Here are some upcoming opportunities focused on digital collections building: Community Webs Michigan Cohort 2025 The Library of Michigan is promoting participation in this project to develop a cohort of representatives from cultural heritage organizations across Michigan. This cohort will complete a training and professional development program focused on preserving and providing access to local history through web archiving, digital preservation, and community archiving. The program will include asynchronous training and virtual cohort meetings. At the end of the training, participants will begin a web archiving, digital preservation, and/or community archiving project that they intend to work on for the remainder of the program. They will receive free access to tools (including the Archive-It web archiving service and Vault digital preservation service), technical support, and mentorship over the course of the project period. The program will culminate in a presentation of the projects in October 2025. Click the following link to apply for the Community Webs Michigan Cohort<https://form.jotform.com/243255441503146> by January 25, 2025. Digital POWRR Digital Preservation Professional Development Institute The Digital POWRR<https://sustainableheritagenetwork.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d310cbf349bc932ef56250dd8&id=95107a40e6&e=39e83b0e1c> team invites applications for our fifth in-person, 2.5-day digital preservation training institute. The fifth Institute will be held May 14-16th at the Suzzallo and Allen Libraries on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Due to the generosity of the National Endowment for the Humanities<https://sustainableheritagenetwork.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d310cbf349bc932ef56250dd8&id=4699d1c520&e=39e83b0e1c>, POWRR Institutes have no registration fees, and travel stipends are available for those with demonstrated financial need. Click the following links for more details on the POWRR Institutes<https://digitalpowrr.niu.edu/upcoming-events/> or to apply for Digital POWRR Institute<http://apply%20for%20digital%20powrr%20institute/> by February 7, 2025. Museum Assessment Program (MAP) Applications have opened for the Museum Assessment Program (MAP), an initiative supported by a cooperative agreement between IMLS and the American Alliance of Museums. MAP offers museums an opportunity to strengthen operations and plan for the future through year-long process of self-assessment and consultative peer review. Four MAP assessment types are available: Organizational, Collections Stewardship, Education & Interpretation, and Community & Audience Engagement. Click the following link to apply for MAP<https://www.aam-us.org/programs/accreditation-excellence-programs/map-online-application-before-you-get-started/> by February 15, 2025. Grant Opportunities * Digital Michigan Newspaper Grant Program<https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/services/digmich-newspaper-preservation/digmich-news-grant>, apply by January 31, 2025 * MDPN Storage Grant for At-Risk and Underrepresented Digital Collections<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4_69qko9NUaJeo4Zmz7lAXbJAoEXhXSGh-IeifW0JsTYR_g/viewform>, rolling applications (reviewed quarterly) * NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions<https://northeastdocumentconservationcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-clthkll-dhdrudilki-ji/>, apply by January 10, 2025 * NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections<https://northeastdocumentconservationcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-clthkll-dhdrudilki-jh/>, apply by January 10, 2025 Online Training Library of Michigan * Digitization Basics Pathway<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills/pathway/74955> in NICHE, asynchronous Library Juice Academy * Creative Commons Licenses from Concepts to Practice<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/341-creative-commons-licenses-and-copyright/>, January 6 - February 2 * Community Archives<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/295-community-archives/>, January 6 - February 2 * Introduction to Digital Preservation<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/183-introduction-digital-preservation/>, January 6 - February 2 * Appraisal and Collection Development for Digital Special Collections<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/204-appraisal-collection-development-digital-special-collections/>, January 6 - February 2 * Fundamentals of Digital Curation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/203-fundamentals-digital-curation/>, February 2 - March 2 * Creating Digital Exhibits<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/254-creating-digital-exhibits/>, March 3 - March 30 * Getting Started with Digital Image Collections<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/036-getting-started-digital-image-collections/>, March 3 - March 30 * Metadata and Description for Digital Special Collections<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/205-metadata-description-digital-special-collections/>, March 3 - March 30 * Critical Digital Archives<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/309-introduction-to-critical-digital-librarianship/>, March 3 - March 30 UW-Madison iSchool * Oral History Essentials: From the Basics to Collection Enhancement<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/oral-history-essentials-from-the-basics-to-collection-enhancement/>, February 10 – March 23 REMINDER: If you are interested in any of these courses, the Library of Michigan offers a Continuing Education Stipend<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce/scholarships/library-continuing-education-stipend-program> that could be used to assist with costs. 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