PRESERVATION BEST PRACTICES FOR OPTIMAL COLLECTIONS CARE
Archivists, collections managers, librarians, curators, and other staff members involved in collections care must manage a variety of tasks, including implementation of collections management plans and policies, management of environmental controls and storage conditions, and provision for safe use and exhibition of collections. This program will provide participants with an overview of the preservation standards for the many aspects of collections care.
Speaker: Laura Hortz Stanton, Director of Preservation Services, CCAHA
Schedule:
October 6, 2011 Erie
October 25, 2011 Pittsburgh
November 8, 2011 Johnstown
November 9, 2011 Boalsburg
December 6, 2011 Allentown
December 7, 2011 Scranton
January 11, 2012 Philadelphia
January 13, 2012 York
Registration Fee: $25 Pennsylvania institutions / $75 out-of-state institutions
Registration Deadline: Two weeks prior to each program date
How to register? Registration, secure credit card payment, and additional program information are available at www.ccaha.org/education/program-calendar.
Questions? Call CCAHA at 215.545.0613, or email us at pso@ccaha.org
Preservation Best Practices for Optimal Collections Care is part of Save Pennsylvania's Past, a statewide effort to preserve the millions of objects and historic artifacts that shape the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's history and define our nation. As part of this two-year project, the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) will present six training programs in Pennsylvania's eight regions to prepare staff to address the challenges threatening Pennsylvania's world-class collections.
Save Pennsylvania's Past is an initiative led by CCAHA in partnership with the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations, and LYRASIS. The project is supported by an Institute of Museum and Library Services Connecting to Collections Statewide Implementation Grant.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
CFP - Association for Recorded Sound Collections
--- 2012 ARSC CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS ---
Proposal deadline: January 3, 2012
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections invites proposals for
presentations at its 46th annual conference, to be held May 16-19, 2012, in
Rochester, New York.
ARSC welcomes papers on the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in
all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. We
seek papers and panels that are informative, display a passion for their
subjects, and include compelling audio and visual content.
For this conference, we encourage presentations related to recording in the
Northeast. Is there an artist, label, or other aspect of the industry you've
been working on? Preservation, archives management, or research technique
that might be of interest to others? Share your special interests with our
engaged community of collectors, historians, musicians, preservationists,
and archivists.
The deadline for presentation proposals is January 3, 2012. Receipt will be
acknowledged by e-mail. Presenters will be notified of acceptance
approximately one month thereafter.
For more information and the Call for Presentations form, visit:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/pdf/2012_Call.pdf
General conference information can be found at:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/
George Blood
ARSC Program Chair
george@georgebloodaudio.com
Proposal deadline: January 3, 2012
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections invites proposals for
presentations at its 46th annual conference, to be held May 16-19, 2012, in
Rochester, New York.
ARSC welcomes papers on the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in
all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. We
seek papers and panels that are informative, display a passion for their
subjects, and include compelling audio and visual content.
For this conference, we encourage presentations related to recording in the
Northeast. Is there an artist, label, or other aspect of the industry you've
been working on? Preservation, archives management, or research technique
that might be of interest to others? Share your special interests with our
engaged community of collectors, historians, musicians, preservationists,
and archivists.
The deadline for presentation proposals is January 3, 2012. Receipt will be
acknowledged by e-mail. Presenters will be notified of acceptance
approximately one month thereafter.
For more information and the Call for Presentations form, visit:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/pdf/2012_Call.pdf
General conference information can be found at:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/
George Blood
ARSC Program Chair
george@georgebloodaudio.com
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Conference - Life and Literature
Life and Literature
Biodiversity Heritage Library Hosts Conference on Digitization
The Biodiversity Heritage Library will host a two-day conference titled "Life and Literature" Nov. 14 and 15 at the Field Museum in Chicago. The conference will unite librarians, biologists, computer scientists, publishers and students to set the agenda for biodiversity literature digitizing and its networked environment for the next five years.
