A digital collections initiative has been an integral part of PASCAL's long range plan since May 2001.  With the support of the South Carolina State Library through three consecutive LSTA grants, we have  explored alternatives and laid some foundations for a South Carolina Digital Library.  In July 2006, the PASCAL Board of Directors reaffirmed their commitment to this program area as  a mainstay of the South Carolina Virtual Academic Library.  Through 2006-2007, we will be working on developing a model for a sustainable program built around the PASCAL membership and partners in other South Carolina communities of interest.

Some of our recent activities:

DCC's One Year Plan, 2007 (Word doc)
SC Draft 5 Year Plan (October 2006)
SC Memory Collections Search Tool (LSTA, FFY 2005-6)
Item Level Meta Data repository test-bed (LSTA, FFY 2005-6)
SCDC 2006 - a summit of practitioners (LSTA, FFY 2005-6)
Digital Library White Paper - a planning document for the PASCAL Board (LSTA, FFY 2005-6)
IMLS Statewide Digitization Curriculum Planning Grant Proposal (LSTA, FFY 2005-6)
Digitization Project Planning consultation with Georgetown Public Library
LSTA FFY 2005 Final Grant Report
LSTA FFY 2005 Grant Application
SC Memory - a gateway prototype for SC Digital Collections access (LSTA, FFY 2004-5)
South Carolina in the American Revolution - Prototype Collaborative Website (LSTA, FFY 2004-5
SC Digital Library Website - a prototype for a SC digitization practioners' website (LSTA, FFY 2004-5)
Draft SC Metadata Standards (LSTA, FFY 2004-5)
2005 IMLS Grant Application - SC Pamphlets, 1829 - 1861  LSTA, FFY 2004-5)
Managing Digital Assets, A CLIR Digitization Conference,  February 2005  (LSTA, FFY 2004-5)
SC Digital Library Forum, July- August, 2004 (LSTA, FFY 2003-4)
Needs and Resource Survey, 2004 (LSTA, FFY 2003-4)
LSTA FFY 2004 Final Grant Report
LSTA FFY 2004 Grant Application
LSTA FFY 2003 Final Grant Report

 

Please contact Rick Moul if you have questions or need additional information.

Rick Moul, PASCAL Executive Director
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