IMLS’s Role in Developing Competences in the Digital Age

1. IMLS’s Role in Developing Competences in the Digital Age Martha Crawley Institute of Museum and Library Services Libraries in the Digital Age May 27, 2004

2. The Institute of Museum and Library Services A Federal agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums to serve their communities.

3. Congress established IMLS through the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 Reauthorized on September 25, 2003 IMLS administers the Library Services and Technology Act for library programs and the Museum Services Act for museum programs

4. Digitization in the U.S. • No single digital library plan for the United States • IMLS statutory requirement • State libraries - IMLS formula grants • Other Federal agencies • Library of Congress

5. IMLS Develops Competences in the Digital Age by: I. Bringing people together II. Encouraging interoperability and promoting standards III. Leveraging the power of collaboration IV. Sponsoring research and demonstration V. Supporting the education of library and museum professionals

6. I. Bringing people together • 2001 Digital Library Forum • 2003 Workshop on Opportunities for Applied Research on the Creation, Management, Preservation, and Use of Digital Content • 2002, 2003 Joint Meeting NSF and IMLS PIs

7. 2000 - 2004 Annual Webwise Conferences • 2004 Conference, Chicago, IL http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_5/ includes webcast

8. II. Encouraging interoperability and promoting standards • Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections • http://www.niso.org/framework/forumframework.html

9. IMLS National Leadership Grant Guidelines Guidance for Digital Projects Specifications for Projects Involving Digitization

13. New NLG Categories for 2005 for Libraries and Museums • Advancing Learning Communities • Building Digital Resources • Research and Demonstration

14. III. Leveraging the power of collaboration • The Colorado Digitization Program • University of Southern Mississippi • Historymakers/Carnegie Mellon University

15. IV. Sponsoring research and demonstration • Rutgers University, School of Communication, Information and Library Studies Impact of School Libraries on Student Learning • University of Pittsburgh, Sara Fine InstituteNational Study of Users and Potential Users of Online Information • University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignDigital Collections and Content

16. University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignDigital Collections and Content http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/CDschema_overview.htm

17. V. Supporting the education of library and museum professionals • Librarians for the 21st CenturyNew for 2005: 21st Century Museum Professionals

18. Other Programs • Native American Library Services • NEW for 2005:Native American Museum Services

19. IMLS provides educational tools Project Planning Tutorial

20. Conclusion “Today, global prosperity and individual productivity depend upon the ability to learn constantly, to adapt to change readily, and to evaluate information critically. In this information rich world, we must remain committed to fair and equitable access, and we must create and facilitate ways to transform information into knowledge.“ Dr. Robert S. Martin, IMLS Director, at UNESCO Symposium, Geneva, December 9, 2003

21. 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