IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT: DIGITIZING HISTORIC PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL [THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL (ACC) WILL DIGITIZE AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE HISTORIC ISSUES OF AMERICAN CRAFT MAGAZINE AND ACC REGIONAL ASSEMBLY NEWSLETTERS, CONTINUING THE WORK COMPLETED THROUGH PREVIOUS GRANT FUNDING. MATERIALS WILL BE DIGITIZED BY AN OUTSIDE VENDOR, AND PROJECT STAFF WILL BE HIRED TO WRITE THE NECESSARY METADATA FOR THE DIGITAL OBJECTS. ALL MATERIALS WILL BE ADDED TO THE ACC?S DIGITAL COLLECTIONS LINKED FROM THE ACC WEBSITE, WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE EASE AND DEPTH OF SCHOLARSHIP OF STUDENTS, CURATORS, ART HISTORIANS, PUBLISHERS, AND ARTISTS IN THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. THIS PROJECT WILL FILL THE GAP IN DIGITAL ACCESS TO AMERICAN CRAFT MAGAZINE BACK ISSUES, AS WELL AS PROVIDE ACCESS TO REGIONAL NEWSLETTERS CURRENTLY NOT CATALOGED OR DIGITIZED. THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 2024, AND DECEMBER 31, 2025.]