Information for organizations involved in digitization through SCRLC | |
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SCHOAM! for December 2023
Special Collections, Historical Organizations, Archives & Museums
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in short: News | Grants | Ideas | Events | Webinars | Jobs | |
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News from SCRLC
Underground Railroad Materials
SCRLC is interested in developing an exhibit about the Underground Railroad in our 14-county region, much like we did for Hurricane Agnes. Do you have collection materials or other resources that could be pulled together for such a project? Please email me!
New Collection: Hanna-Barben Collection
This collection was donated to the Canal Society of New York State by longtime Seneca Falls residents. The photos are of the Goulds Pump factory in Seneca Falls in 1914, and show not just the immense machinery, but also the workers in every part of the building. This collection is great to pair with the scrapbook about Gould's Pumps from the Seneca Falls Library collection.
New Collection: Schuyler County Waterfalls
Schuyler County is home to dozens of beautiful waterfalls, and this collection from the Schuyler County Historical Society captures some of them as they appeared and were visited over a century ago.
New Collection: Women of Cayuga County
The General File of photographs in the Cayuga County Historian's Office includes hundreds of studio portraits and candid shots of residents collected over the decades. This digital collection shows every woman found in that General File of photographs. It's notable for modern viewers that this just totals 69 images, and many of the women are identified as "Mrs. [husband's name]" only. The collection also includes a 19th century dress shop from Auburn's Genesee Street, members of the activist Sherwood family, women exercising at the WEIU (before it merged with the YMCA), and Girl Scouts.
New Collection: Women's Suffrage Petitions
Cayuga Museum of History and Art digitized the smaller of their women's suffrage petition rolls from the 1890s. The petitions are from small communities in Cayuga, Allegany, Greene and Suffolk counties.
Looking for stats? Bookmark this linked page to track your collection's pageviews.
Note that we have updated to the newest Google Analytics, which counts pageviews differently.
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Grants & Assistance
NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
Apply for up to $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities specifically for preservation efforts. It can pay for professional development, supplies, equipment, and more over 18 months. The deadline is January 11, 2024 for work to begin next fall.
Save America's Treasures Grants
Apply for preservation projects for a building that's on the National Register of Historic Places (or is a National Historic Landmark) or apply for projects involving your collections. The annual grant requires a 1:1 match, with projects ranging between $25,000 and $750,000, and is due December 19. Recent awardees from our region include the Seward House Museum (2020) and Cornell University.
Museum Association Conference Scholarships
MANY's 2023 conference will be in Albany, April 6-9. They have a long list of scholarships you can apply for to offset the cost to attend.
Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
This is $2,000 for a school, public, academic, tribal or special library to expand its community engagement efforts. There will only be two grants awarded, so it is competitive, but the exercise of writing a grant and brainstorming activities will surely be worthwhile for your 2024 plans.
Reading & Discussion Program Grants
Apply to HumanitiesNY for a grant to pay for a facilitator to lead a 4-6 session series of reading discussions in the spring. HumanitiesNY will send you 15 copies of a book to use. The themes are broad and historical, perfect to tie in with other exhibits and events you have. Apply by December 11.
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Ideas & Inspiration
MANY Awards
Nominate yourself, your institution, or your colleagues for an award of distinction from the Museum Association of New York by December 8. Read more here.
NYAC Conference Proposals
The New York Archives Conference, which will be held online in June, has extended their call for proposals. Submit your great ideas by January 8 here.
Digital Curation Resources from UMaine
As I sifted through things to include in this newsletter, like DPOE emails, I saw some names I recognized from my alma mater and got excited. Exactly one rabbit hole later, I found a departmental website all about digital curation, which links some free webinar recordings about digital permanence, web archiving, and generative AI: https://digitalcuration.umaine.edu/
Get Involved in SAA
The Society of American Archivists is looking for new volunteers and committee members. Submit a "leadership self-nomination form" by December 15.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Academic Libraries
The Journal of Academic Librarianship has a call for manuscripts right now. Submit your paper about equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives, practices, or programs at academic libraries by April 1.
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Happening in the Neighborhood
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Promoting Digital Scholarship on Campus
Binghamton University librarians are making great strides in outreach, having recognized a disconnect: people on campus knew the phrase "digital scholarship" and even knew the librarians working on the team, but didn't really know what the phrase meant or how they should participate. The librarians interviewed faculty, staff and graduate students and compiled their findings in a digestible blog post here.
Gifting Season
In SCRLC's last News email, our Member Services Librarian, Jessica Philippe, put together a great list of giftable ways to support our different members, and I thought I'd expand on that here with more links:
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Book Sale at Allegany County Historical Society
- Dec. 15 Book Sale at Broome County Public Library
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Online Gift Shop (i.e. logo sweatshirts, tumblers, etc.) from the Canal Society of NYS
- In-person Gift Shop & online bookstore at the Cayuga Museum of History and Art
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Online Gift Shop at the Chemung County Historical Society
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Online Gift Shop at the Chenango County Historical Society
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Shops at Corning Museum of Glass - which are online, but you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to visit and see the beautiful objects in person. Free shipping right now over $75.
