We apologize for the inconvenience and interruptions of this posting.
Please see the date corrections below.


CORRECTION: DEVELOPING A DISASTER PLAN (Web-based Training) workshop
date is APRIL 20 (follow-up dates "MAY 11" and "JUNE 1"):


********** DEVELOPING A DISASTER PLAN (Web-Based Training)************

Tuesday, APRIL 20, with mandatory follow-up sessions Tuesdays, JUNE 10
and JULY 1.

To prevent unnecessary loss of materials, institutions need
knowledgeable staff and written plans for dealing with emergency
situations so that fewer disasters occur and damage is minimized....(See
further description of the workshop below)

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SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce
our Spring 2004 Preservation Workshops (Please excuse cross-posting):


*************GRANT WRITING FOR DIGITAL AND PRESERVATION
PROJECTS*****************

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Northeast Florida Library Information
Network, Orange Park, FL from 9am - 4pm.

This full-day workshop focuses on preparing for and writing grants for
digitization and/or preservation projects. Since most digitization and
preservation grants are refunded through the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS),
and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC),
this session is based upon those particular granting entities'
requirements. Developing proposals for state, local and foundation
funding sources will also be addressed. The majority of the day is spent
covering the elements of a grant proposal and practicing writing those
elements.

Cost is $115 SOLINET members, ($105 early bird, $140 late registration);
$155 Non-SOLINET members ($145 early bird, $180 late registration). Any
institution within Florida qualifies for the member rate.



*****************DISASTER PREPAREDNESS*******************
 
Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
from 9am - 4pm.

Libraries and archives are vulnerable to a variety of disasters.
Collections have been damaged by fire, smoke, flooding, burst or leaking
pipes, and a host of other disasters. To prevent unnecessary loss of
materials, librarians and archivists must be prepared to handle both
minor incidents and large-scale emergencies.

This one-day workshop will provide the training necessary to plan,
organize and execute a disaster plan and a salvage operation. In
addition to in-depth discussion on the disaster planning process, there
will be demonstrations of salvage techniques, including air-drying
books, packing out wet materials, separating and drying manuscripts,
rinsing books, and drying photographic materials.

This workshop is designed for staff members responsible for, or
interested in, organizing and implementing institutional or cooperative
disaster preparedness and response procedures.
 
Cost is $115 SOLINET members ($105 early bird, $140 late registration),
$155 Non-members ($145 early bird, $180 late registration). Any
institution in Kentucky qualifies for the member rate.



****************AUDIOVISUAL COLLECTION MANAGEMENT******************

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at the Librray of Virginia, Richmond, VA from 9am
- 4pm.

This session will concentrate on the principles and practices of
managing equipment-dependent magnetic media, motion picture film, and
mechanical sound recording collections. Topics include: preservation
activities for sight and sound recordings, appraisal considerations, and
guidelines for care, handling, and storage. Attendees are invited to
bring in equipment and/or recording media for discussion and
identification during the session. Instructor of the session is Alan
Lewis, Audiovisual Preservation Expert in the Special Media Archives
Services Division, National Archives and Records Administration.

Cost for $115 SOLINET members, ($105 early bird, $140 late
registration); $1555 Non-SOLINET members ($145 early bird, $180 late
registration). Any institution within Virginia qualifies for the member
rate.




***************ARCHIVES PRESERVATION: HOLDINGS
MAINTENANCE******************

Thursday, May 27, 2004 at Augustine College, Raleigh, NC from 9am - 4pm

During this workshop participants will: review the nature of materials
found in archives and the preservation problems they pose; review
factors that cause the deterioration of materials; environment,
chemical, and physical deterioration; outline the goals of a holdings
maintenance program and the procedures used in carrying out holdings
maintenance activities; learn to evaluate materials and supplies used
during holdings maintenance activities.
 
This workshop is designed for archives staff as a basic introduction to
preservation issues and the holdings maintenance activities performed
during arrangement and description.

Cost is $115 SOLINET members ($105 early bird, $140 late registration),
$155 Non-members ($145 early bird, $180 late registration). Any
institution in North Carolina qualifies for the member rate.



**************FUNDAMENTALS OF BOOK REPAIR***************
 
Monday-Tuesday, May 17-18, 2004 at the Georgia Archives, Morrow, GA from
9am - 5pm.

This two-day workshop is designed for staff members who perform book
repair in libraries and those who supervise repair units. The workshop
teaches simple, economical, and preservation quality repairs for
materials in general, circulating, and reference collections. The
procedures covered are tightening hinges, endsheet replacement, spine
replacement, paper mending, tip-ins, and hinge-ins.
 
The workshop will NOT cover techniques for the repair of materials that
are special, rare, or archival.
 
Cost is $175 SOLINET members, ($165 early bird, $200 late registration);
$215 Non-SOLINET members ($205 early bird, $240 late registration). Any
institution within Georgia qualifies for the member rate.
 


