Greetings Code4Lib Colleagues!

The deadline for submitting FCoP software preservation project proposals
has been extended to *Friday, Jan 26 COB!*

We look forward to seeing everyone's applications!



*APPLY*

For application instructions, check out the project website:
http://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/fcop/



*OVERVIEW*

The *Fostering a Community of Practice: Software Preservation and Emulation
Experts in Libraries and Archives* (FCoP) [IMLS grant RE-95-17-0058-17]
project aims to broaden participation in software preservation and to
empower librarians, archivists, and curators to address the key challenges
to providing long-term access to software-dependent cultural heritage.
Through an open call for software preservation project proposals, FCoP
staff will select 6 projects to form a software preservation cohort.
Projects undertaken by cohort members will advance digital preservation
practice and inform field-wide understanding. The activities and
documentation produced by cohort members will also serve in parallel
efforts to bring software preservation and access into mainstream digital
preservation practice (addressing specific legal, metadata and technical
preservation and access challenges). Project proposals should be initiated
by cultural heritage organizations in the United States that are currently
working to preserve and provide access to digital content. The FCoP Project
Team is particularly interested in project proposals from Historically
Black Colleges & Universities Library Alliance (HBCU) and Association for
Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) member organizations.
However project proposals from all other cultural heritage institutions are
welcome.

Participation in the FCoP cohort includes:

   -

   $5,000 financial award to be used for travel and registration costs for
   conferences and workshops where cohort members will present, facilitate
   discussion and actively solicit interest from fellow librarians,
   archivists, and museum conservators and curators
   -

   Community fellowship, sharing and information exchange with members of
   the FCoP cohort
   -

   Access to and technical support for a web-based emulation sandbox which
   requires no local installation
   -

   Formal support for problem-based learning and research on the challenges
   to implementing software preservation and emulation in their local
   organization
   -

   Access to and support for communication tools for the duration of the
   project in order to encourage the cohort to communicate with one another
   outside of structured or facilitated interaction
   -

   Support from a caring and deeply invested FCoP Project Staff that want
   to ensure that these projects are meaningful for participating individuals
   and organizations
   -

   Crucial contribution to broader national and international software
   preservation efforts and access strategies, including the Software
   Preservation Network.


All project proposals must include:

   -

   2 Letters of Commitment
   -

   Statement of Interest
   -

   Identification of Project Team
   -

   Resumes/CVs from the Applicant Project Team
   -

   Project Summary


If you were not able to join us for the FCoP Open Information Session in
December, the recording is now available here
<https://soundcloud.com/software-preservation-network/fcop-software-preservation-in-libraries-archives-and-museums>
.

Please contact jessica[at]educopia[dot]org with any questions.

Very Best,

Jessica

-- 
*Jessica Meyerson*
Research Program Officer
Educopia Institute
http://educopia.org

Working from Austin, TX
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