Penn State is accepting registrations for a series of workshops developed by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) that will provide archival training opportunities for smaller repositories focusing on basic archival concepts and practices and the needs of institutions primarily staffed by non-professionals and volunteers. A number of scholarships for the one- and two-day workshops are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
The Society of American Archivists' workshops bring subject-expert archival educators to Penn State for libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies in central Pennsylvania—particularly those counties within a one-to-two hour drive from State College—to share knowledge with local repositories' staffs and volunteers who would not normally be able to attend these workshops at a national or regional archival conference because of budgetary constraints.
Registration and scholarship awards for registrants working in any of the targeted counties (Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Clearfield, Columbia, Huntingdon, Lycoming, Northumberland, and Union) are on a first-come, first-served basis. Scholarship-assisted fees are $20 a day per person. Interested registrants from Pennsylvania who work outside the targeted counties are welcome to contact the project director for space availability. Non-scholarship workshop fees are $365 per person for a two-day workshop and $235 for a one-day workshop for non-members of SAA.
Morning and afternoon refreshments will be provided; lunch is on your own. There is a lunch spot, MacKinnon's Café, in the library, and several other campus eateries within easy walking distance, or you may bring your own lunch. Directions and overnight accommodations information are available on the university's Visitor's Guide.
Space is limited, so please register early.
The workshops will be held in the Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, Penn State University Park campus, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. per the following schedule:
