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Digital
Corner
Format: Web page
Year: Ongoing
Description: Recognizing the expanding role of digital
technology in both formal and informal learning, IMLS is advancing
its use in our nation’s museums and libraries through
grantmaking, conferences, and publications.This Web page has
been developed to highlight IMLS activities in this area. |
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Primary
Source
Format: E-mail/Web
page
Year: Ongoing
Description:
Each issue of Primary Source contains brief articles that alert
readers to new information about grants, monthly highlights
of best practices, and important agency news with links to more
detailed information on the Web site. |
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Project
Profiles
Format: Web
page
Year: Ongoing
Description:
Each month IMLS describes effective and innovative projects
undertaken by a museum and a library or a partnership. These
highlights demonstrate the impact of funding in communities
across the nation, and can spark project ideas for other institutions. |
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Youth
Initiative
Format:
Web page
Year: Ongoing
Description:
Resources, links, and updates on the Institute’s Museums
and Libraries Engaging America’s Youth initiative |
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| 2006 |
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Designs
for Change: Libraries and Productive Aging
Format: PDF Download; 1.7MB
Description: As the first of the baby boomers
turn 60, public libraries are preparing to offer creative alternatives
to retirement to a generation notorious for their idealism and
activism. This report from the Americans for Libraries Council
(ALC) and IMLS offers guidelines, demographics, and examples
of model programs to public libraries interested in connecting
these active older adults to new opportunities for learning,
work, and community service. |
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2007
Grant and Award Opportunities Guide
Format: PDF Download;
236KB
Description: This guide provides
a succinct overview of the Institute’s FY2007 programs,
useful tips and tools you can use to develop competitive grant
applications, and staff contact information for each program. |
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Status
of Technology and Digitization in the Nation's Museums and Libraries
Format: Web page
Year:
2006
Description: In 2001, the Institute
conducted the first-ever study of the status of new technology
adoption and digitization in the nation’s museums and
libraries.This second study seeks to dig deeper and find out
more about how and why our cultural institutions use technology
and digitize their collections. |
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WebWise
2006 Conference Agenda
Format:
PDF Download; 1.9MB
Year: 2006
Description:
The theme of the 2006 WebWise Conference is “Inspiring
Discovery: Unlocking Collections." The focus of this signature
IMLS initiative is to share the latest research and newest innovations
in digital technology, exploring their potential impacts on
library and museum services. |
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| 2005 |
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Heritage
Health Index - Summary Report
Format:
PDF Download; 1.3MB
Year: 2005
Description:
Summary Report of the Heritage Health Index (HHI), the first
comprehensive survey ever conducted of the conditions and preservation
needs of our nation’s collections. Conducted by Heritage
Preservation in partnership with IMLS, HHI found that immediate
action is needed to prevent the loss of millions of irreplaceable
artifacts. |
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Heritage
Health Index - Full Report
Format:
PDF Download; 3.3MB
Year: 2005
Description:
Full Report of the Heritage Health Index (HHI), the first comprehensive
survey ever conducted of the conditions and preservation needs
of our nation’s collections. Conducted by Heritage Preservation
in partnership with IMLS, HHI found that immediate action is
needed to prevent the loss of millions of irreplaceable artifacts.
