From evan.robb at sos.wa.gov Tue Mar 26 09:40:12 2019 From: evan.robb at sos.wa.gov (Robb, Evan) Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:40:12 +0000 Subject: [NWDigitalProjects] Digitization grants for Washington libraries - deadline: May 31, 2019 Message-ID: A new round of LSTA grant funding from the Washington State Library (WSL) is available to support Washington libraries in carrying out a variety of digital initiatives related to archival and special collections. Public, academic (two and four year colleges and universities), and tribal libraries are eligible to submit applications. Proposals may include or involve: * Digitization/reformatting of archival and special collections; * Metadata creation, remediation/cleanup, and/or re-cataloging; * Development of local standards, practices, and/or policies related to digitization, metadata creation, digital preservation, etc.; * Creation of born-digital multimedia content (e.g., oral histories, digital exhibits); * Integration of primary sources or archival collections into educational settings by way of lesson plans/curricula, and/or Open Educational Resources (OERs). Overall funding to support this grant cycle is $80,000 with a limit of $8,000 per award. We anticipate that ten (10) or more applicants may receive awards. Details: Application deadline: Friday, May 31, 2019. Grant guidelines and application: https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/grants/grants.aspx Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Evan Robb, Digital Repository Librarian, at (360) 704-5228 or evan.robb at sos.wa.gov for questions and to discuss potential projects. EVAN ROBB Digital Repository Librarian, Library Development Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State 6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, Washington 360-704-5228 evan.robb at sos.wa.gov www.washingtonruralheritage.org [wsl-logo] [WTBBL] [wsl colored social icons_Facebook - Round] [wsl colored social icons_Twitter - Round] [wsl colored social icons_YouTube - Round] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 14820 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 5294 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 3338 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 3830 bytes Desc: image004.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image005.png Type: image/png Size: 3810 bytes Desc: image005.png URL: