Subject: ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Preservation
From: ALCTS-CE Announce <alcts.ce.announce_at_gmail.com>
Date: 3/2/2012 8:25 AM
Apologies in advance for duplicate postings.
ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Preservation
Session: March 26–April 20, 2012
Four-week online course that introduces participants to the principles,
policies and practices of preservation in libraries and archives. It is
designed to inform all staff, across divisions and departments and at
all levels of responsibility. Provides tools to begin extending the
useful life of library collections.
Course components:
-Preservation as a formal library function, and how it reflects and
supports the institutional mission
-The primary role of preventive care, including good storage conditions,
emergency planning, and careful handling of collections
-The history and manufacture of physical formats and how this impacts on
preservation options
-Standard methods of care and repair, as well as reformatting options
-Challenges in preserving digital content and what the implications are
for the future of scholarship
This course is one-third of the Collection Management Elective course
approved by the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP).
For additional details, registration, and contact information please
see:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/fpres/ol_templ.cfm
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration_at_ala.org. For all other
questions or comments related to the web courses, contact Julie Reese,
ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or alctsce_at_ala.org.
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
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