Making Sense of Full Disclosure
mla (formerly Resource) is funding a series of Full Disclosure workshops
around the English regions. The Yorkshire Museums, Libraries and Archives
Council (YMLAC) workshop will be held at the Marriott Room, York Public
Library, on Friday 23rd April, from 10.30am to 4.00pm. A sandwich lunch will
be provided. Admission is free but space is limited.
Please note that priority will be given to attendees from the Yorkshire
region.
Aims of the workshop:
Promote the benefits and successes of retro-conversion projects. In order to
strengthen the arguments for future Full Disclosure projects, it is
important to demonstrate the progress of the initiative, highlighting
benefits and pitfalls, and the impact on use of collections and on research.
Promote better awareness of Full Disclosure. While any project to make a
collection catalogue available online can be seen as a Full Disclosure
project, often the phrase does not occur on the project's web site. How do
we get the message across?
Build a community of Full Disclosure "champions". We want to develop a
network of contacts in the Museums, Libraries and Archives community who are
aware of potential Full Disclosure projects within their local areas and
within their specialist fields. How do we keep in touch?
Encourage cross domain and cross sectoral collaborations. Working together
enhances the value of individual collections, and can reduce the risk of
overlapping work. Collaborative ventures can also be more cost effective
than separate, stand alone projects.
Explore funding opportunities. What is the best way to attract funding, and
what funding bodies are out there?
If you would like to attend the workshop, please email Tom Miles at
mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> giving your name,
organisation and contact details.
For more details on Full Disclosure, please click on the link below:
http://www.bl.uk/concord/fulldisc-about.html
<http://www.bl.uk/concord/fulldisc-about.html>
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