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This may be of interest to some subscribers....
Best wishes,
Suzanne Dubeau
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Subject: Fw: Awards Program for Canadian and Worldwide Community
Heritage Preservation; Deadline Nov. 30, 2007
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:52:48 -0500
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Hello everyone. Please forgive any duplication - I'm just trying to
get the word out to as many people as possible and I'm assuming that
you'll pass the word along through the many lists that you belong to.
Best of luck if you apply!
Brian
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From: "Mike Martin" <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Date: October 26, 2007 3:23:23 PM EDT (CA)
To: "Mike Martin" <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: Awards Program for Canadian and Worldwide Community Heritage
Preservation; Deadline Nov. 30, 2007
EMC introduces awards for heritage preservation
EMC Corporation recently launched the EMC Heritage Trust Project, which
recognizes and supports projects in local communities around the world
that are designed to protect invaluable information and improve access
to it.
Examples include:
* digitization of the collections of a local library, museum or
historical society
* a significant private collection of music, letters, or art
* archives and records of a local business, cultural, or educational
institution
Any local Canadian organization or institution (public or private) or
any individual actively engaged in the stewardship of information
heritage may apply - or be nominated - for recognition and support.
EMC Heritage Trust Project awards consist of cash grants ranging from
US$5,000 to US$15,000.
Nomination forms and complete program details are available at
http://canada.EMC.com/heritage_trust
<http://canada.emc.com/heritage_trust>.
The deadline for applications is November 30, 2007. Judging will be
completed by January 30, 2008, and grant winners notified by February
14, 2008.
For more information contact:
Mike Martin/Anita Wong
Strategic/Ampersand
416-961-5595
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Frequently asked question about the EMC Heritage Trust Project:
Q: Are there preferred outcomes, deliverables, or products that the
Heritage Trust Project hopes to see produced by grant recipients?
Virtual exhibits? Websites? CDs of images?
A: Grants will be awarded primarily on the basis of a project’s
promise to both protect and enhance public access to the treasures of
our global information heritage. Generally speaking, universal access on
the Web is preferable to making a CD available. Free access is
preferable to paid access.
Q: Do the grants cover only digitization projects, or may some of the
funds be used for preservation of original materials?
A: Funds may be used for preservation of original materials after
they’ve been digitized. However, funding to help with digitization
- for both preservation and access - is the primary goal of the Heritage
Trust Project grant program.
Q: Are there rules concerning how awarded funds must be allocated?
A: Funds must be allocated for the purposes outlined in your request.
Grant funds may be applied toward purchasing hardware, software,
staffing, acid-free containers for post-digitization storage, or any
other purpose that, in the eyes of the judges, serves the larger goal of
preserving our Information Heritage.
Q: What do you consider a fraternal organization?
A: For the purposes of the grant program, we use the Wikipedia
definition of fraternal organization. “Groups that exclude members on
the basis of sex, race, colour, creed, religious, or sexual
orientation” are not eligible for funding.
Q: Is a museum for a Catholic religious congregation eligible?
A: Not if the museum is only for the members of the religious
congregation. On the other hand, a museum funded by a Catholic
congregation, but open to the general public and housing artifacts of
universal cultural significance may be eligible for funding.
Q: If a local digitization project is funded by an EMC cash grant,
would EMC require ownership of the copyright to the images produced?
A: No.
Q: Are there any other copyright-related considerations associated with
the grant program?
A: No.
Q: Will the program be repeated in the next fiscal year if an
organization is unable to submit by the November 30, 2007 deadline?
A: Given the importance of digitizing as much of the world’s
information heritage as possible as soon as possible we encourage all
applicants to apply as quickly as possible.
Q: What is the available funding for this cycle?
A:This is yet to be determined.
Q: Are there examples of winning proposals available for review?
A: No. This is the first year of the program. The recipients of the
first year’s grants will be posted on the EMC Heritage Trust Project
Web page in February 2008.
Q: Do we apply through EMC’s U.S. offices, or may we apply through
offices in any country?
A: Please e-mail your application to: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> in the
form of a Microsoft Word or plain text document.
Mike Martin
Consultant, Public and Media Relations
Strategic/Ampersand Inc.
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416 961-5595 ext. 429
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Suzanne Dubeau, MISt
Assistant Head, Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections
York University
305 Scott Library, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
(416) 736-5442 FAX (416) 650-8039
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