Earlier this year, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced a cooperative agreement with Heritage Preservation to conduct a second Heritage Health Index (HHI II)—with major support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Because we’ll be working closely with you on this project, we wanted to make sure to share the great news, including the announcement of the HHI II director. As many of you already know, the original survey was conducted nearly 10 years ago and served as the first comprehensive study to assess the condition of U.S. collections. Results were published in the groundbreaking “A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections.” HHI II will examine the changes that have taken place in collections care in the U.S. during the past decade and the extent and effectiveness of preservation activities and initiatives during that time. Heritage Preservation has recently named Lesley A. Langa the director of this important project. To learn more about Lesley and HHI II, visit: http://www.heritagepreservation.org/news/langa.html We look forward to working with you on this comprehensive study in the coming months! -- *Jenny Wiley Arena **| *Coordinator, Communications and Online Learning *Heritage Preservation **| *t 202-233-0800 *| *f 202-233-0807 1012 14th Street NW *| *Suite 1200 *| *Washington, DC 20005 www.heritagepreservation.org *| *[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).