Institute of Museum and Library Services Update

1. Institute of Museum and Library Services Update Coalition for Networked Information Meeting April 16, 2004

2. The Institute of Museum and Library Services • Is dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums to serve their communities. • Is the primary source of federal funds for libraries and museums • Supports practice through research, conferences, and publications • Encourages evaluation and public value

3. The Museum and Library Services Act Signed By President Bush September 25, 2003

4. The Museum and Library Services Act • Creates a Museum and Library Services Board to advise the Director • Requires analysis of trends in library and museum service

5. Events • Digitization Resources Workshop August 2003 • Report will be available soon • National Information Standards Organization signed MOU to maintain the Framework as a NISO standard Sepember 2003 • Web-Wise Conference, Chicago, IL March 2004 • edited webcast will soon be available • presentations in May issue, firstmonday.org

6. 2003 National Leadership Grant Awards Libraries26 Awards, $7,327,653 Museums18 awards, $3,438,903 Library-Museum Collaboration 16 awards, $4,488,671

7. 2003 National Leadership Highlights • University of Pittsburgh - National Study of Users and Potential Users of Online Information • Newspaper digitization 3 projects • New York Museum of Modern Art - true color imaging system. • Use of Broadband Technologies for Learning 2 projects

8. National Leadership Initiative UIUC IMLS Document Content and Description http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/CDschema_overview.htm

9. 2003 Librarians for the21st Century Awards 27 Awards, $9,898,338 • Master’s Level Programs 20 • Doctoral Programs 4 • Pre-Professional Programs 1 • Research 2

10. Librarians for the 21st Century Initiative Request for Proposals for National Study on the Future of Librarians in the Workforce • Deadline June 15, 2004 • Single Award • Maximum $1,000,000 • Award announcement: mid-September 2004 • Grant period: 2 years beginning September 30, 2004

11. Museum Initiative Museums for America • Focus on Strategic Planning • Project oriented • New Deadline, November 15, 2004

12. Changes in 2005 National Leadership Grants • New Categories • Advancing Learning Communities • Building Digital Resources • Research and Demonstration • Maximum Award $1 million • Deadline February 1, 2005

13. Changes in 2005 • Librarians for the 21st Century All education & training Curriculum development Deadline: December 15, 2004 • Museum Professionals in the 21st Century

14. Partnerships Corporation for Public Broadcasting NSF Joint PI Meeting, December 2003 included DL1-2 and NSDL projects

15. International Partnerships • WSIS I, Geneva: Declaration of Principles & Action Plan • Digital Cultural Content Forum

16. Library Programs: Mary Chute Deputy Director for Library Services 202-606-5419 mchute@imls.gov Joyce Ray Associate Deputy Director for Library Services 202-606-5384 E-Mail: jray@imls.gov Martha Crawley Senior Program Officer Phone: 202-606-5513 E-mail: mcrawley@imls.gov Museum Programs: Robert Trio Program Officer 202-606-8659 rtrio@imls.gov Contacts

17. Institute of Museum and Library Services Web site www.imls.gov Visit the New Digital Corner Subscribe on-line to Primary Source, IMLS’s electronic newsletter