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Gifts and books at Cortland County Historical Society, who made a great eye-catching video on Facebook you might want to imitate: https://www.facebook.com/reel/7445950282095902
- In-person Gift Shop at the Dryden Town Historical Society
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Online Gift Shop at Fenimore Museum of Art for books, art prints, jewelry, and more
- Dec. 9 and Dec. 15 Book Sales at George F. Johnson Library
- In-person Gift Shop at the Greater Oneonta Historical Society, which includes vintage wrapping paper from Bresee's department store!
- Hanford Mills Museum is closed for the season but if you follow them on Facebook, you'll see a series called "Explore More" where they highlight and link to other nonprofits and small businesses like shops full of maple candy and local antique stores.
- Historic Ithaca runs a unique and awesome salvage shop called Significant Elements, which is definitely worth a visit and has a number of giftable items ready to go (or get crafty!)
- In-person Gift Shop and Online Book Shop at the History Center in Tompkins County
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Online Gift Shop from the International Motor Racing Research Center, with fantastic puns
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Monk-made beeswax products and wool products from Mount Saviour Monastery
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In-person Gift Shop at the Newfield Historical Society
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In-person Gift Shop at the Schuyler County Historical Society
- In-person Gift Shop at the Seneca Falls Historical Society, with some extra special It's a Wonderful Life themed wine for sale at DA's Liquor store this weekend
- In-person Gift Shop at the Seward House Museum
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Online Gift Shop full of library swag (not just logos) from Southern Tier Library System
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In-person Gift Shop and Online Book Store from the Steuben County Historical Society
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Online Book Store from Yates County History Center - some 50% off right now!
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Zooms & Webinars Up Your Alley
Use WorldCat.org Lists to Promote Your Library
Tuesday, December 5 at 1:30 pm
What Your Need to Know About New York State Public Librarian Certification Webinar
Wednesday, December 6 at 11 am
A Strong Voice for Collections: Advocacy in Collections Care
Wednesday, December 6 at 1 pm
Bedbugs in the Workplace
Wednesday, December 6 at 2 pm
Lunch & Learn: The Hazards in Personal Care Products
Thursday, December 7 at 12 pm
Crafting Visual Abstracts
Thursday, December 7 at 1 pm
Protect the Right To Read
Thursday, December 7 from 1 to 4 pm
SAA: Out of the File Cabinet and onto the Wall: Using Archives Materials in Museum Exhibits
Thursday, December 7 at 2 pm
Inclusive and Ethical AI for Academic Libraries
Thursday, December 7 at 2 pm
NEDCC: Storing Audiovisual Collections
Thursday, December 7 at 2 pm | $95
Urban Archive: Making archives more accessible through data, design, and collaboration
Thursday, December 7 at 6:30 pm
Digital Equity Roundtable Conversation
Friday, December 8 at 10 am
Workplace Bullying Literacy: The Challenges and Some Responses
Friday, December 8 at 10 am
Historical Newspapers Online at the New York State Library
Friday, December 8 at 2 pm
Climate Change Exposure For The METRO Region, Part 1: What Are The Implications For Libraries?
Tuesday, December 12 at 1 pm
Digital Imaging
Wednesday, December 13 at 10 am
Archivists of Religious Collections Section: How to Start an Archive
Wednesday, December 13 at 10 2 pm
Academic Library Support and Services for the Research Community through Scientific Data Sharing
Thursday, December 14 at 11 am
Mold: Prevention, Detection, and Response
Thursday, December 14 at 2 pm
Strategies for Acetate and Nitrate Negatives and Film
Thursday, December 14 at 2 pm | $95
Bringing your Historic House Home for the Holidays
Thursday, December 14 at 2 pm
Going the Extra Mile - Making Your Library ADA-Friendly Instead of ADA-Compliant
Thursday, December 19 at 10 am
Quilts, Plows, And Munitions: The Northern Homefront Supports Civil War Troops
Thursday, December 19 at 12 pm
New York's Contribution in Foreign Wars
Thursday, December 19 at 12:30 pm
Using Excel to Create a Gantt Chart for Managing Projects and Time
Friday, December 20 at 3 pm
Managing Large-Scale Digitization Projects
Wednesday, January 24 & Friday, January 26 from 10 am to 12 pm
Inclusive Metadata
Wednesday, January 24 at 10 am
In Person Events
Computers in Libraries Conference
March 12-14, 2024 | Arlington, VA
Discount Code: 24ESLN
Recordings
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That's all for this month! Send me an email if there's anything at your organization you'd like me to include in the next newsletter: clovell@scrlc.org | Claire Lovell, Digital Services Librarian | | | | |
