Resources

Guide to planning an audio digitization project.

Complete this form to request changes related to budget and scope for MEAP projects. Submit report components in one email to meap@library.ucla.edu.

This template is a supplementary and preparatory guide for applicants filling out a MEAP Detailed Application for the 2022-23 Application Round.

Detailed Application Template 2020-2021

View slides from the January 2022 Webinar that address details of the Cohort 4 Application Cycle.

Recording of MEAP Detailed Applicant Webinar on January 19, 2023. The password for access to the video is: 6m$&Hy&O

A guide for digitizing documentary heritage in challenging locations.

Translated guide for digitizing documentary heritage.

The EAP seeks to preserve cultural heritage and make it available to as wide an audience as possible.

The goal of the ELDP is to preserve endangered languages globally.

The EMKP helps to preserve endangered material practices for future generations.

Terms and categories used to organize and classify the Soweto Black Organization Collection

A guide to processing archival collections from the University of Florida.

This guide will help establish a file naming convention that remains consistent throughout your project.

This toolkit outlines standards, workflows, and best practices for digital preservation projects.

The updated MEAP Applicant Handbook includes details about the MEAP application process and shares resources for drafting a strong application.

Need some guidance working through the MEAP Application Process? Download the 2024-25 Application Checklist.

Template for application planning purposes. Note that the Detailed Application has been edited for 2023-24.

Template for Application Planning Purposes. Detailed Applications are due February 14, 2025 via the MEAP online application portal for invited applicants only.

Slides from January 18, 2024 Webinar focused on the Detailed Application for all digitization projects (Project Grants and Regional Grants)

Slides from January 19, 2024 Webinar focused on the Detailed Application for all Planning Grant projects

Our Handbook for Grantees provides useful information about how to get started with your project.

Guidelines and information about best practices for metadata in library and digital collections, plus details related to MEAP-funded projects hosted at the UCLA Library

All MEAP project metadata should be created using this template.

Template for Application Planning Purposes. Note that the Preliminary Application has been edited significantly for 2023-24.

Template for Application Planning Purposes. Applications are due November 15, 2024 via the MEAP online application portal. *Note that the Preliminary Application has been edited for 2024-25.

Recording from the Oct 17, 2024 Preliminary Application Webinar. Includes details about the application review process and offers insight into planning an MEAP project. Password [MEAP_2024]

Slides from the October 17, 2024 Preliminary Application Webinar. Details about the application review process and best practices for planning an MEAP project.

Use this worksheet to brainstorm how you might want to describe items within your collection.

This report template should be used as a final marker at the end of your MEAP project.

This template is a preparatory guide for applicants filling for the 2022-23 Application Round

Preliminary Application Template 2020-2021

View slides from the October 2021 Webinar that address details of the Cohort 4 Application Cycle.

Guide to planning a print/image (flat object) digitization project.

These guidelines define the scope and eligibility requirements for the MEAP grant program.

This report template should be used to submit progress reports to the MEAP team at the UCLA Library.

This report template should be used as a final marker at the end of your MEAP project.

Presentation slides from MEAP Detailed Application Webinar held on Jan 19, 2023.

This template provides guidance related to documentation and survey projects.

This template provides guidance related to documentation and survey projects.

Guide to planning a video digitization project.

Some best practices for thinking about and securing rights and permissions.