Introduction to Archival Preservation (Distance Education)
For many years, the AABC has offered an Introduction to Archival Preservation as a two-day workshop. In recognition of the expense and inconvenience of travel to a "live" presentation of the course, the AABC would now like to deliver an introductory course through a correspondence distance education model.
Because students 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 Archivesand Manuscriptsby 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, students will be introduced to archival preservation in eight modules.
Introduction to Archival Preservation includes 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: TBD
Cost: AABC member
$300 / Non-member $400
Textbook: $63USD + shipping and handling (contact instructor
for ordering)
Limit: 25
participants
For more information please contact:Rosaleen Hill
AABC Preservation Services Coordinator
Tel: 604.709.9263
E-mail aabc.bcaps@aabc.ca
