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ALCTS Webinar: Low-Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

All webinar sessions are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, 12 Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.

Description

Most of us are creators and collectors of something we value or enjoy, such as family papers, photographs, cookbooks or postcards. They are a big part of who we are and what we do. We think about passing these collections on to our families, even our communities.

What can we do to protect our collectables from damage even if we don’t think we have a perfect place to keep them? Learn about possible risks from handling and the environment, and practical, inexpensive ideas to keep collections safe to help ensure what you have can be shared for many years to come.

ALCTS thanks Archival Products for sponsoring this webinar to celebrate Preservation Week.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the importance of good storage and careful handling in preventing damage

• learn about low cost and no cost options for minimizing risks to collections

Who Should Attend

Anyone interested in practical ways of preserving archival collections, including family collectors, and curators and custodians of small to medium libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, and town offices.

Course Level & Prerequisites

No special knowledge is needed.

Presenter

Karen E. K. Brown is the Preservation Librarian for the University at Albany, SUNY, University Libraries, a position she has held since 2001. In this capacity she is responsible for managing the preservation laboratory and the repair and conservation of collections for the University Libraries; managing the Libraries' brittle and irreparable books program; participating in emergency preparedness and response; environmental control; staff training and other preventive activities. Karen holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cooper Union in New York City and a Master of Art Conservation from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. After working for five years as a conservator for the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, in Fredericton, New Brunswick she went on to complete her MLIS at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Prior to coming to Albany Karen was the Field Service Representative at the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Andover, Massachusetts (1997 to 2001). She is a member of The American Institute for Conservation (AIC), and the American Library Association (ALA).

Fee

None

Technical Requirements

Computer with Internet access (high-speed connection is best) and media player software. Headphones recommended.

How to Register

Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/325831393

Contact

For questions or comments related to this free webinar, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or jreese@ala.org.

ALCTS thanks Archival Products for sponsoring this webinar to celebrate Preservation Week.