What is the AfL seminar series?
A rolling programme of free events covering topical issues for members of
Archives for London. Individual membership costs £10 a year. For further
details contact: mailto:[log in to unmask]
Where?
London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London, EC1R 0HB
When?
Come along after work - refreshments available from 5.30pm, talk starts at
6pm, the first Thursday in every month from 1 September 2005 - Wine and
nibbles available!
Do I just have to sit and listen?
No! It's an open forum - provides opportunities to ask questions and to
exchange the latest news
How do I book my place?
Please let Nicola Avery know if you are coming - e-mail her on:
mailto:[log in to unmask]
Future dates for your diary in the seminar series include:
3 Nov 2005
Living in London:
Join the author of a new book from the London Archives Users Forum to find
out more about the history of London's houses
Colin Thom, Senior Historian, Survey of London, English Heritage
1 Dec 2005
Images of London:
What is the Region planning for film archive provision in our city? Find out
more and see examples of our treasures for yourself!
Caroline Reed, ALM London
12 Jan 2006
What's happening in UK Conservation?
Find out about new developments and research
Dr Barry Knight, Head of Conservation Research, British Library & Nancy
Bell, The National Archives
February 2006 DAY EVENT - The National Archives
Introducing The National Archives' Conservation Materials Testing Programme
with sessions on selecting the right packaging materials for archives and
family heirlooms
Nancy Bell, The National Archives & Dr Barry Knight, Head of Conservation
Research, British Library
2 Mar 2006
Being user friendly and web wise:
What makes a good web site with friendly search facilities?
To be confirmed
6 Apr 2006
Get the picture?
How to take good images of archive materials using digital cameras and
copyright considerations once you've captured them
To be confirmed
4 May 2006
'Bees and honey' for London's archives:
an overview of lottery funding and the Wellcome's medical records scheme
Louise Ray, Archives Lottery Advisor and Sue Barclay, the Wellcome
Foundation
1 Jun 2006
Room for improvement?
Service assessment - how Comprehensive Performance Assessment and best value
reviews can help archives
To be confirmed
6 Jul 2006
From the outside looking in:
How feedback from the visitor survey and the aims of the National Survey of
Visitors to British Archives programme help practitioners and users Geoff
Pick, LMA
7 Sep 2006
Never mind the quality feel the width:
Do we sell ourselves short? Measuring what we do can help - find out more
about access standards and the work of PSQG
Chris Pickford, Archives Consultant
What topics would you like to see covered in the series? We can add topical
issues that you need to find out about to our draft programme - send your
ideas to Susan Snell at mailto:[log in to unmask] or
mailto:[log in to unmask]
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