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About the Project

The Collections and Community Resilience Project (CCRP) is a Victorian state-wide initiative that provides regional communities with the opportunity to digitally preserve their collections and receive onsite training in collections care, preventative conservation and risk mitigation in the face of natural disaster events. 
 
Onsite Time Frame

Participating organisations will receive 6 days of onsite training, broken up into two separate 3-day sessions, approximately three weeks apart. The breakdown of the 6 days consists of;

Session 1 
Day 1: Introduction to the CCRP and basics of collections care and handling

Day 2: Digitisation training and practical hands-on digitisation of collection

Day 3: Half-day focus area workshop and further digitisation (if time allows) 
 
Session 2 
Day 1: Assessment of progress of digitisation and refresher on basics

Day 2: Practical hands-on digitisation of collection

Day 3: Community digitisation day OR further hands-on digitisation
 
Contact Details

If you have any further questions, encounter difficulties with the application process or would like to check on your eligibility, please contact Toyah Horman, Program Manager for the Collections and Community Resilience Project, at thorman@amagavic.org.au or 0423 499 452. 

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* 1. Please enter the name of your organisation

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* 2. Please enter a contact name

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* 3. Please enter a contact phone number

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* 4. Please enter a contact email address

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* 5. What type of collection items does your organisation hold - please select all that apply.

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* 6. What Collection Management System (CMS) does your organisation currently use?

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* 7. As an organisation, how familiar are you with cataloguing objects using a digital Collection Management System (CMS)?

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* 8. As an organisation how familiar are you with digital cameras and digitisation more broadly?

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* 9. As an organisation, how familiar are you with photo editing software?

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* 10. Please select from the list below, which resources you have available at your organisation

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* 11. How many paid staff does your organisation have?

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* 12. How many volunteers does your organisation have?

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* 13. Have you previously participated in an AMaGA Victoria run program? Please select all that apply.

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* 14. Please number your preferred timeframes for onsite training from 1 – 3, 1 being your first choice and 3 your last choice

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* 15. Is your organisation available for more than one of the three-time frames listed in the previous question? If so, please list the available dates here.

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* 16. From the three suggested time frames, are there any dates your organisation is not available? If so, please list here.

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* 17. All onsite work needs to be completed in 3-day blocks due to the distance our staff travel. Please select the 3 days during the week that work best for your organisation (ie. Mon-Wed or Tues-Thurs). You are able to choose multiple options if all days are suitable.

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* 18. On average, our training day runs for 6 hours including tea and lunch breaks – please list your preferred hours (ie. 9am – 4pm / 10am – 4.30pm).

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* 19. Some flexibility in dates may be possible – is this something you would like to discuss?

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* 20. If your organisation was selected to be part of the project, is at least one member available for an online introductory information session in late March, 2023.

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* 21. As part of the onsite training, we are including a specialised half-day workshop that focuses on one of the five following areas. Please select the workshop you would most like your organisation to receive further training in.

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* 22. Has your organisation encountered a natural disaster in the past 5-10 years?

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* 23. As part of our program, we would also like to provide digitisation access to individual community members to ensure their personal belongings are documented and future-ready for any potential emergency response scenarios. Would your organisation be open to hosting a public community digitisation day at your venue as part of your 6 days of onsite training?

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* 24. If Yes, are there any restrictions or additional requirements you would like us to factor in? (i.e. number of people in the space at the one time, time restrictions, additional supervision required etc.)

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* 25. If No, would you be open to receiving 5 days of training and our staff hosting one day in a public venue in your township or locality?

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* 26. Is there anything else you would like to let us know about your organisation?

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