Around the Field April 1, 2020
01 April 2020 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: Taylor & Francis offering free access to ebooks; Digital Commonwealth Conference has moved online; The National Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting a free webinar; and Cambridge Scholars Publishing invites book proposals.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Taylor & Francis Group is offering free access to vital research and providing free access to ebooks for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester
- Ohio History Connection has established the COVID-19 Hardship Relief Fund to assist historic sites around Ohio
- American Alliance of Museums has compiled a list of financial relief resources to help museums and related organizations
- Project MUSE has made various content free to access
AWARDS and FUNDING
- Grants Office, LLC will be analyzing recent acts of Congress and how organizations can make the most of grant funding opportunities
CONFERENCES AND CALLS
- NOW ONLINE: Digital Commonwealth 14th Annual Conference – April 7, 2020
- Call for Proposals: 22nd Annual Conference on Illinois History – October 8-9, 2020, Springfield, IL, USA (proposals due May 1, 2020)
- Call for Proposals: 2020 Annual Meeting of the Society of Georgia Archivists – November 11-13, 2020, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA (proposals due May 15, 2020)
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- Connection to Collections Care is hosting “Collections Care in the Age of COVID-19” on Facebook Live April 2, 2020
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting a free webinar, “Federal Policy Response to the Coronavirus and Implications for Preservation Field” on April 2, 2020
- The Texas Historical Commission is hosting two free webinars on April 22 and 29, 2020
PUBLICATIONS
- The White House Historical Association seeks paper proposals for The White House History Quarterly
- The Museum Scholar is accepting papers from students and emerging professionals
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing invites book proposals in a variety of subject areas
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