ALCTS Webinar: Low-Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives
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ALCTS Webinar: Low-Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
All webinar sessions are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific,
12 Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.
Description
Most of us are creators and collectors of something we value or enjoy,
such as family papers, photographs, cookbooks or postcards. They are a
big part of who we are and what we do. We think about passing these
collections on to our families, even our communities.
What can we do to protect our collectables from damage even if we don't
think we have a perfect place to keep them? Learn about possible risks
from handling and the environment, and practical, inexpensive ideas to
keep collections safe to help ensure what you have can be shared for
many years to come.
ALCTS thanks Archival Products <http://www.archival.com/>for sponsoring
this webinar to celebrate Preservation Week.
<http://www.ala.org/preservationweek>
<http://www.ala.org/preservationweek>
Learning Outcomes
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understand the importance of good storage and careful handling in
preventing damage
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learn about low cost and no cost options for minimizing risks to
collections
Who Should Attend
Anyone interested in practical ways of preserving archival collections,
including family collectors, and curators and custodians of small to
medium libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, and town offices.
Course Level & Prerequisites
No special knowledge is needed.
Presenter
Karen E. K. Brown is the Preservation Librarian for the University at
Albany, SUNY, University Libraries, a position she has held since 2001.
In this capacity she is responsible for managing the preservation
laboratory and the repair and conservation of collections for the
University Libraries; managing the Libraries' brittle and irreparable
books program; participating in emergency preparedness and response;
environmental control; staff training and other preventive activities.
Karen holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cooper Union in New York
City and a Master of Art Conservation from Queens University in
Kingston, Ontario. After working for five years as a conservator for the
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, in Fredericton, New Brunswick she
went on to complete her MLIS at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova
Scotia. Prior to coming to Albany Karen was the Field Service
Representative at the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Andover,
Massachusetts (1997 to 2001). She is a member of The American Institute
for Conservation (AIC), and the American Library Association (ALA).
Fee
None
Technical Requirements
Computer with Internet access (high-speed connection is best) and media
player software. Headphones recommended.
How to Register
Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/325831393
Contact
For questions or comments related to this free webinar, contact Julie
Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or
jreese_at_ala.org <mailto:jreese_at_ala.org>.
ALCTS thanks Archival Products <http://www.archival.com/>for sponsoring
this webinar to celebrate Preservation Week.
<http://www.ala.org/preservationweek>
<http://www.ala.org/preservationweek>
Received on Thu Apr 17 2014 - 03:01:57 EDT