[Mdl] MDL: Next Phase of MDL development announced

[Marian Rengel]

Dear MDL listserv members:

We are pleased to announce that the Minnesota Digital Library Coalition is
accepting applications for digitization projects for the 2006 phase of the
development of ³Minnesota Reflections,² the MDL¹s database of digital images
and documents contributed by institutions from across the state (visit
http://reflections.mndigital.org).

The application form and the ³Call for Project Proposals,² which describes
the requirements for image, document and map projects, are available under
the ³News and events² section of the Minnesota Digital Library Web site
(http://www.mndigital.org).

The Steering Committee members are hoping that you will help us get word of
the project out to your communities. If you have questions or concerns,
please contact me directly.

Here¹s some of the information people will need so they can think of
contributing collections:

* Organizations may submit applications for the MDLC to scan collections of
photographs, postcards, artwork and other images, as well as documents that
personalize the history of Minnesota, and maps that help tell the state¹s
story. All images, documents and maps need to be originals and these need to
have been created before or on Dec. 31, 1949. The MDLC follows current
copyright restrictions in accepting digitization projects.
* 
* Organizations may apply for the MDL to digitize between 50 and 500 images.
Organizations with document and map projects should consult with MDLC
Outreach Coordinator Marian Rengel to decide how many documents and maps to
submit for scanning.
* 
* The MDLC also welcomes applications from organizations who want to share
collections of images, documents and maps that they have already scanned.
Submission criteria for these types of projects are included in the ³Call
for Project Proposals.² Further requirements, such as scanning standards,
are presented in the project call and application.
* 
* Organizations need complete only one application to submit a plan that
includes images, documents and/or maps.
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* There is no deadline for applications. The MDLC will accept applications
until it has spent all grant dollars dedicated to this project. The
selection committee will review applications every two weeks and choose
projects that best fit the criteria and the needs of the users of ³Minnesota
Reflections.² The MDLC encourages organizations to submit applications
early, even if the scanning is likely to take place in the winter or spring.

The Minnesota Digital Library received funding for this project from the
Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency that fosters
innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning, and State Library
Services, the Minnesota state library agency, under the provisions of the
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

The MINITEX Library Information Network is the administrative home of the
MDLC and is also providing support for the MDLC. A list of MDLC Steering
Committee members is available at the Minnesota Digital Library home page.

For more information, contact MDLC Outreach Coordinator Marian Rengel by
sending e-mail to mrrengel at stcloudstate.edu or calling (320) 308-5625.


Marian Rengel
Outreach Coordinator
Minnesota Digital Library Coalition
Learning Resources & Technology Services
Miller Center 112D
St. Cloud State University
720 Fourth Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
Office (320) 308-5625
Fax (320) 308-4778

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