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/2008/091008a.shtm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2008
IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
National Leadership Grants Awarded to 44 Institutions
18.2 Million Dollars Distributed
Washington, DC- Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS), announced today the 44 recipients of
National Leadership Grants (NLG), totaling $18.2 million. The largest
museum and library joint grant program administered by IMLS, National
Leadership Grants support projects that will advance the ability of
museums and libraries to preserve culture, heritage, and knowledge while
enhancing learning. To learn more about the 2008 NLG awardees, visit
http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/091008a_list.shtm.
"Museums and libraries are trusted stewards of our nation's cultural
heritage, and are an important part of our education, community, and
identity," said Dr. Radice. "The institutions receiving National
Leadership Grants have developed programs that will elevate the museum
and library practice, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services
is proud to support their endeavors."
This year's National Leadership Grant recipients will generate new
tools, research, models, services, practices, and alliances that will
positively impact both the awarded institution and the nation. These
projects include:
* Homework NYC, a set of digital tools that will be produced by the
New York Public Library and its partners, the Brooklyn Public Library
and the Queens Borough Public Library, for homework help that will be
responsive to young people's information-gathering tendencies, research
needs, and expectations.
* Steve in Action: Social Tagging Tools and Methods Applied, which
builds on the original Steve program and allows users to use social
tagging as a way to classify works of art outside the specialized
language of art history.
* LibX 2.0, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University's extension of its popular LibX program. LibX 2.0 will build
a community platform for developing and delivering library services that
provides integration into the user's workflow, integrates and combines
existing services in new ways, allows for the localization and reuse of
these combinations, and deploys immediately with a minimum of
special-purpose software.
* Project to Develop Solvent-Free Clear Coatings for Metals, headed
by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, will create a solvent-free, clear
coating lacquer system to protect outdoor sculptures from corrosion and
degradation.
* Voices for the Lake, supported by a partnership between the Lake
Champlain Basin Science Center and the Vermont Department of Libraries,
will be an online community network of and for the rural populations
surrounding Lake Champlain dedicated to improving the health of the
lake.
* Planning for Northwest-Wide Access to Digitized Primary Sources, a
planning grant that will support the second stage of the Orbis Cascade
Alliance's Northwest Digital Archives database, which will determine
solutions to specific problems that are currently impeding the
development of sustainable digital programs.
The next deadline for the National Leadership Grants program is February
1, 2009. For more information, visit
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtm.
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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