14th Annual Western Archives Institute To Be Held in Redlands, California

The 14th annual Western Archives Institute will be held at the University of
Redlands in Redlands, California July 23-August 4, 2000. The intensive,
two-week program provides integrated instruction in basic archival practices
to individuals with a variety of goals, including those whose jobs require a
fundamental understanding of archival skills, but have little or no previous
archives education, those who have expanding responsibility for archival
materials, those who are practicing archivists but have not received formal
instruction, and those who demonstrate a commitment to an archival career.

The principal faculty member will be Helen R. Tibbo, Associate Dean of the
School of Information and Library Science at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Dr. Tibbo teaches in the areas of reference,
online information retrieval, and archival studies.  Currently an associate
professor, she joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill in 1989.  Previously, she taught at the University of Maryland.
Joining Dr. Tibbo on the faculty will be distinguished working professionals
knowledgeable in particular areas of archival practice.

The program will feature site visits to repositories, and a diverse
curriculum, which includes development of the profession, manuscripts
acquisition, reference and access, automation, arrangement and description,
archives and the law, electronic records, preservation, outreach, are of
photographs, appraisal, and records management.

Tuition for the program is $550 and includes a selection to archival
publications. Housing and meal plans are available at additional cost.
Enrollment is limited. The application deadline is April 15, 2000. For
additional information and an application form, contact:

 Administrator,
Western Archives Institute
1020 O Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
T: 916/653-7715
FAX: 916/653-7134
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

An online version of the application is available on the Society of
California Archivists’ website.  The address is:

http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/society_of_california_archivists/.


Under Western Archives Institute, click on “Application for the 2000 WAI” to
access the information.  You can then download the application information.
Applications must still be sent via the U. S. mail to the Western Archives
Institute’s address in Sacramento.

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