>>
>> Registration for Online Mini Courses is Still Open!
>> In a continuing effort to meet your needs, the Upstate History  
>> Alliance is offering the following slate of Collections Care &  
>> Preservation online courses!
>>
>>
>> Conservation and Preservation of Photographs and Albums
>> Curriculum taught by Gary Albright,  October 27, 2008- November  
>> 21, 2008
>> This course will first provide an overview of factors effecting  
>> the preservation and care of photographs.  The various  
>> photographic processes will be reviewed and techniques for  
>> identifying each photographic process will be supplied.   
>> Appropriate handling and storage materials, as well as sources for  
>> supplies will be covered.  The course will also address the issue  
>> of when the original format or album format can be maintained or  
>> when re-housing should be considered.
>>
>> Basic Preservation, Care & Handling of Paper Based Materials
>> Curriculum taught by Michele Phillips,  November 24, 2008-December  
>> 19, 2008
>> This course will provide an introduction to the factors effecting  
>> the preservation and care of paper-based materials.  Participants  
>> will then learn about appropriate techniques for handling and  
>> storing collection materials and recomment sources for supplies.   
>> Instruction in basic conservation techniques for surface cleaning  
>> and mending paper-based materials will be provided
>>
>> Climate Control for Small Institutions
>> Curriculum taught by Michele Phillips,  January 5, 2009-January  
>> 30, 2009
>> This course will allow participants to explore the issues that  
>> need to be considered when planning for climate controls including  
>> monitoring, testing, environmental analysis assessments, long- 
>> range planning, systems design, construction support, and  
>> operations training.  Low cost-low tech solutions will be offered  
>> and discussed, providing participants with the background  
>> knowledge to assist them in making informed decisions that can be  
>> implemented at their own institutions
>>
>> Introduction to Reformatting
>> Curriculum Taught by Toya Dubin,  February 2, 2009-February 27, 2009
>> This course will provide participants with current, essential  
>> information for those who are responsible for the management of  
>> paper-based, photographic, audio, and video collections that are  
>> seeking to create, manage, and preserve digital assets.   
>> Participants completing this course will be better equipped to  
>> make informed choices regarding management of their digital  
>> projects/programs.
>>
>>
>> For more information or to register for any of these courses,  
>> visit http://www.upstatehistory.org/services/ 
>> OnlineLearningCommunities.html
>> Register Now for a 4-Week Course...Or For A Series That Includes  
>> All Four!
>> The cost to participate in a 4-week online course is $45 for UHA  
>> members, $60 for non-members. Or you can sign up to participate in  
>> a series of all four, beginning with Conservation & Preservation  
>> of Photographs on October 27, 2008 and ending with Introduction to  
>> Reformatting which begins on Feburary 2, 2009. The cost to  
>> participate in the complete series is $150 for UHA members, $200  
>> for non-members.
>>
>> For more information on this, or any of our online courses visit  
>> http://www.upstatehistory.org/services/ 
>> OnlineLearningCommunities.html .  Questions? Contact the Upstate  
>> History Alliance at 800.895.1648 or email  
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
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