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Workshops

Free Archives and Digital Collections 101 Workshop

The Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board (CHRAB), in partnership with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), invites you to attend a FREE, 2-day, Archives and Digital Collections 101 Workshop on September 23 at Adams State University.

What You Can Expect

Day 1: September 23, 2024

8:30-12:00: Morning Session

Archival Processing and Photo Archiving

The morning session of the workshop will focus on archival processing best practices, including a section on archiving photos. The workshop is geared towards those working in smaller archival repositories and those who may not have had formal archival training. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and sample items from their collections that present specific challenges in processing.  FREE Archives tool kits will be provided by CHRAB. 

12:00-1:00: Lunch provided by CHRAB 

No additional information.

1:00-5:00: Afternoon Session  

Digital Collections 101: A Toolkit for Creating & Promoting Digital Collections

Digitization is not simply making a digital copy of an object. It is a process of collecting, reformatting, cataloging, storing, and sharing digital objects. With this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of each area of the digitization workflow: selection, digital capture, description, and sharing, and leave with a toolkit to get you started on your digitization journey. This workshop is for those that are new to digital collections.

 

Day 2: September 24, 2024 (Half day)

8:00-1:00 Site Visits

Attendees have the opportunity for presenters to conduct site visits to local, archival institutions in need of assistance or advice. If you are interested in a site visit, please include this in your registration email. Due to time constraints, site visits can be organized in the following counties: Alamosa, Rio Grande, Costilla, Saguache, and Custer and will be secured on a first come, first serve basis.

 

Where

The workshop will be held on Adams State University campus, specific location will be given after registration. 

Cost, Registration, & Food

  • This 2 day workshop is Free!

  • Register by September 17, 2024 by emailing chrab@state.co.us the number of people who will be attending. Note: Registration may close early if we reach our room maximum.   

  • Lunch on Day 1 will be provided by CHRAB

If you have questions about this event please email CHRAB@state.co.us

 

Archives 101 Workshop 

This workshop focuses on best practices for those working in smaller archival repositories and those who may not have had formal archival training. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and sample items from their collections that present specific challenges in processing. Below find a link to the slides from CHRAB's Archives 101 Workshop:

Archives 101 Slides (.pptx)

Archives 101 Accessible PDF 

ARCHIVES 101- FREE WORKSHOPS

Archives 101 workshops were held:

Friday August 18, 2017

The Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board (CHRAB), in partnership with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), invites you to attend a FREE Archives 101 Workshop on August 18, 2017.

This workshop focuses on best practices for those working in smaller archival repositories and those who may not have had formal archival training. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and sample items from their collections that present specific challenges in processing.

The Museum of Northwest Colorado has generously agreed to host the event in Craig, Colorado and will be held from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The address for the museum is 590 Yampa Ave, Craig, CO 81625. Please visit the Museum of Northwest Colorado's website for more information.

FREE lunch and snacks will be provided at the event for participants. Participants will also receive a FREE Archives 101 Tool Kit which includes an archival box, acid free folders, and other archival preservation tools to jumpstart your processing project.

This is event is presented by two members from the State Historical Records Advisory Board: Shaun Boyd, Archivist with the Douglas County History Research center and Aly Jabrocki, State Archivist for the State of Colorado.

Friday, December 16, 2016 in Georgetown, Colorado

The event focused on best practices for those working in smaller repositories and who may not have had formal archival training. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and sample items from their collections that present specific challenges in processing.

Presented by three members from the State Historical Records Advisory Board: Shaun Boyd, Archivist with the Douglas County History Research center; Dr. Holly Norton, State Archaeologist with History Colorado, and Aly Jabrocki, State Archivist for the State of Colorado.

The event took place at the Historic Georgetown Schoolhouse at 10:00 am. The address is 809 Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado 80444. For more information, please visit the Georgetown Trust for Conservation and Preservation's website.

A FREE lunch and snacks will be provided. The entire event has been made possible by a grant sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board.

Friday, June 24, 2016, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at the Baca County Emergency Management Office in Springfield, Colorado.

Presented by: Abby Hoverstock, Senior Archivist/Librarian with Denver Public Library/Western History and Genealogy; Shaun Boyd, Lead Archivist with the Douglas County History Research center; Aly Jabrocki, Audio/Media Archivist with the Colorado State Archives; and George Orlowski, State Archivist and Director of the Colorado State Archives.

Friday, October 23, 2015, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at the West Custer County Library in Westcliffe, Colorado; Friday, April 17, 2015, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at the Rifle Branch Library, GCPLD

Presented by: Aly Jabrocki, Audio Archivist, State of Colorado and George Orlowski, Colorado State Archivist

Presentation slides are available below.

A Framework for Governing Electronic Records - FREE WORKSHOP

Was held September 5, 2015, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at the Ralph Carr Judicial Center in Denver, Colorado

Presented by Liz Bishoff, Leigh Grinstead, Molly Davis and Betsy Holder

Presentation slides are available below.