>>
>> Registration for Online Mini Courses is Still Open!
>> In a continuing effort to meet your needs, the Upstate History
>> Alliance is offering the following slate of Collections Care &
>> Preservation online courses!
>>
>>
>> Conservation and Preservation of Photographs and Albums
>> Curriculum taught by Gary Albright, October 27, 2008- November
>> 21, 2008
>> This course will first provide an overview of factors effecting
>> the preservation and care of photographs. The various
>> photographic processes will be reviewed and techniques for
>> identifying each photographic process will be supplied.
>> Appropriate handling and storage materials, as well as sources for
>> supplies will be covered. The course will also address the issue
>> of when the original format or album format can be maintained or
>> when re-housing should be considered.
>>
>> Basic Preservation, Care & Handling of Paper Based Materials
>> Curriculum taught by Michele Phillips, November 24, 2008-December
>> 19, 2008
>> This course will provide an introduction to the factors effecting
>> the preservation and care of paper-based materials. Participants
>> will then learn about appropriate techniques for handling and
>> storing collection materials and recomment sources for supplies.
>> Instruction in basic conservation techniques for surface cleaning
>> and mending paper-based materials will be provided
>>
>> Climate Control for Small Institutions
>> Curriculum taught by Michele Phillips, January 5, 2009-January
>> 30, 2009
>> 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
>>
>> Introduction to Reformatting
>> Curriculum Taught by Toya Dubin, February 2, 2009-February 27, 2009
>> This course will provide participants with current, essential
>> information for those who are responsible for the management of
>> paper-based, photographic, audio, and video collections that are
>> seeking to create, manage, and preserve digital assets.
>> Participants completing this course will be better equipped to
>> make informed choices regarding management of their digital
>> projects/programs.
>>
>>
>> For more information or to register for any of these courses,
>> visit http://www.upstatehistory.org/services/
>> OnlineLearningCommunities.html
>> Register Now for a 4-Week Course...Or For A Series That Includes
>> All Four!
>> The cost to participate in a 4-week online course is $45 for UHA
>> members, $60 for non-members. Or you can sign up to participate in
>> a series of all four, beginning with Conservation & Preservation
>> of Photographs on October 27, 2008 and ending with Introduction to
>> Reformatting which begins on Feburary 2, 2009. The cost to
>> participate in the complete series is $150 for UHA members, $200
>> for non-members.
>>
>> For more information on this, or any of our online courses visit
>> http://www.upstatehistory.org/services/
>> OnlineLearningCommunities.html . Questions? Contact the Upstate
>> History Alliance at 800.895.1648 or email
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>>
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