Preservation
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Monday, December 17th, 2012Caring for Yesterday’s Treasures—Today, is a new series of free, online courses about the preservation of archival and historical collections. Offered by Heritage Preservation and tailored to meet the needs and schedules of staff and volunteers at libraries and archives, each course includes four to six 90-minute, interactive webinars presented by preservation experts. Libraries and […]
StoryCorps @ your library
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012The ALA Public Programs Office, in partnership with StoryCorps, is accepting applications from public libraries and library systems interested in hosting “StoryCorps @ your library” programs. Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to ALA, “StoryCorps @ your library” seeks to bring StoryCorps’ popular interview methods to libraries while […]
Help Libraries After Disasters
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012The American Library Association has a web page that provides information about how to assist libraries affected by disasters. To learn how you can help New Jersey and New York libraries affected by disasters, visit the webpage Helping United States Libraries After Disasters.
Be Prepared "When, Not If"
Monday, August 27th, 2012Online Training The Northeast Document Conservation Center offers the free webinar: “A Matter of When, Not If: Preventing and Preparing for Disasters.” The webinar covers the basics of emergency prevention, planning, response and collections salvage. Check it out if you are just beginning to pay attention to disaster planning or if you need a refresher. […]
Need to know how to plan for a disaster?
Monday, June 4th, 2012Create a disaster plan with RI.dPlan (It’s free and easy to do!) Tuesday, June 05 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. West Warwick Public Library REGISTER RI.dPlan is a FREE online template that guides you through the steps to a customized, comprehensive disaster plan for your collections and building(s). RI.dPlan can serve the needs of organizations […]
Digital Directions Conference
Monday, June 4th, 2012New Foundations: Creation, Curation, Use June 13-15, 2012 Back Bay Events Center Boston, MA A few seats still available – Register today! Experience an unmatched educational exploration of all aspects of digital collections care, from bit depth to bandwidth and beyond. CONFERENCE UPDATES are now available – meet the faculty, view session abstracts, find Boston […]
Program help for hosting a Personal Digital Archiving Day
Thursday, May 10th, 2012The Library of Congress Digital Preservation section provides guidance for and resources about hosting a Personal Digital Archiving Day. The web site covers how to plan, organize, publicize, and run an event for the general public that can provide information about preserving digital files, photos, videos, e-mails, and social media accounts. It also contains a […]
Digital Possibilities Conference
Monday, April 23rd, 2012“Digital Possibilities”: the 6th Digital Commonwealth Annual Conference Date: May 8, 2012, 8:30 AM- 4:00 PM Location: DCU Center • Worcester, Mass. Join the Digital Commonwealth for an information-packed day on starting and maintaining a digital collection of archival materials. The 2012 conference will focus on creating and managing digital collections, from understanding and choosing […]
Do you want to understand archives?
Thursday, March 1st, 2012Understanding Archives: An Introduction to Archival Principles & Practices, a Society of American Archivists (SAA) workshop, will be offered in Providence on Monday, May 21 through Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The program is co-sponsored by the Johnson & Wales University Library. Details Workshop Description Although they have much in common with librarians, records managers, and […]
Work in a historic building?
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012Work in a historic building? Preserve Rhode Island is conducting a survey to determine needs of historic buildings owned by government or non-profit organizations in Rhode Island. The survey is aimed at understanding the kinds of issues facing Rhode Island’s historic buildings and to determine if there is a case to re-establish a state preservation […]
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