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Writing and using a preservation policy Preservation Advisory Centre training day British Library, London: 5 February 2014 What are you keeping, for how long and why? What measures can you put in place to ensure sustainable use and enhanced access to collections over time? A preservation policy provides clarity, accountability and structure for organisations seeking to manage collections over the long-term. This training day is aimed at librarians, archivists and collections managers with responsibility for policies, strategies and planning. Whether you are writing a preservation policy for the first time or revising it, this training will provide you with a framework to build a policy and then put it into practice. It includes case studies and the opportunity to begin to write your policy under the guidance of preservation and collections management consultant Jonathan Rhys-Lewis (ACR). Previous attendees found that the day helped with "distinctions between policy, strategy, guidelines and action plans" and provided "practical information regarding how to develop an effective policy and what to include/exclude from it." Cost: £105 + VAT ( including lunch and refreshments) For full programme and booking details, please see: www.bl.uk/blpac/policy.html Disaster response and salvage Preservation Advisory Centre training day British Library, London: 11 February 2014 This intensive course focuses on preparing for disaster response and salvage. The course uses experience of responding to real incidents to demonstrate how planning can minimise the impact of emergencies in libraries and archives as well as outlining the practical steps to take when responding to situations. The course includes an emergency decision-making exercise and a hands-on salvage exercise. Cost: £115 + VAT ( including lunch and refreshments) For full programme and booking details, please see: www.bl.uk/blpac/salvage.html Preventing Pests by IPM Preservation Advisory Centre training day British Library, London: 25 February 2014 Led by David Pinniger, Independent Consultant Entomologist, this one-day workshop introduces Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The course is aimed at anyone with responsibility for the care of libraries, archives and collections. Participants will learn: * the main insect pests: what they need to live, how to identify them and the damage they cause * how to prevent pests becoming established * how to select the most appropriate treatments to control pests * how to set up an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme. Cost: £105 + VAT ( including lunch and refreshments) Programme and booking details: www.bl.uk/blpac/pests1.html Preservation Advisory Centre The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB T+44 (0)20 7412 7612 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