Managing Archival Collections: An Introduction

Date, Location

Thu, 03/20/2008 - 2:00am - 9:00am

WSU - Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98686-9600

About the Event

Many organizations, such as cultural heritage groups, community colleges and libraries, realize that they hold records of enduring historic interest that they wish to organize and maintain according to standard archival practices. This workshop will provide an introductory overview of archival theory, guidance on the development and management of archival analog and digital collections, the accessioning and processing of collections, providing reference services and outreach via EAD finding aids and digital projects.

What you will learn

* An understanding of the tasks involved in collecting, processing and making archival collections available for research
* An overview of national standards, such as Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), for processing and describing collections in digital or analog formats
* Guidance on strategies to promote archival collections on the Web

Cost: $75 OCLC members; $125 others

To Register:

Register at http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W328.htm

Event Website

OCLC Western registration