you are looking for and unsure about adapting different products? 
Archival 101 is designed to demystify the archival product market for 
the layperson and non-preservation specialist. The presentation will 
provide an overview of the conservation and preservation issues facing 
libraries, cultural organizations, and individuals;, describe the 
terminology in use; discuss products and offer buying tips on the 
different ways these can be used. A list of links to other resources 
will also be provided.

Archival 101 is designed for individuals with little or no experience 
and will also provide the more experienced user with helpful hints.

Presented by Peter D. Verheyen, Head of Preservation and Conservation at 
Syracuse University. After beginning as work-study in preservation under 
John Dean at Johns Hopkins, he studied binding and conservation in and 
to become a rare book conservator working in private practice and 
research library preservation programs. He established the conservation 
lab at Syracuse for the treatment of special collections materials, and 
developed a high-density system for storing architectural drawings. In 
response to a need for efficient rehousing in anticipation of off-site 
storage he introduced Syracuse to the shrink-wrapping of volumes. The 
Archival 101 presentation was originally developed for call center staff 
at Gaylord Bros. when he worked there as Archival Product Manager. It 
has since been presented regionally to varying audiences.

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Mold Prevention and Remediation (Thursday, May 13, 2010)

This webinar will introduce participants to the basic types of mold, and 
describe the environmental conditions that promote mold growth in home 
and library collections. We will discuss prevention as well as 
remediation should mold growth occur.

This webinar is geared to participants with little experience, but with 
lots of questions and concerns.

Presented by Michele Brown the Book Conservator at Cornell University 
since 1995. She received a B.A. in English from Fordham University, and 
a Certificate in Hand Bookbinding and Restoration from the Camberwell 
School of Art and Crafts in 1977. She is enrolled in the distance 
learning MLIS program at the University of Alabama, and is scheduled to 
receive that degree in August 2010. She has conducted numerous workshops 
around New York State in disaster planning, care and handling, and mold 
prevention and remediation. In addition, she teaches bookbinding 
classes, conducts collection surveys, and maintains a small private 
practice.

These webinars are designed for individuals with little or no experience 
in preservation practices and procedures. They will also be very 
valuable for those with a little more experience who wish to pick up 
some helpful hints.

The webinars are presented as a public service by the Association for 
Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) as part the activities 
of Preservation Week 2010. Institutions are encouraged to make the 
webinars available to their patrons.

No fee is required to attend the webinars, however registration is 
required in order to receive the link to the presentation.

To register for the Archival 101 session see: 
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/419803921

To register for the session on Mold see: 
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/731036672

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Pamela Bluh

Associate Director for Technical
Services & Administration
Thurgood Marshall Law Library
University of Maryland
School of Law
501 West Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1768

410-706-2736
410-706-2372 FAX
pbluh_at_umaryland.edu
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