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:
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