Preservation grant opportunity

Considering a small digitization project, but don’t have the funds? You might look at funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which gives Preservation Assistance Grants to small and mid-sized institutions, including libraries, archival repositories, and colleges and universities, to enhance their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections.

Check out LMN’s recent webinar series on grant prospecting and writing for resources and ideas for crafting a successful proposal:

Part I: Grant Prospecting Webinar [link to recording & handouts]

Part II: Grant Writing Webinar[link to recording & handouts]

Preservation Assistance Grant information and the application are at: https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-assistance-grants-smaller-institutions

Applications are due January 15, 2020.

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September Preservation Tip

The Library of Congress recently released the 2019-2020 revision of their Recommended Formats Statement. Of particular note are the updates to the “Moving Image Works” and “Audio Works” categories. If you have any questions, or comments on the statement, please don’t hesitate to share your feedback. Perhaps they will be valuable for next year’s revision!

If you have topics you would like to see highlighted, or suggestions for resources, please send them to Nariné Bournoutian at nbournoutian@law.columbia.edu. 

Tips from previous months are available here.

Digitization trainings through DT Cultural Heritage

Thinking about undertaking a digital preservation project? DT Cultural Heritage is offering a series of digitization certification programs. The first course, DTDC 101: Intro to Modern Digitization, is self-paced and online. DTDC 201: Operator Training is a two-day in-person course with classes available nationwide.

For more information check out their DT Digitization Certification Program page!

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