Description:
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Fundamentals of Preservation Administration workshop, especially
designed for the Midwest Archives Conference,
provides an overview of preservation problems encountered in both print
and non-print collections in archives. The three major components of a
preservation program will be discussed focusing on collection and building
surveys to determine the types of damage; treatment and reformatting
options for collections; and disaster response and prevention needs.
Administrative needs, projects, and concerns will be addressed within each
topic. The pre-workshop reading assignment creates a common base to begin
discussion of preservation needs in archives. This workshop will be
especially useful for archivists with partial or newly assigned
responsibilities for preservation
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Goals:
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| Understand environmental factors that cause collections to call apart
Evaluate low cost solutions to increase the life span of collections.
Discuss the purpose of building and collection
surveys within a Preservation Department and how to perform them.
Learn about disaster response plans and the basic
decisions necessary to save water-damaged collections.
Discuss the role of technology and digitization
within a Preservation Department. |
Audience:
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| Staff from small and medium sized institutions whose responsibilities include preservation, collection maintenance, or repair of circulating collections. Staff interested in learning about preservation. |
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Workshop Materials will be available two weeks
prior to the start of the course
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Links to Preservation and Conservation Organizations |
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Vendors of preservation
supplies |
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Instructor:
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| Miriam Kahn, MLS - MBK CONSULTING Columbus, OH |
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| Workshop Front |
Workshop Materials |
Workshop Outline |
Workshop Reading |
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