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Invitation to Connecting to Collections Regional Meetings

marshastlib — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:54:11 +0000

The Ohio Heritage Partnership is a collaborative effort of the State Library of Ohio and the Ohio Historical Society, with project support from the Intermuseum Conservation Association and is funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting to Collections Statewide Preservation Planning Grant.

In January 2010, the Connecting to Collections survey was distributed to over 800 institutions statewide responsible for preserving Ohio’s cultural heritage. This was followed by the Ohio Connecting to Collections Summit held on May 7 in Columbus. As the Partners develop the Ohio Cultural Heritage Strategic Plan, regional meetings are being held around the state. The goal of the regional meetings is twofold. It will provide the Partners another way to obtain feedback from Ohio’s cultural heritage institutions on the future direction of preservation in the State of Ohio. And, half the day will be an educational program for preservation and conservation practitioners.

Dates and locations are:

July 15, 2010 National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati
July 20, 2010 Athens Public Library, Athens
July 21, 2010 Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware
July 26, 2010 Bedford Historical Society, Bedford
July 29, 2010 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green

All meetings will run from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and are free. The agenda includes:

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Welcome and introductions

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Background and Introduction to the Project

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Discussion of Survey Results and Overview of the Summit

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Break

2:30 PM – 3:20 PM Education Resources and How to Prioritize Collection Needs

3:20 PM – 3:45 PM State of Digital Preservation

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Questions, Next Steps, and Wrap Up

To register go to: http://host6.evanced.info/ohio/evanced/eventcalendar.asp. (You will need to tab from June to July)

More information on the Ohio Connecting to Collections project can be found at: http://oh.webjunction.org/ohconnectcollect.

This project is funded by an IMLS Connecting to Collections Planning Grant.

Nominations Sought for Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards

aclarkOH — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:33:42 +0000

Do you know of a great rehabilitation project? A special person or group who should be recognized for a significant preservation effort? An effective program, event, or campaign that increased awareness of historic preservation?

Each year, the Ohio Historical Society’s Ohio Historic Preservation Office recognizes achievements in historic preservation by presenting awards in two categories: Public Education and Awareness, and Preservation Merit. People, organizations, businesses, and public agencies are eligible for the awards.

Anyone may submit a nomination for the awards. Nominations must be postmarked by June 1. A selection committee comprising members of the governor-appointed Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board and Ohio Historic Preservation Office staff will choose recipients in each category. Awards will be presented at the Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards luncheon in the fall.

For a nomination form, click here, call (614) 298-2000, or write Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards, Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211-2497.

Institute of Museum and Library Services announces availability of Preservation Grants

missylodge — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:46:06 +0000

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in partnership with Bank of America, announces the availability of the American Heritage Preservation grants. The grants are intended to raise awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small museums, libraries and archives. Grants will help to preserve specific items, including works of art, artifacts and historical documents that are in need of conservation. Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections to ensure that the grants are used in accordance with best practices in the field, and underscore the importance of assessment planning. Grants of up to $3,000 are available for the purpose of preserving specific items, including works of art, artifacts, and historical documents that are in need of conservation. Projects in the following areas are eligible for funding: treatment of library, museum, and archival collections; improvement of collections storage; and environmental improvement of collections. The application deadline is September 15, 2009. Additional information and grant guidelines are available on the IMLS website at: http://www.imls.gov/collections/grants/boa.htm.

DigCCurr 2009: Digital Curation Practice, Promise and Prospects

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:01:28 +0000

DigCCurr 2009: Digital Curation Practice, Promise and Prospects

April 1‐3, 2009, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009/registration

The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina is pleased to announce our second digital curation curriculum symposium. DigCCurr 2009: Digital Curation Practice, Promise and Prospects is part of the Preserving Access to Our Digital Future: Building an International Digital Curation Curriculum (DigCCurr) project. DigCCurr is a three‐year (2006‐2009), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)‐ funded collaboration between SILS and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The primary goals of the DigCCurr project are to develop a graduate‐level curricular framework, course modules, and experiential components to prepare students for digital curation in various environments. DigCCurr initiatives in support of this goal are informed by representatives from the project’s collaborating institutions as well as an Advisory Board of experts from Australia, Canada, Italy, the Netherland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The first symposium, DigCCurr2007: An International Symposium in Digital Curation, was held April 18‐ 20, 2007, attracting nearly 300 attendees from ten countries. Participants explored the definition of digital curation and what skills are necessary for digital curation professionals working in libraries, archives, museums, data centers, and other data‐intensive organizations. DigCCurr2009 will continue this theme, focusing on current practice and research surrounding digital curation with a look toward the future, and trends in preparing digital curation professionals.

Sessions Focus on:

* Digital curation synergies and collaboration: What are the challenges and opportunities for regional, national, and global cooperation and collaboration in digital curation practices and research? How do we approach these effectively? Where do practices and research converge and diverge across different organizational mandates and requirements? Strategies for building and leveraging relations and cooperation among a global audience of digital curation researchers and educators for improved delivery of digital curation research and practice opportunities for emerging professionals.

