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Preservation Workshops at SAA



Don't miss this great opportunity to attend one or both preservation
workshops being held in Denver at the Society of American Archivists
Annual meeting. They are:

W * HAZCOM for Archivists

       Workshop # 0016
       August 28, 2000
       Fee: $215; SAA Members, $169
       Continuing Education Units: .75
       Instructor: Monona Rossol

This workshop will be of interest to archivists whose enironment
includes chemical products from glues to fumigants; molds or dust
from paper and leather; poor ventilation; fungus, bacteria,
carcinogens and toxic substances; dyes, packaging chemicals and other
irritants. The workshop will cover all of the information required by
OSHA's hazard communication (HAZCOM) regulation as it applies to
archival work. The participants will gain insight into basic concepts
of archival health and safety and develop transferrable strategies to
prevent hazards in the workplace. At the end of the workshop, the
participants will be able to pass a standard HAZCOM proficiency test,
to recognize workplace hazards and to implement strategies that will
make the workplace safe. The instructor for the workshop is Monona
Rossol, president and founder of Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety,
Inc.


PRESERVATION PLANNING FOR ARCHIVES
Workshop # 0021
       August 29, 2000
       Fee: $215; SAA Members, $169
       Continuing Education Units: .75
       Instructor: Pamela Hackbart-Dean

During this one-day workshop, participants will: learn the role of
surveys in preservation planning; determine fundamental selection
considerations; review the nature of materials found in archives and
the preservation problems they pose; review the factors that cause
the deterioration of materials; focus on holdings maintenance
procedures; and establish criteria for evaluating materials and
supplies used for holdings maintenance activities. Surveying,
selecting and holdings maintenance, recognized as basic components
of archival preservation management, are critical aspects of
archival arrangement and description. The workshop is designed for
archives staff as an introduction to preservation issues and the
holdings and maintenance activities performed during arrangement and
description. The instructor for the workshop is Pamela
Hackbart-Dean, archivist, Southern Labor Archives, Georgia State
University.



Pam Hackbart-Dean
Archivist, Southern Labor Archives
Georgia State University

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