Louisiana State University, A&M (School of Library and Information Sciences, Louisiana State University)

In the continuing effort to address post-Katrina issues in Gulf Coast cultural heritage institutions, Louisiana State University A& M’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science will work to create the Mid-Gulf Coast Collaborative for Education (MGCEAC), which will target the staffs of small, resource-challenged repositories in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The grant will provide them with various affordable workshops and other continuing education opportunities, based upon a needs survey. During this three year grant, the MGCEAC expects to present between six and twelve CE opportunities in each state, reaching from 150-350 participants. The goal is to establish a sustainable mechanism for providing ongoing continuing education to help support these highly vulnerable institutions that do so much for their local communities and region.