FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2008
IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
Last
Call for Museums, Libraries, and Archives to Apply for
the
IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf
Deadline:
April 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC--Museums,
libraries, and archives are encouraged to fill out the
simple online form to apply for the IMLS Connecting
to Collections Bookshelf. The application form and
eligibility requirements can be found at www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) plans to distribute the IMLS Bookshelf to institutions
in each of the nation’s 435 congressional districts.
More than 1,000 collecting institutions have already received
the IMLS Bookshelf.
As one executive director of a small historical
society wrote: “What an amazing collection! Our
Bookshelf arrived on Friday and we are awestruck by the
breadth of the information contained in this wonderful
set.”
The IMLS Bookshelf includes an essential
set of books, online resources, and a user’s guide
that can profoundly impact the ability of small libraries
and museums to care for their collections. It is part
of Connecting
to Collections: A Call to Action, a strategic initiative
by IMLS to address the challenges described in A Public
Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the
State of America’s Collections. The report
concluded that 190 million objects need conservation treatment.
Recipients of the last application period,
which ends April 30, 2008, will be announced in July 2008.
For more information, please contact Terry Jackson at
jackson@aaslh.org or 615-320-3203.
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