[OPLINLIST] State Library of Ohio awards $67, 146 in IMLS LSTA Minigrants

Tue Mar 23 16:05:48 EDT 2010

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The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that the State Library
Board recently awarded $67,146 in IMLS LSTA Minigrants to the following
libraries: 

Marysville Public Library was awarded $3,478 to begin to address the
needs of the un- and under-employed in the Marysville community.  The
Library will create an Adult Skills Center.  Funds will be used to
purchase library materials for adult basic skills and keyboarding
software and adult computer classes will be offered.  This is a
collaborative project with Union County ABLE and the ODJFS Employment
Resource Center of Union County.  

Miami University Libraries was awarded $8,400 to digitize the Miami
Student newspaper using Open Source software.  Currently the newspaper
is digitized using the CONTENTdm platform.  The University wishes to
provide enhanced functionality and reliability by migrating to an open
source system.  This system will also allow for high quality OCR for
full-text search and interactive browse functions.  Successes, best
practices and step-by-step instructions will then be shared with other
OhioLINK members. 

Ohio Historical Society was awarded $18,028 for a partnership project
with the Ohio National Guard to preserve the history of Ohio's soldiers.
"In Their Own Words" will digitize the oral histories of at least 50
veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.  These histories will
then be available through the Ohio Memory Project.  A secondary part of
the project will be to develop a replicable model for cost-effective,
standards-based methods for digitizing oral histories.  Training will be
done at an Oral History Institute hosted by the Ohio Humanities Council.

South Euclid-Lyndhurst City Schools was awarded $11,250 to transform the
media center in the Memorial Junior High School into an academic
learning hub.  The learning commons will provide a technology rich
environment for students and teachers.  The media specialist will
collaborate with teachers to incorporate new technologies and services
into the curriculum. 

University of Cincinnati Libraries was awarded $15,900 to digitize the
University of Cincinnati Yearbook The Cincinnatian for the period of
1951-2006.  A previous grant provided for the digitization of The
Cincinnatian from 1894-1950.  This project will mean all issues of the
yearbook will be available via the web. Yearbook coverage includes such
speakers as George Wallace and Ralph Nader and items of interest such as
African American rights and anti-war protests.  

University of Dayton, Roesch Library was awarded $2,374 for the purchase
of specialized equipment which will allow for the digitization of three
dimensional objects, allowing for an interactive digital image which
offers the user the ability to view the object from all sides and
angles.  Items to be digitized include autographed baseballs, musical
instruments and over 2000 nativity sets.  

Xavier University, McDonald Library was awarded $7,716 to digitize and
transcribe the political letters of Moses Dawson.  The political
letters, spanning 1811-1845, include those with numerous early U.S.
presidents on timely topics of the day.  Approximately 403 pages will be
scanned.  Both the original scanned letters and transcriptions of the
letters, along with biographies of the correspondents and Moses Dawson
will be made available via the web.  

Five of the awarded projects center on digitization.  "Funding of these
projects could have a significant impact on digitization initiatives in
the state," said Missy Lodge, LSTA Coordinator and Interim State
Librarian.  "Access to these various materials will be especially
beneficial for students and researchers doing primary resource
research."  All of the funded projects began with a well-documented
need.

LSTA Minigrant funds may be used for items and activities which will
assist a library in meeting one of the two broad based purposes of LSTA:
1) technological innovation and electronic linkages, and 2) services to
the underserved. A financial match of 25% of the total project cost is
required from the institution. For more information about the Ohio LSTA
Grant program go to: http://oh.webjunction.org/ohlsta
<http://oh.webjunction.org/ohlsta> .

Marsha McDevitt-Stredney

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274 E. 1st Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201

Tel: 614-644-6875

Fax: 614-466-3584

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