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Greetings from the Northeast Document Conservation Center! Below is a list of upcoming preservation training opportunities. Your registration includes 12 months of access to the webinar recording. Additionally, FREE webinars are available on YouTube.  

Upcoming Webinars

05/01  - Writing a Disaster Plan (2 sessions)    

This two-part course empowers participants to complete the critical stages of becoming more prepared for the unexpected.   

Learn more: https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=8-writing-a-disaster-plan-2-sessions

05/13  - Digitizing Oversized Materials   

This includes an in-depth discussion of the camera equipment that is designed for this work as well as a look at the various image stitching programs that are necessary for combining high resolution segments into the finished master image.

Learn more: https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=37-digitizing-oversized-materials   

05/20  - Storing AV Collections 
This session provides attendees with an in-depth introduction to developing and implementing a storage plan for audiovisual media, including grooved media, motion picture film, magnetic tape, and optical discs.

Learn more: https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=38-storing-av-collections

05/22 - No Budget Preservation Tips (FREE)   

This webinar will discuss methods and projects that require no additional funding or supplies, including collection management, storage environment assessment, care and handling practices, and emergency preparedness.

Learn more: https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=5-no-budget-preservation-tips

Now Available on YouTube   

After the Flood: Conserving Negatives from the Appalshop Archive  

https://youtu.be/fN1HsN05Q_s?si=irat3u_0JCfEbXAZ

Field Archivists Discuss the HBCU Radio Preservation Project   

https://youtu.be/61DS5sHvAl8?si=UYGAO_jeHdQfZsD7