One can never know too much! SICCA is a champion of lifelong learning. Although most professional development opportunities have a cost associated with it, SICCA is committed to inform you the different ways you can learn for free in addition to the activities offered by SICCA.

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Connecting to Collections Care - An Online Community with free live and recorded webinars, forums and resources

http://www.connectingtocollections.org/

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Institute of Museums and Library Services - Free live and recorded webinars and grants information

https://www.imls.gov/news-events/events

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National Park Service Museum Handbook - Reference guide on how to manage, preserve, document, access and use museum collections

https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/handbook.html

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Preservation Self-Assessment Program - Created by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign this self-assessment program helps collections managers prioritize efforts to improve conditions of the collections. Be sure to also check out the Format ID Guide. It is an easy-to-understand guide with images to collection items in the category of Audiovisual Media, Paper & Book,. Photo & Image Material.

https://psap.library.illinois.edu/

 

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Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library - Included videos and guides on how to conserve and preserve collections of all types.

http://www.winterthur.org/?p=420

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