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<p class="MsoNormal">** With apologies for cross-posting **<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The British Columbia History Digitization
Program (BCHDP) is
seeking early notice from prospective 2022/2023 grant applicants.
This will
enable follow-up with applicants eligible for and interested in
additional
support during the grant application process.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If your organisation is considering applying
for a
2022/2023 BCHDP grant this October, please fill out this short
Notice of Intent
survey: </b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=499773&lang=en">https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=499773&lang=en</a>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Early notice will be accepted until September
15, but the
earlier notice you provide the more support we can provide. Early
notice is not
mandatory, but is expected to improve chances of a successful
grant
application. <br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Information provided in the Notice of Intent
survey will
only be used for follow-up, it will not form part of your
application.
Organisations eligible for and indicating interest in additional
support during
the grant application process will be contacted. <br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Support for eligible organisations can include
assistance
with: completing the grant application; project management;
copyright advisory;
connections to digitisation service providers; securing
digitisation staff;
preparing metadata; and hosting digitised materials in the Arca
provincial
digital repository.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Background</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The British Columbia History Digitization
Program (BCHDP),
launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006, provides
matching
funds to support digitization projects that make unique British
Columbia
content freely available. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In October 2021, the BCHDP will be
accepting applications for the 2022/2023 funding year.
Applicants can receive up to $15,000 of matching funds for their
projects. In 2021, the program awarded more than $150,000 for 19
projects. Since its inception in 2006, the BCHDP has awarded more
than $2
million of matching funds for more than 260 projects. <span
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">For more information about the
BCHDP program and
to view past projects, please visit the BC History Digitization
Program website: <a
href="https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/">https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/</a></span><br
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</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additional support for small organisations
applying for
BCHDP grants is provided through a<span style="mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> partnership between the BC Electronic
Library Network (BC ELN) and the
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) at the University of
British Columbia
Library. For more information about the BC ELN-BCHDP Support
Service, please
visit:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bceln.ca/services/shared-services/bc-eln-bchdp-support-service">https://bceln.ca/services/shared-services/bc-eln-bchdp-support-service</a></span></p>
<p><span
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Best regards,</span></p>
<p><span
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EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Sunni</span></p>
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Sunni Nishimura (she/her/hers)
Coordinator, Partnerships - Arca
Manager - BC Electronic Library Network
Mobile: 778.237.6276
Skype: nishisunni
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sunnin@bceln.ca">sunnin@bceln.ca</a>
Web: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.bceln.ca">https://www.bceln.ca</a>
I respectfully acknowledge the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh,and Kwikwetlem Nations on whose traditional territories the BC ELN Office is privileged to operate.</pre>
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