Arizona Memory Project Research Guide

There is no charge to join or apply to AMP.

There is no fee for data storage.

Applications are non-competitive.

Applications can be submitted at any time (non-cyclical).

Multiple applications can be sent at the same time.

Partner eligibility is open to all institutions and members of the public who have content with substantive connections to the history, government, and statecraft of Arizona. Eligible contributors include:

• Libraries
• Archives
• Historical societies
• Museums
• Governments and government agencies (local, county, state, federal, and tribal)
• Charities
• Non-profits
• Businesses/corporations
• Members of the public

Consider the following resources when preparing to contribute content to AMP:

• Time
• Entering metadata
• Asset/file management
• Scanning equipment
• Volunteers/interns

Consider the following questions when preparing to contribute content to AMP:

• How many items will you scan?
• What is the copyright status of these items? Does your institution hold copyright or have permission to digitize and publish online?
• Are you scanning for preservation or is online access good enough?
• Will you scan in-house or hire a vendor? Can you secure funding for a vendor?
• Do you already have the skillsets, or will you need to learn?
• What hardware, software, and equipment will you need to acquire?
• Will you need support from IT?