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<p class="MsoNormal">This may be of interest to those working on local history projects …<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Oregon Heritage Commission’s Oregon Heritage Preservation Scholarship<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Elisabeth Walton Potter Oregon Heritage Preservation Scholarship provides financial assistance for Oregon residents to attend a preservation-related conference, workshop, or training in the United States. Eligible travel expenses include
registration fees, transportation, lodging, and meals. Scholarships are offered to those actively involved in local preservation efforts and who demonstrate how attendance at a preservation-related conference, workshop, or training will help meet the preservation
needs of their local community. Scholarships are competitive and offered twice per year. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Next deadline: June 1, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For application and more information:
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/FINASST/Pages/Scholarships.aspx"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/FINASST/Pages/Scholarships.aspx</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Below is an example of a conference that could be funded with this scholarship …<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections
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<p class="MsoNormal">October 15-16, 2018 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Commerce Club - Atlanta, Georgia <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Guided by a faculty of national experts, join colleagues from institutions large and small for two days of instruction on best practices and practical strategies for the creation, curation, and use of digital collections. Network with colleagues
who have similar challenges, interact with faculty one-on-one, and gain a comprehensive introduction to digitization and digital preservation.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are you just getting started with a digital project? Trying to bring several digital projects together into a cohesive digital preservation program? Or are you well into a digital collections project and need a refresher on the latest standards
and best practices?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Digital Directions conference is geared toward professionals working with digital collections at archives, libraries, museums, historical organizations, government agencies, business and special libraries and archives, and other organizations
that steward digital collections. Discounted student rate is available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For complete information about the conference visit: <a href="http://bit.ly/DD18About">
http://bit.ly/DD18About</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Arlene Weible, MLS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%">Electronic Services Consultant</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%">Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#2E74B5"><a href="mailto:arlene.weible@state.or.us"><span style="color:#0563C1">arlene.weible@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%">
<b>|</b> 503-378-5020 <b>|</b><span style="color:#2E74B5"> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/ld">
<span style="color:#2E74B5">www.oregon.gov/osl/ld</span></a></span> <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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