Canada

   Alberta

   UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
School of Library and Information Studies
3-20 Rutherford South, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J4.
Contact: Alvin M. Schrader, Director, phone: (780) 492-4578, fax: (780) 492-2430

LIS598: Preservation and Risk Management
An introduction to and overview of the role and activities of preservation administration in libraries of all  kinds, from the physical preservation and conservation of book and multi-media collections, to risk management and insurance, theft and vandalism prevention, disaster contingency planning and preparedness, through post-disaster recovery and salvage operations.

Required for Graduation:  No   
Frequency: Every 2–3 years   
Credit Hours: 3           

LIS 493: Archives Administration

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: Biennially   
Credit Hours: ?

LIS 544: Special Collections Librarianship

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: Biennially   
Credit Hours: ?

LIS 594: Records Management

Required for Graduation: ?   
Frequency: Biennially 
Credit Hours: ?

   British Columbia

   UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
School of Library, Archival and Information Studies,
831-1956 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T lZ1.
Contact: Dr. Ken Haycock, phone: (604) 822-2404

Archival Studies 587: Preservation
Administration of programs of conservation and preservation of archival materials. Environmental and biological causes of deterioration and methods of combating them. Practical experience of basic preventative conservation techniques (examination, documentation, testing, cleaning, fumigation, mending, and binding). Cross-listed as Library and Information Studies 587. Available in the M.A.S. and M.L.S. programs.

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours: 3

Archival Studies 595: Internship
The student may concentrate on a preservation topic.

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: ?   
Credit Hours: ?

Library and Information Studies 596: Field Experience
May concentrate on a preservation topic. Cross-listed as Archival Studies 587.

Required for Graduation: ?   
  Frequency: ?    
Credit Hours: 3

   Ontario

   MOHAWK COLLEGE
Continuing Education, Box 2034 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3T2
Contact: Dolores Harms Penner, Program Manager, Records Management Program, phone: (905) 575-2309, fax:  (905) 575-2381.

RM103: Archives.
The focus of this 39-hour online course is on developing a working understanding of archival theory and practice in order to manage archival records efficiently. Students explore the nature of archival documents, the relationship between archives and records management, acquisitions and appraisal, arrangement and description, reference services, preventive conservation, and facility planning and security. Required for Records and Information Management certificate.

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: ?   
Credit Hours: ?

   UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 
Faculty of Information Studies, 140 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G6 Contact: Pam Hawes, Registrar, phone:  (416) 978-3234 fax: (416) 978-5762

LIS 2120: Conservation and Preservation of Recorded Information
An introductory course in preservation issues, covering both restoration of the artifact and preservation of content. Topics include composition and manufacture of paper; principles and ethics of restoration; restoration methods; archival conservation practices; rare book conservation practices; preservation microfilming, theory, and practice; national and international preservation filming efforts; mass deacidifcation; organization, administration, and funding of preservation efforts; new document substrates; and emergency and disaster planning.

Required for Graduation:  No   
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours: half course—36 hours

LIS 2162: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Functions, acquisition, care and maintenance of a rare book collection in the research library; consideration of special problems of bibliographic description and cataloguing; use of bibliographic tools for evaluation of materials; care of manuscript and rare book collections.

Required for Graduation:  No   
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours: half course—36 hours

Continuing education programs and workshops are also offered.

   Quebec

   MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies,
3459 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1Y1.
Contact: Gordon Burr, Course Lecturer, phone: (514) 398-3772, extension 2960, fax: (514) 398-8456 

405-645: Archival Studies.
Introduction to the principles and practices of archival studies. The course exposes students to basic problems and solutions involved in dealing with archival resources. Main subjects include descriptive studies, acquisition, appraisal, arrangement, finding aids, preservation, public service and electronic records. Note: Advanced work in archival science is available to a few students who do well in the introductory course.

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: Once a week for 12 weeks   
Credit Hours: 36

   UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL
Ecole de bibliotheconomie et des sciences de l'information
C.P. 6128 Centre Ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7
Contact: M. Carol Couture, Director, phone: (514) 343-6044, fax: (514) 343-5753

ARV3031 Prevention and Conservation
Preventive conservation of printed and archival documents. Emergency plan. Initiation of curative conservation methods. Specifications for numeric archives, iconographics, cartographics, audiovisuals. Exercises.

Required for Graduation:  No   
Frequency: ?   
Credit Hours: 45

INU1030 Preservation of Numeric Information
Transfer of information to various supports: scanning, re-recording, migration. Comparison with preservation of physical documents. Legal aspects. Appraisal of numeric information. Each lesson contains two hours theoretical part and one hour practical part.

Required for Graduation:  Yes   
Frequency: ?   
Credit Hours: 45

   COLLEGE FRANCOIS-XAVIER-GARNEAU 
Techniques de la Documentation
1660 Boule de l'Enlente Quebec, QC, Canada G1S 4S3
Contact: Lise Roy, Coordinator, phone: (418) 688-8310 extension  2290, fax: (418) 681-9384

393-CJC-03 Protection, Rangement, et Conservation de Documents.
Appliquer les techniques a la protection, au rangement, et a la conservation de documents.  Appliquer les normes de conservation de documents sur different supports.  Entretenir des documents.  Effectuer des reparations mineures de documents sur papier.

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: ?   
Credit Hours: ?

   Nova Scotia

   DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
School of Library and Information Studies, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3J5 Canada.
Contact: Bertram MacDonald, phone: (902) 494-3656, fax:  (902) 494-2451. 

LIBS0640: Hand-Binding: An Elementary Practical Introduction to Traditional Bookbinding Methods
The course is un-graded, but students are expected to complete the binding of one book provided by themselves. 

Required for Graduation: ?    
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours: ?

Preservation is included in: 

LIBS5560: Collections Management 
Continuing education workshops on preservation and conservation are offered.

Required for Graduation:  Yes   
Frequency: Annually   
Credit Hours: ?

LIBS6800: Archives
Provides an overview of the issues and practices of archival science, with emphasis on Canadian approaches. Considers principles of acquisition, arrangement, description, reference, and use of archival records, along with the management of archives and the relationship between archival work and other divisions of the information professions.

Required for Graduation:  No   
Frequency: Biennially   
Credit Hours: 3

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