Creating capacity to improve accessibility and discoverability of the loras college archives and special collections in support of the humanities [the loras college library, special collections,…
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- ZED28428122
- Recipient
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Loras College UEI KHABH9BKTL93
- Awarding agency
-
National Endowment for the Humanities
- Obligated
- $116,330
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 45.162 Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development
- Completion date
- Originally
- Place of performance
- Iowa, USA
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Description
- Activities
- the college will hire additional staff members to restart projects set aside during the pandemic, creating a robust online presence for the center for dubuque history. The grant will provide modest support for two student projects that will use the center and the special collections. The library will restore its librarian staffing to the pre-pandemic level by hiring a public services librarian and a director for the collections. IT will initiate an archives information management system. Personnel will be assigned to carry out the work required to sort, organize, catalog, scan, and upload into archives management software. Three projects that have been on hold due to the pandemic will be restarted: 1) student led publication project; 2) cataloging of rare books in special collections; and & nbsp;3) development of a digital institutional repository for faculty, staff, and student research. 
- Expected outcomes
- 13 jobs will be retained, a manuscript related to the student project about the rare books will be published, and the college research activities will be more widely available on digital platforms. 
- Intended beneficiaries
- the intended beneficiaries of the grant are loras college students and faculty, humanities researchers, community members and regional organizations who use loras college libraries. 
- Subrecipient activities
- the recipient does not intend to subaward funds.]
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | -$4,550 | |
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Original award | $120,880 |
Quick answers
Who received award ZED28428122?
ZED28428122 was awarded to Loras College by National Endowment for the Humanities on January 1, 2022.
How much is award ZED28428122 worth?
$116,330 has been obligated on ZED28428122.
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