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>---------- Forwarded message ---------- >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. > >---------------------------------------- > >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 > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%