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

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

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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