Dear Colleagues,
Please find details of training courses being delivered on behalf of MLA London for October 2007 below.
Disability Awareness: Physical, Sensory, and Intellectual Access for Museum, Libraries, and Archives - 1000 to 1600 Friday 5th October 2007: @ Bruce Castle Museum, Tottenham, London (SPACES REMAINING)
Interpretation Guidance: Producing and Evaluating Text for Display -1000 to 1530 Thursday 11th October 2007; @ The British Museum, London (FULLY BOOKED)
Caring for Photographic Collections - 0930 to 1630 Wednesday 17th October; @ MLA London offices (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Caring for Photographic Collections - 0930 to 1630 Thursday 18th October; @ MLA London offices (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Please use the hyperlink above to see further details or stroll down this email.
All of our training events are open to all staff and volunteers working in museums, libraries, and archives throughout the UK.
To download a booking form either visit our website, www.mlalondon.org.uk (training and events section) or email [log in to unmask] . Alternatively you call 020 7549 1712 to discuss any of these events or request a booking form.
Disability Awareness: Physical, Sensory & Intellectual Access for Museums, Libraries, and Archives
Date: Friday 5th October 2007
Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm
Venue: Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, London N17 8NU
For all staff and volunteers in museums, libraries, and archives.
This workshop sets out to explain how the DDA and DED can work for you to assist you to increase the number of visitors/users of your facilities. At present, people with disabilities feel that museums and archives hold nothing much for them and frequently find libraries daunting to use. We will show you how simple adjustments can make you and your visitors far more relaxed, without spending huge amounts of cash on expensive equipment.
The day will cover:
* Terminology - 'disabilities' and 'inclusiveness'
* The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and Disability Equality Duty (DED)
* Understanding - the issues, constraints, arguments, and opportunities
* Good and bad practice
* Relating potential to reality - looking at the collections, environments, and current facilities of museums, libraries and archives
The session is mostly interactive, with a number of workshops throughout the day, and on-going support can be offered following the day, should anyone require it.
June Bretherton, from JBC Associates, has delivered disability awareness training to a number of organisations from the museums, libraries, and archives sector, as well as working with a number MLA Partnership Regional Agencies. The training has been popular and highly though off, with a number of longer lasting individual organisational relationship evolving out of the initial training.
Cost: £75 for participants from the 33 London Boroughs; £90 for participants from outside of London. One place for a volunteer member of staff at £37.50 (London only)
To download a booking form click <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc> here
or contact Georgina Siddall on 020 7549 1712
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Date: Thursday 11th October 2007 <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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Venue: Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, London WC1B 3DG <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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For all staff and volunteers working in museums, libraries, and archives with the responsibility for producing text panels and materials for exhibitions and display to the public. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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The Interpretation Unit at The British Museum works closely with curators and designers to produce effective, engaging and stimulating displays and exhibitions. Using the experiences of their work at the British Museum and their expertise The British Museum Interpretation Unit will be delivering a one day workshop on how to produce and evaluate text for your exhibitions. As well as editing text the unit also carries out formative and summative evaluation on the exhibitions and displays at the museum and it will be these skills that will be the learning outcomes for the day. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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Staff from the Unit will lead this day which will include visits to displays at the museum to discuss effective presentation of text, narratives and key messages. There will be presentations about Interpretation techniques and practical workshops on writing accessible text and evaluating visitor reactions using a range of methodologies. By the end of the workshop you will be able to go back to your organisation will clear ideas on how to produce accessible text for your displays and exhibitions. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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There will be a practical element to the day and delegates are asked to bring in some text to edit into a display label on the day. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
Cost: £75 for participants from the 33 London Boroughs; £90 for participants from outside of London. One place for a volunteer member of staff at £37.50 (London only) <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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To download a booking form click here or contact Georgina Siddall on 020 7549 1712. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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Caring for Photographic Collections <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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Dates: Wednesday 17th October OR Thursday 18th October 2007 <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
Venue: MLA London, 4th Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DG <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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For anyone who manages, works with, or handles photographic collections. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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Photographic collections contain some of the most fragile and vulnerable material held in our museums, libraries and archives. This one-day workshop is designed for anyone who manages, works with or handles photographic collections. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
The day covers the history and identification of the more common photographic processes and recommended approaches to conservation, storage, handling and best preservation practice. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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As well as learning how to recognise problems and brief specialist conservators, delegates will find that there are often quite simple and low cost measures that can be taken in-house to make a major contribution to improving standards of care for your photographic collections. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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* Be confident in identifying the more common types of historical photographic processes <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
* Understand the basics of developing a preservation strategy for a photographic collection and prioritising a collection's conservation needs <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
* Understand the specialist needs of a photographic collection in terms of environmental monitoring and control, packaging, storage and handling <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
* Be confident to identify and tackle preservation and conservation problems that can be addressed in-house <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
* Be confident to brief, commission, manage and work with specialist external conservators <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
* Be confident to tackle disaster and emergency planning <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
* Have had the opportunity to discuss specific preservation issues and problems with an expert consultant. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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NOTE: As places are limited on this workshop we will be running it twice, on the 17th and 18th October. We recommend early booking and ensure that you indicate which date you would like to attend. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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Cost: £75 for participants from the 33 London Boroughs; £90 for participants from outside of London. One place for a volunteer member of staff at £37.50 (London only) <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
To download a booking form click here or contact Georgina Siddall on 020 7549 1712. <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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Direct line: 020 7549 1711 <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
Main line: 020 7549 1700 <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLA_London_Delegates_Booking_Form_2007.doc>
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