[Libs-Or] GIS mapping opportunity with PSU

[FUQUA Ross * SLO]

Hello Oregon libraries,

Sharing out this IMLS-funded opportunity from PSU for those of you who have capacity and interest in building GIS and geospatial skills at your library. Please contact Nancee Hunter with questions.

The GIS-Mapping Exchange is an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded partnership between academics, geospatial data professionals, and public libraries. Our goal is to establish an innovative training program and collaborative networking platform between public library staff, geospatial data professionals, and patrons. More simply, we want to support librarians that want to learn how to create maps, work with geospatial data, and more!

With the generous funding we received from IMLS, we will directly fund and support teams of librarians from around the country to partner with geospatial data professionals in their local communities and carry out some sort of geospatial project. Libraries that wish to play a role in this project can apply for up to $5,000 in funding to partner with local geospatial data professionals. These small awards are aimed to fund projects that increase a library’s capacity as a key participant in their geospatial data community. The grants are intended to be provided to and led by public libraries in partnership with community geospatial data organizations.

For more information and to apply for funding, please take a look at our Request for Proposals here:  https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/imls-gis-toolkit/request-for-proposals

If you have specific questions, please email Nancee Hunter at nhunter at pdx.edu<mailto:nhunter at pdx.edu>

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Nancee Hunter, PhD - Portland State University

Director, Center for Geography Education in Oregon (C-GEO)

Assistant Professor, Geography

503-725-3928





Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)

Data & Digital Projects Consultant

State Library of Oregon

ross.fuqua at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:ross.fuqua at slo.oregon.gov> | 971-375-3551

northwestdigitalheritage.org

Schedule a time to meet<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/9a8c2bc6947342fba87c7e7a3d0589d8@slo.oregon.gov?anonymous&ep=plink>

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