From the Oklahoma Department of Libraries:  Information regarding the 2008 National Institutes for Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums to be held at the Cherokee Resort and Casino in Tulsa (Catoosa), Oklahoma is now available at www.tribalconference.org.  At the website you may submit a proposal to be a presenter, register, apply for a scholar stipend, and link to the hotel to make room reservations.

Each Institute has a day-long workshop associated with it.  The schedule is:

April 14 - How to Recognize and Prevent Threats to Your Collection ($50)
April 15-17 - Skills and Strategies for Managing Tribal Records ($200)

July 14 - Field Trips to Museums with Major American Indian Collections (Philbrook and Gilcrease) ($50)
July 15-17 - Displaying and Caring for American Indian Objects ($200)   OMA is a proud partner with this Institute.

August 11 - Digitization Projects From Planning to Implementation ($50)
August 12-14 - Collection, Use, and Care of Photographs ($200)

October 21-23 - Training for American Indian Library Services ($200)|
October 24 - Building and Managing Culturally Responsive Library Collections and Programs ($50)

Attendance at each Institute is limited to 175, so make your reservations early.  The same applies to the hotel as we were only able to block 100 rooms at the $73 rate, so act quickly.

The deadline for submitting a program proposal is FEBRUARY 15, 2008.  Registration fees are waived for primary presenters.  After the proposals are reviewed, a final program for each workshop and institute will be posted on the website.

We thank the Institute of Museum and Library Services for its support of these Institutes.  It is with IMLS support that the registration fees are kept to a minimum.  Included in the fee is breakfast and lunch for all three days and extensive materials.

For more information, visit www.tribalconference.org or contact Susan Feller 405-522-3259.