Preservation 101 is an online course that will help you learn about the basics of preservation in the context of small and moderately-sized library or archival collections. This course was produced as one component of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded to the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). The grant supported training and resources for library staff and others who do not have easy access to professional development in the field of preservation due to geographical or other barriers.
In 2004 and 2005, a live version of this course (in workshop format) was taught in the Pacific Northwest. In the first half of 2006, the Northeast Document Conservation Center and their Web production and e-learning consultant, WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, produced this online version of the course.
The course contains online sessions for which registration is necessary. There is a list of resources available on the site for each session and there are PDF documents corresponding to the different sessions as well. The list of resources and the PDFs are also interesting for those not taking (or not registering for) the course.
The course exists of 6 sessions:
Session 1: Introduction to Preservation
Session 2: Deterioration of Paper Collections
Session 3: Deterioration of Film and Electronic Media
Session 4: The Building and Environment
Session 5: Collections Care
Session 6: Reformatting and Treatment
Session 7: Disaster Planning
Session 8: Building a Preservation Program