[Pasig-discuss] Apply now to the third Digital POWRR Professional Development Institute!

[Stacey N. Erdman]

*Apply NOW to the Digital POWRR Digital Preservation Professional
Development Institute!(Apologies for cross-posting. Please distribute
widely!)Thanks to a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library
Services, Digital POWRR <http://digitalpowrr.niu.edu/> is holding five
intensive institutes in 2017-2019, enabling librarians and archivists from
small and mid-sized institutions to build skills for curating and
preserving digital collections. Utilizing an application process, 30
individuals will be selected to attend each POWRR Institute, resulting in a
total of 150 individuals between the five events. Institutes will be
offered free of charge, with financial assistance available to participants
with need, and will incorporate hands-on technical training, engagement
with institutional case studies, and one-on-one consultation with expert
practitioners drawn from the digital preservation field. Institutes will
utilize a modified cohort model to encourage attendees to form communities
of practice that will continue after the conclusion of the Institutes.
Attendees will also depart the Institutes with a personalized and
actionable preservation plan that will enable them to take action upon
returning to their institutions.Right now, the Digital POWRR team invites
applications for the 3rd POWRR Institute, to be held on June 14-15, 2018 at
the Arizona State University Library <https://lib.asu.edu/> in Tempe,
Arizona. This Institute is generously sponsored by the ASU Library.
Additionally, due to their logistical support, we are able to offer 3
nights of FREE dormitory housing to ALL ATTENDEES. Scholarships to help
cover travel expenses are also available to those demonstrating further
financial need.An ideal candidate for a POWRR institute may be someone who
fits some of these descriptions: - Someone who works in a “boots on the
ground” role (this could be any range of positions in the cultural heritage
sector, but the idea is that your primary role is not one as an
administrator)- Someone who has been exposed to basic digital preservation
concepts, but who has struggled with moving from theory to practice-
Someone who represents or serves historically underrepresented populations-
Someone who is comfortable with basic technology, (navigating a basic
computing environment) but who would benefit from instruction on more
intermediate concepts- Someone employed by an institution unable to provide
professional development funding adequate to attend other digital
preservation training opportunities- Someone who works directly with
digital materials, and who can work with POWRR instructors to start to
create a rudimentary assessment document on digital preservation readiness
at your own institution- Someone who would benefit from being a part of a
small cohort of professionals like themselves, and who will put forth
effort into sustaining these professional connections after the end of the
InstituteFor more details on the POWRR Institutes, please visit the
following page: http://digitalpowrr.niu.edu/institutes/
<http://digitalpowrr.niu.edu/institutes/>Apply here:
https://goo.gl/forms/Sc5rpdAJUwmsrhWj1
<https://goo.gl/forms/Sc5rpdAJUwmsrhWj1>(Note: we are collecting responses
via Google Forms. Because we have the upload feature enabled, it will ask
you to sign in to Google. If you do not have a Google account, please
contact Stacey Erdman at stacey.erdman at gmail.com <stacey.erdman at gmail.com>
for a copy of the application)Application deadline: March 23,
2018Applicants will be notified of application status by the week of April
9th, 2018.*


Stacey Erdman
Digital Archivist
Beloit College
Colonel Robert H. Morse Library
Beloit, WI 53511
608-363-2724
erdmansn at beloit.edu
Book an appointment <https://staceyerdman.youcanbook.me>
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