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National
Awards for Museum and Library Service
Format:
PDF Download; 881KB
Year: 2005
Description:
The National Awards are made annually by to museums and libraries
that have demonstrated a long-term commitment to public service
through innovative programs and community partnerships. |
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Museum
Data Collection Report and Analysis
Format:
PDF Download; 1.01MB
Year: 2005
Description:
Commissioned by IMLS to assess the status of data collection
activities in the museum community, the Museum Data Collection
Report reinforces recommendations made by a similar 1998 study,
addressing the need for systematic data collection to inform
public policy and museum management decision-making. |
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Grant
Opportunities Guide
Format:
PDF Download; 372k
Year: 2005
Description:
Summarizes the Institute's 2006 grant and award programs and
more. |
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African
American History & Culture in Museums: Strategic Crossroads
and New Opportunities
Format:
PDF Download; 818k
Year: 2005
Description:
On July 16, 2004, IMLS convened a day-long forum of leaders
in the African American museum community, as well as leaders
in the museum community at large, to explore the evolving role
of African American museums, their contributions, and their
challenges. The report provides a synthesis of the July meeting. |
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Charting
the Landscape, Mapping New Paths: Museums, Libraries, and K-12
Learning
Format: PDF Download;
625k
Year: 2005
Description: On August 30-31, 2004 the Institute convened
a conference and workshop examining the intersections of museums,
libraries, and K-12 education. The resulting report captures
the key issues that emerged at the workshop, highlights seminal
project and partnership examples, and provides some common language
around a vision for how museum/school/library collaborations
can contribute to a learning society. |
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| 2004 |
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Framework
of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections
Format: Web page
Year:
2004
Description: identifies principles
of good practice and current standards in four areas: collections,
digital objects, metadata, and digital projects. The Framework
was developed with IMLS support and is maintained by the National
Information Standards Organization. |
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National
Awards for Museum and Library Service
Format:
PDF Download; 1.12MB
Year: 2004
Description:
Honors the 2004 Winners of the National Awards for Museum and
Library Service. |
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Project
Planning Tutorial (for National Leadership Grants)
Format: Web page
Year:
2004
Description: This tutorial is provided
to assist you in developing a project plan for a National Leadership
Grant application. While we hope you find it helpful in preparing
your application, your use of the tutorial is not a requirement
of applying for a National Leadership Grant. |
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Toward
Equality of Access: The Role of Public Libraries in Addressing
the Digital Divide
Format:
PDF Download; 616k
Year: 2004
Description:
Studies the role public libraries have played in helping to
narrow the digital divide. |
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| 2003 |
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Assessment
of End-User Needs in IMLS-Funded Digitization Projects
Format: PDF Download; 617k
Year:
2003
Description: An IMLS-commissioned
study of the needs-assessment practices used in digitization
projects. |
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National
Awards for Museum and Library Service
Format:
PDF Download; 3.49MB
Year: 2003
Description:
Honors the 2003 Winners of the National Awards for Museum and
Library Service. |
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Report
of the Workshop on Opportunities for Research on the Creation,
Management, Preservation and Use of Digital Content
Format: PDF Download; 277k
Year:
2003
Description: The University of Florida,
Florida Center for Library Automation, convened a workshop in
March 2003 to assess research needs related to digital cultural
content. This report summarizes the results of the workshop
and presents suggestions for useful areas of research. |
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| 2002 |
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National
Awards for Museum and Library Service
Format:
PDF Download; 1.17MB
Year: 2002
Description:
Honors the 2002 Winners of the National Awards for Museum and
Library Service. |
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Status
of Technology and Digitization in the Nation's Museums and Libraries
Format: Web page
Year:
2002
Description: The first-ever study
of the use of technology and digitization activities in libraries
and museums nationwide. |
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True
Needs, True Partners
Format:
PDF Download; 60k
Year: 2002
Description:
In its second study of museum-school relationships, IMLS found
that the nation's museums commit more than a billion dollars
and more than 18 million instructional hours every year to K-12
educational programs. |
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| 2001 |
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National
Awards for Museum and Library Service
Format:
PDF Download; 1.6MB
Year: 2001
Description:
Honors the 2001 Winners of the National Awards for Museum and
Library Service. |
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Report
of the IMLS Digital Library Forum
Format:
Web page
Year: 2001
Description:
In the spring of 2001, IMLS supported a Digital Library Forum
to discuss the implementation and management of networked digital
libraries, including issues of infrastructure, metadata, thesauri
and other vocabularies, and content enrichment such as curriculum
materials and teacher guides. |
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Sustaining
Our Heritage
Format: PDF Download;
1.64MB
Year: 2001
Description:
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Museum Services Act. |
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| 2000 |
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National
Awards for Library Service
Format:
PDF Download; 258k
Year: 2000
Description:
Honors the 2000 Winners of the National Awards for Library Service. |
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National
Awards for Museum Service
Format:
PDF Download; 2.0MB
Year: 2000
Description:
Honors the 2000 Winners of the National Awards for Museum Service. |
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Perspectives
on Outcome Based Evaluation for Libraries and Museums
Format: PDF Download; 224k
Year:
2000
Description: Discusses a method of
program evaluation increasingly preferred by many funders. |
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| 1998 |
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Analysis
of Library and Museum Partnerships
Format:
PDF Download; 35k
Year: 1998
Description:An
IMLS study of museum-library partnerships. |
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Museum-School
Survey Highlights
Format:
PDF Download; 60k
Year: 1998
Description:
An overview of an IMLS study of museums as educational resources. |
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True
Needs, True Partners
Format:
PDF Download; 187k
Year: 1998
Description:
A how-to guide for successful museum-school partnerships. |
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