Earlier today I sent the message below to my fellow members on the Massachusetts IMLS Connecting to Collections Statewide Planning Grant Advisory Board. It references the minutes of our first meeting, and seeks to continue the conversation about addressing critical issues that may otherwise reduce participation in the survey.
The next meeting of the board is [...]
Earlier posts described the efforts of Massachusetts and other states in securing planning grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a Federal agency.
One of the shortcomings of past efforts, including the national Heritage Health Index (described in this post), was the under-representation of smaller institutions, including the many local historical societies.
There are [...]
From: [name] [mailto:[address]@IMLS.GOV]
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 11:55 AM
Subject: FOIA 09-15
Ms. [sic] Lee,
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has received your on-line e-mail request for information regarding “[r]ecently-funded Connecting to Collections grant applications….”
In response to your request and stated desire to obtain information electronically, I have coordinated with the [...]
Today was the deadline to comment on the National Park Service’s draft digital photo policy. An earlier article on state leadership on digital photo policies cited North Carolina’s policy of requiring digital photos.
I recently asked Peter Sandbeck, who administers North Carolina’s Historic Preservation Office and serves as the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, how they [...]
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When the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the latest round of Connecting to Collections grants, they included brief descriptions of each. However, the full text of the submissions is not available online.
In an effort to share knowledge and insights among all of us working in this area, we can rectify this situation by [...]
The Heritage Health Index, published in 2005, was a major effort to assess the state of the collections in institutions across the country. The recent state-level IMLS Connecting to Collections grants are based on this work.
With the recipients just announced and planning getting underway, this is the time to ensure that these state-level efforts don’t [...]
The libraries and museums in Wyoming used a free blog to coordinate their successful efforts to secure an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting to Collections Grant. They posted drafts, made revisions, and ultimately report the news that they were awarded a $39,943 grant online out in the open for all to read and [...]