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Upcoming Webinars
Protect Your Holdings AND Provide Access?

In collaboration with the National Archives and Records Administration
...Lessons learned!

How do you balance protecting your holdings while safeguarding them at the same time? In this webinar, you'll explore these issues and learn about strategies that are doable for institutions of all sizes! Find out what security experts and archivists identified as best practices, what your staff should know, and the development of holdings protection programs.

Upon completion of this webinar, you’ll be able to:
  • Identify risks and how to mitigate them;
  • Start developing a holdings protection program; 
  • Improve what you have; 
  • Recognize unusual or suspicious behavior; and
  • Begin building bridges with local law enforcement/crime prevention professionals.

Who should register? Archivists and others who are responsible for or interested in learning about protecting their holdings.

Ask your colleagues, students, or staff to join you in learning together over lunch or breakfast – in the convenience of your conference room, office, or classroom. Gather around a PC, email your questions, and get information and tools that will help you to safeguard your holdings and provide access to your collections.
Formats Available: Webinar
Original Webinar Date: May 31, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: June 01, 2012
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Using and Understanding PDF/A as a Preservation Format [DAS]

Proper preservation of electronic records includes the implementation of many different processes over time, but often one of the most important is the conversion of electronic records to long-term, or persistent, formats. For textual documents, one of the most promising formats for preservation is PDF/A, which was designed as a preservation format.

Upon completion of this webinar you’ll be able to:
  • Recognize the advantages and proper use of PDF/A as a preservation format;
  • Realize the limitations of PDF/A;
  • Identify the various versions of PDF/A and the ISO standards;
  • Learn the processes for converting electronic documents to PDF/A; and,
  • Understand quality control procedures and general preservation management for PDFs.
Who Should Attend? Archivists and others who must deal with the conversion of electronic records to long-term, or persistent, formats.

Ask your colleagues, students, or staff to join you in learning together over lunch or breakfast - in the convenience of your conference room, office, or classroom. Gather around a PC and a speaker phone and get information and tools that will help you adapt your skills to the digital environment.

This course is one of the Tools & Services Courses in the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) Curriculum and Certificate Program!  If you intend to pursue the Certificate, you'll need to pass the examination for this course. Please follow "Procedures for DAS webinars" to access the exam information.
Formats Available: Webinar
Original Webinar Date: June 28, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: June 29, 2012
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