SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce that there are still spaces in this preservation class (please excuse cross-posting): ******FUNDAMENTALS OF BOOK REPAIR****** Date: Wednesday & Thursday, July 19 & 20, 2006 Place and Time: Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY 8:30 am to 5 pm This two-day class teaches staff members how to perform simple, economical, preservation-quality repairs on materials on circulating and reference collections. It focuses on techniques that do not require expensive equipment and supplies, and can be performed successfully after a short training period. Lectures and discussions address preservation principles, treatment decision-making, and organizing and equipping a repair unit. Included with the registration fee is a book repair kit containing a variety of tools, samples of paper, cloth and adhesives provided by support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This is a prerequisite for Intermediate of Book Repair. Link for more information: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3019&WKSHPID=12FB R Price: $195.00 for SOLINET members, $235.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees apply. Any registrant within Kentucky qualifies for the member rate. 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. This class is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access. 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]>