by Kariann Kakeh on 2017-01-09T00:00:00-05:00 | 0 Comments
The Capital District Library Council invites applications for 2017 RBDB Grants through February 6, 2017.
In addition to the Retrospective Conversion, Metadata, and Digitization grants, this year you may also apply for a Newspaper Grant through this application.
CDLC has allocated a pool of $35,000 for the 2017 grant cycle with the number and amount of individual grants awarded dependent upon the pool of applications. All CDLC member institutions, including individual public and school libraries, are eligible to apply.
These grants are funded through the New York State Regional Bibliographic Databases Program (RBDB). Established in 1984 as part of Education Law, funds from the RBDB program may be used for a variety of purposes to support regional resource sharing and automation that follow the New York State RBDB Guidelines. These guidelines include the criteria for the areas in which we are awarding grants, as well as expenses not allowed.
Projects considered for funding should improve access to collections and content or raise the visibility of regional collections.
Although, other types of proposals may be considered, priority will be given to projects that:
Are composed of long and complete runs of newspapers
Are newspapers on microfilm
For newspapers, if the title includes papers published after 1923, copyright clearance must be obtained. More information about copyright clearance can be found on the NYS Historic Newspapers tools page under "Additional Contribution Information".
Grant winners will be required to submit a final report describing how they expended the funds and the number of records converted or enhanced or the number of items digitized. Winners may also be asked to describe their project in a CDLC publication or present at a CDLC event.
Please note that unless an extension is requested and approved, all projects must be completed by June 30, 2018, or award money will be forfeited.
Grant applications must be received by the application deadline, February 6, 2017, to be considered.
A subcommittee of CDLC’s Regional Automation Advisory Committee will review applications and present recommendations to the CDLC Board of Trustees who will approve the applications.
Contact Sue Rahn with any questions about the application process.
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