Express Library Digitization and Conservation Awards
The goal of the Express Library Digitization Award is to enable libraries to digitize historical materials or a unique collection to increase its accessibility within and without the institution
Potential projects can include but are not limited to:
- Purchase of necessary equipment or software needed to digitize materials.
- Personnel needed to digitize selected collection(s).
For more information about this funding opportunity and how to apply, please click here.
Projects funded from May 2006 - April 2011 contract
Funded Projects May 2011-Present
Georgia Health Science University
Approximately 16,630 pages of the Southern Medical and Surgical Journal (SMSJ) will be digitized.
May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
Lincoln Memorial University
Funding from this award will be used toward digitization of two collections of value to researchers within and outside of LMU. The first collection consists of approximately 12,000 slides in 24 non-archival binders that were donated to the library in June 2011 by a dean emeritus of a school of dentistry; the collection consists of pathology, dermatology, and other images that are not limited to oral diseases and conditions. The second collection consists of images and documents related to LMU’s first medical school, which existed briefly in the early twentieth century.
May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
University of Mississippi
Providing access to historical documents housed in the Archives by digitizing, describing and organizing these materials into a retrievable format. The Library will then be able to fill requests in a more efficient manner and provide access to researchers and the public in general, to unique documents reflecting UMMC's history. Two smaller collections are digitized and once descriptions are prepared, will be entered into ContentDM: The Dr. L. William Clem collection, known for biomedical research using catfish. Catfish farming has been a major industry in Mississippi and Dr. Clem's research is of particular interest in the state. The UMMC Obituary collection spanning many years, for deceased UMMC key figures. As the institution is only 57 years old, it is still possible to produce a reasonably exhaustive collection currently and thus maintain for the future. Making materials available to a wider audience via the Library's web page. Establishing policies for use and access, including restrictions. Describing and entering descriptive data into the ContentDM database for digitized items.
September 14, 2011 - April 30, 2012
University of South Carolina
The Charles S. Bryan History of Medicine Room at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library houses a 500+ volume collection of materials of great importance to medical, historical, and sociological research. The collection gives an indication of the kinds and numbers of medical books in the hands of physicians in South Carolina and reflects the education and training of doctors during the 18th and 19th centuries. Our initial project, funded by a NN/LM SE/A grant, of digitizing five titles from our rare book collection and development of a History of Medicine webpage was very successful. The learning and training from the first stage project prepared us to establish a scanning operation in the School of Medicine Library so that we could continue to make local collections available digitally. Our second project was the purchase and installation of scanning equipment and training staff and volunteers to digitize selected items from a small collection of approximately 50 items of medical ephemera, including pharmaceutical pamphlets, catalogs and various other medical papers from the late nineteenth century. 20 items were completed after the equipment was installed. Our planned project for our third digitization grant will be digitizing 18 additional items of pharmaceutical / medical ephemera. These items illustrate one of the early continuing education resources local physicians had to build their knowledge of new treatment options.
September 14, 2011 - April 30, 2012
University of Virginia
Digitize rare materials in the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library.
May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
