This document summarizes grant opportunities from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) for retrospective conversion (RECON) and digitization projects. It provides eligibility requirements, key dates, funding amounts, and details for both grant programs. The RECON grants support conversion of unique catalog records, with applications due November 25, 2008. The digitization grants facilitate digitization of rare materials, with applications due the same date. Both aim to make unique collections held by METRO member libraries more accessible.
13. Key Numbers: Recon
• Total amount to be allocated by
METRO will be based on NY
State Regional Bibliographic
Databases Program (RBDB)
14. Key Numbers: Recon
• Total amount to be allocated by
METRO will be based on NY
State Regional Bibliographic
Databases Program (RBDB)
• Grants will range from $1,500 to
$10,000
16. Key Details: RECON
• METRO will fund the conversion of
previously catalogued records into
machine-readable form
17. Key Details: RECON
• METRO will fund the conversion of
previously catalogued records into
machine-readable form
• No original cataloging
18. Key Details: RECON
• METRO will fund the conversion of
previously catalogued records into
machine-readable form
• No original cataloging
• Records must be unique (i.e., not listed in
any sampling databases, catalogs or
utilities, such as OCLC or RLIN)
19. Key Details: RECON
• METRO will fund the conversion of
previously catalogued records into
machine-readable form
• No original cataloging
• Records must be unique (i.e., not listed in
any sampling databases, catalogs or
utilities, such as OCLC or RLIN)
• No ubiquitous records
20. Key Details: RECON
• METRO will fund the conversion of
previously catalogued records into
machine-readable form
• No original cataloging
• Records must be unique (i.e., not listed in
any sampling databases, catalogs or
utilities, such as OCLC or RLIN)
• No ubiquitous records
• Grant will not fund equipment
23. 2008 Recipients: RECON
• Brooklyn Museum Library & Archives: Artist Files
• The New York Public Library: Cyrillic Script
collection
24. 2008 Recipients: RECON
• Brooklyn Museum Library & Archives: Artist Files
• The New York Public Library: Cyrillic Script
collection
• New York Academy of Medicine: Communicable
Diseases
25. 2008 Recipients: RECON
• Brooklyn Museum Library & Archives: Artist Files
• The New York Public Library: Cyrillic Script
collection
• New York Academy of Medicine: Communicable
Diseases
• YIVO Institute for Jewish Research at CJH: Bund
Archives collection
26. 2008 Recipients: RECON
• Brooklyn Museum Library & Archives: Artist Files
• The New York Public Library: Cyrillic Script
collection
• New York Academy of Medicine: Communicable
Diseases
• YIVO Institute for Jewish Research at CJH: Bund
Archives collection
• Westchester Library System: WLS Local History
collection
34. Key Dates: Digitization
• Sep 5, 2008 – Applications available
• Nov 25, 2008 – Applications due (2:00 PM)
35. Key Dates: Digitization
• Sep 5, 2008 – Applications available
• Nov 25, 2008 – Applications due (2:00 PM)
• Jan 2009 – Initial Notifications
36. Key Dates: Digitization
• Sep 5, 2008 – Applications available
• Nov 25, 2008 – Applications due (2:00 PM)
• Jan 2009 – Initial Notifications
• Feb 2009 – Initial Site Visits
37. Key Dates: Digitization
• Sep 5, 2008 – Applications available
• Nov 25, 2008 – Applications due (2:00 PM)
• Jan 2009 – Initial Notifications
• Feb 2009 – Initial Site Visits
• Mar 2009 – Kickoff Meeting
38. Key Dates: Digitization
• Sep 5, 2008 – Applications available
• Nov 25, 2008 – Applications due (2:00 PM)
• Jan 2009 – Initial Notifications
• Feb 2009 – Initial Site Visits
• Mar 2009 – Kickoff Meeting
• Jun 30, 2009 – Midyear Report
39. Key Dates: Digitization
• Sep 5, 2008 – Applications available
• Nov 25, 2008 – Applications due (2:00 PM)
• Jan 2009 – Initial Notifications
• Feb 2009 – Initial Site Visits
• Mar 2009 – Kickoff Meeting
• Jun 30, 2009 – Midyear Report
• Oct 2009 – Fall Meeting
40. Key Dates: Digitization
• Sep 5, 2008 – Applications available
• Nov 25, 2008 – Applications due (2:00 PM)
• Jan 2009 – Initial Notifications
• Feb 2009 – Initial Site Visits
• Mar 2009 – Kickoff Meeting
• Jun 30, 2009 – Midyear Report
• Oct 2009 – Fall Meeting
• Dec 31, 2009 – Completion
41. Key Dates: Digitization
• Sep 5, 2008 – Applications available
• Nov 25, 2008 – Applications due (2:00 PM)
• Jan 2009 – Initial Notifications
• Feb 2009 – Initial Site Visits
• Mar 2009 – Kickoff Meeting
• Jun 30, 2009 – Midyear Report
• Oct 2009 – Fall Meeting
• Dec 31, 2009 – Completion
• Jan 31, 2010 - Final Report
42. Key Dates: Digitization
• Sep 5, 2008 – Applications available
• Nov 25, 2008 – Applications due (2:00 PM)
• Jan 2009 – Initial Notifications
• Feb 2009 – Initial Site Visits
• Mar 2009 – Kickoff Meeting
• Jun 30, 2009 – Midyear Report
• Oct 2009 – Fall Meeting
• Dec 31, 2009 – Completion
• Jan 31, 2010 - Final Report
• Mar 2010 – Wrap Meeting
44. Key Numbers: Digitization
• Total amount to be allocated by
METRO will be based on NY State
Regional Bibliographic Databases
Program (RBDB)
45. Key Numbers: Digitization
• Total amount to be allocated by
METRO will be based on NY State
Regional Bibliographic Databases
Program (RBDB)
• Grants will range from $5,000 to
$10,000