"Life and Literature" seeks to engage current and future constituencies concerned with biodiversity literature. Sessions will discuss the interoperability of major biodiversity and digital library programs, continued integration of digitized literature within biodiversity databases and publishing models for legacy scientific literature.
Guest lecturers include Richard Pyle and George Dyson. Pyle, a zoologist at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, is an expert of the taxonomy and biogeography of coral-reef fishes. He has written more than 100 scientific articles and has been featured in several documentary films. Dyson is a scientific historian of technology whose interests include the development of the Aleut kayak (Baidarka, 1986), the evolution of digital computing and telecommunications (Darwin Among the Machines, 1997) and the exploration of space (Project Orion, 2002).
Headquartered at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, the Biodiversity Heritage Library is the literature digitization component of the Encyclopedia of Life, a global effort to document all 1.8 million named species of animals, plants and other forms of life on Earth. BHL is a consortium of 12 major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries and research institutions. Its goal is to contribute to the global "biodiversity commons" by digitizing and aggregating the resources housed within each of the participating institutions, providing free and open access to the legacy literature that underpins the work of the natural science community.
For more information about the conference, visit http://www.lifeandliterature.org. To further explore the BHL, visit http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
Biodiversity Heritage Library Hosts Conference on Digitization
The Biodiversity Heritage Library will host a two-day conference titled "Life and Literature" Nov. 14 and 15 at the Field Museum in Chicago. The conference will unite librarians, biologists, computer scientists, publishers and students to set the agenda for biodiversity literature digitizing and its networked environment for the next five years.
"Life and Literature" seeks to engage current and future constituencies concerned with biodiversity literature. Sessions will discuss the interoperability of major biodiversity and digital library programs, continued integration of digitized literature within biodiversity databases and publishing models for legacy scientific literature.
Guest lecturers include Richard Pyle and George Dyson. Pyle, a zoologist at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, is an expert of the taxonomy and biogeography of coral-reef fishes. He has written more than 100 scientific articles and has been featured in several documentary films. Dyson is a scientific historian of technology whose interests include the development of the Aleut kayak (Baidarka, 1986), the evolution of digital computing and telecommunications (Darwin Among the Machines, 1997) and the exploration of space (Project Orion, 2002).
Headquartered at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, the Biodiversity Heritage Library is the literature digitization component of the Encyclopedia of Life, a global effort to document all 1.8 million named species of animals, plants and other forms of life on Earth. BHL is a consortium of 12 major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries and research institutions. Its goal is to contribute to the global "biodiversity commons" by digitizing and aggregating the resources housed within each of the participating institutions, providing free and open access to the legacy literature that underpins the work of the natural science community.
For more information about the conference, visit http://www.lifeandliterature.org. To further explore the BHL, visit http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
Workshop - Mysteries of Magnetic Tape Revealed!
Mysteries of Magnetic Tape Revealed!
Plan now to attend this practical and informative workshop on preserving and managing audio-video tape, to be held Oct. 19-21, 2011, at the Sioux City Hotel (formerly the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center) in Sioux City, IA.
To register, go to http://www.midwestarchives.org and choose “Registration.”
Analog audio- and videotape formats dominated the recording of sound and moving images for the better part of the late 20th century, stretching back as far as the 1950s. Whether acquired through in-house creation or external donation, these machine-readable formats have become increasingly common denizens of archival holdings all over the world. And their growing numbers, the recent alarms regarding their uncertain physical viability and their dependence on largely obsolete technology serve only to further perplex the collections manager who is more comfortable with paper and born-digital records.
This symposium gathers archivists and practitioners to discuss the basics of magnetic audio and video media. Topics such as physical characteristics, preservation issues, format obsolescence, collections management, description, use and options for reformatting represent some of the content of this valuable exploration of the mysterious world of analog magnetic media. The symposium has been approved for ACA certification credit.
The symposium, sponsored by the Midwest Archives Conference, will be held Oct. 19-21, 2011, at the Sioux City Hotel (formerly the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center) in Sioux City, IA. Join us for the opening reception, 5-7 p.m. , Wed., Oct. 19, at the newly-opened Sioux City Public Museum across the street from the hotel.
