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DIGITAL COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP FACILITATED LEARNING GROUP</h1>
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About the Program</h2>
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The Library of Michigan is recruiting participants for a facilitated learning group to complete the
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WebJunction Digital Collections Stewardship Series</a>. Many people find that learning with a group helps them stay motivated and learn better, which can be especially important when exploring new digital technologies and workflows.</div>
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By the end of the series, you will have:</div>
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Built a community of peers that you can lean on beyond the program.</div>
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Engaged with a diverse group that shares your interest in digital collections.</div>
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Put theory into practice with hands-on activities that reinforce key concepts and develop practical skills essential for creating and preserving digital content.</div>
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Gained the skills necessary to successfully create and care for digital collections.</div>
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The learning group will meet monthly via Zoom starting <b>August 2024 through April 2025</b>. Each course in the eight-part series will take approximately one hour to complete individually and cohort participants should expect to spend one additional hour meeting
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To Apply</h2>
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online application</a> by <b>May 31, 2024</b> to be considered. Applicants from public or academic libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural memory institutions that can commit to the program will be considered. Please share with
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program flyer</a> with those that may be interested in your organization and contact Biz Gallo (gallob@michigan.gov) for questions regarding the program. </div>
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<i>Funding is provided in part by the </i><span style="color: rgb(39, 124, 120);"><i><a href="https://www.imls.gov/" target="_blank" id="OWA6f13adcb-95d5-3ec0-ff2b-7324c355aac4" class="x_x_x_off-domain-link x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://www.imls.gov/. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="xwo7QAUzpbwkN87wgsuGf4b5z7LFTuM8F+vx3tUDpCtqYw6S10oXmUeMKQjdneH/oUBz+ufnzmZ9y26J5WIsQ/p40HKWbEc88DTvrvMA6LDBWkAseDSyU5Hr1tSODzxy2YAdWTqcgL1FlzAGoJG4Eqj0LkkST3Wby4wNPlMgI8E=" originalsrc="https://www.imls.gov/" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="3" style="color: rgb(39, 124, 120); margin: 0px;">I</a></i></span><i><a href="https://www.imls.gov/" target="_blank" id="OWA9498f8ac-b488-954e-ccec-28b905c763ae" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://www.imls.gov/. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="cr3O1OeyuX8KEzEB5ngGDCo1ICJErsiElbgGOESRMfnABacomL09o+HNJ9JoifmVkPiWqL+w018cxpb4gH+CKiLUTkitgmBz4WyYzMS9Yill05WwMGGFx/e7OV+OW1Yl1RASPL7MRyXjfTKoie9utCu5b2a+0vzwlulcKgyL240=" originalsrc="https://www.imls.gov/" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="4" style="margin: 0px;">nstitute
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