Dear Colleagues

RLUK and Preservation Advisory Centre are pleased to share with you the
news that Alison Faraday has been appointed to the post of Preservation
Training Coordinator for the RLUK/BL preservation learning programme. She will
start at the Preservation Advisory Centre on 29th March 2010. Alison has
provided some information about herself below.

Alison will take forward the learning programme for 2010-11 and 2011-12;
building on the research to which you all contributed last summer and the
experience gained from the first six events which ran between December 2009
and March 2010. We are keen that Alison gets the chance to meet with some
of you in person early on, and talk to you about your work. Would any of you
be available for Alison to come and visit you for about an hour in April? If so,
please email caroline.peach@bl.uk to discuss/arrange a date.

Alison is looking forward to her new role and the opportunity to build on the
achievements of the learning programme to date. I will add her to this JISC-
list and she will introduce herself, with full contact details, when she starts at
the end of March.

Best regards
Caroline

Biography:
Alison Faraday has an extensive background in education and training.
Originally trained as a primary teacher, she taught for 5 years. Alison then
started to work for the British Red Cross and was responsible for leading
courses in training and assessment for staff and volunteers in the south east.
In 1999, Alison moved into education regulation, first working at the
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and then at the Training and
Development Agency for Schools.

She took up her first role at the British Library in 2007 as the British Library
Centre for Conservation Training Coordinator. She was responsible for
coordinating internships in book conservation and sound archiving. Alison also
supported the conservation public programmes which included behind the
scenes tours of the conservation studios, public seminars and advisory days
as well as a small number of professional training courses. Alison’s knowledge
of conservation and sound archiving has grown considerably through her work
in this role giving her a good understanding of the issues involved in these
areas.