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The Business Archives Council (BAC) is organizing a training day that provides an introduction to those interested in working in the Business Archives sector. Business Archivists from a variety of organizations will be speaking on the challenges and opportunities that come from working in the sector. There are still a limited number of places available for this free training session which is being held at the Baring Archive in London on Wednesday 22 January 2014. A brief outline of the day’s programme is included below. If you would like to book a place please email: [log in to unmask] Bookings close at 12 noon on Monday 20 January. Unfortunately as space is limited places on the training day will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Programme of events 9.00 – 9.30am: Registration, coffee 9.30-11am: Introduction to business records and the business environment Short break 11.15am: Key corporate records 12 noon: Business archives and outreach partnerships 12.45pm: Lunch (provided) 1.30pm: The challenges of digital preservation for business archives 2.15-3.30pm: Access and research in business archives Short break 3.45pm: A day in the life of a business archivist 4.30pm: Finish 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