To: mc...@world.std.com Subject: RE: request for information Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 10:26:10 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain
Off the top of my head, one source I'm aware of that has awarded funding to museums for creating digital collections of primary resources is the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award/ This year's deadline in November 2. Grant guidelines are available on their Website. In addition, the Federal Government through various agencies funds projects that involve digital imaging, although rarely -- from what I've seen -- are grant funds provided solely for the purpose of digitizing collections. These agencies include: The National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Arts The Institute of Museum and Library Services (I know museums have used General Operating Support (GOS) funds for digitizing collections. In addition, a recent grant program funds model cooperative projects between libraries and museums that can focus on technology.) The National Telecommunications Information Administration at the Department of Commerce runs the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program, known as TIIAP (While these grants focus on community networking, a portion of the grant funds can be used for digitization). We have an article written by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce on AAM's Website encouraging museums to apply. The Department of Education's Technology Innovation Challenge Grant program (although the local school district must be the lead applicant, a number of museums have benefited from this program as project partners. Note: I'm not certain if any of these funds have been put toward digitization. We link to all of these Federal agencies on the AAM Government and Public Affairs page of AAM's Website at http://www.aam-us.org/gov.htm. I'd be interested in other responses you get. Happy hunting! Barry G. Szczesny, Esq. Government Affairs Counsel Government and Public Affairs American Association of Museums 1575 Eye Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 202/289-9125 Phone 202/289-6578 Fax bszcz...@aam-us.org E-mail http://www.aam-us.org Website > -----Original Message----- > From: Museum Computer Network [SMTP:m...@world.std.com] > Sent: Friday, August 07, 1998 9:09 AM > To: mc...@world.std.com > Subject: request for information > > Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:01:55 -0400 (EDT) > From: Anthropology Department <ant...@amnh.org> > To: mc...@world.std.com > Subject: Digital Imaging Funding sources > In-Reply-To: <pine.sgi.3.95.980806140714.12673a-100...@world.std.com> > Message-Id: > <pine.gso.3.96.980806170108.3725a-100...@research.amnh.org> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > > > Does anyone have a good source for funding digital imaging projects > > > >