********** DEVELOPING A DISASTER PLAN (Web-Based Training)
**************

Tuesday, April 20, with mandatory follow-up sessions Tuesdays, June 10
and July 1.

To prevent unnecessary loss of materials, institutions need
knowledgeable staff and written plans for dealing with emergency
situations so that fewer disasters occur and damage is minimized.
Disaster planning requires the support and commitment of staff from many
departments, including facilities and fiscal affairs. Plan preparation
is more successful and effective when undertaken by a committee with
staff representatives from across the institution.

Taught in 3 two-hour sessions over the course of six weeks, this class
guides participants through the development of a written disaster plan.
This web-based workshop is designed to support the work of an
institution's disaster planning committee. Homework assignments will
require input and support from a variety of staff members.

The modules cover: Establishment of a planning structure, information
gathering, including risk assessment and resource list development,
setting recovery priorities, an overview of recovery procedures, plan
development, and working with disaster recovery vendors.

This workshop is designed for staff members responsible for organizing,
writing, and implementing an institution-wide disaster preparedness plan
in academic, public, or special libraries; archives; or historical
societies. Participants are invited to submit their completed plans for
review.

Cost is $135 SOLINET members ($125 early bird, $160 late registration),
$175 Non-members ($175 early bird, $210 late registration).



**********CARE AND CATALOGING OF MAP COLLECTIONS************

Friday, June 4, 2004 at Nashville Metropolitan Archives, Nashville, TN
from 9am to 4pm.

Institutions caring for large map collections find that these
collections pose special problems. Many are oversized or rolled and hard
to store; others are unique and require special cataloging.

This one-day workshop covers basic care and cataloging issues of map
collections. The first half is devoted to a discussion of the
characteristics of the materials; a review of factors that cause the
deterioration of materials: environment, chemical, and physical
deterioration; an outline of storage, handling and other preservation
issues; and an overview of developing use policies. The second half
gives a basic introduction to the format of maps and map cataloging
principles, including the major differences between book and map
cataloging in the areas of main entry, chief source of information,
physical description, and notes. MARC tagging, scale, projection and
coordinates, and subject classification will be discussed, as well as
resources for map cataloging and tips on searching for copy.
 
The workshop is designed for staff of libraries, archives or other
cultural institutions as a basic introduction to preservation issues and
basic cataloging procedures for map collections.

Cost is $115 SOLINET members ($105 early bird, $140 late registration),
$155 Non-members ($145 early bird, $180 late registration). Any
institution in Tennessee qualifies for the member rate.



**************BASIC COLLECTIONS CARE**************

Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at Memphis Public Library, Memphis, TN from 9am -
4pm

Public library and school media center circulating collections are
subjected to a lot of wear and tear. Despite staff members' good
intentions, some materials and procedures used to repair damaged items
can shorten the useful life of the book, make it hard to open, and cause
more problems later.

This hands-on, one-day workshop will teach staff how to minimize damage
to collections by learning proper use, handling and storage of
collections. 
Also covered are simple, economical repairs on materials for public
libraries.  The session emphasizes techniques that are most often needed
in public libraries, do not require expensive equipment and supplies,
and can be performed successfully by clerical or student support staff
after a short training period.

The workshop will NOT cover techniques for the repair of research
collections or materials that are special, rare, or archival.

Cost is $125 SOLINET members ($115 early bird, $150 late registration),
$165 Non-members ($155 early bird, $190 late registration). Any
institution in Tennessee qualifies for the member rate.



***************ATTACK OF THE GIANT MOLD SPORE************* 

Thursday, June 17, 2004 at Middle Tennessee State University,
Murfreesboro, TN from 9am - 4pm.

Mold is a constant threat to collections, particularly in climates with
high heat humidity. This full day workshop focuses on identifying mold,
the types of damage it causes to collection materials, and techniques
for safe mold removal and cleaning. Dr. Michael Trinkley, Director of
the Chicora Foundation, is the instructor for this session.
 
Cost is $115 SOLINET Members ($105 early bird, $140 late registration),
and $155 Non-SOLINET, ($145 early bird, $180 late registration). Any
institution within Tenessee qualifies for the member rate.



*****************PRESERVATION MANAGEMENT*********************

Friday, June 18, 2004, at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC
from 9am - 4pm.

The workshop will outline the manager's role in organizing and planning
preservation activities in a library or archives. It includes lecture
and discussions covering the following topics: the nature of library
materials, elements of a preservation program, effects of storage
conditions, organization and planning, selection, and strategies for
integrating preservation into library operations.

The instructor is Julie Arnott, Preservation Manager, SOLINET.

Cost is $115 SOLINET members, ($105 early bird, $140 late registration),
$155 Non-members ($145 early bird, $180 late registration). Any
institution within North Carolina qualifies for the member rate.



For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at
800-999-8558, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
or visit our website at www.solinet.net for full descriptions and online
registration.



Partial funding for this workshop has been provided by a grant from the
National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and
Access.

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