Web exhibit celebrates the 150th anniversary of the framing of the Oregon Constitution

This exhibit explores the development of the Oregon Constitution, particularly events surrounding the 1857 constitutional convention. In the process, it examines life, politics, and important issues in the years before and after the convention. It also looks at how the constitution has evolved during the 150 years since the convention.

http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/exhibits/1857/

Disaster workshop in LaGrande

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The Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service will provide training in preserving library and archive collections as part of a series of workshops related to disaster preparedness, response and recovery. The first two-part workshop in Oregon will take place Sept. 21 and Oct. 26 at the LaGrande Public Library.

Participants in the workshop will complete a disaster plan by the end of Part 2; learn how to train staff to implement the plan effectively; set pre- and post-disaster action priorities for collections; learn how to use practical decision-making skills during an emergency; and experience salvage procedures for books, documents, and non-print media.

Administrators and staff responsible for emergency preparedness, response and decision-making, in all types of libraries and archives are encouraged to attend. By registering for the workshop, the institution commits to supporting the attendee(s) to achieve the workshop’s disaster preparedness goals. There is no charge to organizations. Funding has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and co-sponsored by the Oregon State Library. Project planners include Normandy Helmer of the University of Oregon and Kristen Kern of Portland State University.

 

Additional workshops will be held in Eugene in Fall 2007 and in Bend Summer 2008, and in Washington (Kennewick,  Sept. 25 and Nov. 30, 2007; Seattle, Oct. 23 and Dec. 14, 2007).

Pre-registration is required. Register online at: WESTPAS workshop. For registration assistance contact Kathy Krause (krause at plsinfo dot org).

For general and content information contact Julie Page (jpage at westpas dot org).

NEH grants available for digital initiatives

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The National Endowment for the Humanities is seeking grant proposals for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in all areas of the humanities. The deadline for applications is Oct. 16.

These Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants may involve research that brings new digital approaches to the study of the humanities or that examines the implications of the use of emerging technologies for humanities scholarship; new digital modes of publication facilitating the dissemination of humanities scholarship in advanced academic as well as informal or formal educational settings at all academic levels; exploration of digital methods or approaches to preserve, archive, and make accessible traditional (i.e., analogue) and “new media” resources in the humanities; planning new digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible humanities data; and programs addressing the innovative use of emerging digital technologies in formal and informal educational settings, including public forums such as museums, libraries, historic sites, and broadcast media, and K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions.

State governments, school districts, city or township governments, colleges and universities, special district governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, individuals, and federally recognized tribes may apply.

For more information, visit http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html.

Oregon Heritage Grant applications now available

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Applications to receive Oregon Heritage Grants are now available from the Oregon Heritage Commission. The deadline to apply for the 2007-2009 cycle is 4 p.m. Oct. 5, 2007.

Oregon Heritage Grants support projects that conserve, develop or interpret Oregon*s heritage resources. In the past, supported projects have included conservation and cataloging of archival and museum collections, development and interpretation of historic sites, and education about community and state history. Heritage Grants are available to assist with statehood sesquicentennial projects, and projects with a sesquicentennial link or incorporating sesquicentennial elements can be considered.

Descriptions of some past projects are available on the commission’s web site at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/heritagegrants.shtml
Grants provide up to 50 percent of project costs. Awards in the previous cycle ranged up to $20,000. A minimum of $204,000 is available to be awarded. All awarded projects must be completed by April 1, 2009.

Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, agencies of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments located in Oregon. Individuals, religious organizations, for-profit organizations such as partnerships, companies, and corporations, state agencies, school districts, state-supported colleges and universities, and federal agencies are not eligible to apply. The next opportunity after this grant cycle is expected to be the summer of 2009.

Heritage grant application information and application forms may be obtained by calling the Oregon Heritage Commission at (503) 986-0673, requested by sending an e-mail to heritage.info@state.or.us, or downloaded from the grant web site at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/heritagegrants.shtml

NWDA merges with Orbis Cascade Alliance

For details see page 13 of Descriptive Notes (Summer 2007). NWDA’s page at  the OCA web site can be seen here while the main NWDA site remains the same.