We’re Traveling to a City Near You: Conferences and Visits for 2025
Every year, our team visits cities all over the United States – and sometimes outside the country! – for conferences and visits to evaluate collections for upcoming projects. This year is no different and the travel season is upon us. This list is by no means comprehensive – for a more complete overview of our […]
2025 Rolling In With Grant Opportunities for Libraries and Archives
A new grant cycle is upon us with funding available through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) under NARA as well as several other organizations. Draft deadlines of grants described here begin in February. As the year proceeds, it is likely new grants will become available. If you’d like to explore other funding […]
Backstage Opens Third Office for Expanded Cataloging, Archiving, & Digitization Operations
Months of work have led us, with great excitement, to announce the opening of our third Backstage office location, this one in Bethlehem, PA. Located just a few blocks away from our Preservation Service Center on Commerce Way, this new East Coast center of Collection Management operations on Courtney Street boasts 15 workspaces, 4 private […]
New Master Service Agreement Through Utah Promises Easy Digitization
Backstage Library Works has been awarded an MSA through the State Cooperative Contracts program in Utah, eligible until February of 2029. This agreement will allow agencies within Utah to contract with Backstage Library Works for the digitization of archival media, to include documents, government records, photographs, bound materials, and more with a simplified bidding process. […]
Promoting Discoverability & Use of Historical Collections: NHPRC Grants Ahead of 2025
Grants are now available through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission under NARA to support the following initiatives: The funding for the four grants is centered on a unified objective, with each grant approaching this goal from a unique angle. This year’s NHPRC grants continue to prioritize enhancing access to, and the utilization of, […]
One Million Dollars in Grant Funding Available Through the National Historical Publications & Records Commission
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) under NARA has announced a new set of grants aimed at improving public discovery and use of historical records collections. With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence coming up, the NHPRC is particularly interested in projects that promote discovery and access to collections that explore […]
Preservica and Backstage Announce Partnership To Support Government Agencies
Oxford, UK, Boston, MA, Bethlehem, PA, Provo, UT/ March 23, 2023 / Preservica, a global leader in Active Digital Preservation archiving, and Backstage Library Works, a leading library services provider for digitization, metadata, onsite services and more — announced today a partnership as part of Preservica’s Digitize Once. Preserve Forever initiative. The partnership will focus initially on supporting government agencies looking to enhance access to or provide an alternative preservation method […]
Our Cameras Go West! Digitization Returns to Provo, UT
The demand for digitization has never been bigger. Following the pandemic, a greater push has been made to make sure documents are accessible in digital repositories, which has, of course, followed an existing trend towards digitization. Last year, we focused on building up our support for such requests. The department has grown with new staff, […]
Backstage Looking Ahead… Newer and Stronger Services in 2023
2022 was a big year for Backstage. We celebrated some major achievements, like becoming General Services Association (GSA) certified for digitization and collection management. We introduced a new department with our Archival Service solutions. We saw and filled a need in the library community with options for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) geared authority control […]
Backstage Signs with Califa Group to Become Preferred Vendor
At the start of July, Backstage Library Works signed an agreement with Califa Group to offer its services at a discounted rate with Califa’s network of over 230 libraries in California. We’re excited to begin new projects with these partners, to bring value with our expertise and, more importantly, develop new relationships. Califa Group, which […]
