 |
 |
Impact: redefining the measurement of collection care Preservation Advisory Centre conference, 15 February 2011, British Library Conference Centre (link to location) Digitisation, digital collecting, rising energy costs and the changed economic climate have prompted many organisations to re-think their approach to collection care. This one-day conference questions what we seek to achieve from collection care activities now and in the future, how we communicate our goals, and whether we have the evidence and metrics to effectively support the arguments we make. We invite you to shape the debate. Following presentations on the context for collection care, the role of evidence, an overview of the impact of preservation management in libraries and examples of methodologies in practice, the afternoon features round table discussion sessions on two themes. Programme: 10.00 Welcome and introductions – Caroline Peach, Head of Preservation Advisory Centre 10.15 Collection Care in a new environment of cultural policy – Samuel Jones, Demos/DCMS Policy Fellow 10.45 Measurement and using evidence – Claire Creaser, Director LISU 11.30 Preservation management in libraries, impact? – Graham Matthews, Professor of Information Management Loughborough University 12.00 Assessing conservation state in the National Trust – Katy Lithgow, Head Conservator National Trust 12.30 Lunch 13.15 Changing times: changing strategies Examples from a number of organisations of how they have adapted their collection care strategies Nancy Bell, Head of Collection Care, The National Archives Caroline Checkley-Scott, Head of Collection Care, John Rylands Library University of Manchester Cordelia Rogerson, Head of Conservation, British Library Gordon Cummings, Association of Independent Museums and Fry Art Gallery Simon Cane, Head of Museum Operations, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery 15.00 Challenging collection care Perspectives on what collection care should be delivering and how this is most effectively communicated Maurice Davies, Head of Policy & Communication, Museums Association Mike Mertens, Deputy Executive Director & Data Services Manager, Research Libraries UK Nick Poole, Chief Executive, Collections Trust Fiona Talbott, Head of Museums Libraries and Archives, Heritage Lottery Fund Amber Xavier-Rowe, Head of Collections Conservation, English Heritage 16.15 The way forward – Caroline Peach, Head of Preservation Advisory Centre 16.30 Close For full programme and booking details please see: www.bl.uk/blpac/impact.html Early bird booking rates apply until 15 January 2011. Conference hashtag #impactconf Caroline Peach Head of Preservation Advisory Centre The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom Tel +44(0)20 7412 7798 www.bl.uk/blpac Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra