The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in partnership with Heritage Preservation and the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), presents a webinar series based on the national initiative Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action.
These six webinars are free of charge to staff of museums, libraries, and archives who seek to enhance collections care at their institutions. You may sign up for the entire series or select only the sessions of most interest to you.
Using the content of the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, Forums, and Workshops, these highly interactive webinars will connect you with experts and colleagues to discuss issues of common concern. The series has a dual focus: four webinars will help you learn how to conduct outreach to the media, the public, and funders on behalf of collections, and two webinars will help you derive maximum benefit from the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf.
The IMLS national initiative, Connecting to Collections, created a national network of individuals and institutions committed to preserving collections for future generations. The webinars are designed both for individuals who have been part of this network and want to reconnect, and for those who have not previously been involved but are eager to participate. The series will be of particular interest to staff members of small to mid-sized institutions.
You are also encouraged to organize a group in your institution or community to participate in the webinar then work together to put in action what you have learned. The webinars will be archived and available online for those who cannot participate at the scheduled time. The series is being offered in association with LearningTimes, which specializes in producing live online conferences, webcasts, podcasts, and educational programs for organizations and associations in museums, libraries, K–20 education, government, publishing and training.
