Risk Assessment for Cultural Heritage Institutions - Webinar (08/18/20)

 NEFLIN is proud to partner with LYRASIS to bring you a series of four webinars on Disaster Preparedness! 

You do not have to enroll in all four, but we highly recommend that you do so. Seating is limited to 25 in these webinars, so get your place now!

This second session will specifically cover assessing risks that can lead to disasters affecting collections at cultural heritage institutions. Participants will learn ways institutions can mitigate those risks to reduce their chance of happening and/or limit their impact if they do happen.

Risks covered will include fire, water, natural disasters, mold, and pests. Participants will learn how to assess which risks would most likely impact their institution to focus their mitigation and planning efforts on events that would have the greatest impact on their collections.

NOTE: Only those who pre-register for this webinar will have access to the archived recording. 

Virtual Trainer: Thomas F.R. Clareson

Tom Clareson is Project Director of the Performing Arts Readiness project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help performing arts organizations nationwide learn how to protect their assets, sustain operations, and be prepared for emergencies. He serves as Senior Consultant for Digital & Preservation Services at LYRASIS, consulting and teaching nationally and internationally on preservation, disaster preparedness, digitization, digital preservation, special collections/archives, remote storage, funding, strategic planning, and advocacy for libraries, archives, and museums. Clareson serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation.

This is an online class. Access information will be emailed one week ahead.

Cost: NEFLIN classes are free of charge for Florida library staff. Registration is required for all classes and NEFLIN members get priority.