Dear MCN list, We are a group of practitioners and researchers from cultural heritage and academic organisations putting together a bid for funding. We are seeking a venue to host the key activity in our bid.
Would you or your staff benefit from taking part in an immersive, creative experience designed to capture expertise on crowdsourcing in cultural heritage with leading international experts? Do you have a space suitable for a group of 12-15 people to collaborate to write a book in a week? If so, we want to hear from you! As part of the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council's (AHRC) ‘UK-US Collaboration for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions Partnership Development Grants <https://ahrc.ukri.org/funding/apply-for-funding/current-opportunities/uk-us-collaboration-for-digital-scholarship-in-cultural-institutions-partnership-development-grants-opportunity/>,’ we are proposing a book sprint in Spring 2020, to create a resource for practitioners and participants in crowdsourcing efforts, as well as to support the creation of a community of practice around crowdsourcing and digitally-enabled participation. Serving as a host might ideally suit an organisation with experience in community building via in-person projects who wish to explore digital public participation. Space will be reserved in the sprint for 1-2 members of the host institution. Book sprints are week-long, intensive writing collaborations, facilitated by experts. The Book Sprint FAQ <https://www.booksprints.net/faqs/> says: 'Book Sprints rely on a central meeting room where everyone meets every day. This should have natural light and a central table. Large wall space suitable for sticky notes is essential. Break-out spaces for smaller group discussion nearby are good to have. Ideally, a Book Sprint takes place in a secluded, distraction-free place away from the usual work environment.' We expect that discussion will raise lots of questions about areas for future research or development, so we aim to follow our book sprint with a short half-day session to capture ideas about problems that a future funded project could help address. We're particularly keen to hear from institutions near, but not in, major U.S. travel hubs. This is partly for logistical reasons—some participants will need to travel internationally—and partly a recognition that capital cities get more opportunities than other locations. *If you are able to act as a host for the book sprint, please reach out to Samantha Blickhan (saman...@zooniverse.org <saman...@zooniverse.org>) by 22 November, 2019.* Please note that the deadline for submitting proposals to the AHRC is December 8, 2019. We look forward to hearing from you! Samantha Blickhan, Zooniverse & Adler Planetarium Meghan Ferriter, Library of Congress Mia Ridge, British Library _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
