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Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian at the University of Utah, will be teaching Protecting Cultural Collections: Disaster Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. If you were unable to attend this great workshop at the Utah State Archives in October, you can attend the final one in Park City on Friday, December 15, 2017.

As the devastating events of Hurricane Harvey have shown us, we have little control over the disasters that impact our lives and our records. The way we respond to these disasters dictates the continuity of our operations and the preservation of our cultural resources. Yet, not all disasters come with hurricane-force winds or earthquake shakes. Just last spring the cold

October was an extremely busy month at the Utah State Archives, filled with conferences, workshops, and events celebrating Utah Archives Month 2015. The Utah State Archives was one of many repositories around the state who developed special programming to publicize the vital role archives and special collection repositories play in preserving our shared cultural record for future access and use. Perhaps the most

WESTPAS Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service Free Disaster Planning for Libraries, Museums, Records Offices Protecting Library & Archive Collections: Disaster Preparedness, Response & Recovery Registration Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS), in cooperation with the Utah State Library, Utah State Archives, Utah Academic Library Consortium, is offering a free, 2-part disaster preparedness and response workshops for