[MCN-L] MCN's Northeast Special Interest Group Meeting September 20, 2013
Hi Everyone, Please find attached an updated program for our Northeast Special Interest Group meeting. Join colleagues from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Harvard Art Museums, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Walters Art Museum, and more! When: Friday, September 20, 2013 from 9 am to 5 pm Where: Princeton University Program: please see attached RSVP: to jstrohl at princeton.edumailto:jstrohl at princeton.edu by September 14, 2013 - please let me know if you plan to take the tour of the Princeton University Art Museum. Directions to the Princeton University campus can be found herehttp://www.princeton.edu/main/visiting/travel/. Parking can be found herehttp://www.princeton.edu/main/visiting/aroundcampus/parking/. Lodging choices can be found herehttp://www.princeton.edu/main/visiting/region/lodging/ with special rates at participating hotels. The Nassau Innhttp://www.campustravel.com/university/princeton/nassau.htm, Palmer Househttp://www.princeton.edu/palmerhouse/index.html and The Peacock Innhttp://www.campustravel.com/university/princeton/peacockinn.htm are within walking distance of campus. All are welcome! Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! Sincerely, Janet - Janet M. Strohl-Morgan Associate Director for Information and Technology Princeton University Art Museum 609-258-7839 http://artmuseum.princeton.edu -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Museum Computer Network NE SIG Program 09202013.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 75889 bytes Desc: Museum Computer Network NE SIG Program 09202013.pdf URL: http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/attachments/20130909/33767a33/attachment-0001.pdf
[MCN-L] Registration open for three new, free online courses including care of AV materials
**Apologies for cross-posting** Registration is now open for three new online courses in the* Caring for Yesterday?s Treasures?Today *series. The series, launched in January 2013, offers free online courses focused on the preservation of archival and historical collections. Tailored to fit the needs and schedules of staff and volunteers at libraries and archives, each course includes four to six 90-minute, interactive webinars presented by preservation experts. Registration is free. Simply click here to sign up. If you?ve participated in a previous course, please register with us again. Registration will close one week prior to the start of each course. Course Schedule: Fundraising for Collections Care ? September 23, 25 and October 1, 3 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EDT Caring for Audiovisual Materials ? October 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EDT Outreach Activities for Collections Care ? November 4, 6, 12, 14 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST Participants will earn a certificate of completion if they attend all the webinars in a course and submit simple homework assignments. Courses are conducted through the *Connecting to Collections* Online Community and participants will be able to continue the conversation with instructors and classmates in the Community once the course has concluded. Participants are encouraged to submit specific questions about collections care to ensure that the courses are directly relevant to their needs. Since its launch in January, five courses on a range of topics have been offered and more than 1,500 certificates of completion have been awarded. All previous courses have been archived on the Online Community where webinar recordings, associated handouts, and resources can be found. Past topics have included collections care basics, risk evaluation, writing a disaster response plan, caring for digital materials, and caring for photographs. *Caring for Yesterday?s Treasures?Today* is made possible through an *Institute of Museum and Library Services* Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Continuing Education grant to Heritage Preservation. The website and webinars are produced by *LearningTimes*. For more information contact Jenny Arena (jarena(at)heritagepreservation.org)
[MCN-L] Apologies, link now included in three online courses
Registration is now open for three new online courses in the* Caring for Yesterday?s Treasures?Today *series. The series, launched in January 2013, offers free online courses focused on the preservation of archival and historical collections. Tailored to fit the needs and schedules of staff and volunteers at libraries and archives, each course includes four to six 90-minute, interactive webinars presented by preservation experts. *Registration is free.* Simply fill out our registration form on the *Connecting to Collections *Online Community, where the courses are conducted. If you?ve participated in a previous course, please register with us again. You do not need to become a member of the Online Community to participate*?*you will never need a username or password. Learn more and register here: http://www.connectingtocollections.org/newcourses/ *Course Schedule:* Fundraising for Collections Care ? September 23, 25 and October 1, 3 (2-3:30 p.m. EDT) Caring for Audiovisual Materials ? October 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 from (2-3:30 p.m. EDT) Outreach Activities for Collections Care ? November 4, 6, 12, 14 from (2-3:30 p.m. EST) Registration will close one week prior to the start of each course. Participants will earn a certificate of completion if they view all the webinars in a course and submit simple homework assignments. Since its launch in January, five courses on a range of topics have been offered, and more than 1,500 certificates of completion have been awarded. All previous courses have been archived on the Online Community where webinar recordings, associated handouts, and resources can be found. Past topics have included collections care basics, risk evaluation, writing a disaster response plan, caring for digital materials, and caring for photographs. *Caring for Yesterday?s Treasures?Today* is made possible through an Institute of Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Continuing Education grant to Heritage Preservation. The website and webinars are produced by LearningTimes.