For more information, go to http://www.midwestarchives.org.
About the speakers:
George Blood of George Blood Audio and Video (formerly Safe Sound Archive) in Philadelphia is an expert in preserving and transferring magnetic recordings, both audio and video. He will discuss the technical aspects of magnetic media and their care, the digitization process, and working with vendors.
Elizabeth Clemens is the audiovisual archivist at Wayne State University in Detroit. She will share her experiences working with magnetic media from an archivist’s perspective, covering topics such as preservation, selection, description and access.
Sincerely,
Adriana
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Adriana P. Cuervo, CA
Public Information Officer
Midwest Archives Conference
http://www.midwestarchives.org
Plan now to attend this practical and informative workshop on preserving and managing audio-video tape, to be held Oct. 19-21, 2011, at the Sioux City Hotel (formerly the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center) in Sioux City, IA.
To register, go to http://www.midwestarchives.org and choose “Registration.”
Analog audio- and videotape formats dominated the recording of sound and moving images for the better part of the late 20th century, stretching back as far as the 1950s. Whether acquired through in-house creation or external donation, these machine-readable formats have become increasingly common denizens of archival holdings all over the world. And their growing numbers, the recent alarms regarding their uncertain physical viability and their dependence on largely obsolete technology serve only to further perplex the collections manager who is more comfortable with paper and born-digital records.
This symposium gathers archivists and practitioners to discuss the basics of magnetic audio and video media. Topics such as physical characteristics, preservation issues, format obsolescence, collections management, description, use and options for reformatting represent some of the content of this valuable exploration of the mysterious world of analog magnetic media. The symposium has been approved for ACA certification credit.
The symposium, sponsored by the Midwest Archives Conference, will be held Oct. 19-21, 2011, at the Sioux City Hotel (formerly the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center) in Sioux City, IA. Join us for the opening reception, 5-7 p.m. , Wed., Oct. 19, at the newly-opened Sioux City Public Museum across the street from the hotel.
For more information, go to http://www.midwestarchives.org.
About the speakers:
George Blood of George Blood Audio and Video (formerly Safe Sound Archive) in Philadelphia is an expert in preserving and transferring magnetic recordings, both audio and video. He will discuss the technical aspects of magnetic media and their care, the digitization process, and working with vendors.
Elizabeth Clemens is the audiovisual archivist at Wayne State University in Detroit. She will share her experiences working with magnetic media from an archivist’s perspective, covering topics such as preservation, selection, description and access.
Sincerely,
Adriana
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Adriana P. Cuervo, CA
Public Information Officer
Midwest Archives Conference
http://www.midwestarchives.org
Monday, September 12, 2011
Internship - Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
Winter Archival Studies Graduate-level Internship/Practicum/Field Study Opportunities
The Smithsonian Institution has multiple unpaid internships available for students currently enrolled in graduate archival programs or recent graduates. This is an opportunity to participate in a Smithsonian-wide effort to convert legacy archival finding aids and inventories to the EAD (Encoded Archival Description) format using Archivists Toolkit and/or Oxygen text editing software. Finding aids may be in electronic or hard copy formats. Templates and schemas will be provided for data mapping. Written guidelines and on site guidance will be provided by Smithsonian archivists.
Students may have the opportunity to work onsite in any of the participating Smithsonian archival units, thereby broadening their exposure to a variety of archival collections and professional staff. Participating units include the Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Archives of American Art, Archives Center at the National Museum of American History, Freer Sackler Gallery Archives, National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of American Indian Archives, the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, and the Archives of American Gardens.
This is an opportunity to gain in-depth experience with archival description, the EAD format, and EAD authoring software and systems, while working with some of the most interesting and diverse archival collections in the United States.
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Please contact Barbara Aikens, Chief of Collections Processing at the Archives of American Art and Project Director at aikensb@si.edu for more information.
