Writing Successful Grant Proposals for Preservation and Digitization Projects

Thursday, November 3, 2005 – Berkeley Public Library

Friday, November 4, 2005 – University of Southern California – Doheny Memorial Library

Co-sponsored by the California Preservation Program, Los Angeles Preservation Network (LAPNet), Los Angeles as Subject Archives Forum, Society of California Archivists and Califa.

This daylong session focuses on preparing for and writing grants for digitization and/or preservation projects.  Since most digitization and preservation grants are funded through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the session is based upon those particular granting entities' requirements.  Developing proposals for state, local and foundation funding sources will also be addressed.

The workshop includes tips for matching your institution's project with the appropriate funding agency and preparing to write a proposal.  The majority of the day is spent covering the elements of a grant proposal and practicing writing those elements.  

Who Should Attend:

Library, archive, museum and historical society administrators and those having responsibility for resource development in all types of cultural institutions. Those in small archives and historical societies wishing to participate in cooperative projects with larger institutions.

Agenda:

·         Getting Started: Establishing a Grants Program 

·         Identifying Potential Funders

·         The Elements of the Grant Proposal

·         Grant Guidelines and the Review Process

·         Grants Panel

·         After the Grant Award

Outcomes:

The ability to identify potential funding sources and prepare a grant proposal including:
    *   Evaluating appropriate funding sources
    *   Project preparation
    *   Hands-on practice in preparing a proposal

Workshop Instructor:

Tom Clareson is the Global Product Manager of Education & Planning, Digital Collection Services, OCLC Online Computer Library Center.  Prior to rejoining OCLC, Tom was Imaging and Preservation Services Manager at Amigos Library Services in Dallas, Texas, from March 1991-August 2001.  Tom was Membership and Cooperative Programs Administrator at OCLC from

1987 - 1991, where his duties included administering OCLC's preservation program. He has served in the American Library Association as Chair of the Preservation and Reformatting Section and as Preservation Section Chair of the Society of American Archivists.  Tom was an instructor in the Preservation and Conservation Studies program at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin and taught preservation management for the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA.  He has served as a Board Member of Heritage Preservation and of Abbey Publications, a leading publisher in preservation.

Registration:

Time:	10:00am - 4:00pm  (9:30-10:00 check-in)
Cost:	$40.00, includes materials and lunch Pre-registration required. Deadline October 28, 2005

Pre-register online at: http://califa.org/registration.html OR send this form and your credit card information or check made out to Califa:

Califa/PLS, Attn. Kathy Krause, 2471 Flores St., San Mateo, CA 94403 or fax to 650-349-5089

For registration questions, contact Kathy Krause, krause@plsinfo.org   650-349-5538

Registration confirmation will include workshop location directions and parking information.

For questions regarding Berkeley, contact Julie Page, jpage@ucsd.edu  858-534-7695

For questions regarding Los Angeles, contact Claude Zachary,czachary@usc.edu  213-740-2587

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