New Partnership Supports GLAM Organizations in Digitizing Their Collections

The following is excerpted from a release issued by the BC Electronic Library Network.

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A new partnership between the BC Electronic Library Network (BC ELN) and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) at the University of British Columbia Library will offer vital support to prospective BC History Digitization Program (BCHDP) grant applicants seeking to bring their unique collections online. The BC ELN-BCHDP Support Service is a three-year pilot program that provides small GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) sector organizations including galleries, archives, museums, and historical societies with a range of support services to help them prepare and apply for BCHDP grant funding.

With a $30,000 investment from IKBLC over the next three years and BC ELN’s expert coordination, participating organizations will have access to support that has been designed to meet needs identified in the early stages of digitization planning including grant writing assistance, copyright advisory, connections to digitization partners, project management, securing support staff, and rights management. This partnership builds on the current BCHDP-Arca Hosting Initiative that allows grant recipients to host their digitized collections on the award-winning Arca platform for free.