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Archival Training Calendar Continuing Education Opportunities:
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2006

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January 2007

January 3-6, 2006 "Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)" will be offered by the HICSS at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort in Waikoloa, Big Island Hawaii. More than 700 individuals from all over the world are expected to participate in the sessions during the four days of the conference. January is particularly busy tourist seasons in Hawaii, so participants are encouraged to confirm travel plans as soon as their paper is accepted in August or September. HICSS offers a unique, highly interactive and professionally challenging environment that attendees find "very helpful -- lots of different perspectives and ideas as a result of discussion." HICSS sessions are comprised primarily of refereed paper presentations; the conference does not host vendor presentations. Because the conference operation is funded almost entirely by registration fees, HICSS is not able to subsidize registrations or offer reduced fees, nor partial registration. For more information contact the Conference Administrator, Sandra Laney at: E-mail: hicss@hawaii.edu; Tel: 808-956-3251; Fax: 808-956-5759; or see Web site: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_40/apahome40.htm

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February 2007

February 22-23, 2007 "National Conference: America's 400th Anniversary: Voices From Within the Veil" will be offered by the Federal Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission and the Norfolk State University History Department in Norfolk, VA. Norfolk State University (NSU) has been selected by the Federal Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission as one of the major State institutions that will collectively honor the anniversary of our nation's beginnings in 1607. The Call for Papers deadline is June 15, 2006.The national conference will be hosted by NSU's History Department, Honors Program, and Center for Global Education, and it will seek to foster a multi-disciplinary dialogue among scholars on the issue of African American rights within the context of United States history. At the conference's core will be discussions about the historical significance and experiences of this minority group in America and how laws and customs have defined them separately from the majority populace. For more information contact Charles Ford at: E-mail: chford@nsu.edu; Tel: 757-823-8344; or see web site: http://www.nsu.edu/jamestown2007/

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March 2007

March 29-April 1, 2007 "Organization of American Historians (OAH) Annual Meeting" will be offered by the OAH in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The theme of the conference will be American Values, American Practices. For more information regarding this conference see web site: http://www.oah.org/meetings/2007/index.html

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April 2007

April 12-13, 2007 "Understanding Photographs: Introduction to Archival Principles and Practices" is offered by the Society of American Archivists in St. Meinrad, IN. While photographs are some of the most versatile and heavily used resources in archives, many professionals lack any specialized training in how to deal with them effectively. This introductory workshop teaches the basics of how to manage and care for photographs. Participants will discover how standard archival techniques can be applied successfully to photographs including appraisal, accessioning, arrangement, preservation, cataloging, reference, and outreach. To register and for more information see SAA's Web site http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1906. For questions, contact Solveig DeSutter, or Jodie Stauffer at: E-mail: education@archivists.org or Tel: 312-922-0140.

April 12-15, 2007 "National Council on Public History (NCPH) Annual Meeting" will be offered by the NCPH in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The theme of the conference is Many Histories, Many Places-Common Ground? The program committee invites the submission of presentations in the form of traditional panels, roundtables, poster sessions, and workshops. They further encourage proposals on pedagogy, online sessions, debates, visual and musical performances, films, and the many formats and practices used in diverse community and institutional settings. For presenters, please consider the importance of engaging the participating audience in a manner that is innovative and provides interactive models for use within home organizations and institutions. Full panel sessions are preferred, but individual proposals will be considered. Send proposals to: ncph@iupui.edu Subject line: Diaz/NCPH 2007 Program Proposal. Proposal Deadline: postmarked or received electronically by September 1, 2006. For more information please see web site: http://ncph.org/2007annualmtg.html

April 16-20, 2007 "The George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks" will be offered by the George Wright Society in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme of the conference is Protected Areas & Cultural Sites. The conference will include a week of reflection, reconnection, and renewal along the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Professionals from every field in natural and cultural resources will gather and create America's premier interdisciplinary meeting on parks, other kinds of protected areas, and cultural sites. The deadline for Call for Proposals: Rethinking Protected Areas in a Changing World is October 6, 2006. For more information on this conference see Website: http://www.georgewright.org/2007_v2.html

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May 2007

May 16-19, 2007 "The 2007 National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conference" will be offered by the NGS in Richmond, Virginia. The theme for the conference is Rediscover Virginia: 400 Years of Genealogy. All are invited to submit lecture proposals for the 2007 Conference-in-the-States to be held. The Proposal Deadline is April 1, 2006. Among the topics being considered are lectures on the history, records, repositories and ethnic and religious groups of Virginia and neighboring states with special emphasis on migrations into, within and out of the region and the origins of the early settlers. Other regional topics of interest include land and military records, colonial handwriting, federal records and the law as it relates to genealogy. Proposals are also solicited for the broader genealogical topics including methodology, problem solving, the use of technology, genetics and family health history, and adoption and other 20th-century research topics. For more information see web site: https://www.eshow2000/com/ngs/call_for_papers.cfm

May 21-24, 2007 "The Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) Archiving Conference" will be offered by IS&T in Arlington, VA. The IS&T Archiving Conference brings together a unique community of imaging novices and experts from libraries, archives, records management, and information technology institutions to discuss and explore the expanding field of digital archiving and preservation. Attendees from across the world represent industry, academia, governments, and cultural heritage institutions. The conference presents the latest research results on archiving, provides a forum to explore new strategies and policies, and reports on successful projects that can serve as benchmarks in the field. The deadline for Call for Papers is November 1, 2006. For more information or a PDF of the Call for Papers see Website: www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2007

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August 2007

August 27-September 2, 2007 "Society of American Archivists' (SAA) 71st Annual Meeting" will be offered by the SAA at the Fairmont in Chicago, IL. The Committee on Education and the 2007 Program Committee invites submissions for pre-conference programs and/or session proposals for CHICAGO 2007: The 71st Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists in Chicago, Illinois, August 27-September 2, 2007. We invite you to participate in development of the meeting by 1) proposing sessions that will be of interest to the profession or 2) volunteering to share your own knowledge and expertise as a presenter. PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 9, 2006. For more information see SAA's Website http://www.archivists.org/conference/chicago2007/index.asp. For questions, contact Solveig DeSutter, or Jodie Stauffer at: Email: education@archivists.org or 312-922-0140.

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FUNDING SOURCES - Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships
AASLH Internship Grant Program - AASLH will offer this internship opportunity (up to $3,000) to one of its members to hire a summer intern. The host institution must provide information on what they expect their intern to do and match funds at a 1:3 level (that is $1 for every $3 AASLH provides). To be eligible, a historical society must be an institutional member of AASLH with an annual operating budget under $500,000. Deadline is December 31.

AASLH Workshops Scholarships for New Professionals. Applicants must be employed by a historical organization and must have worked in the field no more than three years. Recipients receive registration fee reimbursement and a one year individual membership in AASLH. Deadline is Feb. 1.

AASLH Workshop Scholarship for Minority Professionals - offers two scholarships available to paid employees of history organizations to attend a 2005 AASLH workshop. Applicants must represent a minority group in the U.S. Recipients receive registration fee reimbursement and one year membership. Deadline is Feb. 1.

AASLH Workshop Scholarship for Small Museum Staff. One scholarship available to paid or volunteer employee of a small museum to attend a 2005 AASLH workshop. Recipient receives registration free reimbursement and $250 to apply to travel costs. Deadline is Feb 1. To apply visit the web site: http://www.aaslh.org; or call Karla Nicholson at 615-320-3203.

AIP Center for History of Physics has a program of grants-in-aid for research in the history of modern physics and allied sciences (such as astronomy, geophysics, and optics). Grants are up to $2,500. Deadlines for receipt of application are June 30 and December 31 of each year. For more information call 301-209-3174; E-mail: sweart@aip.org. Applications are mailed to: Spenser Weart, Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740.

