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4 <br /> Washington Preservation Initiative <br /> 2003 Grant Application <br /> 1. Describe the desired outcome that would result from the <br /> implementation of this proposal. <br /> Consider the following items in developing the response: <br /> • Who and how many will benefit? <br /> • How do they benefit? <br /> • How will your library service change and what is the desired improvement <br /> as a result of implementation of this proposal? <br /> • Other relevant factors specific to the situation <br /> Review and Evaluation <br /> This question worth 20 points. Reviewers will look for: <br /> • Beneficial impact of the proposal on library operations <br /> • Beneficial impact of the proposal on customers <br /> • The types of change and how the level of benefit/service both to the <br /> library and to customers changes <br /> The Everett Public Library plans to preserve 126 nitrate panorama negatives <br /> (most circa 1915) taken by the J. A. Juleen Studio. Specifically we will have a <br /> duplicate safety film negative and an archival print made of each; store these <br /> duplicates archivally in the library's climate-controlled archive; and begin digitizing <br /> these images for placement on our website. Having archival copies of these <br /> images will not only assure their continued survival, but will also make these <br /> popular views available to the public. In their present condition they are vulnerable <br /> and inaccessible. <br /> Everett Public Library NW Room special collections: <br /> The Everett Public Library maintains and adds to a collection of early Everett and <br /> Snohomish County photographic images. Started as a small bi-centennial project <br /> in 1974, the collection now exceeds 20,000 images and includes glass, nitrate and <br /> safety negatives, original and copy prints as well as early movie footage. <br /> These are stored archivally, with attention given to security and climate control, <br /> and, from the 1970s to the present, professional help has been sought in order to <br /> prioritize preservation projects. <br /> Three years ago we purchased CONTENTdm software (funded with an LSTA <br /> grant) and this has allowed us to catalog and place much of this material on our <br /> library website. This is an ongoing project. Like other library's using <br /> CONTENTdm, we are anticipating the day when these collections will be a part of <br /> WorldCat. <br /> J. A. Juleen Studio Collection <br /> (View the Juleen Digital Collection online at our website www.epls.orq ) <br /> EPL's largest single photo collection is the work of photographer J. A. Juleen. The <br /> Juleen Studio was one of Everett's most important commercial studios, operating <br /> Page 8 of 20 <br /> 15 <br />