* Teaching and training at the international level: What are the barriers and advantages in providing quality and comparable education? How does the profession traverse credentials and certification? Graduate education and continuing education for practitioners; Examination of current teaching tools; Recruiting students; Perceptions on the changing professional competencies and personal attributes for employment in digital curation environments.

* Digital curation in relation to archives and museums: How is the environment shaping traditional responsibilities? How are synergies developing across libraries, archives, and museums? What are core competencies in digital curation? Can we develop common ground among participating disciplines and entities? What are implications for various professions, and what issues do the professions need to addressing separately?

* What is going on in real life with the curation of digital resources? We encourage people to undertake small‐scale studies in order to share data and case studies about current practices, procedures and approaches within specific organizational contexts. What is happening in different sectors such as industry, federal government, state government, nonprofit cultural institutions?

* What do we need? Examination of scope, extent, relevance, and quality of current literature.
What is useful? What is missing?

* Infrastructures in support of digital curation. How well is current technology meeting the needs of digital curation, and what should future technology research and development involve to better meet these needs? How do organizations incorporate digital curation principles and procedures into their administrative and managerial operations? How do we support sustainable infrastructure?

Conference Fees:
Early $300 online registration by 1/14/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner
Regular $350 online registration 1/15/09 – 3/14/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner

Late $400 online registration after 3/15/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner

Student Early $150 online registration by 1/14/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner
limited number of student discounts
Student Regular $200 online registration 1/15/09 – 3/14/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner
Student Late $250 postmarked after 3/15/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner
Cancellations
* Refund minus $100 processing fee if cancellation request received by March 1, 2009
* No refund after March 1, 2009
* Cancellations or substitutions must be made to Rachael Clemens rclemens@unc.edu

Sponsors
Institute of Museum and Library Services National Archives and Records Administration School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina UNC University Libraries

Planning Committee
Rachael Clemens
Dr. Wendy Duff
Dr. Maria Guercio
Carolyn Hank
Dr. Cal Lee
Dr. Seamus Ross
Dr. Ken Thibodeau
Dr. Helen Tibbo, Chair
Dr. Elizabeth Yakel

Dr. Helen R. Tibbo
School of Information and Library Science
201 Manning Hall CB#3360
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
Tel: 919-962-8063
Fax: 919-962-8071
Email: tibbo@email.unc.edu

Ohio Newspaper Digitization Project – Ohio Historical Society

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:34:25 +0000

The Ohio Historical Society is pleased to announce the beginning of the Ohio Newspaper Digitization Project (ONDP). Funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program, the project aims to digitize culturally and historically important newspapers representing the time period from 1880 to 1922. To select newspapers for digitization, an advisory board of regional representatives and knowledgeable at-large members has been convened to supply input and make recommendations. The two-year project will digitize 100,000 pages of Ohio newspapers between 1880 and 1922. Future phases of ONDP may focus on larger time periods or specific subject matter. The digital content will be full-text searchable and will be hosted on the Library of Congress’ website Chronicling America (http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/).

Joining the Ohio Historical Society in support of the Ohio Newspaper Digitization Project are Eric W. Schnittke and Alex Beres. Eric joins the ONDP as project coordinator after having completed his masters in Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Alex, quality control technician for the project, comes to the ONDP as a graduate of Ashland University and a member of the Research Services department at OHS. Both look forward to working on the project.

Additional project staff for ONDP include: Angela O’Neal and Louise Jones as project directors and Phil Sager as technical coordinator. Those interested in the Ohio Newspaper Digitization Project can visit the project wiki at MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from “mail.ohiohistory.org” claiming to be http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ondp/. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact Eric Schnittke at eschnittke@ohiohistory.org.

Angela O’Neal
Digital Projects Manager
Ohio Historical Society
(614) 297-2576

View our collections online: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/

Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:58:12 +0000

The Web site for the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative became publicly accessible on September 30, 2008. The URL is http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/. The initiative represents a collaborative effort to establish a common set of guidelines for digitizing historical materials. Under this initiative, two Working Groups have been established.

The Still Image Working Group will focus its efforts on books, manuscripts, maps, and photographic prints and negatives. Its members include the Library of Congress, the National Agricultural Library, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Gallery of Art, the National Library of Medicine, the National Technical Information Service, the National Transportation Library, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Government Printing Office.

The Audio-Visual Working Group will address standards and practices for sound, video, and motion picture film. Its members include the Defense Visual Information Directorate of the Department of Defense, the Library of Congress, the National Agricultural Library, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Library of Medicine, the Smithsonian Institution, the Government Printing Office and the Voice of America.

A press release providing additional information is available at http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-177.html.

For more information contact:
Carl Fleischhauer
Program Officer
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP)
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540-1330
202-707-3979
cfle@loc.gov