American Geographical Society Library - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, welcomes applications for two short-term fellowship programs:

Archie K. Davis Fellowships are to assist scholars in gaining access to collections. Modest stipends vary in size and are intended to cover only a portion of travel and subsistence expenses while fellows conduct research in North Caroliniana. In evaluating proposals, the Society considers the qualifications of applicants; individual need; quantity, quality, and location of sources; length of research stay; plans for publication or other "product"; and, especially, potential of the subject to advance among citizens of the state knowledge and understanding of their own history and culture. The annual deadline for receipt in Chapel Hill of proposals in paper form is March 1, and announcement of awards is made on or about April 1 for the year beginning on the date of the award and ending the following February. Proposals should be mailed in triplicate to: Dr. H.G. Jones, North Carolinian Society, UNC Campus Box 3930, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890. For more information see the Web site: http://www.ncsociety.org

California Institute of Technology Biot Grants-in-Aid offers funding for researchers to use the collections of archives at the California Institute of Technology. The Victor and Joy Wouk Grant-in-Aid Program - new in 2003 - offers research assistance up to $2000 for work in the Papers of Victor Wouk in the Caltech Archives. The Maurice A. Biot Archives Fund and other designated funds offer research assistance up to $1500 to use the collections of the Caltech Archives. For all funds, applications will be accepted from students working towards a graduate degree or from established scholars. Graduate students must have completed one year of study prior to receiving a grant-in-aid. For the Biot award, preference will be given to those working in the history of technology, especially in the fields of aeronautics, applied mechanics and geophysics. No applicant may receive more than two awards, and awards will not be given to the same applicant in consecutive 12-month periods. Grants-in-aid may be used for travel and living expenses, for photocopy or other photo-reproduction costs related to the research project, and for miscellaneous research expenses. Funds may not be used for the purchase of computer software or hardware. Applications will be reviewed quarterly, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year. For information on holdings see the Web site: http://archives.caltech.edu/grants-in-aid.cfm

Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Visiting Scholars Program provides financial support for on-campus work in the Center's Congressional Archives. Researchers with various academic backgrounds and research interests are invited to apply for these grants, which will more easily allow them to use the Center's unique archival holdings. The Visiting Scholars Program serves both academic as well as non-academic applicants. Emphasis will be given to postdoctoral studies by scholars in history, political science, and other fields. Graduate students involved in research for publication and/or theses or dissertations are invited to submit applications, and interested undergraduates and lay researchers are also eligible. The Program strives to open the archival holdings to as wide an audience as possible. No serious scholar will be excluded from consideration. Primary emphasis will be placed on research proposals centered on the U.S. Congress and its members, but given the wide-ranging subject matter of the archival holdings, proposals of a more regional or local nature will be considered. Congressional organization, policy development, member-constituent relations, campaign studies, and biographical projects are expected. Applicants are urged to be original and innovative in their proposals. The Center will evaluate each proposal based upon its merits. While no fixed amount is specified, research grants will be limited in amounts ranging up to $1000.00. There is a $500.00 limit for graduate students. For more information see Web site: http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/

Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) offers awards and fellowships at http://www.clir.org.

Fulbright Scholar Grants Program. For a list of grants available, see the web site: http://www.cies.org.

Getty Grant offers grants relating to the conservation of art and historic buildings and grants for research. For a list of available grants and deadlines, see the web site: http://www.getty.edu/.

Helen and John S. Best Research Fellowships Stipends of $375 per week, for periods up to 4 weeks, will be awarded to support residencies for the purpose of conducting research that makes direct use of the Library. For more information please see the web site: http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/fellowships.html

Ian Maclean Research Grant is offered by the National Archives of Australia and is open to those from any country who are interested in conducting research that will benefit the archival profession. Web site: http://www.naa.gov.au.

Institute for Advanced Study School of Social Science - invites fifteen to twenty scholars to spend an academic year in residence as Visiting Members, pursuing their own research. It welcomes applications in economics, political science, law, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. It encourages social scientific work with an historical and humanistic bent and also entertains applications in history, philosophy, literary criticism, literature, and linguistics. A completed doctorate or equivalent is required of all applicants; memberships are awarded at both the junior and senior levels. Member awards are funded by the Institute for Advanced Study and other sources, including the National Endowment for the Humanities. Deadline is Nov. 15, 2005. For more information please e-mail: ssapps@ias.edu, or see the web site: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=144908.

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) offers a variety of grants that helps libraries and museums reach people of all ages, in all regions. For a list of grants available and deadlines, see the web site: http://www.imls.gov. The 2005 IMLS Grants Awards program brochure is available at http://www.imls.gov/pubs/pdf/2005programs.pdfPDF.

The Lawrence Gelfand - Armin Rappaport Fellowship- The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations established this fund to honor Lawrence Gelfand, founding member and former SHAFR president and Armin Rappaport, founding editor of Diplomatic History. The Gelfand-Rappaport Fellowship is intended to defray the costs of dissertation research travel. The $1,000 prize is awarded annually at the SHAFR luncheon at the American Historical Association conference. Applicants must be doctoral candidates who are members of SHAFR. Procedures: Self-nominations are expected. Each applicant should include a thesis or dissertation prospectus (8-12 pages, double spaced), a statement explaining how the fellowship, if awarded, would be used, and a letter of recommendation from the graduate advisor. Deadline for applications for the 2006 grant is November 15, 2005. Graduate students may apply for both the Bernath Dissertation Grant and the Gelfand-Rappaport Fellowship provided they indicate clearly to which grant they are applying. For more information see web site: http://www.shafr.org/prizes.htm#gelfand

McColl Research Program Fellowships This is a new short-term fellowship program available to individuals who wish to communicate their geographical research results to a broad, educated general audience. Awards of $3000 for four-week fellowships will be provided to support residencies for the purpose of conducting research that makes direct use of the Library, and results in publication in a mutually agreed outlet.

Michael J. Hogan Fellowship- is designed to promote research in foreign language sources by graduate student members of SHAFR. The fellowship of $2,000 is intended to defray the costs of studying foreign languages needed for research. Applicants must be graduate students researching some aspect of United States foreign relations. Self-nominations are expected. Each applicant should include a thesis or dissertation prospectus (8-12 pages, double spaced), a statement explaining how the fellowship, if awarded, would be used, and a letter of recommendation from the graduate advisor. To be considered for the 2006 award, nominations and supporting materials must be received by April 15, 2006. For more information see web site: http://www.shafr.org/prizes.htm#hogan

Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) Funding Opportunities- The MACC Preservation Services staff is ready and available to help any institution get funding for preservation and conservation needs. Their staff has helped dozens of member institutions raise funds for preservation projects ranging from initial surveys to complete conservation treatments to new storage buildings. The MACC help participants to establish a long-range Preservation Plan with thoughtful funding strategies. This concept is the key to success in raising money for preservation and conservation projects. For more information see web site: http://www.preserveart.org/grants.htm

Morris K. Udall Scholarship Research Travel Grant. The University of Arizona Library Special Collections houses the papers of Morris K. Udall, Stewart L. Udall, David K. Udall, Levi Udall and Jesse Udall. The Library's holdings also include related papers of noted politicians Dennis Deconcini, Lewis Douglas, Henry Ashurst and George Hunt. To encourage faculty, independent researchers, and students to use these materials, the Morris K. Udall Archives Research Travel Grant will award up to two $1,000 research travel grants per year. Preference will be given to projects relating to issues addressed by Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall during their long careers of public service: environment, natural resources, Native American policy, conservation, nuclear energy, public policy theory and environmental conflict resolution. For more information see web site: http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/branches/spc/udall/grants.html

Museum Loan Network's Grant Programs help museums respond to the increasing public demand for installations that provide better artistic, cultural, and historical contexts for works on display. Web site: http://loanet.mit.edu/grants/gi_guide.html; Tel: 617-252-1888; or E-mail: loanet@mit.edu.

