PALMCOP is an organization that provides resources to help preserve collections for museums, libraries, and archives. It offers educational programs and workshops on topics like disaster recovery and conservation. Members can access equipment for environmental monitoring and get consultations from preservation specialists. PALMCOP also hosts an annual conference to discuss relevant topics, and has started a blog about preservation.
2. What is Palmcop? PALMCOP exists to provide its membership with assistance in conserving and preserving their collections. Any entity or individual with museum, library, or archival materials public or private is invited to join.
3. Benefits of Membership PALMCOP organizes and sponsors a broad variety of educational opportunities for its membership. Programs and services are made available at a modest cost. Preservation specialists are available to help your staff preserve your valuable collections.
4. Palmcop Services PALMCOP hosts the following events: An annual meeting on relevant preservation topics. (This year: Identification, Conservation and Digitization of Paper) Day-long workshops focused on preservation practices (i.e. disaster recovery, book repair, etc...) PALMCOP also offers: Access to environmental monitoring equipment . On-site consultations by PALMCOP preservation specialists. A new Blog highlighting preservation topics.
8. Annual Conference: November 15 th ! Where: SC Dept of Archives & History in Columbia. When: November 15 th from 9:30am 4:00pm. Topic: Identifying, Conserving and Digitizing Paper. Cost: For Members (includes lunch) - $30.00 For Non-Members (includes lunch and membership) - $50.00 More @ http://palmcop.org/