Preservation Instruction, Education and Outreach Discussion Group: ALA MIDWINTER

["Karen Brown" <kebrown@xxxxxxxxx>]

Preservation Instruction, Education and Outreach 
Discussion GroupALA/ALCTS/PARSALA Midwinter Meeting, San Antonio 
TX
Teaching Traditional Skills With 
Technology:  Book Repair and Videoconferencing Sunday, January 
16, 2000CC 216B, 12:00 - 2:00Co-Chair:  Karen Brown, Northeast 
Document Conservation CenterCo-Chair:  Janice Mohlhenrich, Emory 
UniversityProgram DescriptionTeaching book 
repair has traditionally been accomplished by pairinglearners with qualified 
instructors in a hands-on workshop setting.  Thelogistics of such a 
teaching strategy can be frustrating.  There are agreat many people who 
would like to learn preservationally sound repairtechniques, and few 
effective and qualified instructors to teach them.Most often potential 
learners work in small libraries.  Attending aworkshop can impose 
financial hardships as well as leave the libraryunderstaffed.  Limited 
funding for travel and staff development oftenprecludes attendance at book 
repair workshops by the individuals whowill be responsible for doing book 
repair.In this session, discussion will center on the potential for 
adaptingvideo teleconferencing technology to deliver effective book 
repairtraining to learners at a distance.  Video teleconferencing 
enableslearners and instructors to ineract "live," that is, in real 
time.  Theinstructor can gauge learner's progress and demonstrate 
techniques to anon-site and distant group simultaneously.  Laura 
Kimberly, TrainingManager for AMIGOS will share her experiences using this 
technology.  Inaddition, a short videotape of a pilot book repair 
training sessiontaught by Ann Frellsen, Conservator in the Preservation 
Office of EmoryUniversity will offer opportunities to explore the strengths 
andlimitations of the technology.Discussion topics will include an 
overview of the necessary technology;helpful hints on videoconferencing; 
early lessons learned; and thedifferences in the learning experience when 
training is deliveredthrough technology versus the traditional workshop 
setting.  Thefeasibility of delivering this training will also be 
addressed indiscussion of the availability of sites that can accommodate 
videoteleconferencing.Participants are encouraged to explore ways in 
which this technologycould expand the delivery of training to wider 
audiences, and to join infrank discussion of what would be needed to 
initiate successful,collaborative teaching using this 
equipment.
 
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Karen E.K. BrownField Service 
RepresentativeNEDCC100 Brickstone SquareAndover, MA  
01810-1494Tel. 978/470-1010 x223Fax 978/475-6021<A 
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