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ADVISORY SERVICES
Access to advisory services is one of the exciting advantages of membership in the Council of Archives New Brunswick. Through an Archives Advisor and a Preservation Advisor, the Council is able to support and encourage the growth and maintenance of New Brunswick’s archival heritage.
Reporting to the CANB Executive, the Archives Advisor:
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Initiates and fosters relationships with member and potential member institutions
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Conducts onsite training to staff and volunteers of archives across the province
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Develops, organizes, and administers educational workshops and seminars
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Assists member institutions in the application and reporting components of external funding programs
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Provides professional and technical advice to member institutions in accordance with current archival standards, policies, and procedures.
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Works with the Executive in support of the full range of Council activities including funding adjudication, membership, and meetings
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Coordinates with the Preservation Advisory Service to identify member needs and priorities
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Facilitates the upload of fonds descriptions from the CANBArchives database into Archives Canada
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Promotes, encourages, or otherwise enables archives-specific community activities/events
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Communicates with members and other heritage and cultural groups through several means including updating the Council’s website.
In conjunction with the Archives Advisor, CANB members also have access to a Preservation Advisor.
Overall the goal of the CANB Preservation Services is to increase the capacity of CANB institutions to preserve their archival holdings. Services provided include:
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Educational opportunities: outreach, training, presentations, workshops
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Preservation assessments: global and collection assessments to facilitate the institutions capacity to plan and implement preservation management strategies
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Conservation treatments: provides access to a fully equipped paper conservation laboratory, and qualified staff
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Holdings maintenance: access to stabilization treatments (cleaning, processing, boxing)
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Micrographic Services: access to micrographics unit producing microfilms to ANSI standards.