The Northeast Document Conservation Center is offering a ten-week, interactive, online, instructor-led course, PRESERVATION 101: Preservation Basics for Paper and Media Collections.
Course begins May 26, 2016. Registration deadline is May 16, 2016. Spaces are limited.
Preservation 101 provides a foundation in core principles of preservation using live webinars, online readings, and a class blog. Participants learn to assess their own collections and create recommendations for a long-range preservation plan. The course is comprised of ten two-hour sessions (2-4 PM ET), once a week, starting May 26, 2016. All sessions are recorded for access after the class.
Course outcome:
* Prepares participants to complete a preservation needs assessment and provides structured guidance on developing an institutional disaster plan.
* Participants have the opportunity to interact with colleagues who share similar challenges.
* Participants receive a Preservation 101 certificate of completion.
* Eligible certified archivists earn 20 Archival Recertification Credits (ARCs).
Who should attend:
* Staff members or volunteers at libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, or other cultural institutions
* Library and information science students or recent graduates
* Town and municipal clerks, county commissioners, or other government records stewards
* Corporate archivists or records managers
Contact Preservation Specialist, Eva Grizzard, or call 978-470-1010 with any questions.