From: Nancy Maron <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 13:45:51 -0400 I hope this will be of interest to this list. Feel free to send any queries to me directly at [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Nancy *********** SUSTAINING DIGITAL RESOURCES: Business Strategy Course for Digital Project Leaders Accepting Applications now for course starting fall 2015 On-site workshop. October 14 – 16, 2015 (Princeton, NJ), with webinars before and after. For more info, visit: http://sustainingdigitalresources.org/ This course is like doing a very topic-centric mini business degree where the subject is your digital project. —Michael Zentner, Senior Research Scientist & Entrepreneur in Residence, Network for Computational Nanotechnology & The Foundry This field-tested, hands-on approach helps leaders of digital initiatives plan for their long-term success. From goal setting and planning to examining the external and internal conditions of a project, the course walks participants through the process of developing a sound business case and understanding what makes their project “tick.” Whether sustainability for you depends on building institutional support, driving audience engagement, identifying revenue sources or all of the above, our expert faculty will introduce you to a core set of business strategy skills you can immediately start to apply to your own work. Presentations, case studies, and hands-on exercises are further bolstered by small group work, as participants apply these techniques and get feedback from faculty and fellow participants. A great opportunity for me to step back and think strategically about Rotunda’s products and business models within the context of a group of creative and experienced digital resource development professionals. —Mark Saunders, Director & Editor-in-Chief, University of Virginia Press Several colleagues at Indiana are working almost exclusively on digital projects, and I have told them that the skills/habits learned in this course, as well as the tools, will set them up to make the difficult but enormously important initial decisions about the scale, scope, character and even wisdom of embarking on a digital project. —Julie Bobay, Co-Principal Investigator, Open Folklore Project, and Executive Associate Dean, Indiana University Bloomington Libraries Who it’s for Sustaining Digital Resources is designed for project leaders of digital initiatives at academic and cultural institutions. Participants have been from libraries, publishers, scholarly societies, historical societies, museums and academic departments. All fields and disciplines are welcome! The program is especially well suited for project teams with defined digital initiatives, whether at start-up stage or farther along. Applications are open now For more info, visit: http://sustainingdigitalresources.org/ Application is here: http://sustainingdigitalresources.org/application/ The deadline for applications is July 31, though we will start notifying accepted teams and individuals in June on a rolling basis. Partial scholarships may be available for those who would otherwise not be able to attend; please indicate this on the application form. About the course Developed over the course of several years as a part of Ithaka S+R’s Sustainability and Scholarly Communications program, and with grants from Jisc and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Sustaining Digital Resources is now being run independently, with hopes of being… self-sustaining. As the program’s creator, I am thrilled to have this opportunity and even more thrilled to be joined by my colleagues who have made the course what it is today. Please contact me with any questions you may have. With best wishes to all, Nancy Nancy Maron Founder, Sustaining Digital Resources http://sustainingdigitalresources.org/ ###