Tag Archives: Connecting to Collections

MA IMLS Grant Advisory Board: Linking the survey to benefits for participants

By Lee Wright | Published: September 24, 2009

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 [...]

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Update on the IMLS Connecting to Collections Statewide Planning Grant in Massachusetts

By Lee Wright | Published: September 23, 2009

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 [...]

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Sharing insights from state Connecting to Collections efforts

By Lee Wright | Published: March 12, 2009

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 [...]

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Correcting Heritage Health Index problems in state IMLS Connecting to Collections grant studies

By Lee Wright | Published: March 10, 2009

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 [...]

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Wyoming institutions collaborate online for successful IMLS grant

By Lee Wright | Published: March 9, 2009

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 [...]

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