[infolink-l] Museums, Libraries, and Archives Urged to Apply for Free IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf

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Forwarded on behalf of State Librarian Norma E. Blake-

Museums, Libraries, and Archives Urged to Apply for Free IMLS Connecting
to Collections Bookshelf

Washington, DC-To help raise the conservation IQ of museums, libraries,
and archives, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in
cooperation with the American Association of State and Local History
(AASLH), is offering 2000 free copies of the Connecting to Collections
Bookshelf, a core set of books, DVDs, online resources, and an annotated
bibliography that are essential for the care of collections. A simple
electronic application for the IMLS Bookshelf is available at
www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf.

"The IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf is a set of 'power tools'
that will provide immediate answers to conservation issues faced by
museums, libraries, and archives," said IMLS Director Anne-Imelda
Radice, Ph.D. "We also hope that the IMLS Bookshelf will spark interest
among individuals who will study it and become their institutions' go-to
people for conservation matters."

The IMLS Bookshelf focuses on collections typically found in art or
history museums and in libraries' special collections, with an added
selection of texts for zoos, aquaria, public gardens, and nature
centers. It will address such topics as the philosophy and ethics of
collecting, collections management and planning, emergency preparedness,
and culturally specific conservation issues. Recipients of the Bookshelf
will also receive a user's guide, including an annotated bibliography. A
guide to online resources on collections care is also being prepared by
Heritage Preservation (HP), a national non-profit organization working
to preserve America's collective heritage. Both documents will be
available online.

The IMLS Bookshelf will be awarded free in two application periods:
September 1 - November 15, 2007, with recipients announced in February
2008; and March 1 - April 15, 2008, with recipients announced in July
2008. Instructions, qualifications, and the content of the IMLS
Bookshelf, along with the online application, can be found at
www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf.

Priority will be given to smaller institutions, but large museums and
libraries with special collections are also eligible to apply. Federally
operated institutions, for-profit institutions, and libraries that do
not hold special collections are not eligible to receive the Bookshelf.
For more information on the IMLS Bookshelf, email Terry Jackson at
jackson@aaslh.org, or call 615-320-3203.

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Forwarded on behalf of State Librarian Norma E. =
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Museums, Libraries, and Archives Urged to Apply for Free IMLS =
Connecting 
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<st1:State
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IQ of
museums, libraries, 
and archives, the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Institute</st1:PlaceType>
 of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Museum</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> and =
Library
Services (IMLS), in 
cooperation with the American Association of State and Local History 
(AASLH), is offering 2000 free copies of the Connecting to =
Collections 
Bookshelf, a core set of books, DVDs, online resources, and an =
annotated 
bibliography that are essential for the care of collections. A =
simple 
electronic application for the IMLS Bookshelf is available at 
www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. 
 
&quot;The IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf is a set of 'power =
tools' 
that will provide immediate answers to conservation issues faced by 
museums, libraries, and archives,&quot; said IMLS Director =
Anne-Imelda 
Radice, Ph.D. &quot;We also hope that the IMLS Bookshelf will spark =
interest 
among individuals who will study it and become their institutions' =
go-to 
people for conservation matters.&quot; 
 
The IMLS Bookshelf focuses on collections typically found in art or 
history museums and in libraries' special collections, with an added 
selection of texts for zoos, aquaria, public gardens, and nature 
centers. It will address such topics as the philosophy and ethics of 
collecting, collections management and planning, emergency =
preparedness, 
and culturally specific conservation issues. Recipients of the =
Bookshelf 
will also receive a user's guide, including an annotated bibliography. =
A 
guide to online resources on collections care is also being prepared =
by 
Heritage Preservation (HP), a national non-profit organization =
working 
to preserve <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s
collective heritage. Both documents will be 
available online. 
 
The IMLS Bookshelf will be awarded free in two application periods: 
September 1 - November 15, 2007, with recipients announced in =
February 
2008; and March 1 - April 15, 2008, with recipients announced in =
July 
2008. Instructions, qualifications, and the content of the IMLS 
Bookshelf, along with the online application, can be found at 
www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. 
 
Priority will be given to smaller institutions, but large museums =
and 
libraries with special collections are also eligible to apply. =
Federally 
operated institutions, for-profit institutions, and libraries that =
do 
not hold special collections are not eligible to receive the =
Bookshelf. 
For more information on the IMLS Bookshelf, email Terry Jackson at 
jackson@aaslh.org, or call 615-320-3203. 
 
 
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