The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release can
be read on the agency's Web site at
http://www.imls.gov/news/2007/092507.shtm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2007
IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
$18 Million Awarded to Advance Innovation and Public Service at Nation's
Museums and Libraries
Washington, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary
source of federal funds for the nation's museums and libraries,
announced today the 43 recipients of its prestigious National Leadership
Grants for 2007. The projects chosen for funding will receive a total of
$18,661,716. Because institutions receiving grants are generally
required to provide matching funds, National Leadership Grants are
leveraging an additional $24 million in non-federal spending this year.
For more information on the 2007 National Leadership Grants recipients,
please see the list of awarded institutions at
http://www.imls.gov/news/2007/092507_list.shtm.
"Cultural institutions energize their communities by not just preserving
culture, heritage, and knowledge, but by supporting life-long learning
and engagement," said Anne-Imelda M. Radice, PhD, Director of the
Institute. "National Leadership Grants harness the work of the best of
these institutions. By promoting innovation and partnerships, they allow
these institutions to create national models that address the challenges
of the broader library and museum communities, and help strengthen their
impact."
National Leadership Grants help libraries and museums collaborate, build
digital resources, and conduct research and demonstration projects. The
selected projects are national models that will help foster individual
achievement, community responsibility, and life-long learning. This
year, IMLS received 213 applications for National Leadership Grants
seeking more than $78 million.
Highlights from this year's list of recipients include awards to the
Children's Museum of Houston in Houston TX, in partnership with the
Houston Public Library, to develop and make available nationally
multi-lingual kits that will increase literacy and family learning; to
the Libraries of Eastern Oregon in partnership with the Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry, to deliver programs in science and art to 30
disadvantaged rural communities, including three Native American
reservations. Both these awards are from our Library and Museums
Community Collaboration Grant category that was brought back into
National Leadership Grants this year.
Other awardees include: the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville,
TN, in partnership with the High Museum of Art, the J.B. Speed Museum of
Art, and the Institute for Learning Innovation, to conduct research on
how families learn in art museum environments; the Rochester Institute
of Technology, Rochester, NY, to test a web-based analytical tool that
will allow multiple museum and library environments to be evaluated and
monitored through the Internet; the University of California, Los
Angeles and UCLA's Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures to
create the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative: Second Generation (CDLI
2) for the long-term preservation of the text inscribed on endangered
ancient cuneiform tablets; and the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, to investigate and implement a systematic approach for
the development of useful, meaningful and usable digital collections,
building on the prior work of the IMLS Digital Collections and Content
(DCC) project.
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.
The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that
connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the
national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to
sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and
innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about
the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov.
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