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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>We're thrilled to announce that the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board (ISHRAB) is granting 15 scholarships to individuals who reside in the state of Illinois to attend SAA's </span></strong><em><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Archives Overview</span></b></em><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> workshop!</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Archives Overview</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><br><a href="http://forums.archivists.org/t/613657/2359747/2221/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3NhYS5hcmNoaXZpc3RzLm9yZy80RENHSS9ldmVudHMvMzMyLmh0bWw%2fQWN0aW9uPUNvbmZlcmVuY2VfRGV0YWlsJkNvbmZJRF9XPTMzMiZUaW1lPTIxMzY5MzE5MDQ%3d&x=2cc2888d">October 22 in Danville, Illinois</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Workshop Description</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><br>Are you working in a small public library, archives, or historical society? Do you have historical records that you don't quite know what to do with? In this workshop you'll get an overview of basic archival theory, functions, and practices that protect the integrity of historical records. The workshop will give you a basis for further learning [<a href="http://forums.archivists.org/t/613657/2359747/2221/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3NhYS5hcmNoaXZpc3RzLm9yZy80RENHSS9ldmVudHMvMzMyLmh0bWw%2fQWN0aW9uPUNvbmZlcmVuY2VfRGV0YWlsJkNvbmZJRF9XPTMzMiZUaW1lPTIxMzY5MzE5MDQ%3d&x=2cc2888d">read more</a>].<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>In this workshop you'll:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Learn archives and historical records terminology, and get an overview of the body of knowledge needed, ethical responsibilities, and resources for additional information;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Hear about core policy statements, professional standards, and best practices;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Get tools for control of your collections;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Find out about basic preservation steps you can implement;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Learn the basics of arrangement and description; and,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Walk away knowing what your next steps should be.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Who should attend?</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> Librarians, museum staff, administrators, archivists, and volunteers in small repositories with historical records and without archives training.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>To see what other workshops and DAS courses SAA is offering in 2012, please visit our <a href="http://forums.archivists.org/t/613657/2359747/212/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3NhYS5hcmNoaXZpc3RzLm9yZy9TY3JpcHRzLzREaXNhcGkuZGxsLzREQ0dJL2V2ZW50cy9Db25mZXJlbmNlTGlzdC5odG1sP0FjdGlvbj1HZXRFdmVudHM%3d&x=b702ae52">Education Calendar</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://forums.archivists.org/db/613657/2359747/1.gif"><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.archivists.org/saaLogoHoriz.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#003366'>17 North State Street, Suite 1425<br>Chicago, IL 60602-3315<br>312-606-0722; toll-free: 866-SAA-7858</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><a href="http://www.archivists.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003366'>http://www.archivists.org</span> </a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>