Classes and Events

Basic Library Preservation Track

The basic library preservation track is a series of classes designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the core concepts, issues and infrastructure needed for libraries to proactively care for their collections. Topics covered in the core classes include basic book repair and care of library materials, developing a disaster plan/ disaster preparedness, environmental monitoring, introduction to preservation and preservation management, and evaluating preservation products and services. Elective classes cover topics such as preservation of photographs, oral histories, ephemera, audiovisual and oversized materials; as well as protection of materials from mold, fire, security threats, and construction. This track includes face-to-face, self-paced, and online classes.

The core classes for this track are: 
Fundamentals of Book Repair
Care and Handling of Library Materials (Free Preservation Class)
Developing a Disaster Plan (Live Online) OR Disaster Preparedness (Live Online)
Establishing an Environmental Monitoring Program – On Demand
Introduction to Preservation (Live Online)
Preservation Management (Live Online)
The Educated Consumer: Evaluating Preservation Products and Services (Live Online)

Elective classes for this track are:
Audiovisual Preservation: Demystifying Moving Image and Recorded Sound Materials
Audiovisual Preservation on a Shoestring Budget (On Demand)
Caring for Scrapbooks (Live Online)
Demystifying Mold (Live Online)
Establishing Emergency Response Networks for Cultural Collections (Live Online)
Family Treasures – On Demand
Fire Safety for Cultural Institutions - On Demand
Mammoth Materials: How to Preserve Posters, Maps and More (Live Online)
Preservation and Salvage of Audiovisual Materials (Live Online)
Preservation of Photographic Materials (Live Online)
Preserving Oral Histories (Live Online)
Preserving Our Video Heritage: Overcoming the Challenges of Analog Video Preservation (Live Online)
Security Alert! How to Protect People, Property, and Collections (Live Online)
The Preservation of Recorded Sound Media, Digital and Analog (Live Online)
Under Construction! Preservation Concerns during Construction and Renovation - On Demand

Below is a list of events included in this training track:

Audiovisual Preservation Demystifying Moving Image and Recorded Sound Materials

Audiovisual Preservation on a Shoestring Budget (On Demand)

Basic Collections Care

Caring for Scrapbooks (Live Online)

Demystifying Mold (Live Online)

Developing a Disaster Plan (Live Online)

Disaster Preparedness Live Online

Establishing Emergency Response Networks for Cultural Collections (Live Online)

Fire Safety for Cultural Institutions On Demand

Fundamentals of Book Repair

Introduction to Preservation

Introduction to Preservation (Live Online)

Mammoth Materials: How to Preserve Posters, Maps and More (Live Online)

Preservation and Salvage of Audiovisual Materials (Live Online)

Preservation Management (Live Online)

Preservation of Photographic Materials (Live Online)

Preserving Oral Histories (Live Online)

Preserving Our Video Heritage Overcoming the Challenges of Analog Video Preservation (Live Online)

Security Alert! How to Protect People, Property, and Collections (Live Online)

The Educated Consumer: Evaluating Preservation Products and Services (Live Online)

The Preservation of Recorded Sound Media, Digital and Analog (Live Online)

Under Construction! Preservation Concerns during Construction and Renovation On Demand