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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>October 20, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Contact: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Brandie
Baumann</st1:PersonName>, Communications Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:45.0pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>800.397.1552; <a
href="mailto:bcrpress@bcr.org">bcrpress@bcr.org</a><br>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:
bold'>BCR’s CDP Celebrates 10<sup>th</sup> Anniversary<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>AURORA</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Colo.</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>
— </span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>BCR’s CDP, the nationally recognized digitization
collaborative, celebrates 10 years of access, training and service to the
cultural heritage community. From its origins as the state-based Colorado
Digitization Project, BCR’s Collaborative Digitization Program (CDP) has
become a model for creating digital access to the cultural, historical and
scientific heritage collections of the West by building collaboration between
archives, historical societies, libraries and museums. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>During the last 10 years, the foundation of BCR’s
CDP evolved from the premise that <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State></st1:place>’s
archives, libraries, museums and historical societies could collaborate to
share their unique resources and special collections through digitization. This
type of cultural heritage collaboration had never been attempted in the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>In 1999-2001 CDP received the first of many state and
federal grants. This initial IMLS grant allowed the CDP to establish regional
scan centers, develop a robust training program, consulting services and a
grant program that supported digitization of cultural heritage holdings. In 2001,
the CDP was expanded beyond <st1:State w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State> through
the Western Trails project, bringing <st1:State w:st="on">Wyoming</st1:State>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Kansas</st1:State> and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Utah</st1:State></st1:place> cultural heritage
institutions into the collaborative.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>In April 2007, the CDP merged into BCR. “The merger
of the CDP and BCR has resulted in new initiatives such as collaboration with
the Colorado Wyoming Association of Museums on a 2008 IMLS Connecting to
Collections grant proposal,” noted Brenda Bailey-Hainer, BCR President
and CEO.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Today, the CDP is part of BCR’s Digital and Preservation
Services unit, offering training and consulting services along with products
and services that support libraries’ and cultural heritage
institutions’ digital programs. New content is being added to Heritage
West on a regular basis, and BCR is partnering to submit grants that will
advance digital and preservation programs in member organizations. Continuing with
the CDP’s tradition of collaboration and outreach services, BCR’s
CDP program offers best practices and resources for anyone developing their
institution’s digital collections. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Access to the resources created by the CDP members and
participants is sustained through the expanding Heritage West database. In
addition to increasing access to these unique resources, the CDP also has
explored opportunities for incorporating digital primary source materials into
classroom instruction. Today, there are more than 130 lesson plans for K-12
teachers available through the BCR CDP website. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> “After more than a decade, the CDP continues to
offer libraries and other cultural heritage institutions across the West and
the nation access to tools that support their work in creating digital content,
as well as examples for how to incorporate digital content into teaching and
learning,” commented Liz Bishoff, Director, Digital and Preservation
Services, BCR.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>About BCR<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-style:italic'>BCR brings libraries together for greater success by
expanding their knowledge, reach and power. They offer a broad range of
solutions and their hands-on, personal attention to each member enables them to
deliver effective and timely solutions that help libraries keep pace with new
developments in technology and services. BCR is the nation’s oldest and
most established multistate library cooperative. Since 1935, the BCR team has
helped libraries learn new skills, reach patrons, increase productivity and
save money. BCR (<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bibliographical</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> for Research) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
headquartered in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Aurora</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State></st1:place>. For more information, visit <a
href="http://www.bcr.org/"><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>www.BCR.org</span></font></a>
or email <a href="mailto:info@bcr.org"><font size=3><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>info@bcr.org</span></font></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><strong><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Brandie Baumann</span></font></b></strong></st1:PersonName><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Communications
Coordinator</span></font></b></strong></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>BCR</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Aurora</span></font></st1:City><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>, <st1:State w:st="on">CO</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">80014-1408</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><br>
<strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>p:</span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>
303.751.6277 ext 110<br>
800.397.1552<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>f:</span></font></b></strong>
303.751.9787<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>e</span></font></b></strong>:
</span></font><a href="mailto:bbaumann@bcr.org" title="mailto:bbaumann@bcr.org"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>bbaumann@bcr.org</span></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.BCR.org" title="http://www.bcr.org/"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.BCR.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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