Museumwise is pleased to offer a slate of Collections Care and Preservation Online courses that provide basic, practical training at a low fee (starting at only $65!) Our 4-week mini courses are designed for staff, volunteers, board members, and interns at small to mid-sized museums. 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 also offer interaction with qualified instructors and assignments are based on your own collections. Courses to be offered starting September 2012 include: 4-week NEW Care and Handling of Costumes and Textiles 6-week Collections Management 101 Courses to be offered starting February 2013 are: Introduction to Reformatting Climate Control for Small Institutions Conservation and Preservation of Photographs and Albums Basic Preservation, Care & Handling of Paper Based Materials For more information or to register for these courses visit: http://www.museumwise.org/services/online-courses Questions? Email me ([log in to unmask]) or call 800.895.1648 Stephanie Lehner Rowe Program Coordinator / Regional Archivist Museumwise 11 Ford Avenue / Oneonta, NY 13820 800.895.1648 phone / 607.431.9524 fax [log in to unmask] www.museumwise.org www.museumsinconversation.org Find us on Twitter and Facebook ========================================================= 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).