The following is a joint press release from the federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the
Humanities. To read an HTML version of this release, access the
Institute's Web site at: http://www.imls.gov/news/2006/092806b.shtm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2006
IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
NEH Press Contact
202-606-8446
Elissa Pruett, [log in to unmask]
Institute of Museum and Library Services and National Endowment for the
Humanities Partner to Spur Innovation
Washington, DC--Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of the Institute of
Museum and Library Services, and Dr. Bruce Cole, Chairman of the
National Endowment for the Humanities, announced today that they will
dedicate $1.5 million to Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital
Partnership. Through this new partnership, IMLS and NEH are joining
together to help teachers, scholars, museums and libraries take
advantage of developing technology. These new digital tools will aid in
the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge about our past and our
culture. The announcement was made at the ninth meeting of the National
Museum and Library Services Board.
(IMAGE: Dr. Radice and Dr. Cole sign the partnership agreement.)
The NEH and IMLS partnership creates a new funding opportunity-Advancing
Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership. These grants will bring
together museum, library, archives, and IT professionals with humanities
scholars to spur innovative projects. In addition, IMLS and NEH will
work together to encourage libraries, museums and cultural institutions
to take part in NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants.
Dr. Radice noted that, "We are eager to get this partnership with the
National Endowment for the Humanities underway. Libraries and museums
connect people to information and ideas. These grants will be a catalyst
for innovation and new collaborations."
Dr. Cole said, "Our partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library
Services will combine our agencies' talents to find new ways for digital
technology to advance humanities scholarship and education. The ultimate
goal is to make more resources more broadly available to more people."
They noted that digital technology developments to support science
research are outpacing the development of such advances for the
humanities. Collaborative work of the two federal agencies can help turn
that around. Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership will
encourage digital scholarship, develop and maintain open standards and
robust tools, and create extensive and reusable digital collections.
IMLS and NEH staff will jointly develop and distribute the grant
guidelines for the new Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital
Partnership. The release of the guidelines is scheduled for early 2007.
Applicants will use Grants.gov to apply electronically to the grant
program.
NEH's Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants are intended to encourage
scholars with new ideas that incorporate new ways of using technology in
the humanities. The Start-Up Grants with applications deadlines in 2006
and 2007 will support the planning or initial stages of digital
humanities in research, publication, preservation, access, teacher
training, and dissemination in informal or formal educational settings.
About the National Endowment for the Humanities Created in 1965 as an
independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities
supports learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of
the humanities. NEH grants enrich classroom learning, create and
preserve knowledge, and bring ideas to life through public television,
radio, new technologies, museum exhibitions, and programs in libraries
and other community places. To learn more about NEH, please visit:
www.neh.gov.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of
Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for
the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Its mission is to
grow and sustain a "Nation of Learners" because lifelong learning is
essential to a democratic society and individual success. Through its
grant making, convenings, research and publications, the Institute
empowers museums and libraries nationwide to provide leadership and
services to enhance learning in families and communities, sustain
cultural heritage, build twenty-first-century skills, and increase civic
participation. To learn more about the Institute, please visit:
www.imls.gov.
Eileen Maxwell
Public Affairs Officer
Institute of Museum and Library Services 1800 M Street, NW 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802
202-653-4632
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