The Myrna F. Bernath Fellowship Award- The purpose of this award is to encourage scholarly research by women in U.S. foreign relations history. The prize of $2,500 is awarded biannually (odd years) to a woman conducting research in the field. Applications are welcomed from women at U.S. universities as well as women abroad who wish to do research in the United States. Preference will be given to graduate students and those within five years of completion of their Ph.D.s. The subject of research should be historically based and should concern American foreign relations or aspects of international history, broadly conceived. Work on purely domestic topics will not be considered. The deadline for applications for the 2007 Fellowship is December 1, 2006. For more information see web site: http://www.shafr.org/prizes.htm#myrnafellowship

National Endowment for the Humanities offers grants for preservation, libraries, archives, humanities, museums, and research, and much more. For more information see the web site: http://www.neh.gov/; Tel: 800-NEH-1121; E-mail: info@neh.gov.

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Grants - awarded to Indian trips, Alaska Native Villages and corporations, Native Hawaiian organizations and museums for financial assistance in carrying out projects associated with NAGPRA compliance. For more information see the Web site: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/GRANTS/INDEX.HTM.

The Claude Pepper Foundation's Visiting Scholars Program offers grants quarterly to encourage study, in the Pepper Center, on policy areas that were advanced by Senator Pepper and also to study his life and political career. Anyone with a scholarly interest in Claude Pepper or the policies and causes that he supported is encouraged to apply. Applications are accepted throughout the year, but will be considered biannually. Applications must be postmarked by April 15 or October 15 to be considered in June's or December's Board of Directors' meeting. Approximately eight weeks after this meeting, notification letters will be sent to all applicants. For more information see Web site: http://pepper.cpb.fsu.edu/library/scholar.htm

The Rockefeller Archive Center Grants-In-Aid a division of The Rockefeller University, makes a limited number of grants to promote and support research in its collections. These grants may be used toward round-trip travel to the Center, for temporary lodging in the area, and related research expenses. The amount of the grant is based upon the successful applicant's budget for round-trip travel to the Archive Center, temporary lodging while studying at the Center, and related research expenses. Applicants from the U.S. and Canada may request up to $3,000. Because of the additional cost of travel, scholars coming from outside the United States and Canada may apply for up to $4,000. Applications for the program must be postmarked by November 30th of each year. Applications also may be sent as e-mail attachments. These must be submitted prior to midnight Eastern Standard Time on November 30th. Two letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant's research must be postmarked by December 15th each year. These letters must be on original letterhead and signed. They may not be submitted via fax or e-mail. Awards will be announced at the end of March each year. It is required that contact be made with an archivist at the Center well in advance of completing the application in order to provide ample time for the archivist to supply assistance and information to the applicant. Initial contact with an archivist concerning this application must be made no later than November 15. For further information see Web site: http://archive.rockefeller.edu/grants/generalgia.php

Samuel F. Bemis Research Grants- are intended to promote research by doctoral candidates and by untenured faculty members in the field of U.S. foreign relations history. A limited number of grants (up to $1,000 each) will be awarded annually to help defray the costs of domestic or international travel necessary to conduct research on significant scholarly projects. Applicants must be actively working on dissertations or post-doctoral research projects dealing with some aspect of United States foreign relations. Applicants must have satisfactorily completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation or must hold the Ph.D. Self-nominations are expected. Graduate students should apply for the Holt Fellowship, as applicants for that fellowship will be considered automatically for Samuel F. Bemis Research Grants. The guidelines for Holt applications are above. Untenured faculty members holding the Ph.D. should submit applications modeled on the Holt Fellowship application, minus the academic transcript, making clear their status as faculty members and their interest these funds. The annual deadline for applications is April 15. For more information see web site: http://www.shafr.org/prizes.htm#travel

The SBC Foundation is offering technology grants to nonprofit organizations for software, hardware, services, or training. The grants range from $2,500 to $25,000. For more information see the web site: http://www.sbc.com/foundation or Tel: 800-591-9663.

The Stuart L. Bernath Dissertation Grant- This grant has been established to help doctoral students who are members of SHAFR defrays expenses encountered in the writing of their dissertations. Applicants must be actively working on dissertations dealing with some aspect of United States foreign relations. Applicants must have satisfactorily completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation. Applications must be submitted in triplicate. One or more awards may be given each year. Generally, awards will not exceed $2,000. Within eight months of receiving the award, each successful applicant must file with the SHAFR Business Office a brief report on how the funds were spent. Deadline for applications for the 2006 grant is November 15, 2005. Graduate students may apply for both the Bernath Dissertation Grant and the Gelfand-Rappaport Fellowship provided they indicate clearly to which grant they are applying. For more information see web site: http://www.shafr.org/prizes.htm#bernathdissertation

W. Stull Holt Dissertation Fellowship- The Holt Fellowship is designed to promote research by doctoral candidates writing dissertations in the field of the history of American foreign relations. This fellowship of $2,000 is intended to defray costs of travel, preferably foreign travel, and necessary to conduct research on a significant dissertation project. Applicants must be actively working on dissertations dealing with some aspect of United States foreign relations. Applicants must have satisfactorily completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation. Self-nominations are expected. Each applicant should include a prospectus of the dissertation, indicating work already completed as well as contemplated research. The prospectus (8-12 pages, double spaced) should describe the dissertation project as fully as possible, indicating the scope, method, chief source materials, and historiographical significance of the project. The applicant should indicate how the fellowship, if awarded, would be used. An academic transcript showing all graduate work taken to date is required, as well as three letters from graduate teachers familiar with the work of the applicant, including one from the director of the applicant's dissertation. To be considered for the 2006 award, nominations and supporting materials must be received by April 15, 2006. For more information see web site: http://www.shafr.org/prizes.htm#Holt

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ADDITIONAL REGULARLY OCCURRING COURSES or
MULTIPLE LISTINGS BY ONE ORGANIZATION

AIIM offers free classes: AIIM Content Management Solutions. Web site: http://www.aiim.org/cmseminar.

American Indoor Air Quality Council offers classes:

  • HVAC and the Indoor Environment Workshop
  • Certified Indoor Air Quality Consultant™ (CIAQC)
  • Certified Indoor Air Quality Investigator™ (CIAQI)
  • Certified Indoor Air Quality Manager™ (CIAQM)
  • Certified Microbial Investigator™ (CMI)
  • Certified Microbial Consultant™ (CMC)
  • Certified Microbial Remediation Supervisor™ (CMRS)
  • Certified Microbial Claims Adjuster™ (CMCA)
  • Strategies for Conducting Meaningful Microbial IAQ Investigations. Web site: http://www.iaqcouncil.org/
  • Certified Residential Mold Inspector (CRMI). Web site: http://www.iestandards.org/index.aspx

American Society for Industrial Security: ASIS offers a variety of virtual and in person classes on security. Web site: http://www.asisonline.org/.

Association of Research Libraries (ARL) offers professional development and training classes for librarians. Courses include: Library Conflict Management; Measuring Library Service Quality; Library Fund Development; Licensing Review and Negotiation; and others. Web site: http://www.arl.org/arl/workshops.html.

Campbell Center offers courses in historic preservation, collections care, and conservation.
Historic Preservation Courses: Historic Structure Reports & Preservation; Stabilization & Maintenance of Historic Structures; Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act: An Introduction.
Collections Care Courses: Section I: Environmental Monitoring and Control; Section II: Materials, Examination, and Documentation; Care of Book Collections; Book Repair Workshop; Collections Management in Storage; Funding Collections Care: Grant Writing; Care of Photographic Collections I and II.
Conservation Refresher Courses: Enzymes and their Target Uses; Pigment Identification Techniques.
Web site: http://www.campbellcenter.org/.

