[NHCOLL-L:3453] online classes for 2007 at museumclasses.org - please distribute

[Helen Alten]

Northern States Conservation Center announces the list of online 
classes being offered over the internet for the rest of 2007.  Sign 
up for two or more classes and receive a 10% discount.  We have many 
new courses this year on topics ranging from archaeological 
collections care, museum security and collections management 
policies.  Go to www.museumclasses.org for course descriptions, 
instructor biographies, and course registration.

June
MS 202: Museum Storage Facilities and Furniture, June 4 through 29, 
2007 (Helen Alten)

MS 210: Integrated Pest Management June 11 through July 16, 2007 
(Gretchen Anderson)

MS 003: Building a Better Mousetrap, June 13, 2007 at 11 a.m. Eastern 
Standard Time (US) (Gretchen Anderson) ***NEW***

July
MS 207: Cataloging Your Collection, July 1 through 31, 2007 (Peggy Schaller)

MS 104: An Introduction to Collections Preservation, July 1 through 
31, 2007 (Helen Alten)

MS 106: Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation, July 1 though 
31, 2007 (Lin Nelson-Mayson)

MS 007: The Mission Statement: Is it really that important?, July 11, 
2007, 11 a.m. Eastern Standard time (US)  ***NEW*** (Peggy Schaller)

August   NO MUSEUM CLASSES

September
MS 107: Introduction to Museum Security, September 3 through 28, 2007 
(Steve Layne) ***NEW***

MS 209: Collection Management Policies, September 3 through 28, 2007 
(Bill Tompkins) ***NEW***

MS 208: Applying Numbers to Collection Objects, September 3 through 
28, 2007 (Helen Alten)

MS 218: Collection Inventories, September 3 through 28, 2007 (Johanna 
Humphries) ***NEW***

MS 004: When Collection Numbering Goes Bad,.September 12, 2007, 11 
a.m. Eastern Standard time (US) ***NEW*** (Helen Alten)

MS 103: The Basics of Museum Registration, September 17 through 
October 13, 2007 (Peggy Schaller)

October
MS212: Care of Textiles, October 1 through 26, 2007 ***NEW*** (Ann Coppinger)

MS 215: Care of Archaeological Artifacts from Field to Lab, October 1 
through 26, 2007 ***NEW*** (Diana Komejan)

MS 204: Materials for Storage and Display, October 1 through 26, 2007 
(Helen Alten)

MS 211: Preservation Environments (Museum Environmental Control 
Systems), October 1 through 26, 2007 (Ernest Conrad)

MS 005: Why Does Silk Shatter?. October 10, 2007, 11 a.m. Eastern 
Standard time (US)  ***NEW***

November
MS 217: Museum Cleaning Basics, November 5 through 30, 2007 (Gretchen 
Anderson) ***NEW***

MS 302: Fundraising for Collections Care, November 5 through 30, 2007 
(Helen Alten)

MS 205/6 Disaster Plan Research and Writing, October 29 through 
December 7, 2007 (Terri Schindel) ***UPDATED***

MS 213: Museum Artifacts: How they were made and how they 
deteriorate, October 29 through December 7, 2007 (Helen Alten)

MS 106: Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation, October 29 
through December 7, 2007 (Lin Nelson-Mayson)

MS 002: Collection Protection  Are you Prepared?, November 14, 2007, 
11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (US) . (Terri Schindel)  ***NEW***

December
MS 202: Museum Storage Facilities and Furniture, December 3 through 
31, 2007 (Helen Alten)

MS214:  Collection Management Databases, December 3 through 31, 2007 
(Eric Swanson) ***NEW***

MS 303: Found in the Collection: Orphans, Old Loans and Abandoned 
Property, December 3 through 31, 2007 (Lin Nelson-Mayson) ***NEW***

MS 006: What is Your Museum's Web Presence? December 12, 2007, 11 
a.m. Eastern Standard time (US) (Eric Swanson) ***NEW***



Northern States Conservation Center, founded in 1997, provides 
workshops, preservation assessments and conservation treatment 
services to museums throughout the United States. Its mission, to 
improve preservation awareness and collection care, resulted in the 
creation of www.museumclasses.org.

Contact:
Helen Alten, 715 Churchill Drive, Charleston, WV 25314, 304-346-0059, 
helen at collectioncare.org

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