Lone Star College is organizing the Second Annual History Day to examine World War I and how to teach it in the classroom. The day long event is being held Thursday, June 19. Afternoon workshops include use of Primary Sources. For more information please visit: http://tinyurl.com/GreatWarHistoryDay

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World War I Somme. http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/external/worldwar1somme-tl.jpg

The University of Houston will host a day-long DAS workshop April 7, 2014.

Early bird registration ends Friday, March 7!

For more information visit: http://saa.archivists.org/events/achieving-email-account-preservation-with-xml-14a7/502/

Course Description

How do you successfully manage and preserve e-mail? Your instructor will examine two XML schemas developed for e-mail account archival preservation: the E-Mail Account Preservation schema and the PeDALS schema. The EMAP schema co-authored by the Electronic Mail Collaboration Initiative and the Collaborative Electronic Records Project serves as the backbone of two open source email account preservation tools. One of the benefits of using the EMAP schema is effective, efficient preservation of e-mail accounts and their messages. The schema can be used in trustworthy repositories to validate deposited e-mail accounts, and can also be adopted as a professional standard like METS and EAD. The PeDALS schema originated in a grant project involving seven state archives. The PeDALS schema is specifically geared towards Microsoft Outlook .pst files and their content. This course discusses both of these schemas as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each of them.

Upon completion of this course you’ll be able to:

• Explain – why use XML;
• Identify the tools for XML and for parsing;
• Anticipate the preparation necessary before preservation;
• Assess e-mail account and message condition;
• Master the breakdown of the schema and its application to e-mail accounts;
• Recognize why the instructors take the account-level approach; and,
• Develop ways to use the schema and related tools at your own organization.

Who should attend?Archivists, records managers, and librarians who are or will be handling e-mail and other electronic records.

What Should You Know? Some understanding of XML/HTML, such as recognizing the basic structure of an XML document, is useful!

Participants must bring a laptop (PC only, no Macs) with a CD drive or USB port for “hands-on” experience. You are strongly encouraged to download the CERP parser from the CERP website at http://www.siarchives.si.edu/cerp/parserdownload.htm and review the installation guide prior to the course.

Slipcase Class – bring this preservation skill into your book collections!

For full info, see http://printingmuseum.org/classes.php

In this class, students will make a slip case out of sturdy book board, with a lined interior, and with an applied cover of book cloth. Measuring for proper overlaps, application of adhesive, and application of bookcloth will be addressed. Students will learn the sequence of cuts and paste-downs necessary to create neat and well-tailored corners. Once these techniques are learned, they can be applied to the construction of complex clamshell boxes. Also, directions for making a simple but effective slipcase out of card stock will be demonstrated.

Date: Friday, March 25: 10am-4pm
Instructor: Lena LeMoal
Level: all levels
Tuition: $90 plus $20 materials fee

The Houston Public Library is sponsoring a free Oral History Workshop on Saturday, October 30th at the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research. If you are available, please consider attending this all day event.