[Genealib] SAA Workshop

[Grunow, Gregg S.]

Hello Fellow Genealib Members,

I thought some of you may be interested in a Society of American Archivists workshop we at the Newport News Public Library System are hosting in Newport News, Virginia.  The information is below:

Arrangement and Description of Manuscript Collections

March 5 – 6, 2009; Early-Bird Registration Deadline: February 7, 2009
Newport News, VA
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

This workshop focuses on the day-to-day decisions you’re making in arranging and describing manuscript collections!  That includes developing processing work plans, identifying common arrangement schemes for particular types of collections, as well as physically organizing materials during processing.  Essential elements of a finding aid, applying descriptive standards, and the creative construction of container lists will be highlighted as well.

Upon completion of this workshop you’ll be able to:

•         Understand the concepts and principles of arrangement;
•         Figure out how to arrange various types of manuscript collections and formats;
•         Identify the essential elements of a finding aid;
•         Discuss the application of archival descriptive standards; and
•         Demonstrate an understanding of best practice;

Who should attend?  Novices and seasoned archivists who desire to learn more about processing manuscript collections effectively and efficiently.

Workshop fee includes the new SAA publication ARRANGING AND DESCRIBING ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS (Archival Fundamentals Series II) by Kathleen Roe.

Attendance limited to 40

Instructors:  Pam Hackbart-Dean, Director, Special Collections Research Center
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; and Susan Potts McDonald, Coordinator, Arrangement and Description Services, Emory University, Special Collections Department.

Registration:
Click on SAA<http://saa.archivists.org/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/events/115.html?Action=Conference_Detail&ConfID_W=115&Time=-1919719290&SessionID=3688669i99817s6ncqfn9499n0i4iy5i8sibsoh4ra5y2tt43v3khgt2714189wc>

Gregg Grunow
Senior Librarian
Newport News Public Library System
Main Street Library
Virginiana Room
110 Main Street
Newport News, VA 23601
757-591-4858
ggrunow at nngov.com
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