Caldwell University Among Recipients Of $2.2 Million Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Caldwells, NJ Patch

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Summary:

"Caldwell University is among the recipients of a $2.2 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will support three years of workshops for librarians and faculty and staff members and will subsidize use of Shared Shelf, Artstor’s digital asset management service already used by institutions such as Harvard and Cornell. With the grant, digital documentation of collections held by Caldwell University and 41 other institutions will now be maintained‎ and made publicly accessible via the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) through Artstor, the nonprofit organization that provides Shared Shelf and serves as one of DPLA’s content-providing 'hubs.' According to a release, Caldwell University is one of 42 institutions nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate in a Consortium on Digital Resources for Teaching and Research ..."

Link:

http://patch.com/new-jersey/caldwells/caldwell-university-among-recipients-22-million-grant-andrew-w-mellon-foundation

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

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oa.new oa.caldwell.u oa.mellon_foundation oa.funders oa.dpla oa.artstor oa.digitization oa.glam oa.libraries oa.archives oa.museums oa.ch

Date tagged:

07/20/2015, 07:23

Date published:

07/20/2015, 03:23