Training

The training courses offered byAbes are reserved for staff working in a member establishment of the Calames network:
- "Cataloguer" training courses are given either in Paris by trainers accredited byAbes, or in Montpellier (atAbes) as part of the roll-out of new establishments;
- "Correspondent" training is given in Montpellier by experts fromAbes.

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Cataloguer Calames

BenchmarksInformation
PublicCataloguer specialised in the treatment of archives and manuscripts
ObjectiveMastering cataloguing in Calames
PrerequisiteXML-EAD format
Terms and ConditionsInternship in the classroom. Free
ProgramConsult the Program
Duration2.5 days
LocationsParis et Nanterre (établissements relais)
Calendar
(your choice)
Paris - Bibliothèque Mazarine, du lundi 2 au mercredi 4 décembre 2024 (session complète !)
Nanterre - La contemporaine, du lundi 31 mars au mercredi 2 avril 2025
RegistrationsRegistration form opens on September 2, 2024

Note: off-site training can be organised according to certain procedures on the site of requesting institutions. Consult the terms and conditions

Correspondent Calames

BenchmarksInformation
PublicCorrespondent Calames
ObjectiveCataloguing in Calames and correspondent functions
PrerequisiteXML-EAD format
Terms and ConditionsInternship in the classroom. Free
ProgramConsult the program
Duration3.5 days (full course begins on Monday at 2:00 p.m. and ends on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.)
LocationsMontpellier, how to get toAbes ?
CalendarAbes (Montpellier), from Monday, December 9 to Wednesday, December 11, 2024 (catalogers' part) + Thursday, December 12, 2024 (correspondents' day)
RegistrationsRegistration initially reserved for correspondents Calames
Two forms will be available from September 2, 2024: the first for the cataloguing training course on December 9-11, the second for the training day for correspondents only Calames on Thursday December 12.

To know
The "Correspondent Calames " training course is designed for future correspondents Calames of establishments joining the network (deployments on the following January 1), but also for professionals newly appointed to the position of correspondent of establishments already deployed.
The training course is in two parts: Part 1 covers the content of the "Cataloger Calames " training course, while Part 2 is specific to correspondents.
(Correspondents who have already taken the "Cataloger" training course can register for the Thursday day only).