[PADG:904] Fwd: Rutgers Preservation Management Institute

[Jane Hedberg <jane_hedberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Forwarded on behalf of Karen Hundert Novick:

> Applications are now being accepted
> for the
>
> Preservation Management Institute, 2006-07
> Sponsored by Rutgers University SCILS
>
> The Institute is designed for working librarians and archivists who
> have
> preservation responsibilities but limited formal preservation
> education.
> The program includes a full week of classes in New Jersey in fall
> 2006,
> another week in spring 2007, and a final week in fall 2007.  The
> weeklong
> sessions include classroom instruction, some hands-on experiences,
> and
> field trips.  In-between the three weeks of classes, participants
> conduct
> guided preservation planning activities for their home 
> institutions,
> including conducting a preservation survey and drafting a disaster
> plan.
> Our instructors are among the most respected professionals in the
> field
> today and are led by Evelyn Frangakis, Chief Librarian for Preservation
> of
> The New York Public Library.
>
> People from 30 states and 3 countries have participated in this
> program
> since it began in 1998.  For a list, and some of their evaluations
> of the
> program, please check the website.
>
> Enrollment in the Institute is strictly limited.
>
> For details about the program and an application form, go to
> http://scils.rutgers.edu/pds/pmi.jsp
>
> If you need more information, please contact me.
>
> Karen Novick
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> Karen Hundert Novick
> Director of Professional Development Studies
> School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
> Rutgers University
> 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ  08901-1071
> Phone  732-932-7169
> Fax  732-932-9314
> Email  knovick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Departmental website  
> http://scils.rutgers.edu/pds/
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