Council on Library and Information Resources

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) will use its grant for Closing the Gap: Identifying Needs in Continuing Education for Managing Cultural Heritage Data, a one-year research project designed to examine federally mandated plans for open access and their implications for continuing education needs for libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. The project includes a highly structured content analysis of select federal agency plans for supporting open access to data and publications. It takes the results of the content analysis and traces its implications for IMLS program areas and the cultural heritage institutions they serve. It then identifies the gaps in current continuing education opportunities, assessing the readiness of the current professional workforce and identifying how to best address the needs and close the gaps.