[OPLINLIST] Still time to register for the FREE Preservation Boot Camp

[McDevitt-Stredney, Marsha]

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[Connecting to Collections Preservation Boot Camp]



Connecting to Collections Preservation Boot Camp applications<http://www.webjunction.org/documents/ohio/ctc-boot-camp/CTC-Bootcamp-Agenda-And-Application.html> now available



July 31 - August 1, 2013  Holiday Inn Worthington



Registration for the conference is free.



Lodging, meals and workshop materials will be covered by the IMLS grant.



Submission deadline:  May 1, 2013





Both practical and tactical the two-day Preservation Boot Camp<http://www.webjunction.org/partners/ohio/oh-programs/connectcollect/boot-camp.html> a focused, educational event which will bring together teams comprised of museum/history staff and library staff.  Sessions will address key preservation issues, including environmental controls, demonstrations for disaster recovery, collections care, and digital collection basics. Discussing local issues and sharing problem-solving ideas will help develop a core community to continue information sharing after the training. Attendees will be encouraged to provide outreach and information to other cultural organizations in their home areas, and they will have the opportunity to apply for  one of eleven follow-up preservation site surveys. For additional information see a Draft Agenda<http://www.webjunction.org/documents/ohio/ctc-boot-camp/CTC-Bootcamp-Agenda-And-Application.html>.



Application:

The application packet includes a team application form; a personal information statement  to be completed and signed by each team member; and a commitment statement from each team member's director or supervisor.



Looking for a partner?  Try these lists:

Members of Ohio Local History Alliance:  http://www.ohiolha.org/members

Ohio Library Directories:  http://library.ohio.gov/LS/Directories

Ohio Museums Guide:  http://ohiomuseums.org/ohio-museums/guide/a-z/



Talk to people.  Chances are someone on your staff or governing board or someone you know or who frequents your institution has a contact at a potential partnering institution.  Or contact Missy Lodge, State Library, mlodge at library.ohio.gov<mailto:mlodge at library.ohio.gov>, Johnna McEntee, Ohio Museums Association, oma at ohiohistory.org<mailto:oma at ohiohistory.org>, Andy Verhoff, Ohio Historical Society, averhoff at ohiohistory.org<mailto:averhoff at ohiohistory.org> or Maggie Marconi, Follett House Museum/Ohio Local History Alliance, mmarconi at sanduskylib.org<mailto:mmarconi at sanduskylib.org> and we will help locate you a partner.



Or, send in a single application and we will match you with a partner after May 1.





Applications should be submitted to:

Missy Lodge

mlodge at library.ohio.gov<mailto:mlodge at library.ohio.gov>

State Library of Ohio

274 E. First Ave., Columbus, OH  43201

614.644.6914 (phone)

800.686.1532  (Ohio only)

614-466-3584  (fax)



Applicants will be notified by June 1, 2013.



Ohio Connecting to Collections planning partners includes representation from statewide organizations, the State Library of Ohio, the Ohio Historical Society, and the Ohio Museums Association, as well as institutional representatives from Follett House Museum in Sandusky, the Kennedy Museum of Art at Ohio University, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, the Massillon Museum of Art, and Digital Initiatives, Ohio University Alden Library. Tom Clareson, Senior Consultant for Digital & Preservation Services at LYRASIS is consultant for the project.

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This project is funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting to Collections grant awarded to the State Library of Ohio.
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