[Libs-Or] Items of interest from the latest Institute of Museum and Library Services newsletter

[Ann Reed]

Items of interest from the latest Institute of Museum and Library 
Services newsletter:



    Guidelines for the Revised National Leadership Grant Program Now
    Available

    The guidelines for the updated National Leadership Grants for
    Libraries <http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_nlgl.asp> and for
    Museums <http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_nlgm.asp> are now
    available on the IMLS Web site as a PDF file
    <http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/pdf/2005NLG.pdf>. To request
    paper copies of the guidelines, call 202-606-8539 (museums) or
    202-606-5226 (libraries).

    The program features three new categories under which both museum
    and library applicants may apply: "advancing learning communities,"
    "building digital resources," and "research and demonstration.".
    Each of the three categories also encourages museums and libraries
    to partner with each other or with other community learning
    organizations. The deadline for all National Leadership Grant
    categories is February 1, 2005.




    Sixth Annual Web-Wise Conference

    The 2005 Web-Wise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital
    World will be held in Washington, DC, February 17-18, at the Hyatt
    Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill. The theme is Teaching and Learning
    with Digital Resources. Sessions will include presentations by
    educators, library and museum professionals, and information
    scientists on using digital library and museum resources both in the
    classroom and in independent learning environments. Two half-day
    preconferences requiring separate registration--one on Business
    Planning for Sustaining Digital Cultural Heritage Resources and one
    on Planning and Implementing User Studies--will be offered on
    February 16. On February 17, David Rumsey, president of Cartography
    Associates and director of Luna Imaging, will give the keynote
    address on new technologies and new users. Exemplary digital
    projects supporting educators, students, and lifelong learners will
    be featured in plenary sessions and breakout demonstrations.

    To register for the main conference or the preconferences, and for
    hotel accommodations, please go to the conference Web site
    <http://www.imls.gov/scripts/exitmsg.cgi?url=http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/webwise>.
    Additional details on the conference agenda will be added as they
    become available.


    Guidelines for Partnership for a Nation of Learners Now Available

    IMLS, in conjunction with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
    has released guidelines for the Partnership for a Nation of Learners
    Community Collaboration Grants.
    <http://www.imls.gov/grants/l-m/lm_pnl.htm> The program offers
    grants ranging from $25,000 to $250,000 to support new and existing
    lifelong learning collaborations among museums, libraries, and
    public broadcasters. These collaborations will result in a range of
    projects that enhance learning in communities across the country.
    Grant applications are due on March 1, 2005, and awards will be made
    in September 2005.


-- 
Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 378-2112 Ext 254
fax (503) 378-6439
ann.reed at state.or.us

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