A Conversation with Museum Studies Programs
October 25, 2016By Paula Gangopadhyay Deputy Director, Office of Museum Services Participants of the 2016 convening of Museums Studies programs. The Office of Museum Services recently held a convening with several Museum Studies programs to engage in a conversation with individual experts from this field.
Engaging, Linking, and Integrating: New Grants Support Distributed Digital Services for Libraries & Archives
October 21, 2016By Trevor Owens Senior Program Officer, IMLS Office of Library Services
Inclusive Digital Collection Infrastructure and Community Archives
October 20, 2016By Emily Reynolds Program Officer, IMLS Office of Library Services
Libraries Leading in Equitable Digital Access and Connectivity
October 19, 2016By Trevor Owens Senior Program Officer, IMLS Office of Library Services
Understanding and Sustaining the Role of Academic Libraries in Research Data Management
October 17, 2016By Ashley Sands Senior Program Officer, IMLS Office of Library Services
Computational Librarianship and Data-Driven Library Practice
October 14, 2016By Emily Reynolds Program Officer, IMLS Office of Library Services
Teaching the Teachers: Digital Privacy and Data Literacy for Librarians
October 11, 2016By Bonnie Tijerina Data & Society Research Institute Frontline staff at organizations that teach digital literacy and offer public Internet access require better preparation and instruction in fielding questions and quelling data privacy concerns from users.
Catalyzing Communities Through Stronger Leadership
October 7, 2016Christina Drummond Educopia Institute’s Director of Strategic Initiatives IMLS Senior Advisor Dr. Marvin D. Carr summarized earlier this month, “today’s museums, libraries, and archives are more than community anchor institutions that generate economic and societal community benefits; they build and lead change in their neighborhoods.”
Libraries and Museums Advance the Digital Humanities: New Grant Opportunity
October 7, 2016Nearly 10 years ago, IMLS partnered with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to launch the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant program. Over the last decade, this program has provided seed money to projects that have had a significant impact on the digital tools and services offered by libraries and museums.
Exploring What Drives the Wyoming State Librarian
October 4, 2016By Michele Farrell IMLS Senior Program Officer