Large Number of Attendees Makes the IMLS Connecting to Collections Workshop a Success!

Building a Culture — Collections Care in Hawai’i, was an HMA annual meeting post-conference free workshop, on May 22nd in Bishop Museum’s Paki Hall from 9:00am to 1:30 pm. As part of the IMLS grant awarded to HMA, Project Director, Lynn Davis, and Project Facilitator, Barclay Ogden, of University of California, Berkeley, conducted an interactive presentation. Through working groups made up of over 70 statewide archivists, registrars, librarians,collection managers and conservationists, they collectively identified preservation needs faced by diverse collections throughout the islands,and they all examined common issues they encounter. A post-workshop survey has been emailed as a follow-up, and the next workshop will be conduct-ed in January 2011.  For more information, contact Teri Skillman at skillman@hawaii.edu or by calling (808) 956-8688. A debt of gratitude goes out to Drew Chamberlain and Chuck Crimson, of Hawai‘i Restorative / Belfor, for under-writing the workshop and Teri Skillman for her work in coordinating and managing the event.