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<DIV><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Protecting Library & Archive
Collections: </B></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><B>Beaverton</B></st1:place></st1:City><B>:</B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Part 1: Thursday, October 16,
2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.<BR>Part 2: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 9:00 a.m. –
4:00 p.m. <BR><SPAN
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</SPAN><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Beaverton</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Library</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Workshop instructor:</B> Kris Kern is the
Preservation Librarian at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Portland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and is chair of the Portland
Area Library System’s Disaster Recovery Group. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The “Protecting Library &
Archive Collections” workshops are presented in a 2-part sequence to produce the
following outcomes for disaster preparedness activities:</P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Complete
a disaster plan by the end of Part 2.</LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Learn
how to train staff to implement your plan effectively. </LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Set
pre- and post-disaster action priorities for your collections. </LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Learn
how to use practical decision-making skills during an emergency. </LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Experience
salvage procedures for books, documents, and non-print media.</LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The workshop days are scheduled
four weeks apart. Participants will prepare short assignments prior to the first
session; between sessions, they will undertake additional assignments resulting
in a completed disaster plan at the end of Part 2. Upon completion, the
institution will be invited to join an informal network of WESTPAS trained
personnel to provide mutual aid in the event of emergencies involving
collections in the region.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Who should attend</B>:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Administrators and staff
responsible for emergency preparedness, response and decision-making, in all
types of libraries and archives.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By
registering for the workshop, the institution commits to supporting the
attendee(s) to achieve the workshop's disaster preparedness goals. When
possible, please send two attendees from a library or archive so they can work
together on the disaster preparedness activities.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Cost</B>: No charge
to the institution.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Funding
provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">and co-sponsored by the Oregon State Library.</SPAN> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Registration</B>: <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> Pre-registration required.
Register online. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">For <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Beaverton</st1:City></st1:place>: </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A href="http://tinyurl.com/5w2m6n"><FONT
color=#000066><A
href="http://tinyurl.com/5w2m6n">http://tinyurl.com/5w2m6n</FONT></A></SPAN></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For registration assistance
contact: Kathy Krause <A href="mailto:krause@plsinfo.org"><FONT
color=#000066>krause@plsinfo.org</FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For general & content
information contact: Julie Page <A href="mailto:jpage@westpas.org"><FONT
color=#000066>jpage@westpas.org</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Submitted on behalf of Kris Kern by
Shawna Gandy, Oregon Historical Society Research Library</SPAN></P>
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