Happy New Year!

Let's hope 2024 is a good year. Below is excellent information about disaster preparedness and recovery of damaged family materials, personal digital archiving, and lists of workshops & funding sources from the Northeast Documentation Conservation Center (NEDCC), which specializes in conservation, digitization, audio preservation, and preservation training. 

Top Preservation Leaflets: - Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper - Temperature, Relative Humidity, Light, and Air Quality: Basic Guidelines for Preservation - A Short Guide to Film Base Photographic Materials: Identification, Care, and Duplication New NEDCC Stories: - Digitizing Oversized Scrapbooks - Visiting Researcher Examines the Pastels of James McNeill Whistler - A Case Study in Producing Bound Facsimiles Most Viewed Videos: - Disaster Preparedness for Small Organizations in California - Personal Digital Archiving - Creating Archival Book Enclosures - Rebinding a Record Book
	It's That Time of Year: Preserving Private and Family Collections Our Preservation Specialists are excited to offer valuable insights on storage enclosures and digital archiving. Explore a free webinar on Personal Digital Archiving or peruse our Preservation Leaflet dedicated to Caring for Private and Family Collections.

 

12 Days of Pestmas We're ringing in the new year by sharing tips about common pests found in collections. Follow along on our social media accounts for valuable insights!

 

	Training and Workshops Full descriptions and registration are available online. Webinars are available to registrants for three months after purchase. Free webinars are available on YouTube. 01/09 - Creating Preservation-Quality Oral Histories Webinar 01/22 - Fundamentals of Photograph Preservation Course (6 sessions) 01/23 - Caring for Vellum-Bound Books Webinar 01/25 - Caring for Paper-Based Collections Webinar 02/01 - Exhibiting Your Collections Webinar Multi-session courses in the upcoming year: 02/29/24 - Preservation 101 Course (10 sessions) 06/06/24 - Writing A Disaster Plan Course (2 sessions) Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network (DPOE-N), as well as other organizations and state agencies may provide scholarship funding for NEDCC's training programs. Contact them directly for details. Conferences Visit with us at the following meetings:  Bibliography Week - Bexx Caswell-Olson, Director of Book Conservation (attending) Georgia Association of Museums - Tahe Zalal, Outreach Conservator (booth) Massachusetts Town Clerks Association - Ryn Marchese, Marketing Manager (booth)   Funding Sources Reminder A number of funding agencies make grants available for assessments, conservation treatment, digitization, audio preservation, and other preservation activities. NEDCC can help plan and carry out these grant-funded activities and can offer advice on planning proposals. Begin the conversation by contacting info@nedcc.org. Deadlines 01/11/24 - NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions | Award supports preservation assessments. 01/12/24 - NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections | Award supports conservation. 01/12/24 – New York State Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Materials | Award supports conservation and preservation. 05/01/24 – Iowa Historical Resource Development Program | Award supports conservation and preservation. TBA/2024 - South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board Historical Records Regrant Program | Award supports preservation training.