Centre for Photographic Conservation Courses offers the following courses:

Foundation Center's Offerings: The Foundation Center will offer the following free courses at their regional offices in Atlanta, Cleveland, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. The FC also offers a wide range of courses for which they charge minimal fees. The Foundation Center has created topical resource lists to assist researchers and practitioners to identify and locate relevant literature on topics of interest. Items cited inthese lists might be books, pamphlets, periodical articles or videotapes. In addition, they have created hyperlinks to other resources available on the Internet related to each topic. For access to the Foundation Center's complete bibliographic database for citations to more than 20,000 items in the field of philanthropy use the Literature of the Nonprofit Sector Online. For details see their web site at: http://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/index.html.

Heritage Resources Management offers courses nationwide from the University of Nevada at Reno. For information see http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/hrm.htm.

The Georgetown University Center for Professional Development offers a certificate program in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design. (4.5 Continuing Education Credits) Courses in the program include:

  • Museum Exhibition Planning
  • Museum Exhibition Design
  • Internship or Independent Project
Web site: http://cpd.georgetown.edu/museum_program.html; Tel: 202-687-7000; Fax: 703-812-9324; E-mail: cpd@georgetown.edu

The Grantmanship Training Center offers courses, including: Grantmanship Training Program and Strategic Fundraising Workshop, which are held at various locations in the U.S. Web site: http://www.tgci.com/.

iMExpo will be in the following cities in England in 2004:

Management Center offers Executive Director 101, which is an in-depth training program on practical skills and peer support for nonprofit executive directors. Register online at http://www.tmcenter.org. For information e-mail adeterville@tmcenter.org.

Market Access International offers federal market research, conferences and events, and sales support. Homeland and government training and events include:

  • Homeland Defense Training Conferences
    • Protecting Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure
    • Emergency Preparedness for Facilities
    • Transportation and Border Security
    • Physical Security- New Priorities, New Strategies
  • Management Seminars
    • Document Security for the Government Enterprise
    • Document Automation Spring Conference
    • Federal Enterprise Architecture
    • Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Conference
  • Training Courses
    • Customer Service in Government Enterprise
    • Best Practices in E-mail Communication
    • Cross-Selling and Up-Selling Strategies
    • GAO's Principles of Federal Appropriations Law. web site: http://www.marketaccess.org.

National Preservation Institute offers seminars in historic preservation and cultural resource management. For information, call 703-765-0100, e-mail info@npi.org or go to http://www.npi.org.

New York State Archives and Records Administration offers courses throughout the year:

  • Appraisal of Historical Records
  • Conducting Needs Assessments or a BPA
  • Conducting a Records Inventory
  • Developing a Web site
  • Developing Records Management Policies and Procedures
  • Disaster Planning and Response
  • Electronic Document Imaging
  • Electronic Document Management Systems
  • Files Management
  • Fugitive Documents: How to Regain Custody of Lost Records
  • Indexing Minutes (Summer)
  • Introduction to Geographic Info Systems
  • Introduction to Historical Records
  • LGRMIF Grant Appl. Information Sessions
  • Managing Case Files Effectively
  • Managing E-Mail Effectively
  • Managing Electronic Records
  • Managing Inactive Records
  • Managing Maps and Plans
  • Micrographics as a Records Management Tool
  • Organizing Your Historical Records
  • Preservation of Electronic Records
  • Preservation of Historical Records
  • Providing Access to Your Records
  • Retention Scheduling in State Agencies
  • Seven Attributes of Effective Records Management
  • Using State Archives Retention Schedules

For information contact the New York State Archives Training and Publications Coordinator: archtrain@mail.nysed.gov. Phone is (518) 474-6926, or write New York State Archives, New York Education Department, Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230; or visit: http://www.archives.nysed.gov.

Northern States Conservation Center: The training, lecture, and workshop calendar is on the Web at http://www.collectioncare.org/training/training.html. NSCC offers such courses as:

  • The Basics of Collections Care
  • How to Write Condition Assessments for Traveling Exhibits
  • Fundraising Basics
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Emergency Planning
  • Emergency Response
  • General Conservation Survey

Write them at PO box 8081, St. Paul, MN 55108; Tel: 612-378-9379.

Rutgers University School of Communication, Information and Library Studies' Biennial Preservation Management Institute offers classes in New Brunswick, NJ. For more information see the web site: http://scils.rutgers.edu/pds/pmi.jsp; or Tel: 732-932-7169.

Seminars in Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Management offers seminars on topics including: Cultural Resource Management Basics; Laws and Regulations; and Curation, Conservation, and Stewardship. web site: http://www.npi.org.

Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE) The SCMRE web site is at http://www.si.edu/scmre/. Note: SCMRE and RELACT courses are scattered throughout the catalog. For more information, please visit the following web site: http://www.si.edu/scmre/educationoutreach/currentcourse.htm or contact the SCMRE Education Program, Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746; Tel: 301-238-3700 x 102 or e-mail etp@scmre.si.edu.

United States Notary Association (USNA) offers notaries with education materials suitable for their specific state requirements. Their products include home study courses in print, CD-ROM and online versions. For more information see web site: http://www.enotary.org/products/education.shtml

Williamsburg Institute : Contact (757)-220-7174 or e-mail at dcountryman@cwf.org, or visit http://www.history.org.

WNRC (Washington National Records Center CIPS Workshop) offers free workshops on the electronic submission of reference requests using the Centers Information Processing System (CIPS). This system is an interactive mainframe application developed for agencies storing their records at the Center and other NARA regional facilities. Users can access CIPS on the Web or by using a modem. The CIPS consolidates agency requests, sorts them in location order, transmits them to the appropriate regional facility for processing, and limits access to them to authorized users. CIPS will improve your reference service by: Eliminating the initial mail or courier time; Reducing administrative and paperwork cost; and Ensuring requests are received by the records centers. Contact the WNRC at 301-778-1650 to arrange a workshop. Cost: FREE.

Veterans Oral History Project: The Veterans Oral History Project at the Library of Congress American Folklife Center, with the help of their partners in the American Folklore Society (AFS) and the Oral History Association (OHA), is offering free "How to Do an Interview" workshops. Organizations eligible for free training include official partners of VHP and workshops organized by Members of Congress. To organize a workshop contact David Albee at Tel: 202-707-3410 or E-mail: dalb@loc.gov. VHP will be happy to provide copies of their Veterans History Project Kit for all participants. More information is available at http://www.loc.gov/vets. AARP offers a free online tutorial Remembrance: Recording Veterans' Oral Histories at http://www.aarp.org/learntech/.

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VIRTUAL or DISTANCE LEARNING EDUCATION

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Video Lending Library: Members of AASLH may borrow a single video free for up to three weeks or purchase professional training videos on a wide range of topics including:

  • Paperworks Stabilizing Archival Collections (423VT)
  • Guardians of the Public Records (438 VT)
  • Interpreting History through Pictorial Documents (472 VT)
  • Interpreting History through Written Docents (474VT)
  • Successful Interpretive Planning (480VT)
  • The Paper Trail from Past to Present: How Archives Document People, Places, and Objects (500VT) Note: Not available for purchase.
  • Public Records: Public Trust (501VT) Note: Not available for purchase.

Contact AASLH at: 615-320-3203 or see the web site at: http://www.aaslh.org or write AASLH at 1717 Church Street, Nashville, 37203-2991. Fax: 615-327-9013. Note: you must pay return shipping of all videos although shipping to your institution is prepaid. AASLH also has a wide range of technical leaflets and special reports that can be very useful for workshops.

