LYRASIS is offering a range of online classes this month on preservation and digitization topics including local history, caring for scrapbooks, photograph preservation, and more. There are also two *free* webinars on writing NEH Preservation Assistance Grants, on March 1st and March 16th, and a free session on copyright and access to digital collections. Register for classes at https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/events.aspx and see the links below for more information on March classes. March 1: Free Webinar: NEH Preservation Assistance Grants<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=5B61DBCF-E1D0-E511-80C8-00155D0A881B> March 2: The Bibliographic Framework Initiative (BIBFRAME): Data Model and Development<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=006471AA-BC9D-E511-AFEB-00155D0A8817> March 2: All History is Local: Find, Preserve, and Digitize Collections that Tell the Story<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=315973D9-21C1-E511-80C6-00155D0A881B> March 7: Digital Curation Workflow and Tools<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=45B6CC12-5E82-E511-AFEB-00155D0A8817> March 11: Free session: LYRASIS Second Fridays: Balancing Copyright and Access to Digital Collections <https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=15F35C95-90BF-E511-80C6-00155D0A881B> March 16: Free Webinar: NEH Preservation Assistance Grants<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=5B61DBCF-E1D0-E511-80C8-00155D0A881B> March 17: Oral Histories: Care and Preservation from the Start<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=B3A4870D-237F-E511-AFEB-00155D0A8817> March 22: Project Management and Workflow for Digitization Projects<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=98379EDD-48CC-E511-80C7-00155D0A881B> March 24: Introduction to Copyright for Digitization<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=983B4821-49CC-E511-80C7-00155D0A881B> March 24: Caring for Scrapbooks: Preservation and Digitization Today<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=CB264C89-5E82-E511-AFEB-00155D0A8817> March 29: Preservation of Photographic Materials<https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=8DF292D5-22C1-E511-80C6-00155D0A881B> April classes will include: * Creating Online Exhibits: New Ways to Reach Out, Advocate, and Publicize your Collections and Services * Starting Right: Introduction to Digital Project Management Planning * Promotion and Outreach for Preservation * Establishing Emergency Response Networks for Cultural Heritage Collections Annie Annie Peterson Preservation Services Librarian annie.peterson@lyrasis.org<mailto:annie.peterson@lyrasis.org> 678.235.2923 peterson.annie Skype [LYRASIS]