Presented by

Eileen Corcoran, Director of Service & Outreach, Vermont Historical Society

Erica Donnis, Archivist and Independent Collections Consultant

Chessie Monks-Kelly, Archivist/Curator at Historic Saranac Lake, New York

Do you need professional advice for caring for your museum, archives, or library collections? Are you wondering what exactly is included in a collections assessment, how to go about getting one, and how to pay for it? Have you received an assessment report and aren’t sure where to go from here? Are you a potential assessor wondering how the process works? This webinar will cover the purpose of collections assessments, expectations for assessors and host organizations, possible funding sources, and implementation strategies. We’ll hear from two assessors and a representative of a cultural heritage organization, who will discuss both theory and practice in the real world.

There will be time allotted for your questions, both during the webinar and at a follow-up “Conversations with Colleagues.” 

We will follow up this event with a virtual Conversation with Colleagues on Tuesday, June 13th at 12:00pm. All those who register for the webinar are invited to attend.

Pre-registration is required and a Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you closer to the meeting date. Space in the workshop is limited to 100 participants. Please register by Monday June 5th.

If you can’t make it to the live event, you can still register for the workshop and we will send you the recording once it becomes available.

The cost of the virtual workshop is as follows:

• $15 for anyone who wishes to attend

• If you have applied for and been accepted as a Professional Affiliate Member of the CCCA or have made a donation of at least $25 this year as a Friend of the CCCA: $10

• If you have applied for and been accepted as an Emerging Professional or Student Member of the CCCA: FREE

Your workshop fees and additional donations help our growing community of conservation and preservation professionals aid regional cultural heritage organizations in the care and conservation of their collections and materials.  As a non-profit corporation registered in the state of Vermont, the CCCA relies on the support of our membership and community to help us develop and promote affordable opportunities for training and networking and to improve the long-term preservation of these vulnerable collections. Thank you!