<div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">please excuse cross-postings<br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Colleagues,</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">There are only 2 weeks left to register for the AABC&#39;s popular distance education course &quot;Introduction to Archival Preservation&quot;. </font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Over 10 weeks, students will learn about b<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)">asic concepts and terminology in archival preservation; the </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)">material science of paper records, photographs, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)">machine readable records and electronic media; </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)">understanding design requirements for archives buildings and storage environments; best practices for the </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)">exhibition of archival records; and elements of sound </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)">emergency and p</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)">reservation management planning. </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)">The textbook will be supplemented with articles, survey tools and condition reporting assessments available on the Internet.</span></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:normal;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Registration:</strong> November 1 - December 8, 2017</font></p><p style="margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:normal;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Course duration:</strong> January 8 - March 19, 2018</font></p><p style="margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:normal;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">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&#39;s <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-weight:inherit;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Preserving Archives and Manuscripts</em> (SAA, 2010) at a special course price of $55.00 USD (including shipping &amp; handling) once they have registered.</font></p><p style="margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:normal;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">For more details on how to register, please see the information available on the AABC website at: <a href="http://aabc.ca/education/distance-education/course-list/introduction-to-archival-preservation/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(102,17,204)">http://aabc.ca/education/<wbr>distance-education/course-<wbr>list/introduction-to-archival-<wbr>preservation/</a></font></p></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Best regards,</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="margin:0px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