AASLH Career Center is pleased to announce the launch of the, a new online resource designed to help participants find job opportunities in the field of state and local history. The new and enhanced AASLH Career Center will provide viewers with the following:

  • Job search control - quickly and easily find relevant industry job listings and sign up for automatic E-mail notification of new jobs that match specific criteria
  • Easy job application - apply online and create a password-protected account for managing job searches
  • Resume posting - make a resume available to employers in the industry, confidentially if you choose
The AASLH Career Center is available FREE to job seekers and provides a unique opportunity to connect with the industry's best employers. Visit www.aaslh.org to learn more.

Accessible Archives, Inc.'s database contains the rich, comprehensive material found in leading historic periodicals and books. web site: http://www.accessible.com/default.htm.

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's web site has now been expanded to include information about financial assistance for historic preservation projects. The information focuses on federal funding, with more limited discussions of state, tribal, and local nonprofit funding. web site: http://www.achp.gov/funding.html.

AIIM International offers Fundamentals of ECM System Architecture - Certificate Program is the most convenient and comprehensive way to ensure you have the knowledge necessary to drive your career forward. This intensive, web-based training program is designed specifically for professionals who are in the first few years of their ECM career or new to a specific area of ECM. Expert led courses are available anywhere, anytime with web access. Web site: http://www.aiim.org/article_aiim.asp?ID=25953.

American Association of Museum's National Interpretive Program describes best practices for museum interpretation at http://www.aam-us.org/museumresources/ic/index.cfm

American Folklife Center contains online resources about Folk Culture. web site: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/.

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. web site: http://memory.loc.gov/.

The Academy of Certified Archivists lead by defining the knowledge and abilities necessary to be an archivist and achieve our mission by certifying archivists, ensuring professional archival standards, and promoting the employment of Certified Archivists. To become a certified archivist, visit the web site: http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/.

American Institute for Conservation (AIC) Web sites for learning:

  • Albumen web site, contains background historical readings, conservation treatment information, science and technology information, and helpful images created or assembled by the Paper, Photography and Media Conservation group of AIC at: http://albumen.standford.edu/.
  • Journal of the AIC, is online and searchable (except for the last two years) at: http://aic.stanford.edu.

The American Library Association has a Directory of ALA Accredited LIS Programs that Provide Distance Education Opportunities UNITED STATES & CANADA (last update: December 2000). See: http://www.ala.org.

Amigos Library Services: Amigos offers a series of training classes to improve the technical skills of information professionals including special librarians, archivists, and librarians. For information contact: Linda Wimberley, 972-851-8000, ext. 122; 800-843-8482; e-mail wimberley@amigos.org. Or look at the Web at http://www.amigos.org.

Archival and Conservation Resources hosts a collection of resources which provide a general overview to archives and their many forms and functions. The following list is a compilation of what is available on the Internet regarding archival repositories and institutions, resources for the archivist and general conservation and preservation information. web site: http://ils.unc.edu/archives/archives.html.

Archives and Museums Informatics Conference Proceedings: are on the Web at http://www.archimuse.com/pub.order.html.

Archives in Focus is an introduction to archives in the UK. http://www.hmc.gov/uk/focus/focus.htm.

Archives Resource Center hosts web-based training for archivists and other historical record keepers. See the web site: http://coshrc.org/acr/webeducation/index.htm.

ARL Online Lyceum at http://www.arl.org/training/.

ARMA has both Online Courses and Home Study Courses.

  • ARMA's Online Courses include:
    • Managing E-mail
    • E-Records Repository Webinar
    • Vital Records
    • The 1-2-3 Guide to Organizing Files and Records
    • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
    • Privacy in the Information Age
    • Computer Skills
    • Industry-Specific Education

    Web site: http://www.arma.org/learningcenter/onlinecourses/index.cfm

  • ARMA's Home Study Courses include:
    • Advanced Records and Information Management - A Home Study Course.
      Author: David O. Stephens, CRM, CMC ARMA Member
      Price: $300.00; Nonmember Price: $435. USUALLY SHIPS IN 48 Hours.
      This course is designed to provide the student with high-level knowledge of the theory and practice of records and information management. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be well acquainted with the technical knowledge and management principles required to manage the document-based information systems of a public or private enterprise at a sophisticated level. Textbook readings, self-checking quizzes, study questions, and case study assignments will help you get the knowledge you need. Your completed case study assignments are submitted to the course administrator at ARMA International for comments and study suggestions. There are two exams: a midterm and a final, proctored, comprehensive exam to test you on the entire course. You must score at least an 80% on the final, proctored exam to earn a Certification of Completion. You are allowed nine months to complete the course (a three-month extension can be provided if requested in writing). For details see http://www.arma.org/bookstore/productdetail2.cfm?ProductID=1005.

Association of Research Libraries: ARL offers a series of institutes and programs aimed at improving skills of library management and staff. For fees, other events, and further information contact: ARL, 202-296-8656; e-mail: training@arl.org. Or check their Web site at: http://www.arl.org/training/.

Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE builds digital collections and services while providing information and support to digital library developers worldwide. web site: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/.

Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books - The Roberts/Etherington Dictionary Web site:http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/don.html.

The British Library PORTICO at http://portico.bl.uk/.

Canadian Association for Conservation provides information on how to select and employ a conservator and answers the question "What is conservation?"

Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild offers home study courses in: Bookbinding I, II, and III; Endpapers; and Intro to Leather.

Canadian Conservation Institute offers distance learning on conservation. web site: http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/html/.

Canadian Heritage has distance learning on standards including Metadata standards, Interchange standards, Procedural standards, etc. web site: http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/Standards/index.html.

The Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, CISTI, is one of the world's major sources of information in all areas of science, technology, engineering and medicine. web site: http://cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cisti_e.shtml.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance describes all governmental projects, programs, services and activities that benefit the American public at http://www.cfda.gov.

CLIR has distance learning summaries on electronic media, archives, libraries, and information issues. web site: http://www.clir.org/pubs/execsum/allsum.html or http://www.clir.org/pubs/cpanews/cpanews.html.

Coalition for Networked Information contains information about rights management, licensing issues and guidelines, protecting digital images, virtual exhibition agreements, partnerships and related resources. web site: http://www.cni.org/.

Colorado Digitization Program will bring together the existing Colorado digital collections, links to related national collections, provide those interested in digitization information on scanning, creation of metadata, legal issues, etc., and provide a vehicle for distributing the strategic plan, guidelines developed by the Project participants, and general updates on the project. Web site: http://www.cdpheritage.org/educator/index.cfm; http://cdpheritage.org/workshops/workshopDetails.cfm?all.

COOL, the Conservation Online web site of Stanford at: http://palimpsest.standford.edu/. COOL contains news, a people finder (how to locate conservators), and conservation topics, including: Audio materials, Copyright and Intellectual Property, Digital Imaging, Disaster planning and response, Documentation (for conservators), Education and Training, Electronic media, Electronic records, Environment, Ethics, Conservation/Preservation Information for the General Public, Health & Safety, Library Binding, Mass Deacidification, Mold, Preservation-related organizations, Pest Management, Suppliers, Survey, Bibliographies & Resource Guides, Dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, abbreviation lists, etc.

Copyright Crash Tutorial. The Copyright Crash Course Online Tutorial will help you learn about how ownership of copyrighted materials works, what is fair use and when and how to get permission to use someone else's materials. web site: http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/copyright/.

Cornell University Library offers the Web-based Tutorial: "Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging Tutorial" An excellent free introduction to the basics of using digital imaging technologies to make archival materials accessible. http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial.

Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria offers both distance and immersion classes for professionals, volunteers, and board members in museums, and related organizations. web site: http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp.

CyberStacks is a centralized, integrated, and unified collection of significant World Wide Web (WWW) and other Internet resources categorized using the Library of Congress classification scheme. web site: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/.

