Connecting to Collections: Preservation Boot Camp

Course Details

July 31st - August 1st, 2013
Worthington, Ohio

Both practical and tactical, the preservation boot camp will be a focused, educational event which will bring together the best practitioners in the state to showcase Ohio best practices.   Sessions will address key preservation issues, including environmental controls, demonstrations for disaster recovery, collections care, and digital collection basics.

Sessions will include:

• “How to Build Your Preservation Program”  conducted by Wes Boomgaarden, Head of the Preservation & Reformatting Department at The Ohio State University Libraries and Laura Hortz Stanton, Director of Preservation Services, Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
• “Preservation Program Basics” with panelists Holly Prochaska, Head of Preservation Services and Lab, University of Cincinnati Libraries, Kathy Lechuga, Conservator, University of Cincinnati Libraries, Jennifer Souers Chevraux, Education Outreach Officer,  Intermuseum Conservation Association, and Christine Shearer, Development Director, Canton Art Museum. 
• “Collections Care” with Alexandra Nicholis Coon, Executive Director, Massillon Museum of Art and Jun Francisco, Director of Collections, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and
• “Digitization/Digital Preservation Basics” with Janet Carleton, Digital Initiatives Coordinator, Ohio University Libraries, Laurie Gemmill Arp, Mass Digitization Program Manager, LYRASIS, and Jillian Carney, Manager, Digital Services, Ohio Historical Society.

Course website (external link)

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