[padg] Promoting Preservation Interest Grooup - Chicago Agenda

[Adrienne Bell <aebell78@xxxxxxxxx>]

ALCTS/PARS Promoting Preservation Interest Group

Sunday, July 12, 2009 from 10:30 am to 12:30

Hilton, Continental C

 

Preservation Grant Funding: Who, How and Why

 

The inaugural meeting of the Promoting Preservation Interest Group will be hosting a panel on Preservation Grant Funding: Who, How, and Why.  The panel will include the following speakers:

 

·        Kevin Cherry, Senior Program Office, Office of Library Services, Institute for Museum and Library Services will present a brief overview of federal funding for libraries, before taking questions about the application and review process, funding priorities, and suggestions for making the strongest application possible.

 

·        Liz Bishoff, Director, Digital and Preservation Services, Bibliographic Center for Research and Martin Halbert, MetaArchive Program Director, President, MetaArchive Services Group will discuss the IMLS proposal the Bibliographic Center for Research has recently submitted in collaboration with the MetaArchive that will expand the MetaArchive into the Western States.

 

·        Kara McClurken, Head of Preservation Services, University of Virginia Library, University of Virginia will discuss the grants either currently underway or being applied for by the UVA Library as well as offer grant writing insights garnered through her previous position with Lyrasis.

 

This panel will be moderated by Mr. Gerald Ward, Conservation Manager, Etherington Conservation Services – Midwest.

 

Special thanks are given to each presenter for their time and energy as well as to Donia Conn, Workshop Program and Reference Coordinator for the Northeast Document Conservation Center for the original idea.

 

Please forward this announcement to other parties who may be interested.

 

Adrienne Bell

Chair, Promoting Preservation Interest Group