The sixth annual Museum and Library Archives Institute, sponsored by Monson Free Library and Reading Room Association, Museum of Fine Arts Boston Archives, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the New England Archivists, the New England Museum Association, will be held at the Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, on June 25-26, 2004.
This Institute consists of two parallel programs: the Introductory and the Special Topic. The Introductory Program is designed for those who have responsibility for museum and library records and special collections, but limited experience in archival methods and procedures. This year's curriculum includes such topics as collecting, accessioning, appraising, arrangement and description, reference and access, oral history, copyright and photography. Instead of the Introductory Program, participants may choose the Special Topic Program. This track provides an opportunity to go beyond the introductory level and focus on a particular archival topic or issue in a comprehensive, in-depth manner. The 2004 topic will address the issue of preservation.
The Institute will be hosted by the Wilbraham & Monson Academy, a co-educational boarding and day school for students from the 6th grade through post-graduate year. The 199-year-old school is located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, a scenic town in the heart of the Pioneer Valley within a ten-mile radius of Springfield.
For more information, contact Hope Bodwell, Interim Director, Monson Free Library, 2 High Street, Monson, Massachusetts. Telephone is 413-267-3866 or fax 413-267-5496. E-mail is hbodwell@cwmars.org.