46. Key Numbers: Digitization
• Total amount to be allocated by
METRO will be based on NY State
Regional Bibliographic Databases
Program (RBDB)
• Grants will range from $5,000 to
$10,000
• 10 out of 12 Digitization applicants
(83%) received partial funding in 2008
50. Key Details: Digitization
• Significant materials held by METRO members
• Collections must be processed
• Collections should serve a broader audience
51. Key Details: Digitization
• Significant materials held by METRO members
• Collections must be processed
• Collections should serve a broader audience
• Institutional materials are discouraged
52. Key Details: Digitization
• Significant materials held by METRO members
• Collections must be processed
• Collections should serve a broader audience
• Institutional materials are discouraged
• Reduce the number of material types
53. Key Details: Digitization
• Significant materials held by METRO members
• Collections must be processed
• Collections should serve a broader audience
• Institutional materials are discouraged
• Reduce the number of material types
• Keep it simple
54. Key Details: Digitization
• Significant materials held by METRO members
• Collections must be processed
• Collections should serve a broader audience
• Institutional materials are discouraged
• Reduce the number of material types
• Keep it simple
• Demonstrate technical readiness
55. Key Details: Digitization
• Significant materials held by METRO members
• Collections must be processed
• Collections should serve a broader audience
• Institutional materials are discouraged
• Reduce the number of material types
• Keep it simple
• Demonstrate technical readiness
• Justify your budget
56. Key Details: Digitization
• Significant materials held by METRO members
• Collections must be processed
• Collections should serve a broader audience
• Institutional materials are discouraged
• Reduce the number of material types
• Keep it simple
• Demonstrate technical readiness
• Justify your budget
• Compare in-house vs. outsource
57. Key Details: Digitization
• Significant materials held by METRO members
• Collections must be processed
• Collections should serve a broader audience
• Institutional materials are discouraged
• Reduce the number of material types
• Keep it simple
• Demonstrate technical readiness
• Justify your budget
• Compare in-house vs. outsource
• Copyright
60. Recipients: Digitization
2008
•Lehman College: Childhood in the Bronx
•Cooper-Hewitt: The Caldwell Lighting Collection
61. Recipients: Digitization
2008
•Lehman College: Childhood in the Bronx
•Cooper-Hewitt: The Caldwell Lighting Collection
•Center for Jewish History: Audio Digitization Pilot Project
62. Recipients: Digitization
2008
•Lehman College: Childhood in the Bronx
•Cooper-Hewitt: The Caldwell Lighting Collection
•Center for Jewish History: Audio Digitization Pilot Project
•American Jewish Historical Society: Franks Family Papers
63. Recipients: Digitization
2008
•Lehman College: Childhood in the Bronx
•Cooper-Hewitt: The Caldwell Lighting Collection
•Center for Jewish History: Audio Digitization Pilot Project
•American Jewish Historical Society: Franks Family Papers
•Leo Baeck Institute: Rare Book Collection
64. Recipients: Digitization
2008
•Lehman College: Childhood in the Bronx
•Cooper-Hewitt: The Caldwell Lighting Collection
•Center for Jewish History: Audio Digitization Pilot Project
•American Jewish Historical Society: Franks Family Papers
•Leo Baeck Institute: Rare Book Collection
•CUNY Grad Center: Murray Hill Photos
65. Recipients: Digitization
2008
•Lehman College: Childhood in the Bronx
•Cooper-Hewitt: The Caldwell Lighting Collection
•Center for Jewish History: Audio Digitization Pilot Project
•American Jewish Historical Society: Franks Family Papers
•Leo Baeck Institute: Rare Book Collection
•CUNY Grad Center: Murray Hill Photos
•Rockefeller University: Student Theses DSpace Project
66. Recipients: Digitization
2008
•Lehman College: Childhood in the Bronx
•Cooper-Hewitt: The Caldwell Lighting Collection
•Center for Jewish History: Audio Digitization Pilot Project
•American Jewish Historical Society: Franks Family Papers
•Leo Baeck Institute: Rare Book Collection
•CUNY Grad Center: Murray Hill Photos
•Rockefeller University: Student Theses DSpace Project
•CUNY City College: Free Academy in New York
67. Recipients: Digitization
2008
•Lehman College: Childhood in the Bronx
•Cooper-Hewitt: The Caldwell Lighting Collection
•Center for Jewish History: Audio Digitization Pilot Project
•American Jewish Historical Society: Franks Family Papers
•Leo Baeck Institute: Rare Book Collection
•CUNY Grad Center: Murray Hill Photos
•Rockefeller University: Student Theses DSpace Project
•CUNY City College: Free Academy in New York
•New York Public Library: Wonders! Images of the Ancient World
68. Recipients: Digitization
2008
•Lehman College: Childhood in the Bronx
•Cooper-Hewitt: The Caldwell Lighting Collection
•Center for Jewish History: Audio Digitization Pilot Project
•American Jewish Historical Society: Franks Family Papers
•Leo Baeck Institute: Rare Book Collection
•CUNY Grad Center: Murray Hill Photos
•Rockefeller University: Student Theses DSpace Project
•CUNY City College: Free Academy in New York
•New York Public Library: Wonders! Images of the Ancient World
•Greenburgh Public Library: Historic Greenburgh books