Archival Training on a Shoestring

1. Introducing the Archival Training Collaborative (ATC) LAMA, 2009 Presented by Felicia Thomas Graduate Assistant for the ATC effiet@gmail.com Archival Training on a Shoestring

2. What’s an Archivist? • Responsible for historical documents

3. What’s the ATC? • An IMLS funded project based in SLIS at LSU • The ATC serves Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, but is open to attendees from surrounding states who are willing to travel.

4. Who Does the ATC Serve? • Anyoneresponsible for the care of historical documents

5. What Does the ATC Do? • Trains people to do the work of archivists • Uses educational materials already on the Web • Trains people to lead workshops – through the Train the Trainer workshop program

6. Some Important Web-based Educational Materials • The Northeast Document Conservation Center: http://www.preservation101.org/site/index.asp • Archivists Association of British Columbia Toolkit: http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/toolkit.html • Introduction to Archival Organization and Description: http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/standards/introarchives/materials.html

7. I'm an Instant Archivist; Where Can I Get Training? • The ATC can makes it available! • Convenient • Easy driving distance • Affordable • $20.00-50.00 depending on length of workshop • Repeatable • You can request a workshop through the ATC

8. How can I get involved? • Visit our website and register for an upcoming workshop • No upcoming workshop in your area? Please feel free to request a workshop! • Email Dr. Dow at edow1@lsu.edu to request a workshop

9. Examples of upcoming archival content training workshops in your neighborhood: "Archives 4 U" Basics of Archives Where: LSU-Shreveport When: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:30-4:00 [Seating is limited, and registration closes on October 26. For more information, contact Laura McLemore, Laura.McLemore@lsus.edu (318-797-5378) or Chris Brown, Archives@centenary.edu (318-869-5462). ] Learning Basic Archives Principles Where: LSU-Alexandria When: Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 8:30-12:30 [See our website– http://www.archivaltraining.org/louisianaworkshops.htmlfor registration information.] 

10. Examples of upcoming archival content training workshops in your neighborhood: Archives: Basic Training Where: Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA When: Friday, November 20, 2009 from 8:30-12:30 [See our website– http://www.archivaltraining.org/louisianaworkshops.htmlfor registration information.]  Archives: Basic Training Where: LSU-Baton Rouge When: Friday, December 4, 2009 from 8:30-12:30 [See our website– http://www.archivaltraining.org/louisianaworkshops.htmlfor registration information.] 

11. I’d Like to be a Trainer • Attend a Train the Trainer workshop in Spring 2009 • Apply to be a trainer by emailing me (effiet@gmail.com) • Organize a workshop and the ATC will support your efforts!

12. Train the Trainer Workshops will be coming up Spring 2010: • Upcoming Train the Trainer Workshops are to be held in: • Montgomery, AL on February 5-7, 2010 • Jackson, MS on February 19-21, 2010 • Alexandria, LA on March 5-7, 2009

13. Participate in the survey • The ATC website homepage has links to two surveys: • one for archival staff and volunteers • one for archival managers • We invite you to contribute by your participation- it will just take fifteen minutes!

14. How Can I Learn More about the ATC? • Check out our website, which is being updated regularly: www.archivaltraining.org

15. Questions?