Brief details of this seminar were circulated early last month. The full
programme is below. There are still places available.
NATIONAL PRESERVATION OFFICE
ANNUAL SEMINAR
TRAINING FOR PRESERVATION MANAGEMENT
26th October 1999
Conference Centre, British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
The aim of this seminar is to assess the provision of preservation
management training in the UK and Ireland, focusing in particular on
three aspects: subjects and content taught; the level to which the
subject is taught, and gaps in existing teaching provision. The
seminar will bring together senior professionals in education and in
preservation. Participants will identify recommendations for action by
the National Preservation Office in facilitating preservation
management training, in particular the development of programmes where
there is an identified need at the national level. All attendees are
invited to take an active part in the afternoon's group discussions.
Programme
10.00-10.30 Registration and sign-up for group discussions. Coffee.
10.30 Introduction Dr.V. Marshall (Director, NPO)
Welcome : Bill Simpson (Chair, NPO Management Committee)
10.40 The Knowledge and Skills Agenda; the Role of the National
Training Organisations. David Wears (Director, Cultural Heritage
National Training Organisation)
11.05 Preservation Management Training for Archivists. Dr. Deborah
Jenkins (London Metropolitan Archives) and Jonathan Rhys-Lewis
(Independent archives consultant)
11.30 Preservation Management Training in Libraries. Dr. Graham
Matthews (University of Central England)
11.55 The Role of the Library and Archive Schools. Professor John
Feather (Loughborough University)
12.20 Collection Care Training for the Museums Sector. Helen Cox
(Environment and conservation consultant)
12.45. Preservation management training: a conservator's perspective.
Nancy Bell, Senior Conservator, Oxford Colleges Conservation
Consortium.
1.00 Introduction to afternoon sessions
1.15 Lunch
2.15 Group discussions : Sign-up sheets will be available at
registration.
a. Institutional practice
b. Continuing Professional Development
c. Professional bodies' practice
3.15. Tea
3.45 Reports from group sessions
4.15 Summary. Recommendations for future action. Dr. Helen Forde (Head
of Preservation Services, Public Record Office)
4.45 End.
Cost, including lunch: £65 inclusive of VAT. Applications should be
sent to: Belinda Sanderson, Information Officer, National
Preservation Office, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1
2DB, by 30th September 1999. Tel: 020 7412 7612, fax: 020 7412 7796.
Email: [log in to unmask]
Please enclose cheque payable to The British Library or tick box if an
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