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This year DHPSNY will be attending the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) and theSociety of American Archivists (SAA) on July 31– August 6in Austin, Texas. The theme of this year's conference isTRANSFORMATIVE! with the goal to bring issues of inclusivity, accountability, creating space for underrepresented voices, and challenging the status quo to a wider arena.

On Monday, August 5, Session 705 - Serving Collecting Institutions: Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York will discuss DHPSNY…

Our second workshop series of 2019 begins next month with sessions at Binghamton University – State University of New York on Tuesday, May 28 and the Crandall Public Library on Wednesday, May 29. Learn more and register below!  As always, DHPSNY's workshops are presented free of charge for New York institutions, and space is limited. Visit dhpsny.org for a complete schedule. 

WORKSHOP
Care and Preservation of Audiovisual Materials
Presenter: Rebecca Chandler, Senior Consultant, AVP
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As we head into our summer Planning & Assessment application round and prepare for another class of awardees, we decided to take a step back and catch up with the Fort Ticonderoga Association, a DHPSNY alum who received a Preservation Survey from us in 2018. We spoke with Miranda Peters, Fort Ticonderoga's Director of Collections. Chatting with Miranda, we learned about the institution’s aspirational new mission, it’s expansive collections, and more.

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The deadline to register our final Preservation Planning workshops in Cazenovia and Corning has been EXTENDED to Friday, April 19! Sign up to join us in Madison County on Thursday, April 25 at the Cazenovia Public Library or in Steuben County at the Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass on Friday, April 26

Preservation Planning for Collecting Institutions
Presenter: Samantha Forsko, Preservation Specialist,…

We're pleased to announce that the deadline for our Summer 2019 Planning & Assessment Services round is Friday, July 12! Applications for DHPSNY's services are accepted year-round and reviewed three times a year. You must apply by the deadline to be considered in the current review period.

Visit our Planning & Assessment page to learn more about each service and download application materials. DHPSNY currently offers free services in four categories:…

In our final webinar of the season, AV Collections: Planning a Reformatting Project, David Neary of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Media Preservation Initiative discussed moving image and audio assets in the collection—providing an introduction to the different kinds of AV media that are commonly found and regularly ignored, how to prepare for their digitization, and some basic and not so basic methods for digitization. He also discussed options for outsourcing to vendors and how to decide which one is best for your archive and collection.

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Consulting Archivists Clare Flemming and Brandon Zimmerman discussed some of the more common ethical issues that cultural collecting institutions regularly face and the professional codes of ethics governing archival institutions, including professional relationships; judgement; authenticity; security and protection; access and use, privacy, and trust. The two illustrated tricky ethical situations by pulling examples from their professional experience and provided guidance about what to do when faced with hard decisions—even…

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is seeking an Archives Specialist for our Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) Program. Under the general guidance of the DHPSNY Program Manager, the DHPSNY Archives Specialist contributes to the mission of DHPSNY through implementation of educational programs, archival needs assessments, outreach, and information services to libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other organizations throughout New York State.  This position is a part of a collaborative effort that makes it…

The deadline to register for our next workshop session has been EXTENDED to Monday, March 25! Register below to join us in Niagara County on Monday, April 1 at the the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum for our first workshop of the year, Preservation Planning for Collecting Institutions. 

WORKSHOP
Preservation Planning for Collecting Institutions
Presenter: Samantha Forsko, Preservation Specialist, CCAHA
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In last week's webinar Temperature & Relative Humidity in Collections Care, DHPSNY Preservation Specialist Gillian Marcus presented an informative overview of the affects of environmental variation on collections and the important steps an institution can take to provide stable environmental controls. Topics included how and why to establish an environmental monitoring program, tools to monitor environments, and tools to help control environments. Gillian also provided a wealth of resources and answered some…