Winter Archival Studies Graduate-level Internship/Practicum/Field Study Opportunities
The Smithsonian Institution has multiple unpaid internships available for students currently enrolled in graduate archival programs or recent graduates. This is an opportunity to participate in a Smithsonian-wide effort to convert legacy archival finding aids and inventories to the EAD (Encoded Archival Description) format using Archivists Toolkit and/or Oxygen text editing software. Finding aids may be in electronic or hard copy formats. Templates and schemas will be provided for data mapping. Written guidelines and on site guidance will be provided by Smithsonian archivists.
Students may have the opportunity to work onsite in any of the participating Smithsonian archival units, thereby broadening their exposure to a variety of archival collections and professional staff. Participating units include the Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Archives of American Art, Archives Center at the National Museum of American History, Freer Sackler Gallery Archives, National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of American Indian Archives, the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, and the Archives of American Gardens.
This is an opportunity to gain in-depth experience with archival description, the EAD format, and EAD authoring software and systems, while working with some of the most interesting and diverse archival collections in the United States.
***************************************
Please contact Barbara Aikens, Chief of Collections Processing at the Archives of American Art and Project Director at aikensb@si.edu
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Workshop - THE FUTURE LIBRARY: PHYSICAL+VIRTUAL
THE FUTURE LIBRARY: PHYSICAL+VIRTUAL
Join us for an open-ended discovery of the Physical + Virtual Library, a layered concept.
... a physical place that contains a virtual environment
... smart workstations and expert librarians
... resources in all formats that support teaching, learning and research
... access to digital tools for search and discovery, from wikis to high definition video conferencing
... a space (part Starbucks, part Star Trek) that embraces the physical, social and educational patterns critical to these settings
Presenters:
Aaron Cohen, Principal, Aaron Cohen Associates Ltd
Alex Cohen, Library Consultant, Aaron Cohen Associates Ltd.
Jesse Koennecke, Electronic Resource Librarian, Cornell University
Chip McLellan, Education Solutions, Steelcase
Date & Time Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 9 am – 4 pm
Place
Steelcase
4 Columbus Circle (corner of 58th St and 8th Avenue) New York, New York
Fee $195 (enrollment limited to 30)
Workshop Handbook, continental breakfast and lunch will be provided
Register www.acohen.com/workshops.htm
Join us for an open-ended discovery of the Physical + Virtual Library, a layered concept.
... a physical place that contains a virtual environment
... smart workstations and expert librarians
... resources in all formats that support teaching, learning and research
... access to digital tools for search and discovery, from wikis to high definition video conferencing
... a space (part Starbucks, part Star Trek) that embraces the physical, social and educational patterns critical to these settings
Presenters:
Aaron Cohen, Principal, Aaron Cohen Associates Ltd
Alex Cohen, Library Consultant, Aaron Cohen Associates Ltd.
Jesse Koennecke, Electronic Resource Librarian, Cornell University
Chip McLellan, Education Solutions, Steelcase
Date & Time Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 9 am – 4 pm
Place
Steelcase
4 Columbus Circle (corner of 58th St and 8th Avenue) New York, New York
Fee $195 (enrollment limited to 30)
Workshop Handbook, continental breakfast and lunch will be provided
Register www.acohen.com/workshops.htm
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Workdhop - Society of Indiana Archivists
Society of Indiana Archivists Fall Workshop
The Society of Indiana Archivists and the State Historical Records Advisory Board of Indiana (SHRAB) invites you to join us for our Fall Workshop, "Nuts and Bolts: Archives Basics"
When: Friday October 7, 2011: 9:00 AM- 4:30 PM
Where: DePauw University Archives, Greencastle, Indiana
Cost: $30 for members, $40 for non-members
Registration Link and More Information: http://www.inarchivists.org/workshops/files/2011FallWorkshop.php
Our workshop will focus on "accidental archivists" or new archivists-some who perhaps have been assigned archives work and are not sure what to do now. In the morning session, everyone will have a chance to work with actual collections in small groups. There will be plenty of opportunities to get your questions answered and discuss best practices. The afternoon will be devoted to management issues that might surprise you: creating a finding aid to aid users in discovering the collection, working with patrons, working with donors, digitizing your first collection, and marketing.
