[OPLINLIST] Preservation Issues and Practices: Workshop in Springfield, Ohio

[SWON Libraries]

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  Preservation Issues and Practices: Keeping Your Collections Healthy
  <http://www.swonlibraries.org/viewevent?id=1006>

Library collections are vast and costly. We continue to purchase 
traditional print and paper materials including books, magazines and 
photographs, but we also collect all types of audiovisual materials 
including CDs and DVDs and computer games. Non-print collections 
deteriorate more quickly than print and are more difficult to preserve.

There are many ways to help your collections last longer, even in busy 
public libraries. Controlling the environment, cleaning the collections, 
controlling the light and separating the 'coffee café' from the library 
are only a few things you can do. Learn how to care for and handle 
circulating and reference collections. Understand the special options 
for maintaining your special and local history collections. Part of this 
workshop will discuss the care of non-print collections.

Goals:
· Learn how materials in your collections are constructed
· Identify factors that cause collections to fall apart
· Damage - how is it caused and how to prevent it
· Selecting appropriate repair techniques and supplies
· Low cost solutions to increase the life span of collections
· Review technological solutions for access, including CD-ROM, Optical 
discs and magnetic media; their advantages and disadvantages.
· Learn about long-term "archival" storage and retention of electronic 
and magnetic formats.

Visit Miriam Kahn's Website - MBK Consulting 
<http://www.mbkcons.com/default.htm>


      Date

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007


      Time

9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.


      Location

Park Branch Library
Clark County Public Library
1119 Bechtle Avenue
Springfield, Ohio 45504


      Speaker(s)

MBK Consulting <http://www.mbkcons.com/about/aboutmbk.htm> was founded 
by Miriam Kahn, MLS, in 1991. The company specializes in providing 
consulting and educational services to libraries, archives, historical 
societies, museums and other cultural institutions. In addition, MBK 
Consulting provides reference services on a consulting basis to 
businesses, law firms and individuals.

Miriam Kahn regularly teaches workshops for librarians at the Kent State 
University School of Library and Information Science as well as at 
OHIONET, the state's library consortium, and many other library and 
genealogy groups. In the summer of 2002, Miriam taught Preservation 
Management for the School of Information Science at the University of 
Pittsburgh.

Miriam Kahn received her MLS from Queens College, CUNY, and her MA from 
Hunter College, CUNY. She has worked as a Preservation Consultant for 
the State Library of Ohio, a Coordinator of Online Bibliographic 
Services for the University of South Dakota, and a Reference Librarian 
for the New York Public Library.

Miriam has been teaching book repair for over 10 years and has branched 
out to work with fibers as well as paper. Her newest endeavors involve 
preservation & conservation of fiber art as well as the creation of such 
pieces. Miriam is involved with the Art Quilt Alliance (of Ohio) 
<http://www.artquiltalliance.com/> and is currently managing their 
newsletter and website.


      Meal

Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided


      Audience

Staff from small and medium sized institutions whose responsibilities 
include preservation, collection maintenance, or repair of circulating 
and special collections, and staff interested in learning about 
preservation.


      Contributing Member of SWON Libraries

$65


      Friend of SWON Libraries

$65


      Contributing Member of NEO-RLS, NORWELD, or SERLS

$65


      Other

$130

The deadline to register is Saturday, May 12th, 2007



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