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SOLINET Workshop Listing, WInter 2001



SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce our Winter 2001 preservation workshop schedule:

*******************************************Preservation Management***************************************** 

Instructors are Christine Wiseman, SOLINET Preservation Education Officer. Guest speaker is Janice Mohlhenrich, Coordinator, Preservation Initiatives and Services at Emory University.
 

Thursday, February 15, 2001 at SOLINET, Atlanta, GA.

This session will outline the manager's role in organizing and planning preservation activities in a library or archives. It includes lecture and discussions covering the following topics:

* The nature of library materials, elements of a preservation program, effects of storage  connditions.
* Organization and Planning - staffing, workflow, needs assessment.
* Selection - determining the best options, and juggling competing needs for traditional activities with digital projects.
* Strategies for integrating preservation into library operations.

This worksho is designed for administrative and/or managerial staff responsible for planning, implementing, or managing a preservation program in a library or archives.

Cost is $95 Full members ($85 early bird, $120 late registration); $105 Associate users ($95 early bird, $130 late registration); $135 Affiliate (non-members), ($125 early bird, $160 late registration).

 

************************************Preservation of Photographic Materials***************************************

This full-day introductory workshop discusses means of preserving photographic materials based on real world issues and situations. Among the topics covered:

* Photgraphic materials and processes
* Issues with print, color, film, glass, albums, etc.
* Ennvironment and storage guidelines
* Housing guidleines
* Exhibition guiddelines
* Duplication/reformatting
* New technologies
* Collection  maintennnance/preservation planning

This workshop is deisgned for those who have photographic collections and will be participating significantly for those who are responsible for the care of use of the materials.

Instructor is Andrew Robb, a photograph conservator whose clients have included the Nation Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of American Art, and the National Museum of American History.

The workshop will take place on Friday, March 16, 2001 at Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN.

Cost is $95 Full members ($85 early bird, $120 late registration); $105 Associate users ($95 early bird, $130 late registration); $135 Affiliate (non-members), ($125 early bird, $160 late registration).

 

*******************************Fire Safety: For Museums, Libraries,and Archives****************************************

This workshop shows you how to survive s fire in your institution with a focus on institutional responsibilities as outlined in Occupational Safety and Health Administrationn (OSHA) and Nation Fire Protection Assooociation (NFPA) regulations and standards. Participants learn about different types of detection and suppression systems, and the use of portable fire extingusihers.

The workshop is recommended for curators, librarians, archivists, administrators, physical plant personnel, docents, volunteers, or anyone who works within a museum, archive or library..

The price of the workshop includes the 80-page SOLINET publication, Can You Stand the Heat? A Fire Safety Primer for Libraries, Archives, and Museums.

Instructor is Michael Trinkley, Director of Chicora Foundation. He is recognized as an authority on preservation assessment, disaster planning, HVAC, pest control, and fire safety, and is the author of Can You Stand the Heat?

The workshop will take place on Thrusday, March 29, 2001 at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.

Cost is $95 Full members ($85 early bird, $120 late registration); $105 Associate users ($95 early bird, $130 late registration); $135 Affiliate (non-members), ($125 early bird, $160 late registration).

For more information or to register, contact Erica Waller at 800-999-8558, erica_waller@solinet.net <mailto:erica_waller@solinet.net> or visit our website at www.solinet.net and register online.

These workshops are funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.