State Library of Ohio

The State Library of Ohio will partner with the Ohio Historical Society, the Ohio Museums Association, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, the Follett House Museum, and the Kennedy Museum of Art to conduct a two-day preservation boot camp. Both practical and tactical, this focused, educational event will bring together 176 individuals in 88 teams comprised of museum/history staff and library staff. Sessions will address environmental controls, demonstrations for disaster recovery, collections care, and digital preservation basics. Discussing local issues and sharing problem-solving ideas will help develop a core community to continue information sharing after the training. Attendees will be encouraged to provide outreach and information to other cultural organizations in their home areas, and they will have the opportunity to apply for one of eleven follow-up preservation site surveys. Ongoing discussions, site survey reports, and boot camp documents will be posted on the Ohio Connecting to Collections website, an ongoing resource and repository for those interested in preservation and cultural heritage issues.