[NHCOLL-L:5616] Fwd: News Release: Connecting to Collections Online Community Public Launch

Wed Aug 31 19:33:41 EDT 2011

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For  Immediate Release                
August  31, 2011                   

Contact:  Elsa Huxley   
Phone:  (202) 233-0800
Email:  _ehuxley at heritagepreservation.org_ 
(mailto:ehuxley at heritagepreservation.org) 

Connecting to  Collections Online Community  Launches

Interactive  resource will connect staff at small museums, archives, and  
libraries with each other and top-flight information  about collections care.

Heritage Preservation is pleased to announce the  public launch of the 
Connecting to Collections (C2C) Online  Community at 
_www.connectingtocollections.org_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=a7c7319b5d&e=2209f40f73) .  The Community’s goal is 
to help smaller museums, libraries,  archives, and historical societies 
locate reliable  preservation resources, and to engage with each other and  top 
professionals in the field. _Heritage  Preservation_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=f02c754f
94&e=2209f40f73)  moderates the Connecting to  Collections Online Community 
in cooperation with the _American Association for State and Local  History_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404
641e545c4b972&id=4efd268af1&e=2209f40f73)  and with funding from the 
_Institute of Museum and Library  Services_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=a567804074&e=2209f40f7
3) .

The features of the site  include:
    *   a _Meeting  Room_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=7e258e5f2f&e=2209f40f73)  which 
regularly hosts free Webinars with  leading conservation professionals (click 
_here_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=f210d5dcfa&e=2209f40f73)   to view recordings of 
past events);  
    *   a _Featured  Resource_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=a9e4c5ac5d&e=2209f40f73)  
that highlights new or particularly  helpful information resources--the 
feature changes  approximately every two weeks;  
    *   a _Discussion  Forum_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=84dd0be597&e=2209f40f73)  
where online community members can post  questions and assist one another;  
    *   a _Calendar_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=4c2757333b&e=2209f40f73)  with  
announcements of upcoming C2C Online Community events,  online preservation 
training opportunities, and grant  deadlines; and  
    *   an _Archive_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=eb71133040&e=2209f40f73)  of  past C2C 
Online Community discussions and presentation  sorted by topic. 
 The site regularly features opportunities to  interact with experts 
through Webinars in the Meeting Room.  The next two Live Q&A events will be:
    *   On _Thursday,  September 8 at 2:00 pm EDT_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=260269cfc
4&e=2209f40f73)  join Lori Foley, Vice  President for Emergency Programs at 
Heritage Preservation,  and Dan Kochensparger, public information officer 
for the  Upper Arlington, Ohio, Fire Division, to get tips on how  to work 
with emergency responders in your community.  
    *   On _Wednesday,  September 21 at 3 pm EDT_ (h
ttp://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=a2704ff182
&e=2209f40f73)  join Neil Cockerline,  Director of Preservation Services at 
the Midwest Art  Conservation Center, to learn about how to handle  
potentially hazardous artifacts. 
We add new live  events to the _Calendar_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=dd2e879c12&e=2209f
40f73) ,  check it frequently to learn about upcoming events.

The community is based on the initiative begun by  the Institute of Museum 
and Library Service (IMLS) called _Connecting  to Collections_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&i
d=16f692708e&e=2209f40f73) .  Informed by the findings of the _Heritage  
Health Index_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=0a35574e89&e=2209f40f73) , the initiative has 
included grant  programs, national forums, workshops, a bookshelf  
distribution, and webinars. 

The Online  Community has a page on Facebook at 
_http://www.facebook.com/C2Ccommunity_ 
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conversation there to be reminded of upcoming  events and other related news. 

To  register for the online community, go to 
_http://www.connectingtocollections.org/register/_ 
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preserving the cultural  heritage of the United States. By identifying risks, 
 developing innovative programs, and providing broad public  access to 
expert advice, Heritage Preservation assists  museums, libraries, archives, 
historic preservation and  other organizations, as well as individuals, in 
caring for  our endangered  heritage.

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