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The Indiana SHRAB will host volunteers and professionals responsible for managing and preserving digital content at the Indiana State Library this March. Registrants are invited to a free digital preservation workshop on May 31, 2012. The eight-hour workshop is based on curriculum developed by the Library of Congress' Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Program (DPOE). The Indiana State Historic Records Advisory Board, in conjunction with the Indiana State Library and Indiana Commission on Public Records, are hosting and teaching the workshop.
This workshop introduces fundamental concepts for managing your digital content over time through a series of six modules:
Intended Audience:
The workshop, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, includes a complementary lunch (courtesy of the SHRAB), and certified public library professionals in attendance can receive up to six Technology Library Education Units. The workshop is limited to 50 participants, so register today! Contact Stephanie Gowler at 317/591-5220 x376 for more information.
The Indiana SHRAB will host two paper conservation workshops, "Paper Con 2012," at the Indiana State Archives on March 8, 2012 and March 22, 2012. The SHRAB invites volunteers and professionals from around Indiana to take part in the workshops which will provide valuable information to those who work with, and care for historical records. Paper Con will focus on preservation, environmental considerations, exhibiting paper based materials and mount making, and will include a hands-on mending and dry cleaning session.
The workshops include a boxed lunch. Attendees can receive Library Education Units, but space is limited.
Click here for the Paper Con agenda!
Sign up for the March 22 Workshop!
The Indiana SHRAB partnered with the Society of Indiana Archivists (SIA) to produce the SIA Fall Workshop, Nuts and Bolts: Archives Basics. The workshop focused on "accidental archivists" or new archivists -- some who perhaps have been assigned archives work and are not sure what to do now. The morning session gave participants a chance to work with actual collections in small groups. The afternoon was devoted to management issues that might surprise you: creating a finding aid to assist users in discovering the collection, working with patrons and donors, as well as digitizing your first collection and marketing. The workshop was held at the DePauw University Archives in Greencastle, Indiana.
Visit the Society of Indiana Archivists!
The Indiana State Historic Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) held five regional conferences in 2009 for archives professionals, educators, and volunteers. In 2010, the SHRAB provided an opportunity for interested individuals to travel to Indianapolis to take part in the spring conference series. Educators, elected officials, volunteers and archives professionals from around Indiana attended many of the five conferences, contributing to the program's success.
Thursday, March 25 - Archives I - Introduction to bibliographic controls, basic archival principles and care of collections.
- Power Point: Establishing Intellectual Control
Tuesday, April 6 - Archives II - Advanced archival topics including use of Web 2.0 for item registration, copyright and privacy issues affecting use of collections and dating methods for photographic images.
Thursday, April 8 - Preservation - Introduction to preservation principles and basic conservation treatments.
- PDF: Environmental Considerations for Materials
Tuesday, April 13 - Govt. Records - Topics for State and county officials covering records retention, microfilming, and public access issues.
- Power Point: Effective Records Management
- Power Point: Indiana Public Access Update
Friday, April 16 - E-Records - An in-depth look at electronic records and how to manage them. Topics include: electronic recordkeeping, metadata, digital preservation and a discussion of digital repositories.
- Power Point: Electronic Records Management
Other Presentations:
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