This month, LYRASIS is offering online classes including "Preservation of Photographic Materials," "Introduction to METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard) ," and "Fragile Imaging: Lantern Slides, Glass Plate Negatives and Daguerreotypes." To register or to see the full LYRASIS class schedule go to https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/Events.aspx Follow the links for more information on each class. Preservation of Photographic Materials http://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=A3865FA7-919A-E411-88A4-002219586F0D Introduction to METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard) https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=EBFF7B3B-87E7-E411-88A4-002219586F0D Fragile Imaging: Lantern Slides, Glass Plate Negatives and Daguerreotypes https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=4EC2BC32-999A-E411-88A4-002219586F0D The fall schedule is also online and includes classes such as * Advanced Preservation Metadata; How to Make it Happen * Introduction to Outsourcing for Digitization: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How * Digital Collection Policy Development and Content Selection/Prioritization * Project Management and Workflow for Digitization Projects * Advanced Digital Stewardship To register or to see the full LYRASIS class schedule go to https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/Events.aspx LAURIE GEMMILL ARP Director, Digital & Preservation Services laurie.arp@lyrasis.org<mailto:laurie.arp@lyrasis.org> 800.999.8558 x 2908 Fax: 404.592.4804 lauriegemmill1 Skype [cid:image001.png@01CE1341.AA604180]<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Check lyrasisnow.org<http://www.lyrasisnow.org/> for news and feature articles.