THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST PRESERVATION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

 

 

PRESENTED BY:

 

Northeast Document Conservation Center, in partnership with Amigos Library Services, Inc., the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET), and the University of Washington Libraries (UW)

 

This institute is funded in part by a leadership grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

 

LOCATION AND DATES

 

The Pacific Northwest Preservation Management Institute consists of 3 week-long sessions held at the University of Washington in Seattle. All sessions will be held in the 5^th Floor Conference Room in Suzzallo Library on the UW campus. The facilities are handicapped accessible.

 

Week I: October 25 – 29, 2004

Week II: January 31 – February 4, 2005

Week III: May 16 – 20, 2005

 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

 

If your institution has not yet developed a systematic preservation program, if it needs to make its current program more effective, or if you need additional preservation education, NEDCC and its partners have designed a program just for you. This series of three sessions is designed to provide systematic preservation management training to staff from libraries, museums, historical organizations, archives, and records repositories. This institute will provide the information needed to prepare, implement, and maintain an effective preservation program for documents, books, photographs, and other paper-based materials.

 

The institute will consist of a combination of lectures, discussions, and small group exercises. Each week will include full-day class meetings with lunch and coffee breaks. There will be some reading and written assignments before and between sessions. The assignments will be geared toward developing a preservation program in each participant’s institution.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

 

This program is designed for librarians, archivists, curators, and records managers in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington who have (at least) part-time preservation responsibilities but lack preservation management training. While the program is especially appropriate for small to mid-sized institutions, applications from larger academic and/or research libraries will also be strongly considered.

 

INSTRUCTORS

 

Julie Arnott, SOLINET; Tom Clareson, OCLC; Steve Dalton, NEDCC; Lori Foley, NEDCC; Gary Menges, University of Washington; Gayle Palmer, OCLC; Jill Rawnsley, CCAHA; and Shelby Sanett, Amigos Library Services. In addition, guest speakers will address special topics.

 

CURRICULUM

 

Week I

Introduction to Preservation, Materials, Environment, Facilities, and Needs Assessment

 

Week II          

Collections and Treatment Options

 

Week III

The Digital World, Disaster Planning, and Implementation

                     

COST

 

Thanks to the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the registration fee for the entire three weeks of training is only $100.  Snack foods will be provided during morning and afternoon breaks, but all meals, transportation, and lodging costs are the responsibility of participants.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Twenty participants will be selected based on their applications. Acceptance to this program is not guaranteed. Applicants should be full-time professional librarians, archivists, curators, or collections or records managers, who have (at least) part-time responsibility for preservation of historical or special collections or of primary research materials, including: books, paper, photographs, ephemera, maps, or other paper-based or documentary formats. Preference will be given to applicants whose institutions demonstrate a commitment to support the participation of the applicant financially and professionally in developing an institutional preservation program. Information regarding the application packet can be found at www.nedcc.org.

 

The application packet must be received by Wednesday, July 28, 2004.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Visit NEDCC’s Web site at www.nedcc.org. Or contact Gary Menges [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask] at the University of Washington, or Steve Dalton [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask] or Lori Foley [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask] at the Northeast Document Conservation Center.