[BCMA] Reminder: Introduction to Archival Preservation (distance education)

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Dear colleagues 
A reminder that only a few spaces remain for the Archives Association of
BC's Introduction to Archival Preservation distance education course!
The course runs from January 4 to March 1, 2010.
For more information and registration go to
http://aabc.ca/workshops_BC150_IAP.html

Introduction to Archival Preservation includes eight modules.  Each module
has a Self-Study Guide which provides directions for each module,
supplementary readings, self-study questions, and, in most modules, a
practical project.

Module 1:   Basic concepts and terminology in archival preservation
Module 2.   Basic material science of paper records and photographs
Module 3.   Basic material science of machine readable records and
electronic media
Module 4.   Concepts for understanding design requirements for archives
buildings and storage environments
Module 5.   The exhibition of archival records
Module 6.   Archival assessment and an introduction to on-line assessment
tools
Module 7.   Basics of emergency planning
Module 8.   Preservation management planning.  Students will have the
opportunity to prepare a basic preservation plan for their institution

The last day for registration is November 30th 2009.
AABC's on-line registration service processes payments by credit card and
provides invoices for cheque requisition.

Cheers,

Rosaleen Hill
BCAPS Coordinator, AABC
preservationaabc at gmail.com

Introduction to Archival Preservation, a part of the BC150 Distance
Education Series

The BC150 Distance Education Series honours of the 150th anniversary of the
founding of the Crown Colony of British Columbia through training to assist
archives and heritage institutions preserve and make accessible our
documentary heritage. 
The AABC gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Province of
British Columbia through BC150, a Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
initiative and the Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia.      

Janine Johnston, MAS
Vice President
Archives Association of British Columbia
Phone: 604-566-5166
Website: www.aabc.ca