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>Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 10:40:09 +0100
>From: S Woodhouse <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [earl-contacts] NOF content guidelines
>
>Partners will be interested to know that New Library content
funding
>guidelines have been announced by the New Opportunities Fund today.
>
>The text of their press release follows. The document is available
from
>the NOF website in .pdf format.
>
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>Tuesday 31st August, 1999
> New Opportunities Fund launches 50m
> nof-digitise Programme
>
> The New Opportunities Fund today launched its 50
> million UK-wide nof-digitise.org programme. The Fund will
> award National Lottery grants to projects which put
> information on the internet, making learning material
> accessible to many more people. The Funds first three
> initiatives are now all up and running.
>
> The Chair of the New Opportunities Fund, Baroness
> Pitkeathley said "Whether people are inclined to use
> information communication and technology depends in
> part on what information they are able to have access to,
> which is why we are so pleased to be launching a
> programme aimed at developing content to support
> lifelong learning. In this way, as people cross the IT
> threshold there will be even more relevant and beneficial
> resources for them to explore. This new material will be
> freely available to internet users, wherever they are, at
> home, in public libraries or ICT learning centres."
>
> "We are looking for new and exciting ways of using
> technology to enable people to access and learn to use
> information," added Baroness Pitkeathley. "This is an
> opportunity for libraries, archives, museums, galleries,
> education sectors and many other organisations to make
> their resources and information available to a much wider
> audience including many people who may previously have
> felt excluded from the learning process."
>
> The New Opportunities Fund intends to support the
> digitisation of material in three areas:
>
> Citizenship in a modern state: This covers
> information that helps people to access services,
> including information on rights and obligations
> and how to be effective in dealing with different
> organisations.
>
> Cultural enrichment: Material that reflects the
> heritage of a community, region or a country, or
> embodies an aspect of identity. It will also include
> different forms of art such as fine or performing
> arts, design or media.
>
> Reskilling the nation: Including helping people to
> enhance basic literacy skills to improving
> understanding of other forms of information such
> as science, health and IT.
>
> The home page for this grant programme is at
> www.nof-digitise.org . It contains application material for
> the programme and will become an access point to the
> digitisation projects which the New Opportunities Fund
> supports.
>Susi Woodhouse, EARL Development Manager: Membership and Shared
Services
>47 Berriedale Avenue, HOVE, East Sussex, BN3 4JG
>
>Tel: 01273-721083 Fax: 01273-779129
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>http://www.earl.org.uk
>
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