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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register
today and save your spot for the August 14 ALCTS web course
Fundamentals of Preservation </span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Designed for all
staff across divisions and departments and at all levels of
responsibility, this four-week online course introduces participants
to the principles, policies, and practices of preservation in
libraries and archives and provides tools to begin extending the
useful life of library collections.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02ODI1MDAzJnA9MSZ1PTEwMjgzMTEwNzcmbGk9NDY0NDMzMDU/index.html" target="_blank">Fundamentals of Preservation</a> will
explore: </span></p>
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how it reflects and supports the institutional mission;</span><span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the primary role of preventive care,
including good storage conditions, emergency planning, and
careful handling of collections;</span><span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the history and manufacture of physical
formats and how this impacts on preservation options;</span><span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">standard methods of care and repair, as well
as reformatting options; and</span><span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">challenges in preserving digital content and
what the implications are for the future of scholarship.</span><span></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Session 3 in this web
course series is August 14 to September 8. Session 4 is October 16 to
November 10.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Registration
Fees</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$109 ALCTS members;
$139 nonmembers </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To Register</span></strong></p>
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learning registration site. Courses are listed by session date. Click
on the “register link” located to the right of the session you are
interested in. You will be prompted to login with your ALA member ID
or create a guest account to begin the registration process.</span></p>
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check) by completing the print registration form. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For questions or
comments related to this or other ALCTS online learning events,
contact <a href="mailto:alctsce@ala.org">alctsce@ala.org</a>.</span></p>
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