We're busy next week with three new webinars that we hope you'll join us for. Monday will kick off our two-part series, WebWise Reprise,
based on the IMLS WebWise 2013 Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Both
webinars will feature how cultural institutions are using digital images
to increase and improve access to their collections. Also next week is
the webinar "Exercising Your Disaster Response Plan"
with Julie Page. In this 90-minute webinar, we'll discuss techniques
for testing your emergency response plan and training your staff. While
this is a follow-up to the March course Protecting Your Collections: Writing a Disaster Response Plan, all are welcome to participate. See the full schedule and descriptions below.
For all three webinars, advanced registration is not required nor is
membership to the Online Community. Simply click on the green Access Meeting Room
button on the right-hand side of the home page. Once there, enter your
name and location and click enter. If you’re having difficulty, please
take a look at our tech check page.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 2:00-3:30 p.m. (EDT)
WebWise Reprise: Using Collections Images in Online Exhibits
Speaker: Shalimar White, Manager of the Image Collections and Fieldwork
Archives, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington,
DC
Ms. White will discuss making digital images of Dumbarton Oaks’ Nicholas V. Artamonoff Collection
available through an online exhibit using Omeka. She will talk about
the process, experience, and lessons learned from this project. She will
also discuss how the project involved undergraduate and graduate
interns.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 2:00-3:30 p.m. (EDT)
Exercising Your Disaster Response Plan
Speaker: Julie Page, co-coordinator of both the California Preservation Program and the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS)
Conducting drills and exercises of your institution’s response plan is
critical for testing procedures, identifying problems, and discussing
solutions. Ms. Page will discuss techniques for testing your plan and
training your staff.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT
WebWise Reprise: Using Collections Images in Educational Materials
Speaker: Suzi Hunn Gran, Curriculum Specialist, Minnesota Historical
Society, St. Paul, MN and Shana Crosson, Web Content Manager, Minnesota
Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
Ms. Gran and Ms. Crosson will discuss how the Northern Lights Minnesota Social Studies Curriculum textbook and iPad App
features the Minnesota Historical Society collections and how others
can use digital images creatively and interactively in educational
programming. She will review how the historical society selected content
to meet state social studies standards and share insights on how K-12
education is using technology in the classroom.
