Hi, Marissa-
We started an "Adopt a Book" preservation donation program.
http://info.med.yale.edu/library/adopt/welcome.html
Adopt a thesis? Great gift for a graduate from parents or grandparents.
CG
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Coordinator, Curriculum and Research Support, Program Development and Research
Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Tel: 203-737-2960 FAX: 203-785-4369
Yale University
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Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 10:19
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Subject: Re: Creative Ways to Raise $ for Retro Digitization?
Hi Marissa,
If it's student work you're digitizing, I think the alumni approach is a good one. I think you'd have the greatest success, however, if the request for funding comes from the academic department, rather than the library.
Alumni seem to have stronger ties to their academic departments than to the library. Look for connections between the microfiched student work and academic departments, e.g., ask the computer science to fund digitizing computer science students' work. Try to find out the highest priorities for academic depts. in terms of outside funding, i.e., what projects are they asking donors to support? How can digitizing students' work help support those goals?
If you can get the department to see that connection, and maybe piggyback the digitization effort onto another larger project, then the dept. would be likely to support your project. But, if the digitization project is seen as "competing" with other funding needs of the dept., you're less likely to get the funding you need.
Best of luck,
Marty
Martin Courtois
Repository Services
212 Hale Library
Kansas State University
Manhattan KS 66502
785 532 4428
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From: "Marisa Ramirez" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:48:53 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Creative Ways to Raise $ for Retro Digitization?
Hello All --
Our library advancement officer is looking for creatives ways to ask
for funding from donors (like alumni) to sponsor retroactive
digitization of microfiched student work.
One of her ideas was to ask a donor to sponsor a number of years, an
area of study, etc. What methods have you used (or are aware of) to
raise donor funds for retroactive digitization? Any ideas?
Best,
Marisa
Marisa Ramirez
Digital Repository Librarian
California Polytechnic State University
Phone: 805.756.7040
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