A “Water Event” at Lane Community College Archives

<<Posted on behalf of Elizabeth Uhlig, Archivist at LCC>>

On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, the Archives at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, experienced a ‘water event’ aka ‘the flood’. About 10:00 am I heard some unexpected noises from one of our storage areas, unlocked the door, and was hit by a wave of humid air. I heard a large gushing of water and then realized there was about an inch of water on the floor. I quickly called for help and two technicians from IT whose offices are next door came and helped to spread plastic sheeting over the effected shelves.

The Archives is located in the basement of the Center building, directly beneath the cafeteria. Facilities Management had been dealing with overflowing drains that morning, not realizing it was also impacting the Archives. It appears that somehow a t-shirt got into a drainage pipe (maybe it was flushed from a toilet) and that caused the water to back up and flood part of the cafeteria and then drain into the Archives.

DACS workshop announcement

Dear NWA Member:

If you are contemplating registering for the DACS workshop held in conjunction with the NWA Spring Conference, you’ll want to know that there’s still time to register at the early (extended) discount!

In addition, as an NWA Member, you qualify for a $25 discount off the SAA non member rate by entering NWADACS in the promotional space of SAA’s online registration form. The discount is administered manually and will be reflected on your receipt.

Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Moscow, ID (Spokane)
May 17, 2007 (early discount available through 4/24)

Who should attend? Anyone whose work includes accessioning, arranging and describing, or supervising employees who do that work.

*Workshop fee includes the SAA publication Describing Archives: A Content Standard (a $35 value!).

Questions? Please contact us at education@archivists.org or 312-922-0140.

SB 994 & SB 995

<<from the NWA Advocacy Committee>>

Dear NWA Oregon Members:

The NWA Advocacy Committee encourages interested members to contact their legislators on behalf of OHS in support of the Governor’s budget. There is new information on the OHS website about ways to express support, including the schedule of hearings the Ways and Means Committee will hold around the state. Your attendance and expressions of support at one or more of the hearings conducted in the following cities would be very helpful:

Eugene – April 4
Portland – April 5
Corvallis – April 10
Oregon City – April 11
Bend – April 12
Medford – April 13
Coos Bay – April 14

Please visit http://www.ohs.org/news/champ.cfm for more details.

Thank you,
Northwest Archivists Advocacy Committee

Northwest Archivists Conference — Register NOW!

Come to Moscow for a terrific annual meeting. May is a beautiful month with the gentle Palouse hills covered in varying shades of bright green as winter wheat, lentil and pea crops sprout. This year’s conference will be held in recently remodeled conference facilities at the University of Idaho. This is a conference that you will not want to miss. The early registration deadline is April 14^th.

You can register online at:

http://www.peopleware.net/index.cfm?siteId=627&eventDisp=7ARCH

For more information about the conference including local arrangements and a preliminary program see the Northwest Archivists website (scroll down to the section Annual Meeting): http://www.lib.washington.edu/nwa/