The $1,400 grant will be utilized to digitize five years of “The Southeastern” student newspaper.
“Issues from August 18, 2006, to the current issue are available online thanks to Ray Gaskin and the Southeastern (newspaper) staff and with this grant we will be able to add access to issues from February 20, 1997, to October 11, 2002,” said Kathryn Plunkett, Digital Information Literacy Librarian and Project Coordinator. “It is our goal to make all issues of The Southeastern available online to researchers, as funding becomes available. We are very grateful to the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board for helping us begin this important project.”
“In presenting this grant to the Southeastern Library, it is our intention to help further its commitment to providing the best possible care of the historic materials in its collections,” said Susan McVey, Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. “We hope that these grants will facilitate increased local support for the care of historic collections held by organizations such as Southeastern’s Library.”
According to McVey, the “Threats to Your Collection” grant opportunity was an outcome of a statewide survey that assessed the condition of collections held by Oklahoma’s 800 museums and libraries. The study found that almost all organizations have lost historic materials through theft, environmental damage, and other causes. “It is our goal to stem the loss of Oklahoma’s heritage by providing funding for secure storage, environmental controls, archival storage supplies, fire detection, and other projects that address threats to collections,” McVey said.
Support for the grant program was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the funding arm for the National Archives and Records Administration. Grants totaling $50,000 were awarded to 27 Oklahoma institutions.
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