CCAHA

This comprehensive 2-day conference will address storage planning needs for institutions of all sizes. 

Program participants will hear experts in the field of design, space planning, and environmental control and modification speak about practical methods and applications to improve and maximize storage spaces for cultural collections.  Sessions will include case studies and will demonstrate how institutions of various sizes have implemented storage initiatives.

Location: Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN

New! Every institution struggles with pressure to be visible on the web and to make its collections accessible to wider audiences, but small institutions can face daunting hurdles to implementing digitization programs. This program will cover basic issues in digital preservation, including an introduction to digitization, and will provide information on handling guidelines for digitization, selection of materials, conducting pilot projects, creating access to digitized materials, funding sources, and the benefits of collaborating with other institutions.

Fee: $50

Location: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Speaker: Thomas F.R. Clareson, Senior Consultant for New Initiatives, Lyrasis

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Experts in the field of Asian Art uniformly recommend that preservation efforts be grounded in knowledge of the history and traditions embedded within the objects.  This two-day conference will address the distinct historical and aesthetic differences that inform the rich artistic traditions of China, Japan, and Korea, as well as the practical concerns of handling, housing, storage, exhibition and conservation treatment of paper-based objects from this region.  Program presenters will include nationally and internationally recognized art historians, curators, and conservators.

Archivists, collections managers, librarians, curators and other staff members involved in collections care must manage a variety of tasks, including implementation of collections management plans and policies, management of environmental control and storage conditions, and provision for safe use and exhibition of collections. This program will provide participants with an overview of the preservation standards for the many aspects of collections care.

Fee: $50

Location: The Rosenbach Museum and Library

Speaker: Laura Hortz Stanton, Director of Preservation Services, CCAHA

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An institution’s collections care and business practices are defined by its written policies and procedures. Institutional memory is often lost through staff changes, but best practices are encoded in these important documents. This program will provide an overview of policy and planning documents that are essential for collections care, such as collections management policies, handling guidelines and maintenance policies. Participants will learn the critical components of these documents and tangible examples of how to adapt them to different institutions will be given. Also, policy development, approval and implementation responsibilities of staff, volunteer and board will be discussed.

Fee: $50

Location: The Rosenbach Museum and Library

Speaker: Laura Hortz Stanton, Director of Preservation Services, CCAHA

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