SIA Fall Workshop Agenda: Nuts and Bolts: Archives Basics
October 7 2011
8:30-9:00 AM: Registration and Coffee
9:00 AM: Introductions
9:15 AM: Jane Gastineau, Lincoln Librarian at the Allen County Public Library, speaks about becoming an Accidental Archivist
9:30 AM: So Now You're an Archivist: Diving Right In - Brief introduction by Education Committee and break into groups to start processing sample collections.
11:00: Come back together and discuss the experience.
11:30: Break For Lunch: Talk with Indiana State Archivist Jim Corridan, speaking about SHRAB and funding opportunities for archivists in Indiana.
Afternoon theme is "So I've processed a collection now what":
1:00: Jennifer Whitlock, Indianapolis Museum of Art: Best Practices for Finding Aids
1:45: Alison Stankrauff, Indiana University South Bend: Working with Patrons
2:15: Jennifer Greene, University of Southern Indiana: Working with Donors
2:45: Break
3:15: Anne Thomason, Earlham College: Digitizing Your First Collection
4:00: Carol Street, Ball State University: Guerilla Marketing for Archives
4:30: Adjourn. Optional Tour of DePauw University Archives with Wesley Wilson
To Register and for additional information please visit our website:
http://www.inarchivists.org/workshops/files/2011FallWorkshop.php
Alison Stankrauff
Archivist and Associate Librarian
Franklin D. Schurz Library
Indiana University South Bend
P.O. Box 7111
South Bend, Indiana 46634
(574) 520-4392
astankra@iusb.edu
The Society of Indiana Archivists and the State Historical Records Advisory Board of Indiana (SHRAB) invites you to join us for our Fall Workshop, "Nuts and Bolts: Archives Basics"
When: Friday October 7, 2011: 9:00 AM- 4:30 PM
Where: DePauw University Archives, Greencastle, Indiana
Cost: $30 for members, $40 for non-members
Registration Link and More Information: http://www.inarchivists.org/workshops/files/2011FallWorkshop.php
Our workshop will focus on "accidental archivists" or new archivists-some who perhaps have been assigned archives work and are not sure what to do now. In the morning session, everyone will have a chance to work with actual collections in small groups. There will be plenty of opportunities to get your questions answered and discuss best practices. The afternoon will be devoted to management issues that might surprise you: creating a finding aid to aid users in discovering the collection, working with patrons, working with donors, digitizing your first collection, and marketing.
SIA Fall Workshop Agenda: Nuts and Bolts: Archives Basics
October 7 2011
8:30-9:00 AM: Registration and Coffee
9:00 AM: Introductions
9:15 AM: Jane Gastineau, Lincoln Librarian at the Allen County Public Library, speaks about becoming an Accidental Archivist
9:30 AM: So Now You're an Archivist: Diving Right In - Brief introduction by Education Committee and break into groups to start processing sample collections.
11:00: Come back together and discuss the experience.
11:30: Break For Lunch: Talk with Indiana State Archivist Jim Corridan, speaking about SHRAB and funding opportunities for archivists in Indiana.
Afternoon theme is "So I've processed a collection now what":
1:00: Jennifer Whitlock, Indianapolis Museum of Art: Best Practices for Finding Aids
1:45: Alison Stankrauff, Indiana University South Bend: Working with Patrons
2:15: Jennifer Greene, University of Southern Indiana: Working with Donors
2:45: Break
3:15: Anne Thomason, Earlham College: Digitizing Your First Collection
4:00: Carol Street, Ball State University: Guerilla Marketing for Archives
4:30: Adjourn. Optional Tour of DePauw University Archives with Wesley Wilson
To Register and for additional information please visit our website:
http://www.inarchivists.org/workshops/files/2011FallWorkshop.php
Alison Stankrauff
Archivist and Associate Librarian
Franklin D. Schurz Library
Indiana University South Bend
P.O. Box 7111
South Bend, Indiana 46634
(574) 520-4392
astankra@iusb.edu
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