2011
February 20-22:
Small Museum Association annual conference. Ocean City, MD. www.smallmuseum.org
Begins March 7:
To Preserve and Protect: Security Solutions for New York’s Historical Records. Theft of historical documents plagues records repositories. With careful planning, awareness of warning signs and proactive security solutions, organizations can reduce the window of opportunity for historical record theft. Archival security expert Mimi Bowling will provide an interactive curriculum on archival security, preparing participants to take immediate action to strengthen their local security programs. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion. There is no cost.
Topics include risk awareness; insider theft; facility design and security technology; security of information systems; working with vendors and contractors; research room management and design; developing institutional security policies; procedures and post-theft response; additional topics as requested by participants.
Representatives of NY’s historical records community, including archives, governments, libraries, museums, historical societies, schools and non-profits will be given first priority. Additional seats are available for security personnel and law enforcement representatives working with these organizations. Out-of-state representatives and others interested in the topic are also encouraged to register.
March 7, 2011 (Monday)
Historic Huguenot Street
New Paltz, Ulster, NY
April 11, 2011 (Monday)
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls, Warren, NY
April 18, 2011 (Monday)
Town of Massena
Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
Metro NYC Region and
Long Island Region
Spring 2011
TBA
To register, please email Bturner@mail.nysed.gov or call 518-473-0130. Early registration is encouraged and appreciated; only 25 seats available.
Workshop have been made possible by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the New York State Historical Records Advisory Board, and the New York State Archives.
May 22–25: American Association of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting, Houston, TX
www.aam-us.org
September 14-17:
American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting. The 2011 theme is Commemoration: The Promise of Remembrance and New Beginnings. www.aaslh.org
Session proposals for the 2011 meeting are due November 17, 2010.
Online Opportunities
>> Museumwise (formerly Upstate History Association)
Mini Courses. For course descriptions and registration information, www.museumwise.org.
>> SOLINET Preservation Classes
For more information or to register, contact Education Services at 1-800-999-8558, es@solinet.net or visit our website at http://www.solinet.net. Click on Classes and Events for full descriptions and online registration. These classes are funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.
>> The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Preservation 101 – Online Preservation Course
The Northeast Document Conservation Center is pleased to announce a suite of new products that address the training needs of archivists, librarians, and museum and historical society professionals. The free, online tools were developed primarily with grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Humanities for NEDCC’s Field Service program. NEDCC is grateful to the many project partners and participants who helped develop these products.
THE FOLLOWING ARE LINKS TO NEW TOOLS:
dPlan: The Online Disaster Planning Tool, is currently being used by more than 2,400 individuals to write institutional disaster plans. dPlan Lite, a streamlined response tool, is also available to simplify the process for smaller institutions: www.dplan.org
Preservation 101 is a free distance-education course on preservation administration designed especially for practitioners who don’t have ready access to training opportunities. It is also useful as a handy reference for professionals who receive inquiries from the public: www.preservation101.org
Toolkit on Surveying Digital Readiness contains checklists and information to help institutions contract for an in-depth survey of the preservation needs of their digital holdings. The tools also support digital preservation consultants who undertake such surveys: www.nedcc.org/resources/digtools.php
Toolkit on What’s Wrong With This Picture contains readings and resources on preservation and digitization of photograph collections, based on a highly successful three-day workshop series: www.nedcc.org/resources/wwwtptools.php
Preservation Education Curriculum is an instructor’s guide for a semester-long preservation course for graduate programs in librarianship and archives. It includes 13 detailed lesson plans with activities, assignments, and readings, as well as an online image library to help illustrate each lesson. The balance of topics represents consensus among a national advisory committee of preservation experts and educators: www.nedcc.org/curriculum/lesson.introduction.php
The Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness (COSTEP) framework is a cooperative planning process for area-wide disasters that brings together state agencies, cultural institutions, emergency management agencies, and first responders: www.nedcc.org/services/disaster.costep.php
We welcome your feedback. If you would like to comment on the Center’s new preservation tools, contact Julie Martin, jmartin@nedcc.org
>> Also check out www.museumclasses.org for online courses.
Workshops
>> American Association of Museums’ Professional Education
schedule can be found at www.aam-us.org.
>> American Association for State and Local History
A roster of workshops for 2010 can be found at www.aaslh.org/workshop.htm. Respected professionals in the field develop the series and each workshop is designed with limited class sizes to give you the best professional development experience.
>> The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies 2010
Course Catalogue can be accessed at www.campbellcenter.org.
>>Cultural Property Protection Training
The International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection (a non-profit trade association dedicated to the protection of cultural institutions) offers critical security, life-safety, and emergency preparedness training, as well as the only professional certification for persons working in, or responsible for, cultural property protection. Our multi-tiered program applies to security officers, supervisors, directors, administrators, facility managers, human resources staff, curators, registrars, librarians, and others who wish to gain crucial information and education about the latest methods available in protecting collections, staff, visitors, and others involved with public and cultural institutions.
>> National Preservation Institute
For the 2009-10 listing of professional seminars in historic preservation and cultural resource management that are offered by NPI, please visit www.npi.org.
>>New England Museum Association
For institutions in eastern NY, the workshops offered by NEMA are excellent opportunities to expand skills and networks. Visit www.nemanet.org to see the full roster and to register.
>> The Society of American Archivists
Find SAA’s workshop series education calendar at www.archivists.org/prof-education/course_catalog.asp. Class topics include Implementing DACS in Integrated Content Management Systems, Financial Management Basics, or Archivists and Management of Cultural Institutions all offered this fall. Email education@archivists.org for more information.
Technical Assistance
The New York Folklore Society offers short-term technical assistance to individuals, organizations, folklorists, and community scholars who are involved in the documentation and presentation of folklore and folk arts in New York State. For information, Eileen Condon, Outreach Coordinator, 518-346-7008 x2; or visit www.nyfolklore.org.
Travel Funds
Use NYSCA GO! Grants to register or travel to many of these development opportunities. Contact the Upstate History Alliance for more information, 800-895-1648; info@upstatehistory.org
