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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Please join the Ohio Digitization Interest Group for our May <b>in-person meeting </b>at 10AM on Tuesday,
<b>May 21, 2024 </b>at the Ohio History Center to learn about grants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Registration:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124"> <i>Open until Friday, May 17, 5pm, or until room capacity of <b>50</b> is reached.
<a href="https://forms.gle/XYdVgbbihEr4yMZo7">https://forms.gle/XYdVgbbihEr4yMZo7</a></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Topic: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124"> <b>Your Wish is Granted!: Digitization Grants in Ohio</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Looking for a way to fund your next digitization project? Join us at the Ohio History Connection for the first in-person OhioDIG meeting of 2024 to learn about some of the grants available
for your institution. Representatives from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board and the State Library of Ohio will discuss grants they offer, and we will also hear a first-hand account of one institution’s experiences with applying for and receiving
grants. (See also: OhioDIG grants resource page at <a href="https://ohiodig.org/resources/ohio-grants"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://ohiodig.org/resources/ohio-grants</span></a> )<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Speakers:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">— "<a href="https://ohrab.org/grants/">OHRAB Grants</a>." Tina Ratcliff, chair,
<a href="https://ohrab.org/">Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board</a>, and Montgomery County Records & Information manager, Montgomery County Records Center & Archives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">— "<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/grants">LSTA Grants</a>." Jeff Regensburger, library consultant–LSTA coordinator,
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/">State Library of Ohio</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">—"Grants Case Study." Shelby Beatty, archivist/records manager,
<a href="https://www.sinclair.edu/about/offices/archives/">Sinclair College</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Program Contacts:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124"> Ashely Rodriguez (<a href="mailto:arodriguez@ohiohistory.org">arodriguez@ohiohistory.org</a>), Ohio History
Connection & Emily Rinaman (<a href="mailto:rinamaem@tiffinsenecalibrary.org">rinamaem@tiffinsenecalibrary.org</a>), Tiffin-Seneca Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Host: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Ashely Rodriguez (<a href="mailto:arodriguez@ohiohistory.org">arodriguez@ohiohistory.org</a>), Ohio History Connection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Date: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 10:00AM-1:00PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#202124">Site: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Ohio History Center, Cardinal Classroom, 3rd floor, 800 E. 17th Ave, Columbus,
OH, 43211. At the intersection of I-71 & 17th Ave (Exit 111). <a href="https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/ohio-history-center/"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/ohio-history-center/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Food:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124"> Coffee/tea & light snacks will be offered at the start of the meeting. Lunch will be brown bag.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">Cost: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">FREE! There is no fee for attending, but we will be accepting cash donations for the refreshment kitty. Thank you to the
institutions who host us, our volunteer speakers, and program committee!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#202124">Agenda:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">— 10:00am-10:30am: Coffee Social (coffee/tea, and light snacks) & Welcome<br>
— 10:30am-11:30am: Presentation & discussion<br>
— 11:30am -11:45am: Break/rearrange room<br>
— 11:45am-1:00pm: Brown bag lunch*, announcements, and all-attendee update. (We will do our usual Round Robin where all attendees have a chance to share what they are working on, and ask digitization-related questions of the group.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">— 1:10pm-1:25pm-: Optional: Brief tour of Digital Services Department and scanners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">*The café on the second floor will be open--they have premade sandwiches/salads. There are also vending machines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#202124">Parking:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124"> Free, onsite.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">About OhioDIG: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#202124">The Ohio Digitization Interest Group is an informal discussion group <i>open to all with an interest</i> in cultural
heritage digitization, description, access, and digital preservation. <a href="https://ohiodig.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://ohiodig.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Janet Carleton| Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | Alden
333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | <a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style="color:black">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a> |
<a href="https://media.library.ohio.edu/"><span style="color:black">https://media.library.ohio.edu</span></a> | she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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