SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce our Summer 2006 Preservation classes including three NEW LIVE ONLINE Classes. See details and descriptions below (please excuse cross-posting): FUNDAMENTALS OF BOOK REPAIR Date: Monday, July 19 & 20, 2006 Place and Time: Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY 8:30 am to 5 pm Price: $195.00 for SOLINET members, $235.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3019&WKSHPID=12FB R PRESERVATION AND SALVAGE OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 Place and Time: Live Online Class, 2 pm to 4 pm Price: $100.00 for SOLINET members, $140.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3020&WKSHPID=12PS AM DISASTER PREPAREDNESS - 2 Dates!! Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2006 Place and Time: Hollins University, Visual Arts Center, Roanoke, VA 9 am to 4 pm Date: Wednesday, August 23 2006 Place and Time: Memphis Public Library, Memphis, TN 9 am to 4 pm Price: $50.00 for SOLINET members, $50.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3013&WKSHPID=12DP R DEVELOPING A DISASTER PLAN Date: Thursday, August 10, 2006 with mandatory follow up sessions on August 24, 2006 and September 7, 2006 Place and Time: Live Online Class, 2 pm to 4 pm Price: $145.00 for SOLINET members, $185.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3004&WKSHPID=12DD P DIGITAL LIBRARY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Date: Thursday, August 24, 2006 Place and Time: The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 9 am to 4 pm Price: $195.00 for SOLINET members, $235.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3110&WKSHPID=12DL PD INTRODUCTION TO GRANTS FOR PRESERVATION Date: Thursday, August 31, 2006 Place and Time: Live Online Class, 10 am to 12 pm Price: $100.00 for SOLINET members, $140.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3031&WKSHPID=12IT GDE !!!!THREE NEW LIVE ONLINE CLASS OFFERINGS FROM SOLINET!!!! BASIC DIGITAL STEWARDSHIP Date and Time: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 from 10am to 12pm This class will cover appropriate file formats, migration and refreshing, and a discussion of the Research Libraries Group (RLG) checklist to be certified as a trusted digital repository. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=4059&WKSHPID=12BD SLO CARE AND HANDLING OF PUBLIC LIBRARY MATERIALS Date and Time: Thursday, September 14, 2006 from 10 am to 12 pm An online introductory class designed to aid public libraries in developing basic preservation strategies based on real-world issues. For example, providing protection to library materials (books, periodicals, videotapes, CDs, DVD) by performing basic care and handling practices and providing proper storage conditions will minimize damage. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?mode=preview&doc_id=4060 &WKSHPID=12CHM CARING FOR ORIGINALS DURING SCANNING PROJECTS Date and Time: Friday, September 29, 2006 from 2pm to 4pm Explore how digitization provides an opportunity to stabilize, re-house, and even repair materials within your collections. Discussions include care and handling techniques before, during, and after scanning to ensure that the original objects are not damaged during the scanning process; environmental controls; equipment guidelines; and the preservation issues that need to be considered before embarking on a digitization project. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?mode=preview&doc_id=4061 &WKSHPID=12ODSPLO Pricing for these three new online classes are $100.00 for SOLINET members, $140.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees apply. For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at 1-800-999-8558, [log in to unmask] or visit our website at http://www.solinet.net 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. Any registrant within the host state qualifies for the member rate. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>