Request for Proposals
Historical Preservation and Digitization Award
The purpose of the Historical Preservation and Digitization award is to increase accessibility to historic and unique items in the South Central Region by providing funding for network members to digitize portions of their collections. These digital collections will then be made freely available online.
In addition to the digitization of materials, projects may include such activities as cataloging, indexing, and the creation of metadata.
Eligibility: Full network members in the NN/LM SCR (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas) are eligible to apply. Network membership is free and open to institutions interested in providing health information. To apply for membership, see: http://nnlm.gov/scr/services/member.html.
Funding: Three (3) projects up to $25,000 each will be awarded.
Period of Performance: Up to 8 months from date of the award.
Complete RFP: http://nnlm.gov/scr/funding/historical_award.pdf
Deadline for submission of proposals: March 15, 2010
Please send proposals to:
Michelle Malizia, Associate Director
National Network of Libraries of Medicine,
South Central Region (NN/LM SCR)
Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center (HAM-TMC) Library
1133 John Freeman Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030-2809
Phone: 1-800-338-7657 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX only)
Fax: 713-790-7030
Email: michelle.malizia@exch.library.tmc.edu
