Funding is a final challenge. Consortial membership to the digital library is about $2000 a year, while hardware and software ran about $1500 in startup costs. In addition, the library director donated a 21" screen won at a library conference raffle for use with the digital
projects computer. Digital imaging is much easier with a larger screen.Grants and scholarships are another source of funding. A scholarship from a regional medical library group helped fund attendance at the first continuing education class on digital imaging and metadata for
the librarian project manager. An recent Institute of Museum and Library Services “Connecting to Collections” Bookshelf grant allowed the library to obtain a set of conservation resources and books, which was previously non-existent