This message posted on the ConDistList may be of interest to some of you. 
IN addition to the face to face seminar and tours you can attend a FREE live 
webcast.

Date: 4 Mar 2011
From: Mary Oey <moey [at] loc__gov>
Subject: Symposium on assessing options for large collections

"Assessing Options for Large Collections"
The Library of Congress
James Madison Memorial Building
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20540
Mumford Room, 6th floor
Tuesday, March 15 2011
9:00-4:30

and via live Webcast

The event at the Library is free and will also stream worldwide via
live Webcast, but registration for either is required.

This symposium will evaluate and review the three current
best-practice options for the management and care of large-scale
general collections, including environmental control, mass
deacidification, and digitization. Participants may sign up for
optional tours of the Library's Mass Deacidification Facility,
Digital Scanning Center, and Fort Meade Low-temperature/High-density
Repository.

The optional tour of the Fort Meade Repository will be on Wednesday,
March 16, 2011 from 8:30-noon.

For more information, list of speakers, online registration, webcast
registration, and the Library's recently updated annotated
bibliography on mass deacidification, please visit:

<URL:http://www.loc.gov/preserv/symposia/assess>

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Mary Oey
Preservation Directorate
Education and Training Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20540

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Iona McCraith
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Archives Association of Ontario
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