National Coalition for History

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is now accepting applications for its 2009 Summer Programs in the Humanities for Teachers. Two American History programs are specifically designed for community college faculty and K-12 educators. Links to the programs, which includes application details, are listed below. Application deadlines for all of the programs are in March 2009. Read the full article »

This week, the Library of Congress announced that a dozen federal agencies are launching an initiative to establish a common set of guidelines for digitizing historical materials. Basing its efforts on a combination of collaborative research and combined experience, the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative will address a variety of issues related to the complex activities involved in the digitization of cultural heritage items. Read the full article »