Category Archives: National Leadership Grants

National Leadership Grant Video: San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts’ Center for Creative Energy

Posted on September 26, 2012 by koconnell

By Kevin O’Connell, IMLS Writer-Editor In this video interview, Curator of Education Megan DiRienzo describes the Center for Creative Energy, a partnership among the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, the Upper Colorado River Authority, and the local school district. It’s a … Continue reading →

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How bad is it? Researchers Identify Common Digitization Blunders

Posted on September 13, 2012 by koconnell

By Paul Conway, PhD, Associate Professor School of Information at the University of Michigan Made possible with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, HathiTrust is the test bed for research into … Continue reading →

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Databib is Tackling Tough Data Sharing Problems

Posted on September 7, 2012 by koconnell

By  Michael Witt Principal Investigator and Editor-in-Chief of Databib A new resource called Databib has been created to help people identify and locate online repositories of research data. With support from IMLS, the Purdue and Penn State University Libraries collaborated to develop … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: Theater Archives and the Documentation of a Legacy

Posted on August 30, 2012 by koconnell

By Sara Zettervall, MFA Project Manager, University of Minnesota Libraries What are theaters across the nation doing (or not doing) to create archives of their productions? We asked this question as part of our IMLS National Leadership Planning Grant, “Preserving … Continue reading →

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