Dialog offers free Web-based tutorials with practice sessions that take between 30-45 minutes to complete. You must register to take these free Dialog database content and search tutorials. You begin and end the courses lessons at your convenience. Plan on spending approximately 30-45 minutes for each lesson, or about 4-5 hours to complete each entire course. Online Course Index at http://training.dialog.com/tours/.

Digital Library Federation offers information about developing digital collections and managing networked information for the benefit of scholarship, education, and cultural progress. web site: http://www.diglib.org/dlfhomepage.htm.

DoHistory shows how to piece together the past from fragments that have survived. On Your Own teaches how to do you own historical research. web site: http://dohistory.com/.

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative is an open forum engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models. DCMI's activities include consensus-driven working groups, global workshops, conferences, standards liaison, educational efforts, and metadata training resources to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and practices. web site: http://dublincore.org/resources/.

Education Resource: Dialogue on Brown. This resource is available in PDF at http://www.abanet.org/publiced.

Electronic Campus is an electronic marketplace of online courses and programs from the South's colleges and universities. Use this resource to take interactive assessments and locate online educational opportunities in the Southern US. Web site: www.electroniccampus.org

Etherington & Robert's Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books contains a dictionary of descriptive terminology. web site: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/don.html.

Executive Transitions is available from The Museum Trustee Association

  • Templates for Museum Trustees is a series of software-based tools designed to focus attention on the processes and tasks of governance. Executive Transitions is the third publication in this four part series. Other templates address board development, mutual assessment of the board and director, and strategic thinking and planning. The Templates were developed using Microsoft Office 2000. They are also compatible with Microsoft Office97.
  • Building Museum Boards

For more information or to order, contact the Museum Trustee Association at Tel: 202-367-1180 or E-mail: courtney_patterson@dc.sba.com.

Foundation Center's Learning Lab and Virtual Classroom offers a variety of high quality online tutorials, including:

  • Guides to the Foundation Center Web Site
  • Orientation to Grantseeking
  • Guide to Funding Research
  • Proposal Writing Short Course (NEW)
  • Demystifying the Form 990-PF Form Filed by Private Foundations
  • Foundation Center Search Guided Tour
  • Foundation Grants to Individuals Guided Tour
  • Literature of the Nonprofit Sector (The Foundation Center's searchable database)

This nonprofit organization offers a regular series of seminars and workshops on securing grants and proposal writing. Contact: The Foundation Center, 212-620-4230. All available on the Web at: http://fdncenter.org/.

Foundation Center's Online Training Course for Nonprofit Organizations is designed for anyone in the nonprofit sector who wants to learn more about identifying and researching foundations as potential sources of funding. This course helps participants understand the grant seeking process, and resources that can help when participants run into roadblocks. Web site: http://fdncenter.org/marketplace/catalog/product_online_training.jhtml?id=prod670001

Georgia Department of Archives and History allows you to search the Georgia archives. Web site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/what_do_we_have.htm.

Germany-digitales archiv. Ofenes Haus der Geschichte. Projekt der Arbeitsstell Archivpadagogik, Staatsarchive marburg. See http://www.digitales-archiv.net.

Getty Information Institute offers the Web-based Course "Introduction to Archival Organization and Description: Access to Cultural Heritage," which is an excellent free introduction to the archival method, includes a tutorial. http://www.getty.edu/research/institue/standards/introarchives/homepage.html.

Guild of Bookworkers offers the Study Opportunities List. The Online Study Opportunities List is a resource for those seeking instruction in the book arts. Currently there are over 120 listings from across the United States and around the world. Subjects include all aspects of bookbinding, as well as marbling, papermaking, printing, and many other areas of the book arts. Both individuals and institutions are listed. web site: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/gbw/studyopp.shtml.

Henry Ford Museum Preservation Fact Sheets. These fact sheets provide basic information on the care, cleaning, and handling of a particular type of artifact, referral information to other conservation organizations, and a bibliography of authoritative works. web site: http://www.hfmgv.org/explore/artifacts/default.asp.

ICCROM provides a searchable library catalogue on cultural heritage preservation at http://library.iccrom.org.

ICOM (International Committee for Documentation of the International Council of Museums) is the international focus for the documentation interests of museums and related organizations. Areas of focus: Introduction to CIDOC; Museum information standards; Museum resources on the Internet relevant to documentation specialists. Web site: http://icom.museum/.

IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions). The realization and results of the research, projects and activities and IFLA's professional groups are reflected in the publications of IFLA.

  • Official IFLA Publications
  • IFLA databases, directories, and indexes

web site: http://www.ifla.org/ipubs.htm.

IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) on-line Project Planning Tutorial. This tool is designed to make it easier to develop good, competitive applications for federal IMLS grants. It can also be used by anyone interested in project planning and development. See the web site: http://e-services/imls.gov/project_planning.

Inmagic offers seminars online. Inmagic online seminars are scheduled interactive Web events featuring well-known industry experts, information professionals and Inmagic executives as guest speakers. From the comfort of your home or office, you can participate in these live events via Web browser and phone. When you register and attend, you'll also be able to access special bonus offers such as white papers and access to URL Resource Centers:

  • Inmagic DB/TextWorks® v7.0 - Editing in a Browser and More! As our products become more browser-based, you can not only add records, but also edit records on the Web. Learn how you can benefit from the new capabilities found in DB/TextWorks v7.0. Join us for this informative seminar.
  • "First Look: Inmagic Content Server" Inmagic Content Server is a robust, enterprise scalable content management platform built on the Microsoft® SQL Server database. Learn how Inmagic CS supports the construction and rapid deployment of mission-critical applications.
  • "DB/Text WebPublisher PRO: Affordable Web Interactivity Without Extensive Programming". Learn how Inmagic's new XML-enabled Web publishing solution provides all the advantages of Web interactivity at an affordable price, allowing customers to create and deploy databases of various types and formats to the Web.

For more information, see the web site: http://www.soutron.com/products-web.html.

International Association of Paper Historians provides information on watermarks at http://www.paperhistory.org/.

International Records Management Trust offers "Management of Public Sector Records Project". Download free of charge at the web site: http://www.irmt.org/download/documents.html.

John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library offers an educational web resource called "Understanding Society through its Records" at web site: http://john.curtin.edu.au/society

Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies offers back issues online at their web site: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/conservation/jcms/.

Library of Congress, American Memory Project offers a Web-based guidance on designing Web learning sites called "It's All in the Design: Making it Work, Piece By Piece" at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/educators/workshop/design01/. Designed for teachers, this web site explains how to use primary source materials in Web-based curricula.

Library of Congress Archival Description: Library Functions Web pages offer guidance on archival finding aids, electronically available finding aids, encoded archival description finding aid links, National Union of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) links, and access to the LC Online catalog at http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-archival.html

Library of Congress Preservation Directorate: http://www.loc.gov/preserv/

Library Preservation and Conservation Tutorial includes: Management and Planning; Preservation; Building Capacity; and Supporting the Effort. web site: http://www.librarypreservation.org/.

Management of Public Sector Records: A Study Program. This British self-study program for anyone interested in learning about records and archives programs should visit the web site. or contact Mrs. Elizabeth Box at ebox@irmt.btinternet.com.

MARC Standards The MARC formats are standards for the representation and communication of bibliographic and related information in machine-readable form. Including the following topics: Bibliographic, Authority, Holdings, Classification, Community, and Translations. web site: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/.

Museum Marketing Tips at http://www.MuseumMarketingTips.com may prove useful for all "heritage attractions."

NARA's Digital Classroom at http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html reviews methods for teaching with primary sources.

NARA's Archives Library Information Training Directory at http://www.archives.gov/careers/training_and_management_resources.html.

