{"id":6777,"date":"2017-10-23T19:53:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T19:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/?p=6777"},"modified":"2017-10-23T19:53:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T19:53:18","slug":"ncc-library-associate-director-presents-at-unc-ch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2017\/10\/ncc-library-associate-director-presents-at-unc-ch\/","title":{"rendered":"NCC Library Associate Director Presents at UNC-CH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Nash Community College\u2019s Associate Director of the Library, Robert James, is participating as a panelist at the \u201cShare and Learn: A Gathering for Local History Professionals\u201d program at Louis Round Wilson Library\u00a0at\u200b<\/span>\u00a0the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on November 6 and 7.\u200b The\u00a0invitation only program is being hosted by the North Carolina Collection.\u00a0\u200bLibrary directors with a North Carolina or local history collection were invited to attend.<\/p>\n

The panel, titled \u201cGrant Opportunities for Cultural Heritage Institutions\u201d will focus on preservation grants available from the North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC). These grants may be used for assessments, consultations, environmental monitoring equipment, storage furniture and enclosures, conservation tools, education and training, preservation projects, or outsourcing conservation treatment.<\/p>\n

James has been involved with NCPC for 20 years serving as an at-large member of the board of directors, then vice president, president, and since 2003, executive director. NCPC is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization dedicated to the preservation of collections in libraries, museums, archives, and historic sites; monuments, memorials, and outdoor art; archaeological sites and collections; historic and cultural architecture; and private collections of family treasures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u200bA volunteer organization, \u200bNCPC supports proper care and handling; storage and environmental control; disaster preparedness; conservation; and collection security. NCPC is committed to preserving tangible and intangible heritage for present and future generations.\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

The Nash Community College Library has its own North Carolina Collection. James will not only\u00a0\u200bshare\u00a0<\/span>knowledge and experience, but also\u00a0\u200bwill \u200b<\/span>learn best practices for further development of the\u00a0NCC North Carolina<\/span>\u00a0collection.<\/p>\n

\u200bRobert \u200bJames holds a Master of Library Science from North Carolina Central University, a Master of Public History from North Carolina State University, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Certificate in Asian Studies from the University of Florida and\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\u200ban \u200bAssociate in Arts\u00a0<\/span>from\u200b\u00a0Broward Community College<\/span>\u200b. He began working at Nash Community College in \u200b2016.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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