[SOA] Save the Date - Sustainability Workshop Oct 11, 2005

[Gemmill,Laurie]

Save the Date!

	Sustainability for Cultural Heritage Repositories
	or What to Do When the Grant Ends

The Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) will be hosting a workshop on
Sustainability and Business Planning on Tuesday, October 11, 2005.

Business Planning Workshop Description
Many projects begin with a great idea and some grant funding.   However,
even the most successful projects have trouble determining how to
continue once grant funding ends.  In order to sustain these valiant
efforts, project managers need to plan for sustainability at the
beginning of projects.  Developing a business plan for sustainability
will help "bridge the gap" from noble purpose to business case and help
extends the life of the project.

Workshop participants will come away with an understanding of why
business planning is a vital element of overall project plan
development, the key elements to include in a business plan, how to
create a business plan appropriate for their own institution and
projects,  and ways to identify "institutional champions" who constitute
the target audience for the business plan. 

Location
The workshop will be held at OCLC Online Computer Library Center, in
Dublin, Ohio.
http://www.oclc.org/about/headquarters/maps/default.htm

More information
Further details and registration information will be available on the
SOA website soon http://www.ohioarchivists.org   

Speaker
Liz Bishoff, Special Assistant to Dean and Head of Office of Sponsored
Programs, University of Colorado, Boulder.  Liz has previously served as
Vice President, OCLC Digital Collection Services and Executive Director
of Collaborative Digitization Program and the Colorado Digitization
Program.  Liz has spoken extensively on collaborative digitization
projects and consulted with the state based organization in Alabama,
North Carolina, Missouri, Minnesota, New York, New Mexico, and
California on various aspects of their collaborative digitization
initiatives.  She co-authored Business Planning for Cultural Heritage
Institutions with Nancy Allen, published in 2004 by the Council on
Library and Information Resources.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Laurie Gemmill
Digital Projects Specialist
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
6565 Frantz Road
Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395
Phone:  614-764-6160 
Toll free: 800-848-5878 ext. 6160
Fax: 614-718-7548
Laurie_Gemmill at oclc.org

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