The Toronto Area Archivists' Group (TAAG) is hosting a workshop December 9th and you should be there!

Preventive Conservation and Textiles in Archival Collections
Presented by Caterina Florio

The challenge of preventive conservation in archives lies in the extreme variety of materials and formats encountered. As material composition and content are inevitably connected, preventive conservation is intertwined with all archival functions.  The workshop will provide an introduction to preservation management and its integration on the archival activities. It will then focus on the care, handling and storage of textile artifacts commonly found in archival collections.  Participants are encouraged to submit case studies in advance to be discussed during the workshop.

*About the Instructor:  Caterina is a textile and costume conservator in private practice now based in Toronto. She has worked as conservator with several institutions including the Gallery of Costumes in Florence, Italy; Archives of Ontario; Royal Ontario Museum; Bata Shoe Museum; Textile Museum of Canada and most recently TIFF Light Box also as preservation consultant. Caterina currently teaches the course "Preservation of Archival Material " at George Brown College as well as being the Co-coordinator of the Toronto Area Conservation Group. She was also awarded with the inaugural Isabel Bader Research Fellowship in Textile Conservation at Queen's University. Caterina holds an MA in Textile Conservation from the University of Florence.

This exciting workshop is being presented on Friday, December 9th between 1-4pm in the Combination Room of Trinity College, located at 6 Hoskin Avenue.

Registration: $60.00 - Registration in advance appreciated.

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And remit registration payment, to the order of the Toronto Area Archivists Group, to:

Archives Association of Ontario TAAG
10 Morrow Avenue, Suite 202
Toronto ON M6R 2J1

The Toronto Area Archivists' Group is pleased to present the following event:

Law and Original Order: Legal Issues in Archives Workshop

The law has a huge impact on archivists, their institutions, and their records. There are legal aspects to almost every function an archivist performs. The workshop will very broadly cover laws that archivists encounter in acquiring, preserving, and making available archival documents. Topics will include:

• Legal issues in acquisition and ownership
• Cultural property and tax laws
• Freedom of information and protection of privacy laws
• Copyright law
• Evidence law

The goal of the workshop is to introduce participants to the general legal framework that applies archives.

Workshop Instructor:
Loryl MacDonald has been the Records Archivist at the University of Toronto Archives since 2000. She is currently the President of the Association of Canadian Archivists and has served as president of the Archives Association of Ontario and of the Toronto Area Archivists' Group. Loryl has also taught the courses, Managing Organizational Records as well as Legal Issues in Archives, at the U. of T. Faculty of Information. She most recently guest co-edited the law and archives special issue of Archivaria. Loryl holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia.

This workshop is taking place in the Combination Room of Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, on Friday, May 13th from 10am until 4pm. Lunch may be purchased on site.

Registration is $70 for the general public, $60 for AAO members and $40 for students with valid ID. Please mail registration fee, by cheque payable to the Toronto Area Archivists' Group, or cash to:

Archives Association of Ontario
TAAG
10 Morrow Avenue, Suite 202
Toronto, Ontario
M6R 2J1 Canada

Please confirm registration with Jonathan Lofft, President, TAAG
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The TAAG Executive cordially invites you to register for the Annual General Meeting dinner lecture onTuesday, May 31st, 2011.  It will take place at the Upper Dining Room of the Faculty Club located at 41 Willcocks Street and will begin with cocktails at 5:15pm.

Our guest speaker this year is Robert Steiner, contributor to 'Better Off Forgetting: Essays on Archives, Public Policy, and Collective Memory'. A former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent, Steiner is currently Director of the Journalism Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. After serving as communications adviser in the campaigns of two Canadian prime ministers, Robert recently completed a term as assistant vice-president of the University of Toronto, in charge of strategic communications. His exciting topic will be journalism and archives.

Tickets for this event are $45. A cash bar will be open for the enjoyment of attendees.

Menu:
Salad Panache
Roasted Supreme of Chicken
Italian Tartuffo

Vegetarian meal option available.
Please report special dietary needs with your confirmation. 

Please register by May 27, 2011.  Send payment by cheque- payable to the Toronto Area Archivists' Group- or cash to:

Archives Association of Ontario
TAAG
10 Morrow Avenue, Suite 202
Toronto, Ontario
M6R 2J1 Canada

Please note that this event is generously sponsored by Ancestry.ca. 

Please direct correspondence regarding this event, including confirmation and sponsorship requests to:
Jonathan Lofft, President, TAAG
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AAO- http://aao-archivists.ca/
TAAG- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8501561715
Ancestry.ca- www.Ancestry.ca 

CNE ARCHIVES: MAY 12, 2011 @ 5:30 pm
Speaker: Emily Beliveau
"Women's Work and Child's Play: Women and Children at the CNE, 1879-present" (CNE) talk and refreshments will take place at the CNE Archive Building.

A tour of the CNE Archives will be included! Lots of fun things there!
This is a free event. Refreshments will be served.
The Archives is located in the General Services Building, 2 Manitoba Drive (north-west corner of Fleet Street and Strachan Avenue). The General Services Building is north of the Princes' Gates and the east entrance to the Direct Energy Centre. For those arriving by TTC, there is a stop for the 511 and 509 streetcars directly in front of the General Services Building. If arriving by car, there is visitors' parking available on the grounds of the General Services Building.
please RRSP if you plan to attend-seating is limited. First 40-45 people will be accommodated.

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