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• Previously Recorded AABC Webinars

  • Start
    January 01, 2026
  •  
    12:00 AM
  • End
    December 31, 2026
  •  
    11:30 PM

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  Previously Recorded AABC Webinars

  Previously recorded AABC webinars are available for viewing. Pay for the amount of webinars that you would like to access and then the AABC will confirm and send the recording link(s) to you.

  Prices:

  • AABC members = $25.00 (per person, per individual webinar recording)
  • Non-members = $40.00 (per person, per individual webinar recording)

  
  

  Please see the list of webinars available at: Archives Association of British Columbia - Previously Recorded Webinars

  
  

  
  

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• Workshop: Bugs and Boxes: Preventative Conservation

  • When
    May 12, 2026
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    9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    470 Queensway Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6S7
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  Workshop: “Bugs and Boxes: Preventative Conservation”

  Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

  Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm PST

  Location: Okanagan Heritage Museum, 470 Queensway Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6S7

  Cost: 

  AABC members: $180.00 CAD

  Non-members: $270.00 CAD

  Registration deadline: May 6, 2026 (5:00pm)

  Max registration: 24 participants

  
  

  Workshop description:

  Join the Archives Association of BC and the Conservation team from the Okanagan Heritage Museum for this 1-day workshop in Kelowna to enhance your preventative conservation skills!

  This hands-on workshop will consist of learning units that will focus on pests and preventative measures, creating custom boxes and 4-flap folders, and how to safely encapsulate items. The workshop will also include a discussion forum where participants can share conservation concerns and questions related to the storage and care of archival materials in their holdings.

  This workshop is perfect for those working in archives, libraries, and museums with archival materials. Participants will bring home enclosure samples.

  Note: workshop participants are responsible for their own lunch and any travel fees related to the workshop. Light refreshments will be provided throughout the day.

  
  

  AABC Workshop Cancellation Policy:

  Registration refunds will only be issued if the request to withdraw from a workshop is received in writing by the AABC EAS Coordinator (aabc.advisor@aabc.ca) before the workshop begins. A $15.00 administrative fee will be charged to process each refund transaction. Please note that after the workshop starts on May 12, registration fees are non-refundable.

  If you have any questions, please contact the AABC at: info@aabc.ca.

  
  

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• Distance Education course: Introduction to Archival Practice

  • Start
    September 14, 2026
  • End
    November 23, 2026
  • Location
    Distance Education

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  Introduction to Archival Practice

  Course duration: September 14 - November 23, 2026

  Registration: June 1 - August 21, 2026

  Using Laura Millar's award-winning publication Archives: Principles and Practices, students will be introduced to archival terminology & theory, best practices for managing archival records, copyright & privacy, ethics, and preserving electronic records. This course will benefit those who are new to archives, as well as staff or volunteers working in libraries, museums, records management, local government, administration, art galleries or non-profit institutions that have archival records in their holdings and would like to learn more about them.

  Topics for the modules include:

  Module 1.      What are Archives   

  Module 2.      Archival Institutions and the Role of the Archivist         

  Module 3.      Fundamental Principles of Archives

  Module 4.      Appraisal and Acquisition

  Module 5.      Arrangement and Description

  Module 6.      Making Archives Available

  Module 7.      Preservation and the Digital World

  
  

  Students will also receive, by electronic mail, a self-study guide which includes instructions, supplementary reading (where applicable), self-study questions, and in most modules, a practical project. The 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 readings and assignments for the duration of the course.

  Instructor: Lisa Glandt, AABC Education and Advisory Services Coordinator

  Cost: AABC members $400.00 (CAD) / Non-member $575.00 (CAD); plus the cost of the course textbook

  Textbook: Laura Millar. Archives: Principles and Practices (Neal-Schuman, 2nd ed.; 2017)

  *Hard copy or electronic (ebook) versions of the course textbook are available.

  
  

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