NARA's Records Management Training Page at: http://www.archives.gov/records_management/training/training.html.

National Endowment for the Humanities offers grant programs for libraries and museums. web site: http://www.neh.gov/grants/index.html.

The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) funds the preservation of films. For a full list of funded projects, visit the NFPF web site: http://www.filmpreservation.org.

The National Forum on Archival Continuing Education (NFACE) makes available for downloading the full text of archival training programs by federal, state, university and professional associates nationwide. See the Web-based learning pages for Archivists and other historical records keepers at http://coshrc.org/arc/webeducation/index.htm.

The National Parks Associated with African Americans an Ethnographic Perspective links from a map to nearly 60 national park sites and resources that emphasize the role of African Americans in the development of American culture, heritage, and history. web site: http://www.cr.nps.gov/ethnography/index.htm.

NEDCC (Northeast Document Conservation Center) offers Preservation 101: An Internet Course on Paper Preservation at http://www.nedcc.org/p101cs/p101wel.htm. NEDCC is at 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810-1494; Tel: 978-470-1010; Fax: 475-6021.

  • Assessing Preservation Needs: A Self-Survey Guide provides step by step directions and worksheet on how to go about surveying your collection's preservation needs, as well as guidance for setting preservation priorities once the needs have been identified. The price is $15. To order a copy, make a check out to Northeast Document Conservation Center, attn: Juanita Singh, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810. The cost includes UPS Ground shipping and handling within the continental U.S. Faster shipping is available at cost. Contact Juanita Singh at juanita@nedcc.org for pricing information.
  • What is Paper Preservation? At http://www.nedcc.org/p101cs/lesson1.htm.

NetLibrary at: http://www.netLibrary.com/help/index.asp

NINCH Guide to Good Practice at: http://www.ninch.org/guide/pdf

Northern State Conservation Center training, consultations, and help with grant writing and editing at http://www.collectioncare.org. Among the courses offered are:
The Basics of Collections Care, Box-making and Padded Supports, How to Write Condition Assessments for Traveling Exhibits, Fundraising Basics, Housekeeping in Historic Homes, Integrated Pest Management, Emergency Planning, Emergency Response, Care of Leather, General Conservation Survey, and Collections Care Planning. Call Northern States Conservation Center at (612) 378-9379 to book a workshop.

OCLC Institute is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting the evolution of libraries and information services by providing managers with opportunities for advanced education and knowledge exchange. Among the continuing course offerings OCLC makes are:
Creating a New Reference Librarianship, Knowledge Access Management: Tools and Concepts for Next-Generation Catalogers (includes USMARC fields and AACR2 rules, an introduction to metadata, focusing on the Dublin Core and other alternative description methods, including TEI, EAD and GILS), Knowledge Access on the Web, Knowledge Management: Methods and Systems, Library Management in the Knowledge Age: Introduction for 1st-Time & Aspiring Managers, Planning in a Time of Rapid Technological Change, Transforming the Library: Measures for the Future, and Using Metadata for Knowledge.
For a copy of the report distributed at the February OCLC Members Council meeting on "5 Year Information Format Trends". It highlights trends and provides supporting data around the new and changing information formats such as print materials, electronic materials, databases, DVD's eBooks, Web resources and more. web site: http://www.oclc.org/info/trends/.

Ohio Historical Society Online Tutorial Local Government Records. See http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/lgr/.

Oregon State Archives Web-based Records Management Training at http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/training/training_home.htm.

Oxford English Dictionary Tour at: http://oed.com/tour/.

ProText: Emergency Do's and Don'ts for Water Damaged Materials at: http://www.protext.net/tips/do_dont.html.

Ready, Net, Go: Archival Internet Resources contains many different resources for Archivists. This service is an archival "meta index," or index of archival indexes. That is, from here we refer you to the major indexes, lists, and databases of archival resources. From them you can link to almost every archives and archival resource in the metaverse. web site: http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/ArchivesResources.html.

Ramp Guidelines provided by UNESCO include:

  • Transferring Documents
  • Negotiations
  • Archives of International Organizations
  • Admissibility of Microform
  • Archival Infrastructure Development
  • Archival Legislation
  • Training and Education
  • Protection of the Archival Heritage
  • Research in Archival Theory and Practice
  • Disaster and Emergency Planning

UNESCO provides specialist studies and guidelines in the area of records and archives management. To see these studies and more visit the web site: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php.

Sepia: guidelines on photographic conservation including: scanning equipment, cataloging and description, preservation and digitization, and ethics of imaging. web site: http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/events.html.

SLA: Virtual Learning Series can be accessed by anyone with a PC and an Internet connection. This series engages participants in a live interactive Web-based presentation or work session. The audio and visuals run simultaneously so no one misses out if they were unavailable at the time of the call. All you need is a computer with an Internet connection and a phone. The seminars which use web-based visuals and audio conferencing are a great way to learn without leaving the workplace. The following topics will be discussed in this series:

  • Content Management
  • Competitive Intelligence
  • Identifying Client Needs
  • Negotiating
  • Web logs
  • Digital Collaboration Projects for Information Professionals
  • Information Ethics
  • Structuring and Delivering Content: Maximizing End-User Satisfaction
  • Shrink-wrap and Click-wrap Licenses: Why Should Informational Professionals Care?
  • Library Benchmarking and the Information Product Development Lifecycle
  • Text Mining
  • Copyright for the Corporate Librarian: The Importance & Consequences of Copyright Issues in the Digital Environment
  • Communicating the Value of Your Service
Web site: http://www.sla.org/content/learn/learnmore/distance/2005virtsem/index.cfm

Smithsonian Institution Teaching Resources http://smithsonianeducation.org/.

Smithsonian Institution's "The Online Academy" highlights artifacts, scholars, collectors, and preservers of African American history. Web site: http://anacostia.si.edu/Online_Academy/academy.htm.

Society of American Archivists makes available through it's book catalog the CD-ROM-based course "Documenting Society" by Ann E. Pederson, Mark Brogan, and Alin Huma, which is an interactive multimedia training package that integrates concepts and content from US, Australian, and Canadian sources on the fundamentals of recordkeeping for organizational and societal purposes. This CD features instructional text with links to Internet resources, photo and video footage, useful tables, charts, and glossaries; articles from international sources; and a workbook. To purchase order product 130 for $69.95 from SAA at http://www.archivist.org or at Tel: 312-922-0140. Note: The SAA also sells case studies with or without teaching notes on managing electronic records. Finally the SAA has a Directory of Archival Education in the U.S. and Canada on their web site at http://www.archivists.org.

Sorbonne's Cours de paleographie latine et francaise (Ve-Xve siecles). See http://www.enc.sorbonne.fr/courspaleo.htm.

Teaching American History has produced a web cast to provide technical assistance to grant applicants. This web cast includes an introduction; an overview of the program; tips for writing a successful grant proposal; information about the competitive priority on evaluation; and a granttee's description of a current project funded through TAH. To view the web cast, go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html and click on the link in the yellow box marked "Resources." For more information about the evaluation, see http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/ncee/index.html.

24 Measures of Quality in Internet-based Distance Learning is "The list of 24 quality measures is the centerpiece of "Quality On the Line" -- an Institute for Higher Education Policy study commissioned by NEA and Blackboard Inc." at http://www.ihep.com/Pubs/PDF/Quality.pdf.

UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Center Bibliographical Database, which specializes in the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage including principles, techniques and policies for the conservation, protection, rehabilitation, and enhancement of monuments and sites is available at http://databases.unesco.org/icomos, as well as on the Conservation Information Network web site at http://www.bcin.ca.

