[Libs-Or] Creating and Funding Preservation Projects

[Pierina Parise]

CREATING AND FUNDING PRESERVATION PROJECTS WORKSHOP, AUG. 1

Do you want to get a preservation grant to take care of your collections? Many institutions have used grant-funded projects to enhance the level of care they can provide for their collections, and sometimes even to jump-start their preservation programs. The Oregon State Historical Society will host “Creating and Funding Preservation Projects to Enhance Collection Care”, a one-day workshop from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Aug. 1 at 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland. Register online at WESTPAS Workshop<http://tiny.cc/ZePOL>.

"Creating and Funding Preservation Projects to Enhance Collection Care" is a one-day workshop that begins with identifying and setting priorities among collection needs. With a clear sense of needs, the second part of the workshop reviews sources of grant funding available to your institution. The third part of the workshop addresses the key preservation questions asked on grant applications - participants answer the questions on behalf of their institutions, building the elements of a proposal for their own collection. The workshop emphasizes working collaboratively with colleagues to develop and receive feedback on project proposals.

Administrators and staff responsible for care of the collection in all types of libraries, museums and archives, and those without grant writing experience specific to preservation will benefit from this workshop. By the end of the workshop day, participants will have outlined a preservation project proposal specific to their institution; identified possible funding sources; and tested their ideas with other workshop participants. When possible, two attendees from an institution should attend so they can work together on project development. By registering for the workshop, the institution commits to supporting the attendee(s) to achieve the workshop's goals to develop and submit proposals for preservation projects to enhance collection care.

For registration assistance email Alexandra Gingerich<mailto:gingerich at plsinfo.org>; for general and content information email Kristen Kern<mailto:kernk at pdx.edu>.

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