Consider an online course! The Upstate History Alliance's slate of Collections Care and Preservation Online Courses provide basic and practical training at a low fee (starting at just $45!). These courses are designed for staff, volunteers, board members or interns at small to mid-sized museums. Courses are to be taken at your own pace, and about 1 hour of work time per week to be completed at your convenience. The courses also offer interaction with qualified instructors and assignments are based on your own collections. Courses cover the following topics and the next courses start soon! Collections Management 101, Climate Control for Small Institutions, Introduction to Reformatting, Basic Preservation and Care of Paper Based Materials, and Conservation and Preservation of Photographs and Albums. If this sounds like what you or your staff need to improve collections care practices at your institution, visit http:// www.upstatehistory.org/services/OnlineLearningCommunities.html for more information, course descriptions and dates, prices and registration. Questions? Call 800.895.1648 or email [log in to unmask] Stephanie Lehner Program Coordinator Regional Archivist Upstate History Alliance 11 Ford Avenue Oneonta, NY 13820 800.895.1648 phone 607.431.9524 fax [log in to unmask] www.upstatehistory.org ========================================================= 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).