Feedback required:
1) NPO Preservation Assessment Survey Workshops
CyMAL and the National Preservation Office will be providing workshops on
using the Preservation Assessment Survey. The workshops will be delivered by
2 NPO staff and the maximum number of participants is 15.
We would like to see if there is sufficient interest to hold more than one
workshop in Wales, and the area of Wales where there is most demand. The
cost is £50 + VAT per person. If you are likely to attend, please could you
reply to Liz Bowerman ([log in to unmask] / 01970 610226) by the
20th March.
2) Workshop venues required
We are also looking for venues to hold the workshops, preferably with the
following:
* A collection to practice sampling and assessment (an academic or
local studies library would be ideal)
* A PC with Microsoft Access.
* Space for up to 15 participants.
If you can provide a suitable venue, please reply to Liz Bowerman
([log in to unmask] / 01970 610226) by the 20th March.
How does it work? The Preservation Assessment Survey
The survey model works as follows:
* Users identify a sample of 400 items selected at random or
systematically from a library or archive, or one or more of its collections.
The sample is always 400 (or as close as possible), whatever the size of the
collection.
* A short questionnaire is completed for each item in the sample. Part
one is a 'tick box' form, asking questions relating to the preservation of
the item - access, use, accommodation, condition and usability, value and
importance. Part two requires an assessment of the condition of the item and
the types of damage it may show.
* Information from the forms is entered into an Access database, and
data is returned to the NPO for the generation of reports
For further details go to: http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/npo.html
Diolch yn fawr
Liz Bowerman
Collections Adviser
CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales
The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Energis in partnership with MessageLabs.
On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free.
Mae fersiwn wreiddiol y neges e-bost hon wedi'i sganio am feirysau gan wasanaeth sganio feirysau Mewnrwyd Ddiogel y Llywodraeth (GSi) a ddarperir yn arbennig gan Energis mewn partneriaeth â MessageLabs.
Wrth i'r neges e-bost hon adael GSi, ardystiwyd nad oedd firws ynddi.
|
