Cornell University Library

Graduate Students Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences

The goal of the grants program is to support collaborative and creative use of resources through the creation of digital content of enduring value to the Cornell community and scholarship at large. The program, funded by the College of Arts of Sciences and coordinated by the Cornell University Library, was developed by the Arts & Sciences Visual Resources Advisory Group. For examples of previous projects please visit http://dcaps.library.cornell.edu/initiatives/asgrants

Express Initial Interest By February 16, 2018 Deadline for Submission: March 16, 2018

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I. APPLICANT INFORMATION

Principal Graduate Student Applicant Name:

Phone:

E-mail:

Department/Unit:

Campus Address:

Additional Contacts or Collaborators:

II. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COLLECTION FOR DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP

Describe the significance of your collection for the scholarly community and how the proposal matches with program goals (e.g., to support collaborative and creative use of resources through the creation of digital content).

1. Describe your project and explain its potential impact on teaching, learning, and research within your field, and if applicable, to scholarship at large. Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

2. Discuss the academic community’s interest in this collection, both from intra and inter disciplinary perspective. Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

3. Does this collection of materials contribute to other existing digital collections available from either Cornell University Library or elsewhere? Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

4. What are some of the opportunities that digital access to this content might provide for both scholars (as a research collection), and students (as a teaching collection)?

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III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Describe the materials proposed for digitization and the scope of the project.

1. Who owns the collection? Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

2. Who are the current users of this collection? Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

3. What is the estimated collection size (number of pages, slides, prints, etc.)? Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

4. What are the document types (photographs, manuscripts, text, etc.)? Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

5. Share any potential copyright issues or concerns you may have. Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

IV. Intellectual Engagement

Describe your commitment to the project’s intellectual engagement. The Library’s Digital Consulting and Production Services (DCAPS) will manage the technical development plans for making your collection available online. (The DCAPS services are described at http://dcaps.library.cornell.edu.)

1. Share your vision for the project’s timeline; in particular describe your plans to be involved and available for curatorial oversight and/or project direction. Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

2. What are some of the ways you will connect this project to other works of scholarhip? Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

3. What are your outreach plans for the project? Type or paste text here, field will expand as text is added

IV. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Graduate Students (or other academic staff who may be named as awardees) and Cornell University will each have a non exclusive ownership interest in works developed with the resources provided by the Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences.

The general intent is to allow both the University and the graduate students involved to freely use materials developed for educational purposes. Such use includes the right to grant non-exclusive licenses to third parties provided that any revenue earned thereby is shared equally (50-50) between the faculty member(s) and the University. The granting of exclusive licenses (e.g. to outside publishers) will require discussion and agreement among all parties to the project because no one will hold exclusive rights. Also, there may be exceptions to the general preference for open access and joint ownership due to the nature of content or partnerships. We will receive guidance from the Office of University Counsel for determining the copyright provisions for such cases.

Each graduate student named on your proposal (as well as other academic staff who may be named as awardees) should submit an individual copy of the agreement, which follows. The submitted agreements should be included as part of your application.

Memo of Understanding Regarding Intellectual Property Rights

The University and individual graduate students (or other academic staff who may be named as awardees) shall enjoy joint, non-exclusive rights over any copyrighted material produced with the resources provided by Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences. "Joint rights" means that both the University and the individual graduate students own the work; "non-exclusive rights" means that any party can use the property without permission of the other party. The parties will have control over their names and whether they are used in conjunction with any future versions of the product.

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