REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF INTEREST AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR
PROJECT TO BE INITIATED THROUGH THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNIT (CESU) NETWORK
PROJECT TITLE: Organize and Make Digital Images Accessible to Public
Project Description:
This project will assess, organize, create metadata, and prepare over 30,000 Division of Interpretation and Division of Cultural Resource digital image files for uploading to NPS Gallery to make them fully accessible to staff and the general public. A Digital Image Management Plan will be written and implemented. Unusable or “orphan” images will be culled. Derivatives of high resolution images will be created so that the original full-size master files can be moved from the server onto external hard disk drives. Images will be searchable by title, subject/site, author/photographer, description, and keywords. A digital library of park images will encourage unprecedented broad access by both park staff and the general public.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park (the Park) seeks a principle investigator to oversee this project. The principle investigator should be associated with an Archival Studies, Library and Information Services, or other related program with a university or institution. All current CESU nonfederal partners will be considered, but members of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Desert Southwest CESUs are the primary target audience.
Project Objective and Goals:
–This project will be completed in collaboration with a CESU partner and the NPS. The initial stages of this project will require the cooperator and NPS to work together to create, refine, and agree upon a final, defined Scope of Work for the project. During the course of the project, the P.I. and employees may need to travel to the park and this cost needs to be included in the overall project budget provided by the cooperator.
Materials Requested for Statement of Interest/Qualifications:
Prospective P.I. and cooperator partners should include with their electronic submission the following:
1. a 1-3 page summary of experience in conducting similar types of digital asset management projects with an explanation of how the P.I./cooperator intends to cover the needs of this project;
2. a description of the methods and approach proposed for this project, and a general timeline for project completion;
3. a proposed project budget in the range of $50,000-$60,000;
4. details on P.I.’s, and/or team qualifications and experience;
5. P.I.’s CVs/experiential history and documents related to similar projects you have conducted.
Please submit electronic statement of interest to: Chaco Culture NHP Curator Wendy Bustard at wendy_bustard@nps.gov with a copy to Chaco Culture NHP Archivist Brenna Lissoway at brenna_lissoway@nps.gov.
Approximate Start Date: December 1, 2018
End Date: September 30, 2020
Deadline for expression of interest: on or before September 1, 2018.
Questions about this project can be communicated to:
Wendy Bustard
Curator
Chaco Museum Collection
450 University Blvd NE, Room 307
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-346-2871 x 201
Wendy_bustard@nps.gov
Or
Brenna Lissoway
Archivist
Chaco Museum Collection
450 University Blvd NE, Room 307
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-346-2871 x 208
Brenna_lissoway@nps.gov
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