aserl-prof-dev-announce Mailing List: NEDCC: Digital Directions, Preservation Training, and Emergency Preparedness Resources

[Ryn Marchese (RMarchese]

Greetings from the Northeast Document Conservation Center, a nonprofit 
preserving cultural collections nationwide. Explore the list below for upcoming 
preservation webinars and emergency preparedness resources for National 
Preparedness Month.


*MULTI-SESSION ONLINE COURSE

11/18-20
Digital Directions: Foundations for Digital Collections (3 half-days online)
Join us for a comprehensive overview of digital preservation, presented by 
information professionals with deep experience in the preservation of cultural 
heritage materials.
Learn more<https://www.nedcc.org/preservation-training/digital-directions-2025>

*WEBINARS
Webinar registration includes 12 months of access to the webinar recording, and 
FREE webinar recordings are available on 
YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSqxpHY476Jy1ffYgdE6JahUxhHvoK155>.

09/25
Exhibit Cradles for Bound Volumes (1.5 hr)
In this webinar we’ll review options for commercially available exhibit cradles 
and how to choose materials for use in constructing exhibit mounts.
Register<https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=14-exhibit-cradles-for-bound-volumes>

09/30
Digitizing Scrapbooks (1 hr)
This session provides an overview of digitizing scrapbooks, photo albums, and 
other unique bound items.
Register<https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=26-digitizing-scrapbooks>

10/02
Strategies for Born Digital Collections (2 hrs)
This webinar is for anyone interested in developing or refining their 
organization’s collecting and preservation practices for content originating in 
a digital form.
Register<https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=16-strategies-for-born-digital-collections>

10/16
Digital Preservation Metadata Basics (1 hr)
This webinar serves as a starting point for understanding the kinds of 
information you will want to gather to support digital preservation, using 
current guidelines, standards, and models in the field to identify core 
information required to steward digital objects over time.
Register<https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=23-digital-preservation-metadata-basics>

10/29
Writing Your Preservation Assistance Grant (PAG) (1 hr; FREE)
NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions are relatively easy 
to apply for and have launched successful preservation projects and programs in 
institutions across the country. Be ready for the round of applications!
Register<https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=20-writing-your-pag>

10/30
Personal Digital Archiving
This webinar will offer guidance and resources about preserving our “digital 
lives” – after all, digital files are today’s scrapbooks and personal 
collections.
Register<https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=27-personal-digital-archiving>

*EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES
NEDCC supports cultural heritage organizations in building strong disaster 
plans and response strategies. Browse the services and resources below to 
protect the collections you care for.
Resources: 
https://northeastdocumentconservationcenter.createsend1.com/t/y-e-qtdthjt-l-hr/

*FREE SERVICES
>From conservation treatment proposals to preservation assessments and 
>training, NEDCC offers a range of services to help you meet your collections 
>care goals—at no cost!
Review the list of services here: 
https://northeastdocumentconservationcenter.createsend1.com/t/y-e-qstjjy-l-hl/

Kindly,
Ryn Marchese

Marketing Manager
Northeast Document Conservation Center

nedcc.org | 978-470-1010