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Past Perfect Training Two-day Past Perfect training will be held at the NNY Library Network in Potsdam from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Nov. 6 & 7. Nov. 6 - Inventory Control Module Nov. 7 - Membership Module and Reports Module This workshop is recommended for archives who have recently begun using Past Perfect, or for those who expect to begin using it soon. There is a $20 fee and lunch is included. One person per institution will be permitted to attend the training, and class size is limited. Registrants must attend both days. To register, call 315-265-1119, toll-free at 877-8331674, or sign up on-line at: www.nnyln.org/newregform

Give Your Repository A Check-Up Time for a Check-up? The Museum Assessment Program is here to help. Are you concerned about the health and well being of your museum? Does your institution need a check-up? The Museum Assessment Program (MAP) leads your museum through a process of self-study and peer review that provides a comprehensive examination of museum operations. The American Association of Museums offers four types of MAP assessments: Institutional, Collections Management, Public Dimension, and Governance. All types of museums are eligible to receive grants from IMLS that support most of the costs of a MAP assessment. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine commented that, "MAP is a priceless tool for institutions to use to achieve excellence in all of their operations. We owe our success, in large part, to this program and we cannot praise it enough." Grants are non-competitive, and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are easy to complete, and the benefits of MAP are wide-ranging. The MAP grant deadline is December 1, 2002. For an application or more information, please visit the AAM's Web site at www.aam-us.org/map or contact the AAM's MAP office at 202 289-9118 or e-mail at map@aam-us.org

Disaster Depot Locations Are Listed If your library or institution needs supplies to help cope with a disaster, please remember there are three NNYLN Disaster Depots throughout the Network’s region. Contents of the depots include fans, generators, dehumidifiers, flashlights, hand trucks and wet/dry vacuums. The depots are as follows: Western Region SUNY College at Oswego, Penfield Library, Oswego, NY 13126; phone: (315) 312-4232; fax: (315) 312-3194 24-Hour Contact: Security Office, (315) 312-5555; or Tom Larson, Building Coordinator, (315) 312-3539 Central Region St. Lawrence University, Owen D. Young Library, Park Street, Canton, NY 13676; phone: (315) 229-5454; fax: (315) 229-5729 24-Hour Contact: Security and Safety Office, E.J. Noble Center - SLU Campus; or Mark McMurray, University Archivist, (315) 229-5476 Eastern Region SUNY at Plattsburgh, Benjamin F. Feinberg Library, Plattsburgh, NY 12901; phone: (518) 564-5180; fax: (518) 564-5209 24-Hour Contact: University Police, (518) 564-2022 If you would like to review the In the Face of Disaster manual, it may be found on-line at: www.nc3r.org/faceofdisaster/ Information on the Disaster Depots is located in Chapter 4.