[BCMA] Registration now open for distance education course "Introduction to Archival Preservation"

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Colleagues,

Looking for a Christmas gift for yourself?

Registration is now open for the AABC's popular distance education course
"Introduction to Archival Preservation". Using the textbook *Preserving
Archives and Manuscripts* students will be introduced to archival
preservation in seven modules. Over 10 weeks, students will learn about basic
concepts and terminology in archival preservation; the material science of
paper records, photographs, machine readable records and electronic
media; understanding
design requirements for archives buildings and storage environments; best
practices for the exhibition of archival records; and elements of
sound emergency
and preservation management planning. The textbook will be supplemented
with articles, survey tools and condition reporting assessments available
on the Internet.

*Registration:* November 1 - December 8, 2017

*Course duration:* January 8 - March 19, 2018

The cost for the course is $350.00 (CAD) for AABC members and $500.00 (CAD)
for non-members. Students will be able to order the course textbook - Mary
Lynn Ritzenthaler's *Preserving Archives and Manuscripts* (SAA, 2010) at a
special course price of $55.00 USD (including shipping & handling) once
they have registered.

For more details on how to register, please see the information available
on the AABC website at: http://aabc.ca/education/distance-education/course-
list/introduction-to-archival-preservation/

Best regards,

Lisa

Lisa Glandt, MAS
Education and Advisory Services (EAS) Coordinator
Archives Association of British Columbia
aabc.advisor at aabc.ca
phone: 778-680-2273 <(778)%20680-2273>
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