United States Distance Learning Association is a showcase of distance learning institutions offering degrees, certificates and courses in distance education and training. There are course offerings for the Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degree programs as well as non-credit courses for adult learners and others who wish to pursue a specific skill or interest. Web site: www.usdla.org/html/resources/dllp/he.htm

University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Sciences Distance Learning Opportunities. See: http://www.sir.arizona.edu.

University of Leicester Museum Studies by Distance Learning Program. For details please contact Christine, Department of Museum Studies, Leicester University, 105 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7LG UK: Tel: +44 (0) 116 252 3963 for Fax: +44 (0) 116 252 3960; E-mail: museum.studies@le.ac.uk Web site: http://www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/.

University of Oklahoma is offering the on-line course "Designing Instruction for Museums". For more information, contact Dr. Susan Smith Nash at E-mail: smithnash@ou.edu.

University of Texas at Austin World Lecture Hall publishes links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver course materials in any language. Some courses are delivered entirely over the Internet. Others are designed for students in residence. Many fall somewhere in between. In all cases, they can be visited by anyone interested in courseware on the Internet, including faculty, developers, and curious students alike. Web site: http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/index.cfm

Visual Resources Association offers publications online at http://www.vraweb.org/.

World Bank Group Archives Learning Program on Archives and Records Management Development provides tool kits, core principles, resources, video case studies, and other tools for project managers wishing to learn more about why and how records management and archival work should be accomplished. Write the program at: Learning Program, Archives, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, Tel: 202-473-2360; Fax: 202-614-1024; E-mail: archives@worldbank.org.

Yale University's "Using Manuscripts and Archives: An Instructional Tool" helps researchers locate primary source material at Yale. See http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/tutorial.

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ELECTRONIC MAILING LISTS (LISTSERVS) FOR ARCHIVISTS

  1. What is an Electronic Mailing List (or Listserv)? Listserv is a specific software package used to broadcast e-mail messages to a group of subscribers. Over time the software's name "listserv" has become a generic term for any electronic mailing list discussion group that is often topically or discipline focused, much as "xerox" is often used as a generic term for the photocopy process. The correct term for this "listserv" concept is "electronic mailing list."

    An electronic mailing list may be moderated or unmoderated:

    • Moderated mailing lists send the messages to a key individual (or moderator), who screens the messages before sharing them with subscribers.
    • Unmoderated mailing lists simply use software (such as Listproc, Listserv, or Majordomo) to broadcast all the discussions, questions, and answers sent to the listserv to all subscribers via e-mail.

    Electronic mailing lists are a generally free, open-to-the-public, and easy to use. Many mailing lists have electronic archives, which are online copies of all previous messages or may use Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) areas on commonly requested topics.

    Subscribing to an electronic mailing list may give you substantial amounts of new e-mail each day. Some mailing lists allow you the option of receiving a daily digest of all messages that can make it easier to manage the e-mail load.

    Try out an electronic mailing list that sounds good for a brief period by monitoring the quality and quantity of e-mail you receive. You may then unsubscribe if you find that the electronic mailing list is not what you wanted.

  2. How can I subscribe or unsubscribe to an Archival-related Electronic Mailing List?

    Generally you subscribe by sending a message to the electronic mailing list at the administrative address of the mailing list. There are generally two separate addresses for any electronic mailing list, one to which you send messages for distribution to the entire group (listed in question 5) and one to which you send administrative matters, such as subscriptions and un-subscriptions. Generally the administrative address is (listserv@…) followed by the address of the listserv.

    How to Subscribe: To subscribe, the body of your message should be "Subscribe [list name] [Yourfirstname Yourlastname]." Some organizations would like your institutional affiliation to follow your last name. Once you subscribe you will generally receive a "welcome to the listserv" message-containing instructions on how to stop receiving the electronic mailing list mailing (unsubscribe) as well. Save this message by printing it or saving it to a file.

    How to Unsubscribe: To unsubscribe to an electronic mailing list you generally send a message to the electronic mailing lists' administrative address stating "Unsubscribe [list name] [Yourfirstname] [Yourlastname]". Use the same name to unsubscribe as you used to subscribe.

    Case Study: For example: Here is the procedure for the SAA Preservation Section's new archival list. To sign up, please send a message to saapreservation-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. You can find the list's archives at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/saapreservation. The person managing the list is Sheila McAlister, Chair of the Outreach Committee of the SAA Preservation Section Committee, who is reachable at mcalist@libris.libs.uga.edu at the University of Georgia Libraries in Athens, Georgia.

    Warning: Sending a subscription message to a mailing list rather than to a mailing lists' administrative address is one of the most common blunders of new participants. Generally, you can find the subscription address by checking on the new archival mailing lists web sites listed in question four below. Do NOT use the mailing addresses listed in question 5 to subscribe or unsubscribe.

  3. How do I Find New Archival Electronic Mailing Lists and Subscription Addresses?

    Use the following tools to find new archival mailing lists, plus the subscription addresses and protocols for the sites listed below in question 5. Note: If a site is unavailable try again later or use a different site. The web site may be being updated, moved, or may be overloaded with traffic.

  4. What Archival-related Mailing Lists Exist?

    New mailing lists are established constantly, while old ones vanish. Keeping up with the volume of new electronic mailing list appearing and old ones perishing is practically impossible. Below is a list of some of the better contemporary archival mailing lists. In section 4 above is a list of tools for finding new mailing lists and subscription addresses of the lists identified below. Please note that the addresses listed here are message addresses rather than subscription addresses.

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OTHER TRAINING CALENDARS

ALA Conferences: http://www.ala.org/cro/cal.html

AMIA Calendar: http://www.amianet.org/events/next.html

Amigos Training Calendar: http://www.amigos.org/learning/calendar/

ARC Calendar: http://coshrc.org/arc/calendars.htm

Archivists' Daybook: http://southwestarchivists.org/HTML/Daybook.htm

CCAHA Calendar: http://www.ccaha.org/workshop_cal.php

Conservation Online (COOL): http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/news/

Information Today Calendar: http://www.infotoday.com/calendar.htm

MARAC Calendar: http://www.lib.umd.edu/MARAC/conferences/conferences.html

NARA Career Development: http://www.archives.gov/careers/resources/links.html

NARA's Office of Regional Records Services: RECORDS MANAGEMENT Training Calendar: or write Training Coordinator, Office of Regional Records Services, Archives II, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3600, College Park, MD 20740-6001 or Tel: 215-671-1175 to investigate training from NARA's Office of Regional Records Services outside of the Washington DC and College Park, MD regions.

NEDCC Calendar: http: //www.nedcc.org

New England Regional Calendar of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners at: http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/mblc/news/upcoming.php

NFACE Calendar: http://www.statearchivists.org/arc/calendars.htm

NINCH Calendar: http://www-ninch.cni.org/regconfs/

Northern States Conservation Center at: http://www.museumclasses.org/

Research, Libraries, and Archives Collections Conservation Task Force (RELACT), Smithsonian Institution Calendar at: http://www.si.edu/SCMRE/educationoutreach/calendar.htm

SAA Calendar: http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/seasonal_schedule.asp

SCMRE Calendar: http://www.si.edu/scmre/courses.html

Special Libraries Association Calendar: http://www.sla.org/calendar/

SOLINET Calendar: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/workshops_home.cfm

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UNITED STATES: UNIVERSITY-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS

All University-based archival training programs are listed on the Society of American Archivists web site at: http://www.archivists.org/. Also look at the SAA Archival training directory. Also please note related archival training courses on the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training web site at: http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/default.aspx?m=19.

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IN ENGLAND: UNIVERSITY-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS

Society of Archivists (UK) offers two courses leading to qualifications, including:

  • The Diploma in Archive Administration
  • The Certificate in Archive Conservation.

Both programs are run as in-service schemes available to members of the Society only.

Other University-based programs:
See http://www.archives.org.uk/careerdevelopment/training.html.


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