The Northern States Conservation Center is pleased to announce the first of
many on-line classes. The first course is 'Museum 201: Storage for
Infinity' scheduled to start Tuesday April 27th and run through Thursday,
May 13th, 2004.

MS 201: Storage for Infinity  (April 27th - May 13th, 2004)
OUTLINE
1. Introduction
2. Storage Philosophy
3. Agents of Deterioration and Preservation Planning
4. Storage Facilities
5. Storage Furniture
6. Preparing Collections for Storage
7. Storage Materials
8. Storage Mounts
9. Storage of Specific Collections
10. Funding Improvements
11. Conclusion

The course format is self paced through 11 sections. The instructor will be
available at predetermined intervals throughout the course. Students will
be working individually and in groups. Materials include web versions of
instructor Helen Alten's Powerpoint lectures, reading materials (a book on
storage written to complement the class is provided electronically), and
lecture notes. The lecture topics are listed on our web site,
www.museumclasses.org. For each topic there will be links to additional
readings and discussion topics. We are experimenting with up-loading audio
lectures for each Powerpoint presentation - but don't worry, we will make
sure all audio, if used, is transcribed into text for those with slower
computers and connections. Supporting resources may include message forums,
weekly online chats, email support, projects, quizzes, and links to
relevant websites.  The course will cover all the details needed to plan or
improve a storage area to meet current preservation standards. This course
will include handouts, on-line literature, slide lectures, and
student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The course is limited to 20 participants.

Since this is our first course using this format, we have discounted it as
much as possible, and hope you will give us LOTS of feedback about the
course during and afterwards.

Fees for the course will be $275 and include all electronic materials.
Because we don't know what your library currently contains, we will
recommend other readings and publications, but won't provide them with your
course fee. (This also keeps the cost down for you.) However, all of the
books we mention will be available through our on-line store. As course
participants you will receive a 15% discount on anything you order through
the duration of the course. (Foreign students will need to plan
approximately 20% of their order for overseas shipping costs.)

If you are interested in the course, please contact Helen Alten at
[log in to unmask] and sign up at MuseumClasses.org. Signing up as a
prospective student now for any future courses is encouraged and does not
require payment. Students will receive an enrollment key via email before
the class begins. Enrollment keys are needed to enter the course.
Enrollment keys will not be given out until students have paid.

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