Grant Writing for Digital Collections in Libraries & Museums

$250.00

Dates: May 5 - June 1

Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs

This course discusses local, regional, and national grant planning and writing, for the purposes of digital collections creation. Emphasizing the granular detail needed for successful grant submissions, this course will include sections on digitization explanation, metadata description, digital preservation and maintenance, harvesting and interoperability requirements, and specialized, user-friendly research applications that will make your application stand out, in order to secure funding.

Course goals:

  • Introduction to key concepts and best practices in selecting, writing, and applying for digital collections grants at local, regional, and national levels
  • Extensive discussion regarding grant application stages, internal planning and procedures, and granting agency expectations
  • Consultation on how to frame research applications in digital collections, with an eye to user interface, knowledge of the intended and potential audience, and future iterations of the digital project

Seats available: 27

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Course Information

Session

Credits

1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs

Registration dates

We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment.