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ASA EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
UPCOMING WORKSHOP
Storage Planning for Archival Institutions
March 2004
Edmonton, Alberta
This workshop will examine best practices for storing archival materials, from common
material formats found in archival institutions to more exotic media,
such as oversize and electronic media.
Instructors are Cynthia Ball, Conservator, and Don Bourdon, Archivist.
Date and venue to be determined.
For more information please contact Michael Gourlie, Archives Advisor,
at 780-488-2763 or mgourlie@connect.ab.ca.
Storage Planning for Archival Institutions is made possible by financial assistance from the federal government through the National Archives of Canada and the Canadian Council of Archives.
ARCHIVES INSTITUTE 2004
Archives Fundamentals
May 2004
Edmonton, Alberta
The Archives Institute is a six-day intensive, immersion-style experience, where the fundamentals of archival science are introduced and studied in order of their place in the archival process. Each component builds upon the last until the entire process of acquisition, appraisal, arrangement, description, preservation and access are covered and their intricate inter-relationships revealed.
The Archives Institute is a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental elements that make up the work undertaken by members of the archival profession. The Institute delivers information archives workers need in order to assess both their institutional programs and their future training needs. The Institute also provides the prerequisite knowledge for participation in special topics workshops and seminars offered regularly by the ASA.
Date and venue to be determined.
For further information:
visit the Archives Institute webpage at www.archivesalberta.org/general/institute.htm
or contact Michael Gourlie, Archives Advisor,
at 780-488-2763 or mgourlie@connect.ab.ca
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