Our slate of Collections Care and Preservation Online courses provide basic, practical training at a low fee (starting at only $65!). These courses are designed for staff, volunteers, board members, or interns at small to mid-sized museums, historical societies, libraries and archives. Courses can be taken at your own pace, with 2-3 hours of work time per week to be completed at your convenience. The courses feature interaction with qualified instructors and assignments which are based on your own collections.
Spring Courses Include:
Introduction to Reformatting -- February 6 - March 2, 2012
This course should help you determine the best way to approach a digitization project for varying collections and is intended to take the mystery our of digitization vocabulary, while shedding light on technical issues.
Climate Control for Small Institutions -- March 5 - March 30, 2012
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
Conservation and Preservation of Photographs and Albums -- April 2 - April 27, 2012
Students will learn about photographs and their many formats - black & white, color, negative, prints, and albums. We will review the major processes, how to identify and date them, how to recognize their deterioration, and what can be done to preserve them.
Basic Preservation, Care & Handling of Paper Based Materials -- April 30 - May 25, 2012
Learn the mechanics behind the degradation of paper materials and how through passive activities and techniques you can slow down the march of time and safeguard your collections.
Visit our website for more information and to register: http://www.museumwise.org/services/online-courses/4-week-mini-courses
Questions? call us at 800.895.1648 or email [log in to unmask]
Stephanie Lehner Rowe
Program Coordinator / Regional Archivist
Museumwise
11 Ford Avenue / Oneonta, NY 13820
800.895.1648 phone / 607.431.9524 fax
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