*Apologies in advance for multiple postings.*

ALCTS webinar: Environmental Monitoring and Control

This session is part 1 of a 3-part series, Library Preservation Today, sponsored by the ALCTS Preservation & Reformatting Section (PARS)

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2016

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

Description: The first session of Library Preservation Today will review temperature, humidity, light, and pollution and how they can damage collections, standards for library storage, and ways of achieving better conditions, including low- and no-cost improvements. The risk of pests and mold in libraries will also be addressed.

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of this series, attendees will:

1. Value preservation as a formal library function, and how it reflects and supports the institutional mission

2. Appreciate the primary role of preventive care, including good storage conditions, in extending the useful life of collections; and

3. Understand some of the challenges in preserving digital content and what the implications are for the future of scholarship.

Who should attend? Those who work in smaller to medium sized libraries, archives and historical societies.

Presenter: Julie Mosbo has been the William and Susan Ouren Preservation Librarian at Texas A&M University Libraries since October 2013. Prior to that she was Preservation Librarian at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Since 2011, she has also been an integral part of ACLTS' Fundamentals of Preservation as an instructor.

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This session is part 1 of a 3-part series, Library Preservation Today:

Environmental Monitoring and Control, Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Care and Handling of Books and Scrapbooks, Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Preserving Digital Collections: An Overview, Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Participant Each ($) Entire Series ($)

ALCTS Member $43 each; $103 for series (save $26)

Non-member $59 each; $142 for series (save $35)

Group rate (members/non-members) $99/$129 each; $238 (save $59)/$310 for series (save $77)

International $43 $103 (save $26)

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to the following website:

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/030216

ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or alctsce@ala.org.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.