Education Opportunities and Workshops
The AABC provides fundamental level courses, based on a prepared curriculum, to assist individuals working in community archives to gain a basic knowledge of archival work, using Canadian archival standards.
These courses are also of interest to individuals who are responsible for records management and/or providing reference service for their institution and the general public. The AABC does not provide in-house training for individual institutions, but it can advise on options available for institutions planning staff training and does respond to requests for courses initiated by interested groups.
Sponsored workshops are regular workshops which are provided to specific groups on an ad hoc basis.
The AABC also arranges specialized workshops delivered by experts on a variety of archival and preservation topics.
For information on workshop registration, costs and deadlines, see Registration Notes below.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING COURSES
Managing Archival Photographs (Distance Education) REGISTER NOW
January 7, 2013 to March 14, 2013 THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL.
Once again the AABC is offering the course Managing Archival Photographs by distance education. Using the publication Photographs: Archival Care and Management (SAA, 2006), students will be introduced to the management of archival photographs in seven modules that cover
1. Photographic history, technology and processes
2. Appraisal
3. Accessioning and arrangement
4. Description
5. Preservation
6. Reference, copyright and public outreach
7. Digitization
Students will receive, by electronic mail, a self-study guide
which includes instructions, supplementary reading where
applicable, self-study questions, and projects. Self study
questions and projects will be submitted to the instructor for
evaluation. Upon completing all the projects within the allotted
time students will receive a certificate of completion at the end
of the course.
Students can expect to work about 10-12 hours per week on the coursework for the duration of the course. Students must purchase the textbook directly from the Society of American Archivists. Please contact the instructor (email below) immediately upon registering for an order form for the textbook.
The course is limited to 30 students.
Instructor: Kelly Stewart, EAS Coordinator,
aabc.advisor@aabc.ca
Duration: January 7 to March 14, 2011
Cost: $350 members; $450 non-members
Textbook: $48USD + shipping and customs
Registration Opens: Monday, October 22, 2012.
Registration Closes: Friday, November 30, 2012
Introduction to Archival Preservation (Distance Education)
For many years, the AABC offered an Introduction to Archival Preservation as a two-day workshop. In recognition of the expense and inconvenience of travelling to a "live" presentation of the course, the AABC has developed an introductory course following a correspondence distance education model.
Because participants will work through a text over a two month period, the AABC is able to offer a more thorough introduction than is possible in a weekend workshop, but the information covered remains the same. Preserving Archives and Manuscripts by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler (2010) will be used as the basic textbook for the course. The text book will be supplemented by with articles, survey tools and condition reporting assessments available on the Internet. Using the textbook and the on-line references, participants will be introduced to archival preservation in seven modules.Each module has a Self-Study Guide which provides directions for each module, supplementary readings, self-study questions, and, in most modules, a practical project.
Module 1: Basic concepts and terminology in archival
preservation
Module 2. Basic material science of paper records and
photographs
Module 3. Basic material science of machine readable
records and electronic media
Module 4. Concepts for understanding design
requirements for archives buildings andstorage environments
Module 5. The exhibition of archival records
Module 6. Basics of emergency planning
Module 7. Preservation management planning
Instructor: Rosaleen Hill, AABC Preservation Services
Coordinator
When: September 24 - November
16, 2012
Cost: AABC member
$350 / Non-member $450
Textbook: $63USD + shipping and handling (contact instructor
for ordering information)
Limit: 25
participants
(If the minimum participant number is not reached the course will
be cancelled. All
registered participants will be contacted on August 31, 2012
to confirm the course status.)
Registration Deadline: August 31, 2012
Register Here: http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1831&EID=12646
For more information please contact:Rosaleen Hill
AABC Preservation Services Coordinator
Tel: 604.709.9263
E-mail aabc.bcaps@aabc.ca
Managing Plans and Drawings
Students can expect to work about 8-10 hours per week on the
coursework for the duration of the course.
More
information. REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
Oral History: From Theory to Practice
More Information. REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
Introduction to Archival Preservation (Distance Education)
More Information. REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
Managing Photographic Media Conference Workshop
The Managing Photographic Media Workshop was held before the 2011 Conference.
MemoryBC Orientation and Training
Information on MemoryBC/ICA-AtoM training opportunities in early 2011 will be coming shortly.
Workshop resources: RAD Refresher Notes (PDF)
For more information, please contact Kelly Stewart, Education and Advisory Services Coordinator, aabc.advisor@aabc.ca
Sponsored Workshops
Don't see what you want? You can sponsor a workshop yourself!
Want to learn more about archives, but don't see the right course for you or your organization?
Now you can bring an AABC workshop to your corporation or community group.
Courses Available
- Introduction to Archival Practice (2 days)
- Managing Archival Photographs (2 days)
- Introduction to Managing a Digitization Program (2 days)
- Metadata and Archives (1 day)
- RAD Refresher (1 day)
Cost:
$1,000.00/contractor, per day + expenses
Cost for workshops held outside of
BC: $1,500.00/contractor, per day + expenses
For more information contact Kelly Stewart, Coordinator, BC Archival Education and Advisory Service aabc.advisor@aabc.ca
Preservation Courses Available
- Introduction to Archival Preservation (2 days)
- Preservation of Photographic Media (2 days)
- Emergency Planning for Archives (2 days)
- Preservation of Architectural Drawings (1 day)
- Cold Storage for Photographic Media (1 day)
Cost:
$1,000.00/contractor, per day + expenses
Cost for workshops held outside of
BC: $1,500.00/contractor, per day + expenses
For more information contact Rosaleen Hill, Coordinator, BC
Archival Preservation Service
aabc.bcaps@aabc.ca
Registration Notes
The following rates apply in most cases:
Member Rates:
$150 for a one day workshop
$250 for a two day workshop
$350 for a distance education course
Non-member rates:
$250 for a one day workshop
$350 for a two day workshop
$450 for a distance education course
Sponsored Workshops:
$1,000.00 /contractor, per day, plus expenses
Deadlines:
Most AABC education opportunities are open to anyone interested.
However, if space is limited or if demand is high, the AABC will
give priority to its members. Registration must be received
21 days prior to the workshop, unless otherwise indicated in
the workshop description.
Cancellations, subject to a $15 administration charge, must also be received at least 21 days prior to the workshop, unless otherwise indicated. After that date course fees are non-refundable. For distance education workshops, registration fees are non-refundable once the course has begun. Should the AABC cancel aworkshop, all registration fees will be reimbursed in full.
General Information
All workshops are limited to fifteen (15) participants, unless otherwise indicated in the workshop description. Members are strongly advised to REGISTER EARLY as courses with inadequate registration will be cancelled. Participants are asked to ensure they arrive on time for the start of workshops and not to leave before the full completion of the course.
Note: Member institutions can send a maximum of 3 employees/volunteers to a workshop at the reduced membership rate
For further information about AABC Archival and Preservation Workshops, please contact:
Archives Association of British Columbia
34A - 2755 Lougheed Highway Suite #249
Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3B 5Y9 Email
