
For Collections Care Professionals
Events
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Self-study
C2C Care Course: Planning and Managing Magnetic Media Preservation Projects
Contains 14 Component(s)With this 5-part course, participants will learn how to plan for projects involving the preservation of magnetic audio or video tapes.
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Implementing the Incident Command System at the Institutional Level
Contains 1 Component(s)Our speaker, David Carmicheal, will discuss the Incident Command System (ICS), and how to adapt the ICS structure to cultural organizations.
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Health and Safety in Disasters
Contains 1 Component(s) Recorded On: 12/09/2020Guidelines for incorporating health and safety material into institutional disaster training.
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Physical Media to Digital Storage: Migrating Audiovisual Files in Museum Collections
Contains 10 Component(s)C2C Care presents a course consisting of five (5) webinars that will assist collecting institutions in the proper handling, storage, and transfer of removable media (optical media, hard drives, flash drives, etc.).
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Collections Management for Smaller Cultural Institutions
Contains 8 Component(s) Recorded On: 02/26/2019During this four-part self-study course, participants will learn about essential aspects of collections management, from the acquisition and registration of objects through the care, use, and deaccessioning of objects.
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Creating a Sustainable Preservation Environment
Contains 1 Component(s)Recording of webinar with Adrienne Bell, Dustin Humbert, and Jeremy Linden
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Cleaning the Museum Without Damage
Contains 8 Component(s)We all think we know how to clean. After all, we do it at home. We dust, vacuum, wash the dishes, polish the silver, and wash the floor. However, the methods we use at home have the potential of causing damage to the collections under our care.
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Planning Your RE-ORG Project
Contains 12 Component(s) Recorded On: 03/27/2019This course will introduce you to and guide you through the RE-ORG Method, a step-by-step approach to storage organization that will help you to reorganize your current storage rooms, focusing on the creative, yet safe, use of existing resources.
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Making the Most of Your Assessment
Contains 6 Component(s)In this four part series, presenters will discuss what is included in a general preservation assessment, other types of useful collections care related assessments, using an assessment for grant writing and fundraising, and creating an implementable preservation plan.
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Preservation Methods and Materials for Exhibitions
Contains 12 Component(s) Recorded On: 10/25/2018This self-study course covers basics and standards for lighting, exhibition components, mount making, and installation and object handling equipment.
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Videos
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) and the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) partnered to present a series of online resources that provide sound recovery practices for cultural heritage. The target audience for these training events includes staff in small museums responsible for collections care, as well as homeowners and collectors.
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Wet Recovery of Paper and BooksThe first webinar in the series is "Wet Recovery of Paper and Books" presented by Karen Pavelka from UT Austin School of Information.
Wet Recovery of Paper and Books
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Wet Recovery of TaxidermyThe webinar "Wet Recovery of Taxidermy" was presented by Fran Ritchie and Julia Sybalsky from American Museum of Natural History.
Wet Recovery of Taxidermy
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