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ARLIS
VISUAL ARCHIVES COMMITTEE
MANAGING ARCHIVES: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION
This study day is aimed at librarians, curators and other professionals who have responsibility for the care of archives in their collections or those who are interested in joining the archives profession. The day will give an all-round introduction to the practical aspects of managing archives and will include sessions on acquiring, cataloguing and preserving archives as well as dealing with access issues such as copyright, the Data Protection Act and security and give useful tips on how to be resourceful with your archive collections.
Venue: The London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Street, London, EC1R 0HB.
Date and time: Wednesday 18th October, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost, including lunch: £100 ARLIS members
£50 Students/unwaged/retired
£125 Other (includes Basic Membership of ARLIS for 2006 at £25)
Provisional Programme:
10:00 - 10:20 Registration and coffee
10:20 - 10:30 Welcome & Introduction from Chair
10:30 - 11:15 Session 1: Acquisitions
11:15 - 12.00 Sessions 2: Cataloguing
12.00 - 12.15 Tea/Coffee break
12:15 - 13:00 Session 3: Preservation
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14.45 Session 4: Access issues
14.45 - 15.30 Session 5: Being resourceful with your archive collections
15:30 - 16:00 Questions and closing remarks
Please complete the slip below and return it to:
Anna Mellows, Administrator, ARLIS/UK & Ireland, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R 0RN ; Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7848 2703 ;Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7848 2887; Email: [log in to unmask]
by 4th October 2006 at the latest.
N.B. For bookings cancelled after 27th September a charge of 10% of the total fee will be levied. For bookings cancelled after 4th October the full fee may be charged.
I would like to attend the ARLIS Visual Archives study day on 16th October 2006
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