MS208: Applying Numbers to Collection Objects: Materials and Methods of Object Numbering Instructor: Helen Alten Dates: May 9 - June 3, 2005 Price: $350 A popular AAM workshop, now available on-line by Northern States Conservation Center at www.museumclasses.org. Applying Numbers to Collection Objects covers the materials and methods of Object Numbering. Topics covered by the lecture include registration steps, handling objects, labeling and marking overview, number placement and documentation, health and safety concerns, tags and labels, transponders and barcodes, surface marks, inks and paints and barrier coats. Each student receives a collections labeling kit. The course will last for four weeks and cover all the details needed to label collections without harming them. This course will include handouts, on-line literature, slide lectures, and student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The course is limited to 20 participants. If you are interested in the course, please sign up at www.museumclasses.org and pay for the course at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html. If you have trouble with either, please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask] Course Goals: To be able to determine what pen, ink, barrier coat, or tag is appropriate for each object and storage or display situation. Class Outline 1. Introduction 2. Basic Concepts 3. Associating Numbers and Objects 4. Applying Numbers to Objects: Barrier Coats and Direct Surface Marking 5. Tools of Numbering 6. Recommended Numbering Procedures for Specific Objects 7. Conclusion The course format is self-paced through 7 sections. The instructor will be available at predetermined intervals throughout the course. Students will be working individually and interact through forums and scheduled on-line chats. Materials include web versions of instructor Helen Alten's Powerpoint lectures, reading materials, lecture notes, and a collections labeling kit with sample materials. Supporting resources include message forums, weekly online chats, email support, projects, quizzes, and links to relevant websites. Here are some of the comments from last year’s students: “Things I liked about the class: 1-Reading at my convenience, 2-the forum because we could post questions, 3-the chat because it was an immediate discussion, 4-the thoroughness of the text and readings.” - Student in MS208 “What I liked were the prodigious “handouts” that I printed off the net, the illustrations and slides (although I’d like to see the herringbone stitch in the text instead of needing to find an embroidery book), and the fact that I could read and view on my own schedule…. All in all, I learned more than I thought I would. I and my colleagues are eager to have the “handouts” in a binder for immediate and future reference.” - Student in MS208 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).