Free Preservation Advisory Centre seminar

Advocacy, Evidence, Support: a BL Preservation Advisory Centre event, National Library of Ireland, Tuesday July 13 2010.
With increased pressure on resources and many organisations facing funding cuts it can be difficult to make the case for long-term, core activities such as preservation. Most institutions want what preservation achieves: ensured continuity of access to collections. This event explores how to make the case for preservation in terms of the outcomes it achieves and value to the organisation. It promotes use of the Preservation Assessment Survey as a method of collecting evidence of preservation strengths and weaknesses, and it outlines the Preservation Advisory Centre’s work to refresh the overall picture of preservation practice and usability of library and archive collections in the UK and Ireland.
It is aimed at librarians, archivists and collection care professionals. The event builds the community of practice that is necessary for professional sharing of expertise and support in libraries and archives. Each event showcases examples of collaborative work, networks and support available for preservation and conservation activities.
This is a free event, but places are limited and will be allocated on a ‘first come’ basis. To reserve your place, please copy the application form and paste into an email to: Julia.Foster@bl.uk. Alternatively, print out, complete and return the form by post.

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