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*With apologies for cross posting*
The
British Library
Preservation
Policies
British
Library Centre for Conservation
A
preservation policy provides a framework for thinking about the long-term
aspects of collections management. This development day on preservation
policies explains the purpose and benefits of a preservation policy, provides
guidance on writing a policy for your organisation and gives examples of how
policies are used by a number of different organisations. By the end of
the day, participants will be able to:
·
define what is meant by
preservation;
·
explain what a preservation policy
is and how this links to other strategic and business planning documents;
·
identify what needs to be included
in a preservation policy;
·
describe issues that need to be
considered when implementing a preservation policy;
·
create an action plan for writing or
reviewing their own organisation's preservation policy.
Previous
attendees found that the day helped with “distinctions between policy, strategy, guidelines and action plans”;
and “Practical information regarding
how to develop an effective policy and what to include/exclude from it.”
The day is led by preservation and collections management consultant Jonathan
Rhys-Lewis (ACR).
This
event is part of a Preservation Learning Programme jointly sponsored by RLUK
and the British Library
Programme
09.30
Registration
10.00
Welcome and introductions
10.10
Overview
10.20
Definitions
10.40
Purpose of a preservation policy
11.30 Break
11.45 What
to include in a preservation policy
12.30 Lunch
13.30
Format of a preservation policy
14.00
Implementing a preservation policy
14:45 Break
15.00 Next
steps – writing exercise
15.30 Case
study: Fred Bearman, University College London
16.00 Discussion
and questions
16.30 End
Cost:
£95 + VAT including lunch and refreshments (£71 + VAT for members of Research
Libraries UK)
To
book please visit: http://www.bl.uk/blpac/policy.html
Alison
Faraday