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<DIV>In this issue:</DIV>
<DIV>1. Recommendations made for Oregon's digital collections</DIV>
<DIV>2. Records management guide developed</DIV>
<DIV>3. Archives group seeks conference presentations</DIV>
<DIV>4. Klamath County records list updated</DIV>
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<DIV>RECOMMENDATIONS MADE FOR OREGON'S DIGITAL COLLECTIONS</DIV>
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<DIV>A half dozen recommendations for coordination of digitization activities statewide have been included in a report prepared for the Oregon State Library. The recommendations include coordination of grant funding for digitization, adoption of digitization standards, training, metadata content standards, and other proposals.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Oregon State Library contracted with Danielle Cunniff Plumer, a consultant specializing in collaborative cultural heritage digitization, for the report. It includes information about existing collections, a review of grant funding, identification of models for statewide collaboration, and the recommendations for collaboration.</DIV>
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<DIV>The report is available at: <A href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/projects/digicollections/index.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/projects/digicollections/index.aspx</A></DIV>
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<DIV>RECORDS MANAGEMENT GUIDE DEVELOPED</DIV>
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<DIV>The State Historic Records Advisory Board has prepared a self-assessment guide to assist governing boards, directors and staff members of historical repositories with strengthening their organization and its work in preserving Oregon’s documentary heritage.<BR>
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<P class=sos-rteElement-P>Completing the self-assessment will help leaders, staff and volunteers in your organization to highlight strengths and identify areas that need additional attention and development. With this knowledge, your repository can establish reasonable goals for improvement and develop short- and long-range plans. Identification of needs is also the first step in seeking assistance with training or funding. The guide is available at <A href="http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/resources-for-repositories.aspx">http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/resources-for-repositories.aspx</A></P>
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<P class=sos-rteElement-P>ARCHIVES GROUP SEEKS CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS</P></DIV>
<DIV>The Northwest Archivists is seeking presentations for its annual conference May 29-31 in Spokane. "Moving Forward: Reaching New Audiences With the Past" is the conference theme and planners are looking for presentations about new ways of reaching new audiences with the past by using archival collections.</DIV>
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<DIV>Complete information is available at <A href="http://northwestarchivistsinc.wildapricot.org/callforproposals2014">http://northwestarchivistsinc.wildapricot.org/callforproposals2014</A></DIV>
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<DIV>KLAMATH COUNTY RECORDS LIST UPDATED</DIV>
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<DIV>The Oregon State Archives has updated its inventory to Klamath County public records. The inventory listings describe records available to researchers at the State Archives, county offices, local museums and other repositories. For information about the guides for Klamath and other counties, visit <A href="http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/county_records_guide.aspx">http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/county_records_guide.aspx</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission, which can be contacted at <A href="mailto:heritage.info@state.or.us">heritage.info@state.or.us</A> </DIV>
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