#clir — Public Fediverse posts

PACSCL members in the news! The Academy of Natural Sciences received a #CLIR Recordings at Risk grant for "Preserving Moving Images of Our Natural World: Digitizing Scientific Expedition and Field Work Films from the Academy of Natural Sciences." Read more at https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/funded-projects/

An Overview of Emulation as a Preservation Method
Eric Kaltman, Winnie Schwaid-Lindner, Drey Jonathan, Andrew Borman, Alex Garnett, and Larry Masinter
#CLIR #preservation #DigitalPreservation
https://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/an-overview-of-emulation-as-a-preservation-method/?hss_channel=lcp-6203386

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, let's explore In Her Own Right (https://inherownright.org/), a wealth of data, sources, and teachable moments in the history of women's activism prior to suffrage. With thanks to #NEH, #CLIR, #DelmasFoundation, & #GenderJusticeFund.

🎥Funding Opportunity: Recordings at Risk

📅Apply By: April 14

#CLIR is accepting applications from collecting organizations for the digital reformatting of AV materials, digitally preserving “at-risk” recorded content of significance to researchers and the public.

Apply at: https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/apply-for-an-award/ #RecordingsAtRisk #DigitalPreservation

📰 #CLIR has received a $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to launch the fourth cycle of its Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices program, which is committed to uncovering and preserving stories that have long been silenced, erased, or inaccessible. The CFP opens in August.

Learn more at: https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/apply-for-an-award/

Council on Library and Information Resource (#CLIR) Invites Applications for Digitizing At-Risk #Audio and #Audiovisual Materials; & More News Headlines https://infodocket.com/2025/01/14/gpo-sees-surge-in-use-of-govinfo-to-access-government-information-criteria-for-bibliographic-databases-in-a-well-functioning-scholarly-communication-and-research-assessment-ecosystem-more-head/ #libraries

CLIR recently shared an analysis of the #CLIR Fellowships (2002-2019) that illuminates the program's impact and provides inspiration for academic and #CulturalHeritage organizations.

"... the experiences of CLIR’s fellows captured through this study will be helpful in supporting others who wish to design and implement short-term employment programs that aspire to fill skill gaps while helping emerging leaders explore career possibilities."

Read the report: https://hubs.li/Q01ZSMms0

Archives hiring managers, unit heads, directors, administrators, and anyone else making hiring decisions or engaged in strategic planning are invited to participate in an online survey to determine the main reasons that repositories hire project archivists

#ArchivalLabor #ArchivalWorkers #LISPrecarity #CLIR #ProjectArchivists

🔗 https://unlv.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8HvaiI4wRTQWpxk

Coming in 2024—"Creating Ethical Temporary Positions in Archives: Best Practices and Case Studies" from the Council on Library and Information Resources' new Pocket Burgundy publication series #CLIR #archives #ArchivalLabor #ArchivalWorkers #LISPrecarity

https://www.clir.org/2022/12/clir-announces-pocket-burgundy-awards/