Stewarding and providing digital access to the rosenbach's rare books and manuscripts collection [the rosenbach requests funding to plan and move forward a series of collections stewardship projects…

The Rosenbach Museum and Library received a $149,600 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. The grant will support the organization's efforts to steward and provide digital access to its rare books and manuscripts collection. Key activities to be undertaken include cataloging the majority of the rare book and manuscript collection, migrating records to a cloud-based collection management system, updating the collection management policy, and deaccessioning some non-accessioned items. The funding will retain four existing staff positions and create two new positions to efficiently implement collection stewardship projects that have been deferred due to the pandemic. The grant is expected to make the Rosenbach's collections more accessible to scholars, students, and the general public by supporting the development of its online catalogue. The award period is from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. No subawards are intended under this grant.

Activities

The rosenbach library will implement a series of collections stewardship projects involving the cataloging of most of its rare book and manuscript collection, migrating library records to a cloud-based collection management system, and updating its collection management policy. The organization will hire two new staff members to support these activities.

Expected outcomes

Funding will retain the four existing library staff, create two new positions, and allow the organization to develop their online catalogue. &nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

The library?s collections are of particular interest to scholars and students of american and british literature and history, but the project will also make the library?s collections more accessible to the general public. &nbsp

Subrecipient activities

The project does not intend to issue subawards.]